Re: Installing Debian GNU/Hurd in qemu/kvm using the Debian Installer (first draft)

[Samuel Thibault]

Svante Signell, le Wed 30 Mar 2011 08:30:13 +0200, a écrit :
> Yes, but in the Mach console you cannot do editing easily

??

> (and you have to write this on your local keyboard with the US
> keyboard hidden below. easy if wou have a US keyboard, error prone
> otherwise (ask me)).

See my request on debian-hurd for porting console-setup to Mach.

> > > Note: Make sure you are starting X from the Hurd console otherwise X
> > > will not work.
> > 
> > Note that it's not actually necessary to run it *from* the Hurd console.
> > The console must be running; but you can issue startx from an ssh
> > session too...
> 
> Yes you are right, it can be started from an ssh session too, but you
> need to use the Hurd console, since X will come up in the qemu window.

Yes, but he means you should phrase it "starting X after starting the
Hurd console", not "starting X from the Hurd console".

Samuel