Thanks for all this feedback I already received. I didn't know about those clock issues of VirtualBox, and I already assumed that I should much rather use QEMU for testing Hurd (which I will do as soon as I find time for doing so).
Having checked this now: The computer I'm primary using (a Lenovo G710 notebook) has a SATA DVD reader indeed... I will try installing Debian Hurd on another computer which still has an IDE DVD/CD reader. On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 6:56 PM, Richard Braun <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 06:53:45PM +0100, Samuel Thibault wrote: > > David Renz, on Fri 18 Dec 2015 18:49:11 +0100, wrote: > > > Basically Debian Hurd SHOULD definitely be able to work in a Virtual > Box VM, > > > isn't it? > > > > Yes, in theory yes, but not many people actually test then, let alone > > Hurd developers (they use kvm/qemu), so issues with Virtual Box are most > > often not even known about. > > Most notably, VirtualBox has clock issues, which are very annoying for > practical usage. > > -- > Richard Braun >
