Re: Test / trial of Debian GNU HURD: works OK in qemu/kvm but fails to boot on actual machine

Hello,

On Wed, Jan 28, 2026 at 03:23:01PM +0100, Samuel Thibault wrote:
> Wilfred van Rooijen, le mer. 28 janv. 2026 22:15:17 +0900, a ecrit:
> > I tried the i386 image, but that also does not boot. The last messages are:
> > 
> > Executed 33 _INI methods requiring 4 _STA executions (examined 231 objects)
> > PASS!
> > Rumpdisk Kernel is already driving a SATA device, skipping probing rump SATA/
> > IDE disks
> > Ext2fs: part:2:device:hd0: No such device or address
> > 
> > I tried two USB keys (I considered that the USB key might be bad because of the
> > above message) but both gave the same result.
> 
> USB keys are not supported so far. You'd have to use a hdd.

I have managed to install a i386 system from a USB key alright.

What I would suggest is to change the SATA mode in the BIOS. Are you able to
choose something like compatibility mode?

Regards,
João