July 28, 2021 3:12 PM, "João Pedro Malhado" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Good evening, > > I have installed GNU/Hurd on another laptop and I'm struggling to get the > network to work. How easy is the installer? I'd really like to try to install it on a Thinkpad or some such device that might work. Do you have a lot of filesystem corruption? Is it cool to be running the Hurd? Just replying because I'm bored...I've no idea what I'm talking about. I'm just a Hurd enthusiast. :) > > When doing ifup /dev/eth0 (for a dhcp setup) I'm getting: > > fsysopts: /servers/socket/2: -i /dev/eth0 -a 0.0.0.0 -m 255.0.0.0: (ipc/mig) > server died > Error getting interfaces; Translator died > Can't get list of interfaces. > > I attach the output of settrans -fga /dev/netdde /hurd/netdde > > lspci identifies the card as > > 02:0e.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries BCM4401-B0 > 100Base-TX (rev 02) > > and lspci -n > > 02:0e.0 0200: 14e4:170c (rev 02) > > The package versions are those of the latest installer images which are from > February: > > hurd 1:0.9.git20201127-5 > netdde 0.0.20200330-6 > gnumach 2:1.8+git20201129-4 > > Is this ethernet card supported? How old is the card? I think Broadcam is not the best wifi device, but I'm not positive... > > Regards, > João
