On Mon, 5 Mar 2001, Roland McGrath wrote: > I bet this is already covered in some FAQ someplace. > > The recommended plan is to install a tiny linux system first. As well as > being the easiest way to bootstrap (assuming you have disk space to spare). > This gives you something else to use to mount hurd partitions and fix stuff > if you ever get so the hurd won't boot. > > Just do the most minimal installation of your favorite linux distribution, > debian or whatever. You can install grub from the linux world too if you > want. > Then make your hurd partition(s) with mke2fs -o hurd, and unpack a base > system tarball onto your hurd root partition.
Well, this would certainly appear to be the concensus on how to go forth.. thanks all for the advice. Bob -- Bob Ham: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://pkl.net/~node/ IRC: 'node' on irc.openprojects.net: #slashdot ICQ: 4396425 'node' "The GNU philosophy is about freedom. To be free one must have personal power. Personal power is an individual thing, difficult to obtain and quick to perish." --Krisno Pryosusilo
