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* Two more computers unable to start X with GDM
@ 2021-03-27  0:43 Bone Baboon
  2021-03-27  2:42 ` Joshua Branson
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 11+ messages in thread
From: Bone Baboon @ 2021-03-27  0:43 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: help-guix

I am trying to get the X server working on a computer that has Guix
installed.

I was having trouble starting an X server on a computer and asked for
help about it here: 
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-guix/2021-03/msg00197.html

I decided to try to get an X server working on two other computers an
x86_64 and a i686.  I was not able to get an X server working on either
of them.  Below are the detail.

---

i686
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200

When I boot the system I am able to unlock the encrypted root partition.
But then the system seems to go unresponsive before I am presented with
a graphical login or a virtual terminal login and I can not switch to
another virtual terminal.  I can however login using ssh and work on a
virtual terminal.

`guix describe` outputs:

```
Generation 1    Mar 25 2021 15:57:08    (current)
  guix ac29d37
    repository URL: https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/guix.git
    branch: master
    commit: ac29d37e2ffd7a85adfcac9be4d5bce018289bec
```

Here is the operating system configuration:

```
(use-modules (gnu))

(use-service-modules desktop
		     mail
                     networking
                     ssh
                     xorg)

(use-package-modules admin
		     certs
		     compression
                     emacs
                     openbox
                     vpn)

(operating-system

 (locale "en_US.utf8")
 (timezone "America/City")
 (keyboard-layout (keyboard-layout "us" "dvp"))
 (host-name "host")

 (users (cons* (user-account
                (name "user")
                (comment "user")
                (group "users")
                (home-directory "/home/user")
                (supplementary-groups
                 '("wheel" "netdev" "audio" "video")))
               %base-user-accounts))

 (packages
  (append
   (list
    
    ;window manager
    openbox
    
    ;networking
    nss-certs
    openvpn
    
    ;emacs
    emacs
    
    ;compression
    unzip)
   
   %base-packages))

 (services
  (append
   (list (service openssh-service-type)
         (set-xorg-configuration
          (xorg-configuration
           (keyboard-layout keyboard-layout))))
   %desktop-services))

 (bootloader
  (bootloader-configuration
   (bootloader grub-bootloader)
   (target "/dev/sda")
   (keyboard-layout keyboard-layout)))

 (mapped-devices
  (list (mapped-device
         (source
          (uuid "9e6a9648-e6b4-41b4-a467-dd5e5660261e"))
         (target "cryptroot")
         (type luks-device-mapping))))

 (file-systems
  (cons* (file-system
          (mount-point "/")
          (device "/dev/mapper/cryptroot")
          (type "ext4")
          (dependencies mapped-devices))
         %base-file-systems)))
```

---

x86_64
GPU: Intel Mobile 946GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express

When I boot this computer I get a graphical error:

A sad face with the text "Oh no! Something has gone wrong. A problem has
occurred and the system can't recover. Please contact a system
administrator".

It seems to be unresponsive and I can not switch to a virtual terminal.
However I can connect by ssh and use a virtual terminal.

`guix describe` outputs:

```
Generation 3    Mar 23 2021 21:50:15    (current)
  guix 8b2b546
    repository URL: https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/guix.git
    branch: master
    commit: 8b2b5463963d5d4dee480b0cf73fa4a9eca414ba
```

The configuration is:

```
(use-modules (gnu))

(use-package-modules admin
		     aspell
		     emacs
		     emacs-xyz
		     firmware
		     libreoffice
		     rsync
		     ssh
		     version-control
		     vpn
		     xdisorg
		     xorg
                     certs)

(use-service-modules desktop
		     networking
		     ssh
		     xorg)

(operating-system

  (locale "en_US.utf8")

  (timezone "America/City")

  (keyboard-layout (keyboard-layout "us" "dvp"))

  (host-name "host")

  (users (cons* (user-account
                  (name "user")
                  (comment "user")
                  (group "users")
                  (home-directory "/home/user")
                  (supplementary-groups
                    '("wheel" "netdev" "audio" "video")))
                %base-user-accounts))

  (packages
    (append
     (list

      ;networking
      nss-certs
      ath9k-htc-firmware
      wpa-supplicant
      openvpn
      netcat
      openssh-sans-x
      
      ;version control
      git

      ;spelling
      hunspell
      hunspell-dict-en-us

      ;x
      xorg-server
      xinit
      sx
      xf86-video-vesa
      xf86-video-fbdev
      xf86-video-intel

      ;emacs
      emacs
      emacs-exwm)
      %base-packages))

  (services
   (append
    (list (service openssh-service-type))
   %desktop-services))
  
  (bootloader
    (bootloader-configuration
      (bootloader grub-bootloader)
      (target "/dev/sda")
      (keyboard-layout keyboard-layout)))

  (mapped-devices
    (list (mapped-device
            (source
              (uuid "449c23e1-1130-489d-aa0f-65a1fc26187e"))
            (target "cryptroot")
            (type luks-device-mapping))))

  (file-systems
    (cons* (file-system
             (mount-point "/")
             (device "/dev/mapper/cryptroot")
             (type "ext4")
             (dependencies mapped-devices))
           %base-file-systems))

  (swap-devices (list "/swapfile")))
```


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2021-03-27  2:42 ` Joshua Branson
2021-03-27  6:13   ` Yasuaki Kudo
2021-03-27 14:39     ` Bone Baboon
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2021-03-27 15:29     ` Joshua Branson
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