On Tue, Sep 30, 2003 at 04:08:38PM +0100, Matthew King wrote: > I thought I'd introduce myself to you all, and say hello. > > I've been a debian user for some time and thought as I had a spare box > it was about time I tried the Hurd. Following the instructions (as we > speak, in fact) on http://www.debian.org/ports/hurd/hurd-install I > noticed something a little odd - after booting up for the first time, I > need to double every character I press (this is no longer the case after > the first reboot) > > eexxppoorrtt TTEERRMM==mmaacchh RET RET > etc.
See the FAQ in upstream website (http://hurd.gnu.org/), it's explained there. Btw I think we should link to the FAQ from somewhere in the Debian site. Any comments? -- Robert Millan "[..] but the delight and pride of Aule is in the deed of making, and in the thing made, and neither in possession nor in his own mastery; wherefore he gives and hoards not, and is free from care, passing ever on to some new work." -- J.R.R.T, Ainulindale (Silmarillion)

