Re: sbuild on hurd-amd64...

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Hi,

Quoting Samuel Thibault (2026-06-08 23:47:04)
> > The magic switch to getty is -a or --autologin which automatically logs=
 in
> > the given user (in this case, root).
> Ok, I have now added the support, that will land in next hurd package upl=
oad.

wow, thank you!! <3

> > This is the /etc/network/interfaces that debvm creates:
> >=20
> > https://salsa.debian.org/helmutg/debvm/-/blob/main/share/debvm/customiz=
e-ifupdown.sh?ref_type=3Dheads#L15
> >=20
> > auto /enp*=3Deth
> > iface eth inet dhcp
>=20
> enp? That looks linuxish.
>=20
> auto /dev/eth0
> iface /dev/eth0 inet dhcp
>=20
> should be working just fine.

okay, so my system now has inetutils-tools, inetutils-ping and isc-dhcp-cli=
ent
installed. This gets me further. I put the error I got during boot to the e=
nd
of this mail. What could I try next?

Thanks!

cheers, josch

Starting /sbin/init
INIT: version 3.18 booting
Using makefile-style concurrent boot in runlevel S.
chmod: changing permissions of '/dev/shm': Read-only file system
Activating swap...failed.
Creating compatibility symlink from /etc/mtab to /proc/mounts. ... (warning=
).
Checking file systems...Cannot persist the following output on disc ... (wa=
rning).
done.
Cleaning up temporary files... /tmp.
Mounting local filesystems...done.
Activating swapfile swap, if any...done.
Cleaning up temporary files....
chown: invalid group: 'root:netdev'
can't chown /run/network ... (warning).
Configuring network interfaces...Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client 4.=
4.3-P1
Copyright 2004-2022 Internet Systems Consortium.
All rights reserved.
For info, please visit https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/

fsysopts: /servers/socket/2: -i /dev/eth0 -a 0.0.0.0 -m 255.0.0.0: (ipc/mig=
) server died
Error getting hardware address for "/dev/eth0": No such device

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than a configuration issue please read the section on submitting
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exiting.
ifup: failed to bring up /dev/eth0
failed.
Cleaning up temporary files....
INIT: Entering runlevel: 2
Using makefile-style concurrent boot in runlevel 2.
Starting OpenBSD Secure Shell server: sshd.

Debian GNU/Hurd forky/sid testvm console

login: root
Password:

The programs included with the Debian GNU/Hurd system are free software;
the exact distribution terms for each program are described in the
individual files in /usr/share/doc/*/copyright.

Debian GNU/Hurd comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, to the extent
permitted by applicable law.
root@testvm:~# cat /etc/network/interfaces
source /etc/network/interfaces.d/*

auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

auto /dev/eth0
iface /dev/eth0 inet dhcp
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