Re: Starting with the HURD: booting the system

[Wei Mingzhi]

Hello,

I think your "root" parameter in the kernel command is wrong. Here's mine:

title           Debian GNU/Hurd
kernel          (hd0,1)/boot/gnumach.gz root=device:hd0s2
module (hd0,1)/hurd/ext2fs.static \
   --multiboot-command-line=${kernel-command-line} \
   --host-priv-port=${host-port} \
   --device-master-port=${device-port} \
   --exec-server-task=${exec-task} -T typed ${root} \
   $(task-create) $(task-resume)
module (hd0,1)/lib/ld.so.1 /hurd/exec $(exec-task=task-create)
boot

...so your "hd1s7" is likely to be "hd0s7" (assuming you have only one HD, or 
else you installed the GNU system to the 7th partition of your 1st HD).

Hope this helps,
Wei Mingzhi


On Tuesday 07 February 2006 21:13, German Fabregat wrote:
> Dear all.
>
>       Sorry for adding noise to the list. I'm planning to use Mach-HURD for
> teaching operating systems, and I am experiencing problems booting the
> system. I've just installed the HURD and generated a GRUB script
> according to the guidelines found at the Debian project page:
>
> kernel (hd0,6)/boot/gnumach.gz root=device:hd1s7 -s
> module (hd0,6)/hurd/ext2fs.static
> --multiboot-command-line=${kernel-command-line}
> --host-priv-port=${host-port} --device-master-port=${device-port}
> --exec-server-task=${exec-task} -T typed ${root} $(task-create)
> $(task-resume)
>      [Multiboot-module  0x1c4000, 0x2cfe6a bytes]
> module (hd0,6)/lib/ld.so.1 /hurd/exec $(exec-task=task-create)
>      [Multiboot-module  0x494000, 0x27afe bytes]
>
>
> Everything seems to go all right, as modules are loaded and no error
> messages are displayed anywhere on the screen, but the system remains as
> blocked, and no activity from the keyboard is reflected anyhow on the
> screen. Only the num lock light reacts to its key as expected...
>
> Any hint about what I have done wrong or what to do right now?
>
> Thank you very much for your help.

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