Re: First-time install problems

[David Walter]

coriordan@compsoc.com writes:

> Hi all.
> About an hour ago I got Debian GNU/Hurd J2+
> installed.  I have a few problems though.
>
> I can't access my CDROM drive.
>
> I ran 'cd /dev;./MAKEDEV -v cd0', but when I
> try to 'settrans -a -c /cdrom /hurd/isofs cd0'
> my system kinda hangs.

I think you are looking for 

  'cd /dev;./MAKEDEV -v hd2'

Your boot log should show it

hd0: HITACHI_DK23CA-30B, 7559MB w/2048kB Cache, CHS=1023/240/63, UDMA
hd2: SONY CD-RW CRX700E, ATAPI CDROM drive

You may have to initiate a /dev/klog to see that by doing the
following.

settrans -fgc /dev/klog /hurd/streamio kmsg

cat /dev/klog > $CONSOLE_LOG &
CAT=$!; sleep 5; kill $CAT

> I only have a base system installed right now,
> I need my CDROM drive to install the rest.  I
> booted GNU/Linux to type this mail.

If you have  a network connection apt-get  is a powerful  installation
tool.

see the installation manual for details.

http://web.walfield.org/papers/hurd-installation-guide/

> Two other small things: there is no 'shutdown'
> command, just a 'reboot' command.
> And when I type 'mount' (on it's own) my system
> hangs (until I Ctrl-c).  This could be part of
> the /dev/cd0 problem but I heard someone else
> mention it on this list so I thought I'd say
> "me too".

I  have  this problem with the  default  mount binary. I  found if you
build it w/o optimization it doesn't hang, or if you are mounting :-)

> Any help on the CD mounting issue would be
> appreciated.

HTH
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