From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mp2 ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by ms11 with LMTPS id OHHeDlsRxl/nGgAA0tVLHw (envelope-from ) for ; Tue, 01 Dec 2020 09:48:11 +0000 Received: from aspmx1.migadu.com ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by mp2 with LMTPS id UIizClsRxl+lKwAAB5/wlQ (envelope-from ) for ; Tue, 01 Dec 2020 09:48:11 +0000 Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by aspmx1.migadu.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 96C099403A8 for ; Tue, 1 Dec 2020 09:48:10 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([::1]:42496 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kk2GX-0002rk-Ip for larch@yhetil.org; Tue, 01 Dec 2020 04:48:09 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:55930) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kk2GQ-0002rP-Cy for bug-guix@gnu.org; Tue, 01 Dec 2020 04:48:02 -0500 Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:46336) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kk2GQ-00046d-5q for bug-guix@gnu.org; Tue, 01 Dec 2020 04:48:02 -0500 Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kk2GQ-000743-3V for bug-guix@gnu.org; Tue, 01 Dec 2020 04:48:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#44872: GuixSD 1.2.0 installer fails with exception when formatting drive Resent-From: Mathieu Othacehe Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-guix@gnu.org Resent-Date: Tue, 01 Dec 2020 09:48:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 44872 X-GNU-PR-Package: guix X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: Tim Magee Received: via spool by 44872-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B44872.160681602727080 (code B ref 44872); Tue, 01 Dec 2020 09:48:02 +0000 Received: (at 44872) by debbugs.gnu.org; 1 Dec 2020 09:47:07 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:57881 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kk2FX-00072h-52 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 01 Dec 2020 04:47:07 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:37392) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kk2FV-00071q-V6 for 44872@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 01 Dec 2020 04:47:06 -0500 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::e]:51254) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kk2FQ-0003mR-KX; Tue, 01 Dec 2020 04:47:00 -0500 Received: from [2a01:e0a:19b:d9a0:d91d:e880:959c:e46b] (port=50002 helo=cervin) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:256) (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1kk2FP-0002Bi-Q0; Tue, 01 Dec 2020 04:47:00 -0500 From: Mathieu Othacehe References: <300530410.943064.1606325189191.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <300530410.943064.1606325189191@mail.yahoo.com> <87ft4wijeb.fsf@gnu.org> <27a49c91-3145-b97a-95d9-80147893aa1a@eastlincoln.net> Date: Tue, 01 Dec 2020 10:46:58 +0100 In-Reply-To: <27a49c91-3145-b97a-95d9-80147893aa1a@eastlincoln.net> (Tim Magee's message of "Sat, 28 Nov 2020 00:27:19 -0500") Message-ID: <87sg8p3lkd.fsf@gnu.org> 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: 44872@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: -2.79 Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=none; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=gnu.org; 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: 96C099403A8 X-Spam-Score: -2.79 X-Migadu-Scanner: ns3122888.ip-94-23-21.eu X-TUID: HVCXnQ637gC/ Hey Tim, > I successfully installed GNU Guix. > > The work around I used for this bug is I simply ran `sudo dd > if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda`. Basically, I think the existence of an old > GPT partition table is causing problems on a new install though I'm not > sure why. Nice you found a work-around. I think I already hit this issue myself without being able to reproduce it. Do you remember what was the previous GPT layout of your drive? Maybe the distribution previously installed? Thanks, Mathieu