Passing acpi_osi="Linux" to bootloader current-system entry

Passing acpi_osi="Linux" to bootloader current-system entry

[Wiktor Żelazny]

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Hi list,

According to 8.13 Bootloader Configuration [1] of the Guix Manual, it is
possible to set linux-arguments for non-default bootloader entries
(those defined via menu-entry). Is there a way to do the same for the
current-system entry — specifically to pass acpi_osi="Linux" [2]?

WŻ

[1]: https://guix.gnu.org/manual/en/html_node/Bootloader-Configuration.html

[2]: https://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Mute_button

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Re: Passing acpi_osi="Linux" to bootloader current-system entry

[Tobias Geerinckx-Rice]

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Wiktor,

Wiktor Żelazny 写道：
> According to 8.13 Bootloader Configuration [1] of the Guix 
> Manual, it is
> possible to set linux-arguments for non-default bootloader 
> entries
> (those defined via menu-entry). Is there a way to do the same 
> for the
> current-system entry — specifically to pass acpi_osi="Linux" 
> [2]?

  (operating-system
    …
    (kernel-arguments (list acpi_osi=Linux" …))
    …)

So note that KERNEL-ARGUMENTS are part of your operating-system 
record, like the KERNEL field, not of your bootloader 
configuration.

Kind regards,

T G-R

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Re: Passing acpi_osi="Linux" to bootloader current-system entry

[Tobias Geerinckx-Rice]

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Tobias Geerinckx-Rice 写道：
>  (operating-system
>    …
>    (kernel-arguments (list acpi_osi=Linux" …))
>    …)

I can't find any reliable confirmation that the "s are required 
for strings without spaces, but if you want to be on the safe 
side:

  (kernel-arguments (list "acpi_osi=\"Linux\""))

Kind regards,

T G-R

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Re: Passing acpi_osi="Linux" to bootloader current-system entry

[Wiktor Żelazny]

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On Sat, Jan 25, 2020 at 04:35:28PM +0100, Tobias Geerinckx-Rice wrote:

> >  (operating-system
> >    …
> >    (kernel-arguments (list acpi_osi=Linux" …))
> >    …)
>
> I can't find any reliable confirmation that the "s are required for strings
> without spaces, but if you want to be on the safe side:
>
>  (kernel-arguments (list "acpi_osi=\"Linux\""))

Thanks for the tip, Tobias. Unfortunately, although I’ve got now

   (operating-system
     ;; stuff

     (kernel-arguments (list "acpi_osi=\"Linux\""))

     ;; more stuff
     )

, my mute button is still not working (nothing gets captured by xev).
The "quiet" behaviour dissapeared, so the configuration is affected. I
need to investigate this more; I guess I can find somewhere in /sys info
regarding ACPI runtime configuration.

What is more worrying, I started getting warnings during reconfigure:

   building /gnu/store/j6wn04qi2hm0d97g1psv0n3lnjgbbhy0-switch-to-system.scm.drv...
   ;;; WARNING: loading compiled file /gnu/store/5bd6ywmfcxxa4gvpzg0pdbjwmf24cxkl-module-import-compiled/gnu/build/activation.go failed:
   ;;; In procedure load-thunk-from-memory: incompatible bytecode kind
   ;;; compiling /gnu/store/p8miza2mpnjdlpmh8504dm9xz2q9nvfr-module-import/gnu/build/activation.scm
   ;;; WARNING: loading compiled file /gnu/store/5bd6ywmfcxxa4gvpzg0pdbjwmf24cxkl-module-import-compiled/gnu/build/accounts.go failed:
   ;;; In procedure load-thunk-from-memory: incompatible bytecode kind
   ;;; compiling /gnu/store/p8miza2mpnjdlpmh8504dm9xz2q9nvfr-module-import/gnu/build/accounts.scm
   ;;; compiled /root/.cache/guile/ccache/3.0-LE-8-4.2/gnu/store/p8miza2mpnjdlpmh8504dm9xz2q9nvfr-module-import/gnu/build/accounts.scm.go
   ;;; compiled /root/.cache/guile/ccache/3.0-LE-8-4.2/gnu/store/p8miza2mpnjdlpmh8504dm9xz2q9nvfr-module-import/gnu/build/activation.scm.go

and

   building /gnu/store/7f0m08629jfc76sm3fy6az6klgfg4vxn-install-bootloader.scm.drv...
   WARNING: (guile-user): imported module (guix build utils) overrides core binding `delete'
   ;;; WARNING: loading compiled file /gnu/store/yq2vk6c3z3pjrcf74crq01z701rffc3r-module-import-compiled/gnu/build/bootloader.go failed:
   ;;; In procedure load-thunk-from-memory: incompatible bytecode kind
   ;;; compiling /gnu/store/367vqy7ih4vqa8y1bf4503wb2k8s3f3k-module-import/gnu/build/bootloader.scm
   ;;; compiled /root/.cache/guile/ccache/3.0-LE-8-4.2/gnu/store/367vqy7ih4vqa8y1bf4503wb2k8s3f3k-module-import/gnu/build/bootloader.scm.go
   guix system: bootloader successfully installed on '/dev/sda'
   WARNING: (guile-user): imported module (guix build utils) overrides core binding `delete'

I don’t import utils anywhere in my config.scm. Could it be related to
the migration to Guile 3?

Got to go,

WŻ

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Re: Passing acpi_osi="Linux" to bootloader current-system entry

[Wiktor Żelazny]

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On Mon, Jan 27, 2020 at 04:44:18PM +0100, Wiktor Żelazny wrote:

> I guess I can find somewhere in /sys info regarding ACPI runtime
> configuration.

In /run/booted-system/parameters:

(boot-parameters (version 0) (label "GNU with Linux-Libre 5.4.15") (root-device "/dev/mapper/container") (kernel "/gnu/store/1mjxmv63v5g0lf7492ma63da1jn9j9in-linux-libre-5.4.15/bzImage") (kernel-arguments ("acpi_osi=\"Linux\"")) (initrd "/gnu/store/p6x1gqbic59jm8ss4hkc58vjbb98fj9q-raw-initrd/initrd.cpio.gz") (bootloader-name grub) (bootloader-menu-entries ()) (store (device #f) (mount-point "/")))

So it’s there.

WŻ

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Re: Passing acpi_osi="Linux" to bootloader current-system entry

[Wiktor Żelazny]

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On Mon, Jan 27, 2020 at 04:44:18PM +0100, Wiktor Żelazny wrote:

> although I’ve got now
>
>    (operating-system
>      ;; stuff
>
>      (kernel-arguments (list "acpi_osi=\"Linux\""))
>
>      ;; more stuff
>      )
>
> , my mute button is still not working (nothing gets captured by xev).
> The "quiet" behaviour dissapeared, so the configuration is affected.

For the record, not only doesn’t it make the mute button work, but it
also breaks suspend-to-RAM (the laptop freezes after waking up). I’m
giving up on this.

WŻ

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Re: Passing acpi_osi="Linux" to bootloader current-system entry

[sirgazil]

 ---- On Sat, 08 Feb 2020 03:52:06 -0500 Wiktor Żelazny <wz@freeshell.de> wrote ----
 > On Mon, Jan 27, 2020 at 04:44:18PM +0100, Wiktor Żelazny wrote:
 > 
 > > although I’ve got now
 > >
 > >    (operating-system
 > >      ;; stuff
 > >
 > >      (kernel-arguments (list "acpi_osi=\"Linux\""))
 > >
 > >      ;; more stuff
 > >      )
 > >
 > > , my mute button is still not working (nothing gets captured by xev).
 > > The "quiet" behaviour dissapeared, so the configuration is affected.


The value of the kernel-arguments field defaults to (list "quiet") if no value is provided. When you provide a value, the default is not used. So you should add "quiet" to your list:

  (list "quiet" "acpi_osi=Linux")

Re: Passing acpi_osi="Linux" to bootloader current-system entry

[Wiktor Żelazny]

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On Sat, Feb 08, 2020 at 08:02:31AM -0500, sirgazil wrote:

> The value of the kernel-arguments field defaults to (list "quiet")

Thanks for your input. Unfortunately, “quiet” or lack thereof is not an
issue here. It served as an indicator, only. :)

WŻ

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