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From: "Reza Alizadeh Majd" <r.majd@pantherx.org>
Subject: Re: Problem on installing GuixSD on a remote server using iPXE
Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2019 14:17:10 +0430
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To: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net>
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Thanks for your response.  You mean that the only way to use GuixSD=20
on a cloud server is to install it manually on some other existing Linux=
=20
Distribution?=20


Best,=20
Reza


On Tue, Jul 2, 2019, at 11:29 AM, Ricardo Wurmus wrote:
>=20
> Hi Reza,
>=20
> last time I tried installing Guix System with iPXE it also wouldn=E2=80=
=99t
> work.  AFAICS this is an unimplemented feature.
>=20
> IIRC it hung trying to find the root file system because of the peculi=
ar
> way Guix System boots.
>=20
> I=E2=80=99d be very happy to see this implemented.
>=20
> --=20
> Ricardo
>=20
>