Michael Thaler wrote: > I installed Gnu/HURD today on my linux-computer giving it an own > partiton of 400 MB. I also installed GRUB on a floppy-disk. I have no > problems booting HURD with the GRUB-Disk. I added a new user and all > works correctly. > > But when I try do update HURD with dpkg with the following command > > dpkg -i hurd_19991209.deb > > I got an error: > > dpkg-deb: failed to create pipe: (ipc/mig) bad request message ID > dpkg: error processing hurd 19991209.deb (--install) > ...
You did not run native-install?! Check "showtrans /servers/socket/1" and the corresponding command in native-install script. Marcus > The same happens when I try to install nvi_1.79-13.deb > > I think the pipe-device is missing or something. I'm a newbie on > HURD. I'm quite familiar with linux, but I'm no genius with > linux. Could anybody help me and tell me what to do to get dpkg work? > > Another question is: is there any possibility to install GRUB on HD? > There is a menu-item on the GRUB-Disk, but I do not want to try it, > because I need linux. When I install GRUB on HD, can I boot linux with > it? What must I do to boot linux? Do I need lilo any longer? > > O.K., that are only some simple questions, but perhaps you can answer > me and help me avoid a lot of trouble. > > I like HURD pretty much and I hope I will even like it more when I can > run some software? By the way, how can I shutdown the hurd, theres no > shutdown-command. I only found reboot, but it is no clean way to > reboot and turn of the PC in the right moment;-)) > > Thnaks in advance, > Michael Thaler > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
