I would advice you to download a debian install iso and burn it on a cd then boot on it and install.
worked flawlessly for me...... On Sat, 16 Mar 2002, Nicholas P Bamber wrote: > I have tried installing Hurd and everything seems to go > quite well util the last stage of the first boot. > At this point the kernel panics. > > The precise actions were: > a.) mke2fs -O sparse_super -o hurd /dev/hdc1 > b.) mount -t ext2 /dev/hdc /gnu > c.) cd /gnu > d.) tar --same-owner -xpzf /backup/gnu-20011016.tar.gz > e.) reboot under grub > f.) grub> root (hd1,0) > g.) grub> kernel /boot/gnumach.gz -s root=device:hd2s1 > h.) grub> module > hurd/ext2fs.static --multiboot-command-line=${kernel-command-line} --host-p > riv-port=${host-port} --device-master-port=${device-port} --exec-server-task > =${exec-task} -T typed ${root} ${task-create} ${task-resume} > i.) grub> module /lib/ld.so.1 /hurd/exec ${exec-task=task-create} > j.) grub> boot > > I noticed that it seemed to find the correct ide devices, > so I believe it was working reasonably well upto the point of panic. > The machine reboots too quickly for me to take down many details, > but I believe that EIP = 0x12144b at the point of panic. > It would be quite nice if a more recent cut could be placed in the archive, > as I would be quite happy to just try again. > > > /proc/cpuinfo looks like the following: > processor : 0 > vendor_id : AuthenticAMD > cpu family : 6 > model : 4 > model name : AMD Athlon(tm) processor > stepping : 4 > cpu MHz : 1001.803 > cache size : 256 KB > fdiv_bug : no > hlt_bug : no > sep_bug : no > f00f_bug : no > coma_bug : no > fpu : yes > fpu_exception : yes > cpuid level : 1 > wp : yes > flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 > psn mmxext mmx fxsr 3dnowext 3dnow > bogomips : 1998.84 > > /proc/pci as follows: > PCI devices found: > Bus 0, device 0, function 0: > Host bridge: VIA Technologies Unknown device (rev 0). > Vendor id=1106. Device id=3112. > Medium devsel. Master Capable. Latency=8. > Prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xe0000000 [0xe0000008]. > Bus 0, device 1, function 0: > PCI bridge: VIA Technologies Unknown device (rev 0). > Vendor id=1106. Device id=b112. > Medium devsel. Master Capable. No bursts. Min Gnt=12. > Bus 0, device 7, function 0: > ISA bridge: VIA Technologies Unknown device (rev 64). > Vendor id=1106. Device id=686. > Medium devsel. Master Capable. No bursts. > Bus 0, device 7, function 1: > IDE interface: VIA Technologies VT 82C586 Apollo IDE (rev 6). > Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. Master Capable. > Latency=32. > I/O at 0xd000 [0xd001]. > Bus 0, device 7, function 2: > USB Controller: VIA Technologies VT 82C586 Apollo USB (rev 26). > Medium devsel. IRQ 9. Master Capable. Latency=32. > I/O at 0xd400 [0xd401]. > Bus 0, device 7, function 3: > USB Controller: VIA Technologies VT 82C586 Apollo USB (rev 26). > Medium devsel. IRQ 9. Master Capable. Latency=32. > I/O at 0xd800 [0xd801]. > Bus 0, device 7, function 4: > Bridge: VIA Technologies Unknown device (rev 64). > Vendor id=1106. Device id=3057. > Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. > Bus 0, device 7, function 5: > Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies Unknown device (rev 80). > Vendor id=1106. Device id=3058. > Medium devsel. IRQ 5. > I/O at 0xdc00 [0xdc01]. > I/O at 0xe000 [0xe001]. > I/O at 0xe400 [0xe401]. > Bus 0, device 12, function 0: > Ethernet controller: NS Unknown device (rev 0). > Vendor id=100b. Device id=20. > Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. IRQ 11. Master Capable. > Latency=32. Min Gnt=11.Max Lat=52. > I/O at 0xec00 [0xec01]. > Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xe8000000 [0xe8000000]. > Bus 1, device 0, function 0: > VGA compatible controller: Trident Unknown device (rev 0). > Vendor id=1023. Device id=8500. > Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. IRQ 10. Master Capable. > Latency=32. > Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xe5800000 [0xe5800000]. > Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xe6000000 [0xe6000000]. > Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xe5000000 [0xe5000000]. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Bug-hurd mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-hurd > Cell: +46 70 328 02 46 Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Home: http://www.cryptr.net/ - Thirty years after its creation, UNIX still remains a phenomenon - _______________________________________________ Bug-hurd mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-hurd