Re: GNU/Hurd installation

2023-01-18 Thread Paul Smith
On Mon, 2023-01-16 at 00:01 -0500, Paul Smith wrote: > I just got a new GNU/Linux laptop for working at home: it has the > very latest Intel i9 CPU, NVMe disk, and all the trimmings.  It's > running Ubuntu 22.04.  Perhaps this is leading to issues. > > I have a GNU/Linux laptop at work with older

Re: GNU/Hurd installation

2023-01-15 Thread Paul Smith
On Sun, 2023-01-15 at 22:47 +0100, Bruno Haible wrote: > Unfortunately, this magic pixie dust depends on your CPU model, > UEFI/BIOS settings, Linux host kernel version, and VirtualBox > version. I just got a new GNU/Linux laptop for working at home: it has the very latest Intel i9 CPU, NVMe disk,

Re: GNU/Hurd installation

2023-01-15 Thread Bruno Haible
Paul Smith wrote: > > I'll try downloading the 2022-08-24 > > version you reference above and see if that makes a difference. > > It did not matter: same hang. There's clearly some magic pixie dust > that needs to be sprinkled on my system to get this to work, that I do > not have. Unfortunately

Re: GNU/Hurd installation

2023-01-15 Thread Paul Smith
On Sun, 2023-01-15 at 21:31 +0100, Bruno Haible wrote: > In my instructions for GNU/Hurd in 2020 I had noted >   Disable 'Nested paging', otherwise it DOES NOT BOOT! > > So, maybe it's worth looking at the main parameters of the VirtualBox VM: >   - General: Operating System: Other/Unknown >   - S

Re: GNU/Hurd installation

2023-01-15 Thread Paul Smith
On Sun, 2023-01-15 at 15:06 -0500, Paul Smith wrote: > I did get the "current" version, which was created on 2022-10-30. > Maybe that one is broken?  I'll try downloading the 2022-08-24 > version you reference above and see if that makes a difference. It did not matter: same hang. There's clearl

Re: GNU/Hurd installation

2023-01-15 Thread Bruno Haible
Paul Smith wrote: > I've tried a couple of times, using different instructions (VirtualBox > and vanilla KVM) and every time when it starts to boot the first time > (after selecting this install) it prints: > > ... > module 0: initrd $(ramdisk-create) > rd0: 13279232 bytes @fa491 > mod

Re: GNU/Hurd installation

2023-01-15 Thread Jeffrey Walton
On Sun, Jan 15, 2023 at 3:04 PM Paul Smith wrote: > > On Sun, 2023-01-15 at 19:24 +0100, Bruno Haible wrote: > > Pseudo-graphical install. > > I've tried a couple of times, using different instructions (VirtualBox > and vanilla KVM) and every time when it starts to boot the first time > (after sel

Re: GNU/Hurd installation

2023-01-15 Thread Paul Smith
On Sun, 2023-01-15 at 19:24 +0100, Bruno Haible wrote: > Download > https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/latest/hurd-i386/20220824/debian-sid-hurd-i386-DVD-1.iso I did get the "current" version, which was created on 2022-10-30. Maybe that one is broken? I'll try downloading the 2022-08-24 ve

Re: GNU/Hurd installation

2023-01-15 Thread Paul Smith
On Sun, 2023-01-15 at 19:24 +0100, Bruno Haible wrote: > Pseudo-graphical install. I've tried a couple of times, using different instructions (VirtualBox and vanilla KVM) and every time when it starts to boot the first time (after selecting this install) it prints: ... module 0: initrd $(ramd

Re: GNU/Hurd installation

2023-01-15 Thread Bruno Haible
Paul Smith wrote: > I will download a GNU/Hurd KVM image, as suggested here: > > https://www.debian.org/ports/hurd/hurd-cd > > is that appropriate for testing? Yes. The GNU/Hurd installation instructions vary a bit over time, but these are my notes from 5 months ago. Fill in the ** fields.