The error: ------------------------------------------------------ guix system: warning: The 'device' field of bootloader configurations is deprecated. guix system: warning: Use 'target' instead. substitute: substitute: updating list of substitutes from 'https://mirror.hydra.gnu.org'... 0.0% substitute: updating list of substitutes from 'https://mirror.hydra.gnu.org'... 100.0% substitute: substitute: updating list of substitutes from 'https://mirror.hydra.gnu.org'... 0.0% substitute: updating list of substitutes from 'https://mirror.hydra.gnu.org'... 100.0% substitute: substitute: updating list of substitutes from 'https://mirror.hydra.gnu.org'... 0.0% substitute: updating list of substitutes from 'https://mirror.hydra.gnu.org'... 100.0% substitute: substitute: updating list of substitutes from 'https://mirror.hydra.gnu.org'... 0.0% substitute: updating list of substitutes from 'https://mirror.hydra.gnu.org'... 100.0% substitute: substitute: updating list of substitutes from 'https://mirror.hydra.gnu.org'... 0.0% substitute: updating list of substitutes from 'https://mirror.hydra.gnu.org'... 33.3% substitute: updating list of substitutes from 'https://mirror.hydra.gnu.org'... 66.7% substitute: updating list of substitutes from 'https://mirror.hydra.gnu.org'... 100.0% substitute: substitute: updating list of substitutes from 'https://mirror.hydra.gnu.org'... 0.0% substitute: updating list of substitutes from 'https://mirror.hydra.gnu.org'... 33.3% substitute: updating list of substitutes from 'https://mirror.hydra.gnu.org'... 66.7% substitute: updating list of substitutes from 'https://mirror.hydra.gnu.org'... 100.0% substitute: substitute: updating list of substitutes from 'https://mirror.hydra.gnu.org'... 0.0% substitute: updating list of substitutes from 'https://mirror.hydra.gnu.org'... 100.0% substitute: substitute: updating list of substitutes from 'https://mirror.hydra.gnu.org'... 0.0% substitute: updating list of substitutes from 'https://mirror.hydra.gnu.org'... 100.0% substitute: substitute: updating list of substitutes from 'https://mirror.hydra.gnu.org'... 0.0% substitute: updating list of substitutes from 'https://mirror.hydra.gnu.org'... 100.0% Backtrace: 14 (primitive-load "/gnu/store/xcnrc8lvq7yks3c02cpknphj3n0?") In guix/ui.scm: 1375:12 13 (run-guix-command _ . _) In ice-9/boot-9.scm: 837:9 12 (catch _ _ # ?) 837:9 11 (catch _ _ # ?) In guix/scripts/system.scm: 1034:8 10 (_) 909:6 9 (process-action _ _ _) In guix/store.scm: 1443:24 8 (run-with-store _ _ #:guile-for-build _ #:system _ # _) In guix/scripts/system.scm: 660:31 7 (_ _) In srfi/srfi-1.scm: 705:23 6 (filter-map #boot-parameters (sys?> . #) In ice-9/boot-9.scm: 837:9 5 (catch system-error # ?) In guix/scripts/system.scm: 384:30 4 (_) In gnu/system.scm: 307:17 3 (read-boot-parameters-file "/var/guix/profiles/system-1?") In ice-9/ports.scm: 444:17 2 (call-with-input-file _ _ #:binary _ #:encoding _ # _) In gnu/system.scm: 282:10 1 (read-boot-parameters _) 238:4 0 (device-sexp->device _) gnu/system.scm:238:4: In procedure device-sexp->device: gnu/system.scm:238:4: Throw to key `match-error' with args `("match" "no matching pattern" #f)'. -------------------------------------------------------- the below is my config: ---------------- (use-modules (gnu) (gnu system nss)) (use-modules (gnu system locale)) (use-service-modules desktop) (use-package-modules certs gnome) (operating-system (host-name "tumashu") (timezone "Asia/Shanghai") (locale "zh_CN.UTF-8") (locale-definitions (cons* (locale-definition (name "zh_CN.GB2312") (source "zh_CN")) (locale-definition (name "zh_CN.GBK") (source "zh_CN")) (locale-definition (name "zh_CN.GB18030") (source "zh_CN")) (locale-definition (name "zh_TW.BIG5") (source "zh_TW")) (locale-definition (name "zh_TW.UTF-8") (source "zh_TW")) %default-locale-definitions)) ;; Assuming /dev/sdX is the target hard disk (bootloader (grub-configuration (device "/dev/sda"))) (file-systems (cons* (file-system (device "/dev/sda7") (title 'device) (mount-point "/") (type "ext4")) (file-system (device "/dev/sda5") (title 'device) (mount-point "/home") (type "ext4")) (file-system (device "/dev/sda6") (title 'device) (mount-point "/mnt/backup1") (type "ext4")) %base-file-systems)) (swap-devices '("/dev/sda8")) (users (cons (user-account (name "feng") (comment "Feng Shu") (group "users") (supplementary-groups '("wheel" "netdev" "audio" "video")) (home-directory "/home/feng")) %base-user-accounts)) ;; This is where we specify system-wide packages. (packages (append (map specification->package '("wpa-supplicant" "gvfs" "nss-certs" "font-wqy-microhei" )) %base-packages)) ;; Add GNOME and/or Xfce---we can choose at the log-in ;; screen with F1. Use the "desktop" services, which ;; include the X11 log-in service, networking with Wicd, ;; and more. (services (cons* (xfce-desktop-service) %desktop-services)) ;; Allow resolution of '.local' host names with mDNS. (name-service-switch %mdns-host-lookup-nss)) ---------------