GNU bug report logs - #42054
installer: "invisible" screens, partitioning step fail

Previous Next

To reply to this bug, email your comments to 42054 AT debbugs.gnu.org.

Toggle the display of automated, internal messages from the tracker.

Message #5 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: George Clemmer <myglc2 <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-guix <at> gnu.org
Subject: installer: "invisible" screens, partitioning step fail
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2020 20:51:40 -0400

Hello,

Recently (June 5, 2020) I tried to use the Graphical Installer to
re-install Guix System on a headless server (ASRock MT-C224 mother board
with NVME system disk). I hit two problems:

1) The installer screens were not visible on the VGA port. However TTYs
3-6 worked just fine. With #guix IRC help I discovered that if I ...

  hit ctr-alt-del

  hit "e" when "GRUB LOADING!" appeared ...

  ... when the linux command line appeard, added "nomodeset" between
  "quiet" and "modprob ..."

  ... hit Ctrl-x

the installer screens became visible.

FWIW, VGA on this server is provided by an ASPEED AST2300 "server
management processor".

2) The installer seemed to work until the "Partitioning method" step.
After selecting "Guided - use the entire disk" nothing more happend.

I rebooted and selected "Manual" partitioning and got the same result.

In both cases it was possible to exit the partitioning step and cycle
through previous selections in an "endless loop".

FWIW, I had no problem proceeding with the install manually.

I believe a recent guix-help post also reports this problem ...

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-guix/2020-06/msg00136.html

Happy to provide additional details or recreate the "crime" if needed.

George

Message #8 received at 42054 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Mathieu Othacehe <othacehe <at> gnu.org>
To: George Clemmer <myglc2 <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 42054 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#42054: installer: "invisible" screens, partitioning step fail
Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2022 17:39:06 +0100

Hello,

Sorry for the very late reply. We recently added a bunch of error
reporting features to the installer. Any chance you still have the
hardware around and would be able to test again using the latest
installation image available here:
https://guix.gnu.org/en/download/latest/.

That would be super useful for us :)

Thanks,

Mathieu

Previous Next

GNU bug tracking system
Copyright (C) 1999 Darren O. Benham, 1997,2003 nCipher Corporation Ltd, 1994-97 Ian Jackson.