Re: Blog post: Guix/Hurd on Real Iron

[Tanguy LE CARROUR <tanguy@bioneland.org>]

Hi Janneke,


Quoting janneke@gnu.org (2024-11-26 08:37:22)
> Tanguy LE CARROUR writes:
> > You wrote "This allows the usage of the Intel 82573L Gigabit Ethernet Controller
> > of the Thinkpad X60" and I happen to have a X200s. According to ThinkWiki [1]
> > it’s supposed to have the same e1000e driver, but a different controller: 82567LM.
> > Any chance that trying to install the Hurd on my laptop also works!? 🤞
> > I guess I’ll just have to try and see! 😎
> 
> I didn't have any luck yet booting my X230, so that would be
> interesting.  Especially because it might run the 64 version
> in time.

Unfortunately, the installer image won’t build on my system:

```
$ guix system image --image-type=iso9660 --system=i686-linux gnu/system/install.scm
# […]
listing Emacs sub-directories...
building /gnu/store/i22zil7ga0dnxjvsz38d67gxfilhlmvl-etc.drv...
\builder for `/gnu/store/i22zil7ga0dnxjvsz38d67gxfilhlmvl-etc.drv' failed with exit code 1
build of /gnu/store/i22zil7ga0dnxjvsz38d67gxfilhlmvl-etc.drv failed
View build log at '/var/log/guix/drvs/i2/2zil7ga0dnxjvsz38d67gxfilhlmvl-etc.drv.gz'.
cannot build derivation `/gnu/store/9ajx1rqf3gmc40amb0x3n655aqr7dba6-system.drv': 1 dependencies couldn't be built
applying 1 graft for xorriso-1.5.6.pl02 ...
cannot build derivation `/gnu/store/6144hvy7c2fng76i67flq8mha5aqj5v0-image.iso.drv': 1 dependencies couldn't be built
guix system: error: build of `/gnu/store/6144hvy7c2fng76i67flq8mha5aqj5v0-image.iso.drv' failed
```

```
$ gunzip -c /var/log/guix/drvs/i2/2zil7ga0dnxjvsz38d67gxfilhlmvl-etc.drv.gz
Backtrace:
           2 (primitive-load "/gnu/store/l8kp9my6vs166nf51farzimhv8s?")
In ice-9/eval.scm:
    619:8  1 (_ #f)
In unknown file:
           0 (stat "/gnu/store/h4hfxc18n229wy1xx0s2l7d07k9ya369-os-?" ?)

ERROR: In procedure stat:
In procedure stat: Value too large for defined data type: "/gnu/store/h4hfxc18n229wy1xx0s2l7d07k9ya369-os-release"
```

I tried downloading the official installer for `i686`, but there are no `Kernel`
or `Static network service` menus.

Next time (next week?) I’ll try to cross install it from a fresh install of
Guix System… 🤞

Regards,

-- 
Tanguy