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References: Mail-Followup-To: Vladilen Kozin , help-guix@gnu.org Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2021 23:06:50 -0400 In-Reply-To: (Vladilen Kozin's message of "Fri, 30 Apr 2021 20:19:39 +0100") Message-ID: <875z038851.fsf@dismail.de> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.1 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Received-SPF: pass client-ip=78.46.223.134; envelope-from=jbranso@dismail.de; helo=mx1.dismail.de X-Spam_score_int: -43 X-Spam_score: -4.4 X-Spam_bar: ---- X-Spam_report: (-4.4 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED=-2.3, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: help-guix@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-guix-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: "Help-Guix" X-Migadu-Flow: FLOW_IN ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=yhetil.org; s=key1; t=1619838450; h=from:from:sender:sender:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date: message-id:message-id:to:to:cc:cc:mime-version:mime-version: content-type:content-type:in-reply-to:in-reply-to: references:references:list-id:list-help:list-unsubscribe: list-subscribe:list-post:dkim-signature; bh=cY2Odwlv49/P3x+RIj7eXslXEHTJsZjF6dv5l4BElvc=; b=EWaRL58CPNYw0yIl0W7rILylg3tVNQNSwtUbHMmtxqwtc6SbzQ/OkyrlqcfjFGIgasgpDi PIOcWrftszJQg2wO6Ukf+k56Ay/YECoqBKkhQED/5o3MvcbOVafShN6AEwEuQ9w9lBWL11 yEZ/n40HlTENJSrRxrzT8wjkk5+4+HcnrZntzCikQvy/P0OmgrcRfbX/kSw8CAHYxUoR5C MyQOGMDU9lSCJBsYryiSAlvfm9w/gUHh/UFadc5dAzlC9V2V7L0W8LkevSUoVcGLjkiPbQ DU45ZVXseqFzBnt/34IY8q2Aq+0tRHhwGwQiIkHLAJ+8hPCZ++Q0Zx+514erWg== ARC-Seal: i=1; s=key1; d=yhetil.org; t=1619838450; a=rsa-sha256; cv=none; b=gmaqTN3rb6TGXVjtB+V8S0Jh0vNLfJ9kGwoJtSHSunriJn/XAhE20hgv3iw2EN1IdHnEYA e9DYtK86l9KiRuZTEcMJ5C1ZOy+t9TNP0p805uCfjYbhgHWazdwXYciaq2N7fMJKgrcwpt +NqFP8On8mnOShMmQkreiH/UDFacXu6rj8M8qEugMg2dRYKX1CTzZRzbheWZfx+/zIeG09 OWZFWgubEpEZ5a289HnFtBNDLHmSjbUIeEQhH5wByBsz3O+3QCnBvgrAsWkbVwR4HupE3X bkUosmFANO4sT8skr68sXzxCqZ59rOQuEEm1kKn0y0i5qpHxlVb7ec66yNzHKw== ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=pass header.d=dismail.de header.s=20190914 header.b=SVhIBqcg; dmarc=pass (policy=reject) header.from=dismail.de; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of help-guix-bounces@gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=help-guix-bounces@gnu.org X-Migadu-Spam-Score: -2.16 Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=pass header.d=dismail.de header.s=20190914 header.b=SVhIBqcg; dmarc=pass (policy=reject) header.from=dismail.de; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of help-guix-bounces@gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=help-guix-bounces@gnu.org X-Migadu-Queue-Id: E6705AD59 X-Spam-Score: -2.16 X-Migadu-Scanner: scn0.migadu.com X-TUID: sOzmxBYgc0h3 Vladilen Kozin writes: > Hello guix. > > Is there a way out of this predicament? I can see two options. > (1) can some Linux distro/bootloader do the FreeBSD trick: start on > USB but then chain-boot Guix off that SSD? IIUC grub's chain-boot is > of no help here, cause it simply won't even see that drive; > (2) install and run Guix off USB but somehow ensure that "IO heavy" > bits are mounted from that SSD. There's gotta be some (file-systems > ...) combined with the way I `guix system init config.scm /mnt` (or > rather what else I mount under /mnt where) that would achieve this? Hmm. I'm way out of my depth here... I think number 1 is your "best" bet. I've no idea how to do that. Number 2 is probably your "easiest" option. /boot/ should be put on the usb, and I suppose that the / should be on the SSD...You would install this way. That's probably how I'd do it. Or rather that is how I would try to do it. :) This is probably a silly idea...would linuxboot.org help? You use linux to boot? Another silly idea...could you embed linux in your flashrom? I think that osboot.org is planning on embedding linux in the flashrom...That would be pretty awesome. My flashrom is only 8MB though... Best of luck! Joshua -- Joshua Branson (joshuaBPMan in #guix) Sent from Emacs and Gnus https://gnucode.me https://video.hardlimit.com/accounts/joshua_branson/video-channels https://propernaming.org "You can have whatever you want, as long as you help enough other people get what they want." - Zig Ziglar