* bug#20071: none [not found] ` <874mta7au9.wl%sleep_walker@suse.cz> @ 2015-03-10 11:59 ` Tomáš Čech 2019-11-12 20:21 ` bug#20071: Bug Hunting: status? zimoun 0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread From: Tomáš Čech @ 2015-03-10 11:59 UTC (permalink / raw) To: 20071; +Cc: guix-devel [-- Attachment #1: Type: text/plain, Size: 2561 bytes --] On Fri, Dec 05, 2014 at 09:35:42AM +0100, Tomas Cech wrote: >At Fri, 05 Dec 2014 00:04:23 +0100, >Ludovic Courtès wrote: >> >> Tomas Cech <sleep_walker@suse.cz> skribis: >> >> > I tried to install Guix as alternative OS to my Gentoo and openSUSE >> > installations to give a try. I tried unsupported scenario - >> > installation on LVM volume and separate /boot partition until I was >> > told it is unsupported. Separate boot wasn't hard as I had to just >> > copy generated files so they are loaded. >> >> OK, but there’s still an open bug on that topic. :-) >> http://bugs.gnu.org/19220 > >Good, I'll give a try again. > >> > 1] if you set device to partition (and not to disk) in your grub-configuration like this: >> > >> > (bootloader (grub-configuration >> > (device "/dev/sda4"))) >> >> Why would you want to use a partition and not a disk? I didn’t know >> this was even possible. > >Because this way I can separate Grub managed by Guix and Grub from my >Gentoo. As I'm playing with that on my notebook I need for work, this >way can reduce risks. > >I'm not sure how Guix installer can manipulate with grub.cfg and I'd >like to always have some working system... > >> >> > `guix system init' will fail on grub installation. By default Grub >> > tries to fit in the beginning of partition and fails if it can't fit >> > in. I asked about this behaviour on Grub mailing list and it seems >> > that there are two options: >> > >> > a] add `--force' to command line and use block list for keeping information about position of Grub's core.img >> > b] use filesystem which allows embedding - BtrFS or ZFS >> > >> > I verified both options (a] and then b] with BtrFS) and it no longer fails. >> > >> > But, >> > ad a] - I don't feel safe passing `--force' to grub-install every >> > time. So if installation fails on this point and you'd like to use >> > your FS anyway, you can pass `--no-grub' to `guix system init' and >> > then rung grub-install manually. >> > >> > ad b] - I don't feel safe using still experimental BtrFS. >> >> OK. I think the conclusion for Guix is to leave the defaults unchanged. >> Perhaps we could add a ‘force?’ field to the ‘grub-configuration’ data >> type to allow those who know what they doing to get the effect of >> ‘--force’. WDYT? After giving some more thoughts and after more experience with the process I do agree that exposing `--force' parameter into grub-configuration is good idea. I'm filing bug for that. [-- Attachment #2: Type: application/pgp-signature, Size: 181 bytes --] ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
* bug#20071: Bug Hunting: status? 2015-03-10 11:59 ` bug#20071: none Tomáš Čech @ 2019-11-12 20:21 ` zimoun 2019-11-13 13:37 ` Ludovic Courtès 0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread From: zimoun @ 2019-11-12 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw) To: 20071, Ludovic Courtès, sleep_walker Dear, This bug is pending since more than 4 years. Does it still apply? If yes, any progress to report? If no, does it make sense to close it? Thanks in advance. All the bets, simon ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
* bug#20071: Bug Hunting: status? 2019-11-12 20:21 ` bug#20071: Bug Hunting: status? zimoun @ 2019-11-13 13:37 ` Ludovic Courtès 2019-11-13 15:31 ` zimoun 0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread From: Ludovic Courtès @ 2019-11-13 13:37 UTC (permalink / raw) To: zimoun; +Cc: sleep_walker, 20071 Hi, zimoun <zimon.toutoune@gmail.com> skribis: > This bug is pending since more than 4 years. Does it still apply? The wishlist item at <https://issues.guix.gnu.org/issue/20071> is about adding a “force” flag for the GRUB configuration. Do you still think that would make sense, Tomáš? Thanks, Ludo’. PS: zimoun, could you include the bug title and/or URL in the reminders you send, to make it easier to see what this is about? (Besides, thanks a lot for doing bug triage!) ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
* bug#20071: Bug Hunting: status? 2019-11-13 13:37 ` Ludovic Courtès @ 2019-11-13 15:31 ` zimoun 2019-11-20 17:36 ` zimoun 0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread From: zimoun @ 2019-11-13 15:31 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Ludovic Courtès; +Cc: sleep_walker, 20071 On Wed, 13 Nov 2019 at 14:37, Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> wrote: > Do you still think that would make sense, Tomáš? The email address used by Tomáš returned "address not found". And yesterday I asked to Sleep_Walker on IRC (assuming same nick = same person :-)) what is the new address to report. > PS: zimoun, could you include the bug title and/or URL in the reminders My bad! :-) Because I am doing directly from Emacs, the bug number appeared to me enough to reach it easily (via `debbugs-gnu-bugs'). Next round, I will write clearer Subject than "Bug Hunting: status?" ;-) and provide URL to ease the triage. Thank you. simon ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
* bug#20071: Bug Hunting: status? 2019-11-13 15:31 ` zimoun @ 2019-11-20 17:36 ` zimoun 0 siblings, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread From: zimoun @ 2019-11-20 17:36 UTC (permalink / raw) To: 20071-done Dear, On Wed, 13 Nov 2019 at 16:31, zimoun <zimon.toutoune@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Wed, 13 Nov 2019 at 14:37, Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> wrote: > > > Do you still think that would make sense, Tomáš? > > The email address used by Tomáš returned "address not found". And > yesterday I asked to Sleep_Walker on IRC (assuming same nick = same > person :-)) what is the new address to report. > If this wishlist bug still makes senses, please re-open it. Thank you. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
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