From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: myglc2 Subject: bug#23072: GuixSD SSD install hangs at clocksource Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2016 09:44:11 -0400 Message-ID: <87d1qorln8.fsf@gmail.com> References: <87oaa853ex.fsf@gmail.com> <56EF0EED.5010102@gmx.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:59574) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ai08o-0001UY-0Q for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 21 Mar 2016 09:45:11 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ai08k-0002RW-O8 for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 21 Mar 2016 09:45:05 -0400 Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:59239) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ai08k-0002RQ-KH for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 21 Mar 2016 09:45:02 -0400 Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1ai08k-0005Iu-Dt for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 21 Mar 2016 09:45:02 -0400 In-Reply-To: <87oaa853ex.fsf@gmail.com> Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-Message-ID: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:59448) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ai089-0001RP-4V for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 21 Mar 2016 09:44:29 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ai085-0002MX-Sk for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 21 Mar 2016 09:44:25 -0400 Received: from plane.gmane.org ([80.91.229.3]:38332) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ai085-0002MQ-Lt for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 21 Mar 2016 09:44:21 -0400 Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1ai083-0000rV-NX for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 21 Mar 2016 14:44:20 +0100 Received: from c-73-167-118-254.hsd1.ma.comcast.net ([73.167.118.254]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Mon, 21 Mar 2016 14:44:19 +0100 Received: from myglc2 by c-73-167-118-254.hsd1.ma.comcast.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Mon, 21 Mar 2016 14:44:19 +0100 List-Id: Bug reports for GNU Guix List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-guix-bounces+gcggb-bug-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: bug-guix-bounces+gcggb-bug-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: 23072@debbugs.gnu.org Florian Paul Schmidt writes: > On 20.03.2016 20:56, myglc2 wrote: > >> - I did a near-identical install to a SSD (Kingston ssdnow300), see >> "c06system-ssd.scm.log". If installed on the 1st server this shows >> Guix welcome screen, loads the keyboard & mouse drivers, then hangs >> showing: >> >> "clocksource: Switched to clocksource tsc" > > This is just a shot in the dark, but I use SSD systems, too, and I > noticed that the first boot of a guixsd installation hangs for a while > collecting entropy before displaying a corresponding message IIRC and I > faintly remember the "switching to clocksource" message. Did you try > banging the keyboard? Maybe that's not possible on a headless server > though. Did you let it sit for a while? > > Flo Thanks Flo. Can't test that theory at the moment. But I do have a display attached (which is how I saw the "clocksource..." message). FWIW, in the HD install there is a prompt for keyboard input. It seems like the SSD install hung before it reached that. - George