Re: Blog post: Guix/Hurd on Real Iron

[Janneke Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org>]

> November 27, 2024 at 8:41 AM, "Tanguy LE CARROUR" <tanguy@bioneland.org mailto:tanguy@bioneland.org?to=%22Tanguy%20LE%20CARROUR%22%20%3Ctanguy%40bioneland.org%3E > wrote:

Hello,

>> Hi Janneke,
>> 
>> Quoting janneke@gnu.org (2024-11-26 08:37:22)
>> 
>> > 
>> > Tanguy LE CARROUR writes:
>> >  You wrote "This allows the usage of the Intel 82573L Gigabit Ethernet Controller
>> >  of the Thinkpad X60" and I happen to have a X200s. According to ThinkWiki [1]
>> >  it’s supposed to have the same e1000e driver, but a different controller: 82567LM.
>> >  Any chance that trying to install the Hurd on my laptop also works!? 🤞
>> >  I guess I’ll just have to try and see! 😎
>> >  
>> >  I didn't have any luck yet booting my X230, so that would be
>> >  interesting. Especially because it might run the 64 version
>> >  in time.
>> > 
>> Unfortunately, the installer image won’t build on my system:

[..]
>
> It should work on Debian GNU/Hurd.  That's an option as well.

Debian GNU/Hurd is a pretty awesome*) system.  It Just Works (TM).
That's were we got most of my inpiration from, did much of our debugging
on, got many of our patches from, and its developers have helped us
endlessly to make Guix/Hurd a thing.

I conisdered this a well known fact; do you think we should mention this
(more explicitly) in the blog post?  If so, do you have a suggestion?

Greetings,
Janneke

*) as far as you can (still) appreciate a traditional, non-declarative
   system to be awesome these days ;)

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