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[73.167.118.254]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id 185sm1926771qkm.111.2020.06.25.17.51.41 for (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Thu, 25 Jun 2020 17:51:41 -0700 (PDT) User-agent: mu4e 1.4.10; emacs 26.3 From: George Clemmer Message-ID: <85o8p9e0p0.fsf@gmail.com> Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2020 20:51:40 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Received-SPF: pass client-ip=2607:f8b0:4864:20::f2a; envelope-from=myglc2@gmail.com; helo=mail-qv1-xf2a.google.com X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: No matching host in p0f cache. That's all we know. X-Spam_score_int: -17 X-Spam_score: -1.8 X-Spam_bar: - X-Spam_report: (-1.8 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, FREEMAIL_ENVFROM_END_DIGIT=0.25, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=_AUTOLEARN X-Spam_action: no action X-Spam-Score: 0.9 (/) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-Spam-Score: -2.1 (--) X-BeenThere: bug-guix@gnu.org List-Id: Bug reports for GNU Guix List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-guix-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: "bug-Guix" X-Scanner: scn0 Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=fail (rsa verify failed) header.d=gmail.com header.s=20161025 header.b=hio0/1Wj; dmarc=fail reason="SPF not aligned (relaxed)" header.from=gmail.com (policy=none); spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of bug-guix-bounces@gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=bug-guix-bounces@gnu.org X-Spam-Score: 0.09 X-TUID: Sl5kA6ajgNkw 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