0.8.1 kernel panics

0.8.1 kernel panics

[Kete Foy]

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Hello, a couple of us are having kernel panics after installing 0.8.1 
and getting past Grub. I installed on a laptop, but attached is 
someone's picture of a Qemu installation. I am having the same Call 
Trace. The installer booted, but the first boot failed. I also notice an 
error flash in between the words "loading grub" and seeing Grub, but it 
disappears before I can read it. I am sure that the partition has the 
suggested label /root/: checked with e2label. Also attached is my 
/etc/config.scm.

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;; This is an operating system configuration template.

(use-modules (gnu))
(use-service-modules xorg networking dbus avahi)
(use-package-modules avahi)

(operating-system
  (host-name "shaved_yak")
  (timezone "America/New York")
  (locale "en_US.UTF-8")

  ;; Assuming /dev/sdX is the target hard disk, and "root" is
  ;; the label of the target root file system.
  (bootloader (grub-configuration (device "/dev/sda")))
  (file-systems (cons (file-system
                        (device "root")
                        (title 'label)
                        (mount-point "/")
                        (type "ext4"))
                      %base-file-systems))

  ;; This is where user accounts are specified.  The "root"
  ;; account is implicit, and is initially created with the
  ;; empty password.
  (users (list (user-account
                (name "kete")
                (comment "Kete Foy")
                (group "users")

                ;; Adding the account to the "wheel" group
                ;; makes it a sudoer.  Adding it to "audio"
                ;; and "video" allows the user to play sound
                ;; and access the webcam.
                (supplementary-groups '("wheel"
                                        "audio" "video"))
                (home-directory "/home/kete"))))

  ;; Add services to the baseline: the SLiM log-in manager
  ;; for Xorg sessions, a DHCP client, Avahi, and D-Bus.
  (services (cons* (slim-service)
                   (dhcp-client-service)
                   (avahi-service)
                   (dbus-service (list avahi))
                   %base-services)))

Re: 0.8.1 kernel panics

[Omar Radwan]

I think I know your problem. In your filesystems declaration,

(file-systems (cons (file-system
                        (device "root")
                        (title 'label)
                        (mount-point "/")
                        (type "ext4"))
                      %base-file-systems))

You left the default pseudo entry for (device), you need to enter your
hdd partition label that you plan installing GSD on. For example it
should be like this:

(file-systems (cons (file-system
                        (device "/dev/sda1")
                        (title 'label)
                        (mount-point "/")
                        (type "ext4"))
                      %base-file-systems))

On Tue, Feb 3, 2015 at 6:50 PM, Kete Foy <kete@ninthfloor.org> wrote:
> Hello, a couple of us are having kernel panics after installing 0.8.1 and
> getting past Grub. I installed on a laptop, but attached is someone's
> picture of a Qemu installation. I am having the same Call Trace. The
> installer booted, but the first boot failed. I also notice an error flash in
> between the words "loading grub" and seeing Grub, but it disappears before I
> can read it. I am sure that the partition has the suggested label root:
> checked with e2label. Also attached is my /etc/config.scm.

Re: 0.8.1 kernel panics

[Daniel Pimentel]

On 2015-02-04 00:55, Omar Radwan wrote:
> I think I know your problem. In your filesystems declaration,
> 
> (file-systems (cons (file-system
>                         (device "root")
>                         (title 'label)
>                         (mount-point "/")
>                         (type "ext4"))
>                       %base-file-systems))
> 
> You left the default pseudo entry for (device), you need to enter your
> hdd partition label that you plan installing GSD on. For example it
> should be like this:
> 
> (file-systems (cons (file-system
>                         (device "/dev/sda1")
>                         (title 'label)
>                         (mount-point "/")
>                         (type "ext4"))
>                       %base-file-systems))
> 
> On Tue, Feb 3, 2015 at 6:50 PM, Kete Foy <kete@ninthfloor.org> wrote:
>> Hello, a couple of us are having kernel panics after installing 0.8.1 
>> and
>> getting past Grub. I installed on a laptop, but attached is someone's
>> picture of a Qemu installation. I am having the same Call Trace. The
>> installer booted, but the first boot failed. I also notice an error 
>> flash in
>> between the words "loading grub" and seeing Grub, but it disappears 
>> before I
>> can read it. I am sure that the partition has the suggested label 
>> root:
>> checked with e2label. Also attached is my /etc/config.scm.
The first example (device "root") work if you format you HD with option 
"-L". For example: mkfs.ext4 -L "root" /dev/sda1. So you can mount your 
particion with command: mount -L root /mnt, and follow the 
documentation.
Else the second example work without labels.
-- 
Daniel Pimentel (d4n1)