Re: dual boot Hurd/Linux?

[Martin-Éric Racine <martin-eric.racine@iki.fi>]

Hey João,

ti 22.4.2025 klo 13.32 João Pedro Malhado (phlogiston@sapo.pt) kirjoitti:
> On Tue, Apr 22, 2025 at 10:50:26AM +0300, Martin-Éric Racine wrote:
> > As support for i386 on Linux will only be partial starting with Trixie
> > (no new Linux kernel - will need to track Bookworm kernels), I was
> > thinking of configuring my last 32-bit desktop as a dual-boot
> > Hurd/Linux host.
> >
> > I wanted to know if there's any specific things I need to keep in mind
> > when partitioning the drive for this to succeed?

> > Also, is there any way to avoid ending up with 2 instances of GRUB on
> > the same drive? For stability reasons, I'd rather track the Linux port
> > of GRUB but would need the Hurd to appear in the menu as well.
>
> Yes, I only have grub installed on linux with a dedicated entry to boot
> gnumach/hurd.

Can you share the custom script you use to detect Hurd kernels on the
Hurd partition and add them to the menu with the correct Hurd-specific
disk names?

Thanks!
Martin-Éric