,----[ "Toufeeq Hussain" Toufeeq_Hussain@infosys.com ] | I'm unable to create/modify files. remember that I'm operating | under single user mode (-s, during boot-time), maybe the read-only | is set because of single-user mode. `---- This explains. File system is mounted read only. This could have happened because of improper shutdown or incomplete installation.

Try this, Assuming your root partition is hd0s1 (hda1)

# fsck.ext2 -y /dev/hd0S1 # fsysopts / --writable

Then you proceed with your installation. # ./native_install

Otherwise, I recommend a re-install.

SWAP and CDROM --------------- Also don't forget to add SWAP entries in your /etc/fstab after installation completes.

You need to create devices before you use them. If you have a swap partition say hd0s2 (hda2) and cdrom as hd2 (hdc), then # cd /dev # ./MAKEDEV hd0s2 # ./MAKEDEV hd2

and add these two lines to /etc/fstab

/dev/hd0s2 none swap sw 0 0 /dev/hd2 /cdrom iso9660 ro 0 0

# swapon -a

APT ---- If your network card works, add this to your /etc/apt/sources.list

deb http://ftp.gnuab.org/debian unreleased main deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian unstable main

NETWORK -------- Setup networking like this: (Choose IP addresses appropriately)

# settrans -fgap /servers/socket/2 /hurd/pfinet -i eth0 \ -a 192.168.1.54 -g 192.168.1.1 -m 255.255.255.0 # echo "nameserver 202.54.15.1" >> /etc/resolv.conf # ping www.gnu.org

SSH ---- ssh installation will fail, because of missing /dev/urandom. Before you proceed with ssh installation, temporarily create a symbolic link of some binary file in place of urandom. This is just a dirty hack..

# ln -s /bin/bash /dev/urandom

CONSOLE -------- I am comfortable with "screen" package, except I re-map C-a prefix with ` key. Add this to your /etc/screenrc # turn off annoying visual bell off and enable audible beep vbell off

# replace C-a with C-\ escape `^M

If you want a fancy Hurd console try this

# console -d vga -d pc_mouse --repeat=mouse -d pc_kbd --repeat=kbd \ -d generic_speaker -c /dev/cons /dev/vcs

QUESTIONS ---------- Here is a nice FAQ for GNU/Hurd http://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/faq.en.html