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Fri, 18 Dec 2020 12:13:53 -0800 (PST) From: zimoun References: Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2020 21:13:33 +0100 In-Reply-To: (buen ouanq's message of "Sat, 22 Jul 2017 16:22:23 -0600") Message-ID: <864kkivpn6.fsf@gmail.com> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.1 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-BeenThere: bug-guix@gnu.org List-Id: Bug reports for GNU Guix List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: 27794@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: bug-guix-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: "bug-Guix" X-Migadu-Flow: FLOW_IN X-Migadu-Spam-Score: -1.22 Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=fail (headers rsa verify failed) header.d=gmail.com header.s=20161025 header.b=SG3UWYqp; 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-Migadu-Queue-Id: A9E99940396 X-Spam-Score: -1.22 X-Migadu-Scanner: scn0.migadu.com X-TUID: mrHXgczCjNOQ Hi, On Sat, 22 Jul 2017 at 16:22, buen ouanq wrote: > It was recommended in the IRC room that I send this email. I > struggled all yesterday failing to get GRUB (and thus GuixSD) to > install in ways that I was positive had worked before. Turns out the > installation USB had booted UEFI rather than BIOS, so it refused to > install what I understood to be the default (BIOS GRUB), even though I > had done and partitioned everything correctly, and there were no > meaningful hints as to why. It would be nice if there was a little > note about this in the install guide, something along the lines of, > `EFI/BIOS detection for GRUB depends on how the installation image was > booted.' (or whatever it actually does, I'm not sure really). This bug is very old and had been forgotten. I do not think it is relevant anymore. If it is, could you provide moreinfo. Otherwise, I will close it after the usual 3 weeks delay. All the best, simon