From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jan Subject: Re: Trying to install Guix System on a nonfree computer, the system frezees at booting, bug? Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 20:03:32 +0200 Message-ID: References: <20190722052052.naghf4vabgd66hzw@pelzflorian.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="=-GVC7PDXnyKoVBZzdpx+a" Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:33490) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.86_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hpcf6-0002Zg-Jj for help-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 22 Jul 2019 14:03:49 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hpcf4-0007nI-LY for help-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 22 Jul 2019 14:03:48 -0400 Received: from smtpo.poczta.interia.pl ([217.74.65.239]:42770) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hpcf0-0007gd-6f for help-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 22 Jul 2019 14:03:43 -0400 In-Reply-To: <20190722052052.naghf4vabgd66hzw@pelzflorian.localdomain> 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: "pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)" Cc: "help-guix@gnu.org" --=-GVC7PDXnyKoVBZzdpx+a Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable >I suppose this is a common problem with AMD GPUs.Is this something that= could be reported as a bug and fixed or is this issue related to nonfree s= oftware and can't be fixed?>I had more success on my old AMD GPU after c= hanging /etc/config.scm to use ...I've just tried this, but 'guix system in= it' failed I used the exact same code as in the manual, but it threw an err= or, don't remember what exactly it was, but it complained about 'field' bei= ng incorrect. I'll attach the config file below - tried different options t= here cons*, list append and just service field, but it never worked. --Jan> On Mon, Jul 22, 2019 at 12:35:23AM +0200, Jan wrote: > > Hi, I'm trying to install Guix System on the following computer:R= yzen 5 1600MSI pcmate B350ADATA SX7000NP - it's a NVMe SSDThe problem is in= stallation finishes successfully, but after rebooting and trying to start t= he system it freezes like on a screenshot attached below. I asked on the IR= C and a person told me Guix System often works on almost all machines and I= should check /var/log/messages, but then the person disappeared, but I hav= e the log. I don't know if it's a bug or that's my nonfree hardware, so I p= osted the issue here. --Jan >=20 >=20 > I suppose this is a common problem with AMD GPUs. I had more success > on my old AMD GPU after changing /etc/config.scm to use >=20 > (service slim-service-type) > (remove (lambda (service) > (eq? (service-kind service) gdm-service-type)) > %desktop-services) >=20 > or similar and then reconfiguring, see `info guix`, section on > slim-service-type. >=20 > In order to edit /etc/config.scm using the virtual console, you may > need to when booting in GRUB press e and add modprobe.blacklist=3Drade= on > or modprobe.blacklist=3Damdgpu to GRUB=E2=80=99s linux line. >=20 = --=-GVC7PDXnyKoVBZzdpx+a Content-Type: application/vnd.lotus-screencam; name="config-2.scm" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="config-2.scm" OzsgVGhpcyBpcyBhbiBvcGVyYXRpbmcgc3lzdGVtIGNvbmZpZ3VyYXRpb24gdGVtcGxhdGUKOzsg Zm9yIGEgImRlc2t0b3AiIHNldHVwIHdpdGhvdXQgZnVsbC1ibG93biBkZXNrdG9wCjs7IGVudmly b25tZW50cy4KCih1c2UtbW9kdWxlcyAoZ251KSAKCSAgICAgKGdudSBzeXN0ZW0gbnNzKQoJICAg ICAoZ251IHNlcnZpY2VzKQoJICAgICAoZ251IHNlcnZpY2VzIHhvcmcpCgkgICAgIChnbnUgc2Vy dmljZXMgZGVza3RvcCkKCSAgICAgKHNyZmkgc3JmaS0xKSkgOzsgZm9yIHJlbW92ZQoodXNlLXBh Y2thZ2UtbW9kdWxlcyBib290bG9hZGVycyBjZXJ0cyByYXRwb2lzb24gc3Vja2xlc3Mgd20pCgoo b3BlcmF0aW5nLXN5c3RlbQogKGhvc3QtbmFtZSAia29tcGl1dGVyIikKICh0aW1lem9uZSAiRXVy b3BlL1dhcnNhdyIpCiAobG9jYWxlICJwbF9QTC51dGY4IikKIChrZXlib2FyZC1sYXlvdXQgKGtl eWJvYXJkLWxheW91dCAicGwiICJsZWdhY3kiKSkKIDs7KGtlcm5lbCBsaW51eC1ub25mcmVlKQog OzsoZmlybXdhcmUgKGFwcGVuZAogOzsJICAgIChsaXN0IGxpbnV4LWZpcm13YXJlLW5vbmZyZWUp CiA7OwkgICAgJWJhc2UtZmlybXdhcmUpKQoKIDs7IFVzZSB0aGUgVUVGSSB2YXJpYW50IG9mIEdS VUIgd2l0aCB0aGUgRUZJIFN5c3RlbQogOzsgUGFydGl0aW9uIG1vdW50ZWQgb24gL2Jvb3QvZWZp LgogKGJvb3Rsb2FkZXIgKGJvb3Rsb2FkZXItY29uZmlndXJhdGlvbgogICAgICAgICAgICAgIChi b290bG9hZGVyIGdydWItZWZpLWJvb3Rsb2FkZXIpCiAgICAgICAgICAgICAgKHRhcmdldCAiL2Jv b3QvZWZpIikKCSAgICAgIChrZXlib2FyZC1sYXlvdXQga2V5Ym9hcmQtbGF5b3V0KSkpCgogOzsg QXNzdW1lIHRoZSB0YXJnZXQgcm9vdCBmaWxlIHN5c3RlbSBpcyBsYWJlbGxlZCAibXktcm9vdCIs CiA7OyBhbmQgdGhlIEVGSSBTeXN0ZW0gUGFydGl0aW9uIGhhcyBVVUlEIDEyMzQtQUJDRC4KICht YXBwZWQtZGV2aWNlcwogIChsaXN0IChtYXBwZWQtZGV2aWNlIAoJIChzb3VyY2UgCgkgICh1dWlk ICIyNTJkMjBhOS0xNGE2LTQxMWMtYjM1OC1kZGE0MzYwZGU3MGEiKSkgOzsgemFzenlmcm93YW5h IHBhcnR5Y2phCgkgKHRhcmdldCAiY3J5cHRyb290IikgOzsgbmF6d2Egem1hcG93YW5lZ28gdXJ6 YWR6ZW5pYQoJICh0eXBlIGx1a3MtZGV2aWNlLW1hcHBpbmcpKSkpCiAoZmlsZS1zeXN0ZW1zIChh cHBlbmQKICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgIChsaXN0IChmaWxlLXN5c3RlbQogICAgICAgICAgICAgICAg ICAgICAgIChkZXZpY2UgIi9kZXYvbWFwcGVyL2NyeXB0cm9vdCIpCiAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAg ICAgICAgKG1vdW50LXBvaW50ICIvIikKICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAodHlwZSAiZXh0 NCIpCgkJICAgICAgIChkZXBlbmRlbmNpZXMgbWFwcGVkLWRldmljZXMpKQogICAgICAgICAgICAg ICAgICAgICAgKGZpbGUtc3lzdGVtCiAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgKGRldmljZSAodXVp ZCAiQzlDNS05OTIzIiAnZmF0MzIpKQogICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgIChtb3VudC1wb2lu dCAiL2Jvb3QvZWZpIikKICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAodHlwZSAidmZhdCIpKSkKICAg ICAgICAgICAgICAgICViYXNlLWZpbGUtc3lzdGVtcykpCgogKHVzZXJzIChjb25zICh1c2VyLWFj Y291bnQKICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgKG5hbWUgIm15dXNlcm5hbWUiKQogICAgICAgICAgICAgICAo Y29tbWVudCAiIikKICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgKGdyb3VwICJ1c2VycyIpCgkgICAgICAgKGhvbWUt ZGlyZWN0b3J5ICIvaG9tZS9teXVzZXJuYW1lIikKICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgKHN1cHBsZW1lbnRh cnktZ3JvdXBzICcoIndoZWVsIiAibmV0ZGV2IgogICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAg ICAgICAgICAgICAiYXVkaW8iICJ2aWRlbyIpKSkKICAgICAgICAgICAgICAlYmFzZS11c2VyLWFj Y291bnRzKSkKCiA7OyBBZGQgYSBidW5jaCBvZiB3aW5kb3cgbWFuYWdlcnM7IHdlIGNhbiBjaG9v c2Ugb25lIGF0CiA7OyB0aGUgbG9nLWluIHNjcmVlbiB3aXRoIEYxLgogKHBhY2thZ2VzIChhcHBl bmQgKGxpc3QKICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICA7OyB3aW5kb3cgbWFuYWdlcnMKCQkgICAgKHNw ZWNpZmljYXRpb24tPnBhY2thZ2UgImkzLXdtIikKCQkgICAgKHNwZWNpZmljYXRpb24tPnBhY2th Z2UgIm5zcy1jZXJ0cyIpKQogICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgJWJhc2UtcGFja2FnZXMpKQoKIDs7 IFVzZSB0aGUgImRlc2t0b3AiIHNlcnZpY2VzLCB3aGljaCBpbmNsdWRlIHRoZSBYMTEKIDs7IGxv Zy1pbiBzZXJ2aWNlLCBuZXR3b3JraW5nIHdpdGggTmV0d29ya01hbmFnZXIsIGFuZCBtb3JlLgog KHNlcnZpY2Ugc2xpbS1zZXJ2aWNlLXR5cGUpCiAocmVtb3ZlIChsYW1iZGEgKHNlcnZpY2UpCiAg ICAgICAgICAgKGVxPyAoc2VydmljZS1raW5kIHNlcnZpY2UpIGdkbS1zZXJ2aWNlLXR5cGUpKQog ICAgICAgICAlZGVza3RvcC1zZXJ2aWNlcykKCiA7OyBBbGxvdyByZXNvbHV0aW9uIG9mICcubG9j YWwnIGhvc3QgbmFtZXMgd2l0aCBtRE5TLgogKG5hbWUtc2VydmljZS1zd2l0Y2ggJW1kbnMtaG9z dC1sb29rdXAtbnNzKSkK --=-GVC7PDXnyKoVBZzdpx+a--