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Subject: Re: request: add syslinux bootloader to the live image
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On Sun, Feb 28, 2016 at 08:57:21PM -0500, IngeGNUe wrote:
> Hi,

> I was installing GuixSD on a micro-SD card to test it out without wiping
> my current setup, and the grub installation failed, saying that it can't
> be installed on "embedded" devices.

What's the exact error?

> I prefer syslinux as a bootloader anyway since configuration is
> dead-easy, and I use it on my other systems. I'm hoping you might offer
> it as an option on the live image! Currently, running "syslinux
> --directory /boot/syslinux/ --install /dev/sdXn" results in "command not
> found".

The configuration for the bootloader has to be done automatically by GuixSD,
simply installing it once isn't something useful as there'd be no entries.

> For now, I'll try installing it from within Parabola...
> 
> Apart from stty giving i/o errors and having to install the whole thing
> using the --fallback switch, I haven't run into any further issues.

IO errors sound like a bad thing to have when installing any system. Maybe you
need a better card?

> Thank you!

Jookia.