Hi Michael, I am a professional QA Test Engineer that would be interested in testing this new GNU/Hurd installation method. Let me know what I can do to start, thanks
Richard Kowalski On Mon, 2 Aug 2004 15:02:36 +0200 Michael Banck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I'd like to get some testers for a new installation method. It is based > on Roland's ext2 xattr-hurd patches for Linux-2.6, which enables us to > extract a base tarball with intact passive translators, thus not > requiring native-install. > > This means all you need to do in order to install Debian GNU/Hurd from > GNU/Linux is to extract one tarball, the base packages are already > unpacked, installed and configured afterwards. > > Requirements > ============ > > In order to install Debian GNU/Hurd from this tarball, you need the > following prerequisites from http://people.debian.org/~mbanck/xattr-hurd/: > > 1. A Linux-2.6 kernel running with Roland's xattr-hurd patches. > a) I've created one based on the latest standard Debian kernel image, > it's called kernel-image-2.6.7-1-686_2.6.7-2.1_i386.deb > b) At the above location, there is also a > kernel-patch-xattr-hurd_20040302-1_all.deb in case you want to roll > your own kernel. > 2. The gnu-20040731.tar.bz2 tarball, also located at the above url. > 3. The 'star' package. > > Installation > ============ > > Just do the following steps: > > 1. mke2fs -o hurd /dev/foo > 2. mount /dev/foo /bar && cd /bar > 3. star artype=exustar -xattr -x -v -j -f /baz/gnu-20040731.tar.bz2 > 4. Modify /bar/etc/fstab according to your needs, especially change the > root partition[1] > 5. If you have the 'attr' package installed , you can check your passive > translators wiht 'getfattr -d -m "gnu.*" /bar/servers/* /bar/dev/*' > > Configuration > ============= > > 1. Add the device files for your partitions to /dev with MAKEDEV[1] > 2. I haven't configured anything except for the required tzconfig, which > I set to CEST. You can change that running 'tzconfig'. > 3. Change /bar/etc/hostname and /bar/etc/hosts to your needs. > 4. Other stuff > > I hope the above will work alright. *Please* follow-up with any > successful or unsuccessful installation attempts! > > If this works out fine, we could think about adding support for > xattr-hurd into crosshurd (i.e. setting up the passive translators while > still on GNU/Linux), in order to save one reboot. > > > enjoy, > > Michael > > [1] Sorry, I forgot to create the other hd0s? device nodes in /dev. You > can create one for your root (or additional) partition(s) /dev/hd0sfoo in > the following way (you need the 'attr' package): > 1. touch /bar/dev/hd0sfoo > 2. chmod 640 /bar/dev/hd0sfoo > 3. setfattr -n gnu.translator -v "/hurd/storeio\0hd0sfoo\0" /bar/dev/hd0sfoo > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
