GNU bug report logs - #47714
Cutting the internet in guix installation will stop the installation permanently (irreversible)

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From: bo0od <bo0od <at> riseup.net>
To: bug-guix <at> gnu.org
Subject: Cutting the internet in guix installation will stop the installation
 permanently (irreversible)
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2021 00:12:59 +0000

Hi There,

Try install guix with manual installation while its on the end step 
(downloading things which mentioned in config.csm) cut the internet off, 
It will not reback you to the terminal so that you can repeat/relaunch 
the installation/downloading from where it stopped but rather will give 
you stuck/freeze screen.

ThX!

Message #8 received at 47714 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: "pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)" <pelzflorian <at> pelzflorian.de>
To: bo0od <bo0od <at> riseup.net>
Cc: 47714 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#47714: Cutting the internet in guix installation will stop
 the installation permanently (irreversible)
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2023 14:03:38 +0100

bo0od <bo0od <at> riseup.net> writes:
> Hi There,
>
> Try install guix with manual installation while its on the end step
> (downloading things which mentioned in config.csm) cut the internet
> off, It will not reback you to the terminal so that you can
> repeat/relaunch the installation/downloading from where it stopped but
> rather will give you stuck/freeze screen.
>
> ThX!

I would like to close this bug.

Does the same issue affect installing software with Guix on an already
installed system?  If it only affects the installer, there might be a
valid issue with Guix’ cow-store service.

Otherwise, I guess this is not a Guix bug.  Stuck/freeze during manual
installation sounds like a kernel bug or like not properly mounting the
file systems.  Some unrelated Ethernet issues (with getting curlftpfs to
start automatically) disappear for my machine when installing non-free
Realtek firmware, which is not a solution, but this is likely not a Guix
bug but an issue with the linux-libre kernel.

Will close in two weeks.

Regards,
Florian

Message #11 received at 47714 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: "pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)" <pelzflorian <at> pelzflorian.de>
To: bo0od <bo0od <at> riseup.net>
Cc: control <at> debbugs.gnu.org, 47714 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#47714: Cutting the internet in guix installation will stop
 the installation permanently (irreversible)
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2024 14:57:13 +0100

close 47714
thanks

Closing, as this likely is not Guix’ bug but a hard-to-fix kernel bug
for your hardware.  (Kernel developers possibly could make it so the
screen does not get stuck.)  Feel free to reopen if this bug still
occurs with the current Guix release and only affects the installer:

"pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)" <pelzflorian <at> pelzflorian.de> writes:
> Does the same issue affect installing software with Guix on an already
> installed system?  If it only affects the installer, there might be a
> valid issue with Guix’ cow-store service.

Regards,
Florian

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