Ah I see, thanks so much. Do you know long it might have to take? -Daniel On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 11:52 PM, X512 <danger_mail@xxxxxxx> wrote: > On Fri, 22 Jun 2012 23:40:24 -0700, Daniel Hsu <eraserwars@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > and the "Pre-requisite Software" part went fine, but when I try to > > get the > > source code with > > > > git clone git://git.haiku-os.org/buildtools > > > > and > > > > git clone git://git.haiku-os.org/haiku > > > > they both hang in the terminal after something called the "delta" is > > finished downloading its 39909/39909 files. It doesn't continue, > > freezes my > > computer at random short intervals of time, and the processes says > > it's > > still running when I try to close the terminal. Every time I'm forced > > to > > just quit the terminal with the process inside it and try again but > > it > > doesn't fix the problem. Does anyone know what could be the issue? > > There > > seems to be no one online that has had the same problem as me. I'm > > considering just installing Haiku from and ISO and then try building > > Haiku > > from there instead of Ubuntu. > This is OK. You should wait for a long time. First git download data, > next it extract data. git don't show extracting progress. > > > Also, is it possible to dual book Haiku instead of having it take > > over the > > entire drive? Would creating a partition for it work as described > > here: > > http://haiku-os.org/get-haiku/installation-guide > > and would it be making Haiku boot alongside my Ubuntu and Windows on > > my > > computer? I'm really hoping to be able to start helping in > > development this > > summer, and it would be great if someone could give me tips on how to > > get > > Haiku working first. > Yes of course. You should create partition for Haiku. Next you boot > Haiku for example from flash drive, format created partition, install > Haiku on it and install boot menu. Haiku has it's own boot menu > «BootManager», GRUB isn't required. > >