Re: Blog post: Guix/Hurd on Real Iron

[Janneke Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org>]

Tanguy LE CARROUR writes:

Hi Tanguy,

> 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"
> ```

That's weird.  It (still/again) worsks for me.  Also please note that
the 32bit version using linux-libre-6.10.13 panics for me on the X60
I've had using linux-libre-5.15

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
diff --git a/gnu/system/install.scm b/gnu/system/install.scm
index 78a3cdaaec..65624b131b 100644
--- a/gnu/system/install.scm
+++ b/gnu/system/install.scm
@@ -514,6 +514,7 @@ (define installation-os
     ;; non-functional:
     ;; <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2019-03/msg00441.html>.
     ;; Thus, blacklist it.
+    (kernel linux-libre-5.15)
     (kernel-arguments '("quiet" "modprobe.blacklist=radeon,amdgpu"))
 
     (file-systems
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

Using that on commit

    cd26d76fedb7ab13ad91bd5dcfce119892b8e62e
    news: Add entry for the Guix survey.

I built

    make && ./pre-inst-env guix system image --image-type=iso9660 --system=i686-linux gnu/system/install.scm 
=
    https://dezyne.org/janneke/hurd/b40rrc9031gfa9cz06kgk3jcs6xcmdah-image.iso

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

Oh so our i686 6.10 kernel does boot for you, interesting!

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

Fingers crossed.  Be aware that Debian GNU/Hurd is actually [much more]
usable as a real system...IOW we could use some help with Guix/Hurd :)

Greetings,
Janneke

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