Joshua Branson, le mer. 11 mars 2026 07:43:01 -0400, a ecrit: > explain that rumpdisk only supports HDDs and SSDs at the moment, not > PATA/IDEs.
It really doesn't? I'd *really* see this just fixed rather than just document a deficiency... Samuel > Also link to a short video that shows how to change the disk mode in > the BIOS. > --- > hurd/rump/rumpdisk.mdwn | 28 ++++++++++++++++------------ > 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/hurd/rump/rumpdisk.mdwn b/hurd/rump/rumpdisk.mdwn > index bb8bcdb1..947e102c 100644 > --- a/hurd/rump/rumpdisk.mdwn > +++ b/hurd/rump/rumpdisk.mdwn > @@ -13,18 +13,18 @@ License|/fdl]]."]]"""]] > > # RumpDisk > > -The Hurd supports modern SATA devices like SSDs with RumpDisk. If you > -successfully installed the Hurd in real hardware, via toggling the > -"compatibility" mode in your BIOS, then the Hurd is probably using old > -Linux drivers to access your hard drive/SSD. Even more problematic, > -those drivers are baked into the GNU Mach kernel! With rumpdisk, you > -can use SSDs on the Hurd and enjoy a max partition size of [[2 > +The Hurd supports modern SATA devices like HDDs and SSDs (not PATA/IDEs > +yet) with RumpDisk, and by default, the amd64 Hurd uses Rumpdisk. We > +intend to replace the old and unmaintained [[hurd/dde]] disk drivers > +with RumpDisk. If you are using [[hurd/dde]], then your drivers are > +baked into the GNU Mach kernel and cannot support a drive larger than > +128GB! With rumpdisk, you can enjoy a max partition size of [[2 > TiB|faq/2_gib_partition_limit]]! > > -If you want to test if the Hurd can boot with your SSD, change any > -occurence of `hdN` in `/boot/grub/grub.cfg` to `wdN`, where `N` is a > +If you are using a 32 bit Hurd and want to try rumpdisk, then change any > +occurrence of `hdN` in `/boot/grub/grub.cfg` to `wdN`, where `N` is a > number, and add the `noide` option on the `multiboot` line, > -(which disables the old Linux disk drivers). Also change any occurence > +(which disables the old Linux disk drivers). Also change any occurrence > of `hdN` in your `/etc/fstab` to `wdN`. > > /boot/grub/grub.cfg > @@ -41,9 +41,13 @@ of `hdN` in your `/etc/fstab` to `wdN`. > #/dev/hd2 /media/cdrom0 iso9660 noauto 0 0 > /dev/wd2 /media/cdrom0 iso9660 noauto 0 0 > > -Then reboot your machine. As of Feb 2026, due to an odd bug, you may need > - to add "-M q35" to your qemu invocation. Before Grub appears change > "compatibility" > -in your BIOS to "AHCI" (not "RAID"). If you successfully boot, > +Then reboot your machine. As of Feb 2026, due to an odd bug, you need > + to add "-M q35" to your qemu invocation. If you are running the Hurd > +on bare metal, then make sure that your > +[disk mode in your > + BIOS](https://video.hardlimit.com/w/fdFtNHsrPoLZG28rBZCFxP) > +is "AHCI" and not "IDE" or "RAID". > +If you successfully boot, > congrats! You are now using rumpdisk! You can permanently add in the > "noide" option to grub: > > -- > 2.51.0
