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Guix intall bug

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From: illya <illya.proton <at> protonmail.com>
To: "bug-guix <at> gnu.org" <bug-guix <at> gnu.org>
Subject: Guix intall bug
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2021 17:53:58 +0000

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From: illya <illya.proton <at> protonmail.com>
To: "51423 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <51423 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: more about guix bug
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 12:59:43 +0000

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guix system: error: /gnu/store/7gc19xrhmqkg9bgdilyi86y6d8wf9ad3-grub-2.04/sbin/grub-install --no-floopy --- target=i386-pc --boot-directory /mnt/boot /dev/sda

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From: "pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)" <pelzflorian <at> pelzflorian.de>
To: illya <illya.proton <at> protonmail.com>
Cc: 51423 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#51423: Guix intall bug
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2021 21:45:01 +0200

Hello illya!

On Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 05:53:58PM +0000, illya via Bug reports for GNU Guix wrote:
> /gnu/store/7gc19xrhmqkg9bgdilyi86y6d8wf9ad3-grub-2.04/sbin/grub-install:
> warning: Embedding is not possible.  GRUB can only be installed in
> this setup by using blocklists.  However, blocklists are UNRELIABLE
> and their use is discouraged...

This means the partition layout is wrong, or you did not use an
auto-generated Guix config file but used a custom Guix config file
with wrong bootloader settings (such as installing to a device
/dev/sda instead of a partition /dev/sda1).

Assuming the partition layout is wrong: Did you use Automatic
Partitioning or Manual Partitioning in the installer?  If you used
Automatic Partitioning, and you are using a current Guix image
(version 1.3.0), then the installer messed up.  I had hoped it were
fixed since <https://issues.guix.gnu.org/47889>.

Regards,
Florian

Message #16 received at 51423-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
To: "pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)" <pelzflorian <at> pelzflorian.de>
Cc: GNU Debbugs <control <at> debbugs.gnu.org>, 51423-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 illya <illya.proton <at> protonmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#51423: Guix intall bug
Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2023 23:26:36 -0400

tags 51423 +notabug
quit

Hello,

"pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)" <pelzflorian <at> pelzflorian.de> writes:

> Hello illya!
>
> On Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 05:53:58PM +0000, illya via Bug reports for GNU Guix wrote:
>> /gnu/store/7gc19xrhmqkg9bgdilyi86y6d8wf9ad3-grub-2.04/sbin/grub-install:
>> warning: Embedding is not possible.  GRUB can only be installed in
>> this setup by using blocklists.  However, blocklists are UNRELIABLE
>> and their use is discouraged...
>
> This means the partition layout is wrong, or you did not use an
> auto-generated Guix config file but used a custom Guix config file
> with wrong bootloader settings (such as installing to a device
> /dev/sda instead of a partition /dev/sda1).
>
> Assuming the partition layout is wrong: Did you use Automatic
> Partitioning or Manual Partitioning in the installer?  If you used
> Automatic Partitioning, and you are using a current Guix image
> (version 1.3.0), then the installer messed up.  I had hoped it were
> fixed since <https://issues.guix.gnu.org/47889>.

Closing this old bug report since we haven't heard back from Ilya.

-- 
Thanks,
Maxim

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