Re: discussion on fr.comp.os.linux.debats
On Sun, 7 Nov 1999, Marcus Brinkmann wrote:
> There was also a Hurd article in the French Linux magazine. Can someone find
> out who was interviewed (they wanted an interview with me, but I never got an
> answer to my reply, so I think they found someone more interesting :) and
> summarize the article for us?
Hi,
I discovered Hurd thanks to Linux Magazine. Actually there are several
articles about Hurd in this magazine. I don't know who was interviewed
but I can summarize them. Here are the translations
(please forgive the faulty English) of their abstracts:
1. "How to install GNU/Hurd" (Original title: "Installer GNU/Hurd")
Linux Magazine 9, September 1999
"The GNU/Hurd is the OS entirely created by the GNU project. The
system usually called Linux is actually GNU/Linux, in other words a GNU
system based on the Linux kernel. One of the objectives of the GNU project
is to create a complete OS and one of the last elements still missing on
the system is indeed a GNU kernel.
The development of the kernel began a few years ago, then the project was
put a little bit aside. But it has been started off with a renewed
energy for a few months thanks to - among other things - the contribution
of the Debian team. In fact the upcoming "potato" distribution should be
released both in GNU/Linux and GNU/Hurd versions. From a text of Matthew
Vernon (http://www.pick.ucam.org/~mcv21/hurd.html)."
Then follows the description of the installation process, from
partitioning to first configuration.
2. "Gnu Grub: The bootloader" (Original title: "Gnu Grub : Le bootloader")
Linux Magazine 10, October 1999
"GRUB is the GRand Unified Bootloader. As its name tells, it is a system
loader like LILO. Originally written by Erich Stefan Boleyn, it has become
a FSF project today and is essentially used in the framework of the GNU
Hurd project."
Outlines:
What is a bootloader ?
History of GRUB
Specifications
Installation and configuration
3. "Hurd's translators" (Original title: "Les traducteurs du Hurd")
Linux Magazine 10, October 1999
"As we seen in summary last month, the Hurd is an Unix-type OS based on a
Mach (pronounce Mahrrr) microkernel, which the Hurd servers - in charge of
the system management - orbit.
As in any Unix-like system, file access takes place through directories.
The Hurd goes beyond ..."
Outlines:
Short description of what a translator is
Key features of translators (ftp, archives, source compilation,
...)
Examples: ext2fs, pfinet
Differences between settrans and mount
Quick overview of settrans
4. "Interview with Gordon Matzigkeit" (Original title: "Interview avec
Gordon Mazigkeit")
Linux Magazine 11, November 1999
"The GNU/Hurd project has more and more the wind aft. Its development - as
much in the system level as in application porting - speeds up and speeds
up. Let's see with Gordon Mazigkeit why GNU/Hurd will become one the most
flexible and powerful systems in the world ..."
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That's all up to now. Hope this will be helpful. No doubt there will be
more articles about Hurd in Linux Magazine because they've added "&
Hurd" after "Linux" in their title page. Any comment is welcome.
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I also need some help. The descriiption of my trouble follows:
I've downloaded (1999/11/07) the binary distribution of the Hurd from
ftp.debian.org. It is cross-install'ed on /dev/hda3 (I followed the
process described in the first article).
I get the following message at boot time (before doing native-install):
Hurd server bootstrap: ext2fs.static[hd0s3] execext2fs.static:
../../libdiskfs/boot-start.c:416: diskfs_execboot_fsys_startup: Unexpected
error: No such file or directory.
memory_object_data_request(0x0, 0x0, 0x2000, 0x1000, 0x1) failed,
268435459
Then the system hangs.
I've had a look at the mail archives and the existing documentation but
didn't find anything related to my problem.
What's wrong ? What did I forget ?
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Yann Pouillon 28 rue du Kronthal
Tel: +33 (0) 388270760 Cronenbourg
Fax: +33 (0) 388270760 (sur demande) 67200 STRASBOURG
Email: pouillon@pandemonium.fr FRANCE
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Yann Pouillon 28 rue du Kronthal
Tel: +33 (0) 388270760 Cronenbourg
Fax: +33 (0) 388270760 (sur demande) 67200 STRASBOURG
Email: pouillon@pandemonium.fr FRANCE
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