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MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+,1:+,2:~]; DMARC_NA(0.00)[umbisag.org]; HAS_LIST_UNSUB(-0.01)[]; RCPT_COUNT_ONE(0.00)[1]; DNSWL_BLOCKED(0.00)[209.51.188.17:from]; RWL_MAILSPIKE_POSSIBLE(0.00)[209.51.188.17:from]; FORGED_SENDER_MAILLIST(0.00)[] X-TUID: VDk/kT5Ljzm8 ------=_Part_307479_11588131.1589323326872 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Summary: The instructions to build a virtual machine uses /dev/sda* devices for harddrive which are then referenced in /etc/config.scm. The instructions to run the vm uses /dev/vda* devices for harddrive This causes "sudo guix system reconfigure /etc/config.scm" to fail with... guix system: error: '/gnu/store/q6q99b1r6wxzdxh3a19z2ng88sfpdryn-grub-2.04/sbin/grub-install --no-floppy --target=i386-pc --boot-directory //boot /dev/sda' exited with status 1; output follows: Installing for i386-pc platform. /gnu/store/q6q99b1r6wxzdxh3a19z2ng88sfpdryn-grub-2.04/sbin/grub-install: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for /dev/sda. Check your device.map. Specifics: For at least quemu-system-x86_64 version 2.11.1(Debian 1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.23) creates a disk layout with /dev/sda $ qemu-system-x86_64 -m 1024 -smp 1 -enable-kvm \ -nic user,model=virtio-net-pci -boot menu=on,order=d \ -drive file=guix-system.img \ -drive media=cdrom,file=guix-system-install-1.1.0. system .iso while reflects the disk layout as /dev/vda $ qemu-system-x86_64 \ -nic user,model=virtio-net-pci \ -enable-kvm -m 1024 \ -device virtio-blk,drive=myhd \ -drive if=none,file=/tmp/qemu-image,id=myhd Recommendation. Change the install directions to use virtio-blk... $ qemu-system-x86_64 -m 1024 -smp 1 -enable-kvm \ -nic user,model=virtio-net-pci -boot menu=on,order=d \ -device virtio-blk,drive=myhd \ -drive if=none,file=guix-system.img,id=myhd \ -drive media=cdrom,file=guix-system-install-1.1.0. system .iso ------=_Part_307479_11588131.1589323326872 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <= div style=3D'font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: = 12pt; color: #000000'>
Summary:
 The instructions to bui= ld a virtual machine uses /dev/sda* devices for harddrive which are then re= ferenced in /etc/config.scm.
 The instructions to run the vm= uses /dev/vda* devices for harddrive
 This causes "sudo gui= x system reconfigure /etc/config.scm" to fail with...
  = ;  guix system: error: '/gnu/store/q6q99b1r6wxzdxh3a19z2ng88sfpdryn-gr= ub-2.04/sbin/grub-install --no-floppy --target=3Di386-pc --boot-directory /= /boot /dev/sda' exited with status 1; output follows:
    &nbs= p; Installing for i386-pc platform.
      /gnu/store/q6q9= 9b1r6wxzdxh3a19z2ng88sfpdryn-grub-2.04/sbin/grub-install: error: cannot fin= d a GRUB drive for /dev/sda.  Check your device.map.
Specifics:

For at least quemu-system-x= 86_64 version 2.11.1(Debian 1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.23)

<https://guix.gnu.org/manual/en/guix.html#Installing-G= uix-in-a-VM> creates a disk layout with /dev/sda
  $ qemu-=
system-x86_64 -m 1024 -smp 1 -enable-kvm \
    -nic user,model=3Dvirtio-net-pci -boot menu=3Don,order=3Dd \
    -drive file=3Dguix-system.img \
    -drive media=3Dcdrom,file=3Dguix-system-install-1.1.0.system=
.iso

while <https://guix.gnu.org/manual/en/guix.html#Running-Guix=
-in-a-VM> reflects the disk layout as /dev/vda  
  $ qemu-system=
-x86_64 \
     -nic user,model=3Dvirtio-net-pci \
     -enable-kvm -m 1024 \
     -device virtio-blk,drive=3Dmyhd \
     -drive if=3Dnone,file=3D/tmp/qemu-image,id=3Dmyhd

Recommendatio=
n.  Change the install directions to use virtio-blk...
  $ qemu-system-x=
86_64 -m 1024 -smp 1 -enable-kvm \
    -nic user,model=3Dvirtio-net-pci -boot menu=3Don,order=3Dd \
    -de=
vice virtio-blk,drive=3Dmyhd \
    -drive if=3Dnone,file=3Dguix-system.i=
mg,id=3Dmyhd \
    -drive media=3Dcdrom,file=3Dguix-system-install-1.1.0.system=
.iso







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