Hello Martin-Éric, On Tue, Apr 22, 2025 at 10:50:26AM +0300, Martin-Éric Racine wrote: > As support for i386 on Linux will only be partial starting with Trixie > (no new Linux kernel - will need to track Bookworm kernels), I was > thinking of configuring my last 32-bit desktop as a dual-boot > Hurd/Linux host. > > I wanted to know if there's any specific things I need to keep in mind > when partitioning the drive for this to succeed?
I have come across the 2^28 sector limitation which seems to apply to IDE disks https://darnassus.sceen.net/~hurd-web/faq/2_gib_partition_limit/ I had to put all partitions, including the linux partition, within that limit. That page says that the AHCI driver does not have that problem, but I had to set the hard disk in compatibility mode on the BIOS. Things may be different with rumpdisk, so I will let other people comment. You can share the swap partition between hurd and linux. > Also, is there any way to avoid ending up with 2 instances of GRUB on > the same drive? For stability reasons, I'd rather track the Linux port > of GRUB but would need the Hurd to appear in the menu as well. Yes, I only have grub installed on linux with a dedicated entry to boot gnumach/hurd. Best regards, João
