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author | Alfred M. Szmidt <ams@kemisten.nu> | 2005-01-06 23:31:30 +0000 |
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committer | Alfred M. Szmidt <ams@kemisten.nu> | 2005-01-06 23:31:30 +0000 |
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@@ -127,32 +127,19 @@ implemented. ?? Where do I get Debian GNU/Hurd? -{NHW} As GNU/Hurd is an official unstable Debian port, you can find -the binaries at your local Debian mirror. There are, however, several -core packages that do not compile cleanly from source and have -several, unfortunate, hacks. These can be found at: +{AMS} Instructions on how to download and install Debian GNU/Hurd are +available at http://www.debian.org/ports/hurd/ - ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/hurd/debian. - -Once you have a working installation, you can point apt at the archives -by adding the following lines to your /etc/apt/sources.list file. For -example: - - deb ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/hurd/debian unstable main - deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian unstable main - -As downloading all of the packages can be quite long (there is over a -gigabyte of files), Philip Charles has created Debian GNU/Hurd CDs. -Vendors can be found at the following site: - - http://www.debian.org/ports/hurd/hurd-cd +Debian GNU/Hurd can also be installed using a CD, information about it +can be found at the following site: +http://www.debian.org/ports/hurd/hurd-cd ?? How do I install Debian GNU/Hurd? {NHW} Consult one of the installation guides. The most up to date guide can be found at: - http://web.walfield.org/papers/hurd-installation-guide/ + http://www.debian.org/ports/hurd/hurd-install ?? What kind of hardware is supported? @@ -298,11 +285,6 @@ Don't forget to fill in `/etc/resolv.conf', `/etc/hosts', etc. Of course, you only need to do this if the installation routine didn't do it for you. -?? How can I pass options to `serverboot'? - -{MB} Give them to the kernel (i.e. on the GRUB command line) and it will -pass them down to `serverboot' automatically. - ?? Can I use the GNU/Linux version of `e2fsck' on a GNU/Hurd partition? {MB} Yes, at least since `e2fsprogs-1.05'. Check this with `e2fsck -V' @@ -356,7 +338,7 @@ prompt. {NHW} Take a look at: - ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/hurd/contrib/marcus/keymap.tar.gz + http://www.xs4all.nl/~mgerards/xkb8.tar.gz ?? How do I enable color on the console? @@ -367,36 +349,12 @@ terminal to `mach-color'. For instance: ?? How can I enable virtual consoles? -{NHW} There is currently no support for virtual consoles. You can, -however, use `screen'. It is much more flexible anyway. - -Kalle Olavi Niemitalo <tosi@ees2.oulu.fi> began working on colortext. -His aim was to provide a featureful program that multiplexes the console -in userspace by reading from the /dev/kdb device. Check: - - http://stekt.oulu.fi/~tosi/ - -{MB} Here are some useful options to add to your ~/.screenrc file to get -it to emulate Linux virtual terminals a bit more closely: - - bindkey ^[O0 select 0 - bindkey ^[O1 select 1 - bindkey ^[O2 select 2 - bindkey ^[O3 select 3 - bindkey ^[O4 select 4 - bindkey ^[O5 select 5 - bindkey ^[O6 select 6 - bindkey ^[O7 select 7 - bindkey ^[O8 select 8 - bindkey ^[O9 select 9 - - # Unfortunately, Mach ignores modifiers on Cursor keys. This can be - # fixed, however, for now, we shall just use other keys to move back, - # and forth. - # ^[, is ALT and "," - # ^[. is ALT and "." - bindkey ^[, prev - bindkey ^[. next +{AMS} This can be done by running the following command: + + console -d vga -d pc_kbd -d generic_speaker /dev/vcs + +If something went wrong, or if you just wish to exit the Hurd console +then hitting C-A-<backspace> will exit it. ?? What is the status of X? @@ -442,12 +400,6 @@ Instead of `free', use `vmstat' and `vminfo'. For kernel messages, read `/dev/klog' directly. Note, once you read this, it is gone forever. -{NHW} `ifconfig' does not exist. Try: - - # /hurd/pfinet --help - -As for dhcp, take a look at hurd/trans/pump.c; this is the start of a -dhcp client for the Hurd. ?? Is there a `/proc' filesystem? @@ -569,18 +521,11 @@ to see what has been done and how you can help. ?? Where can I get the source? -{NHW} The source is stored in CVS at: - - :pserver:anoncvs@subversions.gnu.org:/cvsroot/hurd - -You do not need a password to login. The modules that you are interested -in are: `hurd', `gnumach' and `mig'. - -A web interface is also available at: -http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/hurd/ +{AMS} Instructions on how to download the CVS tree from Savanah are +avaiable at https://savannah.gnu.org/cvs/?group=hurd -To get the source to the latest debian package, look on any debian -mirror. +{NHW} To get the source to the latest debian package, look on any +debian mirror. ?? Can I cross compile? |