From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)" Subject: Re: I can`t boot guixsd in macbook Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2019 11:32:47 +0100 Message-ID: <20191230103247.ej7azp6c3nh42weq@pelzflorian.localdomain> References: <20191229201338.sjevx7cuhyc6grk4@pelzflorian.localdomain> <20191229203703.hi37rbekmp63tqch@pelzflorian.localdomain> <20191230075724.GE23018@E5400> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:58810) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1ilsM0-0007KN-Kl for help-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 30 Dec 2019 05:32:54 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ilsLz-0001r4-Dp for help-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 30 Dec 2019 05:32:52 -0500 Received: from pelzflorian.de ([5.45.111.108]:34548 helo=mail.pelzflorian.de) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ilsLy-0001q3-VC for help-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 30 Dec 2019 05:32:51 -0500 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20191230075724.GE23018@E5400> List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-guix-bounces+gcggh-help-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Help-Guix" To: Efraim Flashner Cc: help-guix@gnu.org On Mon, Dec 30, 2019 at 09:57:24AM +0200, Efraim Flashner wrote: > I last installed my macbook pre-1.0 so my memory is a bit hazy. My case > was a little different, I wanted a btrfs root on my macbook. In the end > I believe I used a Debian netinstall to get a minimal system, used the > guix-install.sh script and then installed Guix over Debian. >=20 This is a third way. Maybe it=E2=80=99s necessary in case a current installation image=E2=80=99s kernel may be too new. The 1.0.1 DVD should work, at least on an external DVD drive (my internal DVD drive fails at least sometimes). I cannot even use a current LTS kernel anymore on my 2010 Macbook, but I believe the reason is a defect in my Macbook=E2=80=99s GPU which I pres= ume would not affect others, because there are error messages in dmesg and occasional crashes and system freezes in Blender and VLC too. I hope others do not need this, but this is why instead I use inferiors like https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-guix/2019-11/msg00143.html TL;DR affected machines are getting old, but can be made to work. > Another option I believe I've used in the past is I've actually taken > the HDD out of my macbook, installed to it, and then put it back inside > the machine. >=20 You could also boot from e.g. a Debian USB flash drive, install and update Guix on it and perform a manual installation from such a Debian live system. Regards, Florian