How have you installed the VM? I usually install my VM using the Debian GNU/Hurd's iso image, from the installer. This installation process is a bit longer than simply taking the Qemu prebuilt image, but It gets good results for me.
El mié., 16 sept. 2020 a las 2:52, Joshua Branson (<[email protected]>) escribió: > Hey friends, > > I recently made a video where I ran the latest GNU/Hurd image in qemu. > The video is currently private and unlisted. I kind of wanted your > advice. Essentially it showcases some issues with the Hurd (or my > inadequacy with using it). What's our marketing strategy? Full truth > about the Hurd's short comings? Or highlighting its possibilities? > > > https://video.hardlimit.com/videos/watch/0c24fcfd-f7be-4a99-a25d-59df9b0612f7 > > Please let me know if you think that I should or should not publish > this video. > > The video shows that (at least to my knowledge) the latest qemu image > has some hiccups. > > - It does not automatically set up networking. > - Manually setting up networking could be easier (I'll make some wiki > edits to correct this) > - SSH-ing into the machine doesn't work. > - and weird CAPS LOCK errors. Essentially I somehow enabled CAPS LOCK on > the qemu image, > and I could not un-CAPS LOCK. > > All of the above issues could be user-error (aka my limited technical > knowledge), but if it's something else, feel free to let me know. > > Also, making this video helped me realize that we are in a situation > like WWII. During WWII, one group of allied troops, found themselves > surrounded by the enemy. The allied commander, assembled his troops > and said, "Today is a fantastic day. For the first time in the war, > we can shoot in any direction and fire at the enemy!" * > > I felt that the GNU/Hurd wiki has lots of little areas where I could > tweak and make it better. Since Samuel is ok with me submitting > patches, even though I cannot render the wiki locally (aka I cannot > verify that I am submitting proper syntax), I'll go ahead and make > some more wiki edits. :) > > Thanks, > > Joshua > > * P.S. I believe Samuel has this positive attitude, and that's awesome! > >
