GNU bug report logs - #47996
Installer: mkfs.ext4 and mkfs.btrfs fail

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Package: guix;

Reported by: "W;P" <sgreenden <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2021 15:56:03 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>

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Report forwarded to bug-guix <at> gnu.org:
bug#47996; Package guix. (Sat, 24 Apr 2021 15:56:03 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

Acknowledgement sent to "W;P" <sgreenden <at> gmail.com>:
New bug report received and forwarded. Copy sent to bug-guix <at> gnu.org. (Sat, 24 Apr 2021 15:56:03 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

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From: "W;P" <sgreenden <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-guix <at> gnu.org
Subject: Installer Error
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2021 03:28:18 +0000
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I was not successful at installing Guix onto a virtual machine. At the end
I get an error message. I believe it is some how related to the file
system. I tried first with btrfs twice, I did manual partitioning first,
but when it errored the first time, I figured I did it wrong, so I did
btrfs with automatic partition, with the same issue, so I tried again with
ext, and the issue persisted. Enclodes are screenshots of the error screen.
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Information forwarded to bug-guix <at> gnu.org:
bug#47996; Package guix. (Fri, 30 Apr 2021 15:44:01 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

Message #8 received at 47996 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
To: "W;P" <sgreenden <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 47996 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#47996: Installer Error
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2021 17:42:57 +0200
Hi,

"W;P" <sgreenden <at> gmail.com> skribis:

> I was not successful at installing Guix onto a virtual machine. At the end
> I get an error message. I believe it is some how related to the file
> system. I tried first with btrfs twice, I did manual partitioning first,
> but when it errored the first time, I figured I did it wrong, so I did
> btrfs with automatic partition, with the same issue, so I tried again with
> ext, and the issue persisted. Enclodes are screenshots of the error screen.
> I was not successful at installing Guix onto a virtual machine. At the end I get an error message. I believe it is
> some how related to the file system. I tried first with btrfs twice, I did manual partitioning first, but when it
> errored the first time, I figured I did it wrong, so I did btrfs with automatic partition, with the same issue, so I
> tried again with ext, and the issue persisted. Enclodes are screenshots of the error screen. 

The screenshots show (although the backtrace is intimidating!) that the
‘mkfs.ext4’ and ‘mkfs.btrfs’ commands failed, although unfortunately we
cannot see their error messages.

Can you confirm that you used the 1.2.0 ISO image from
<https://guix.gnu.org/en/download>?

Could you explain how to reproduce the problem: how to launch the VM,
how to attach a virtual disk, what size the disk is, etc.?

Thanks in advance,
Ludo’.




Changed bug title to 'Installer: mkfs.ext4 and mkfs.btrfs fail' from 'Installer Error' Request was from Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Fri, 30 Apr 2021 15:44:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

Reply sent to Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>:
You have taken responsibility. (Fri, 18 Mar 2022 01:49:01 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

Notification sent to "W;P" <sgreenden <at> gmail.com>:
bug acknowledged by developer. (Fri, 18 Mar 2022 01:49:01 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

Message #15 received at 47996-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
To: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 47996-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org, "W;P" <sgreenden <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#47996: Installer: mkfs.ext4 and mkfs.btrfs fail
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2022 21:48:02 -0400
Hi,

Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org> writes:

> Hi,
>
> "W;P" <sgreenden <at> gmail.com> skribis:
>
>> I was not successful at installing Guix onto a virtual machine. At the end
>> I get an error message. I believe it is some how related to the file
>> system. I tried first with btrfs twice, I did manual partitioning first,
>> but when it errored the first time, I figured I did it wrong, so I did
>> btrfs with automatic partition, with the same issue, so I tried again with
>> ext, and the issue persisted. Enclodes are screenshots of the error screen.
>> I was not successful at installing Guix onto a virtual machine. At the end I get an error message. I believe it is
>> some how related to the file system. I tried first with btrfs twice, I did manual partitioning first, but when it
>> errored the first time, I figured I did it wrong, so I did btrfs with automatic partition, with the same issue, so I
>> tried again with ext, and the issue persisted. Enclodes are screenshots of the error screen. 
>
> The screenshots show (although the backtrace is intimidating!) that the
> ‘mkfs.ext4’ and ‘mkfs.btrfs’ commands failed, although unfortunately we
> cannot see their error messages.
>
> Can you confirm that you used the 1.2.0 ISO image from
> <https://guix.gnu.org/en/download>?
>
> Could you explain how to reproduce the problem: how to launch the VM,
> how to attach a virtual disk, what size the disk is, etc.?

Closing, due to lack of information/reproducer.

Thanks for the report, and feel free to open a new one if you still
encounter such an issue with the 1.3.0 installer.

Thank you,

Maxim




bug archived. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org> to internal_control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Fri, 15 Apr 2022 11:24:10 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

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