Install report
Hi there
Last night I completed an install using the hurd-D1.iso cd image. I
did, however, have some problems. The method that I was to mount the
image file on a loop device and use the cross-install, dpkg-hurd and
native-install scripts that I downloaded a couple of months ago.
All was fine until running native-install the second time. It seems
that libnss-db and libdb2-util were not install, and so dpkg was
throwing dependency fits. After getting the .debs on the hurd partition
and sorting those packages out, I came accross another problem.
Doing a 'dpkg --configure hurd' caused the error message 'install-info:
failed to lock dir for editing! No such file or directory'. This error
also came up on a lot of other packages when I tried to run 'dpkg
--configure --pending'. Then, while trying to view
/var/lib/dpkg/info/hurd.postinst, I accidentally ran it. I tried to ^C
it, but I don't think that worked, as I still got an error message about
not being called with inappropriate arguements or something. Then, doing
a 'dpkg --configure hurd' worked, as did --pending.
So, all's now installed and (relatively) happy. However, there were
another couple of things. On boot, I get an error (I believe from some
part of the kernel):
"hd03: bad access: block=28, count=2, blockend=30, nr_sects2".
Also, I've got a few suggested additions for the CD image for Mr
Charles. Firstly, it would be good if the cross-install & co. scripts
were there, as I had to use versions from quite a while back. Also, the
kernel source would be a good idea. And just one more small thing: the
hurd-doc/walf-install.html file has '@option{-o}' style bits about the
place, which I assume are markup and shouldn't be there?
Bob
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