Blog post: Guix/Hurd on Real Iron

Blog post: Guix/Hurd on Real Iron

[janneke]

Hello Guix!

Now that the last (!) core-updates branch has been merged, Guix/Hurd on
real iron has become a reality.  It's still experimental and certainly
not for daily use, but exciting for sure!  Read all about it in this new
post:

    https://guix.gnu.org/en/blog/2024/hurd-on-thinkpad/

Greetings,
Janneke

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Re: Blog post: Guix/Hurd on Real Iron

[Pjotr Prins]

Thank you Jan. Incredible work everyone! We want to hear from the first
person who runs Hurd as a daily driver :). Looks like it is close.

On Sun, Nov 24, 2024 at 09:50:37PM +0100, janneke@gnu.org wrote:
> Hello Guix!
> 
> Now that the last (!) core-updates branch has been merged, Guix/Hurd on
> real iron has become a reality.  It's still experimental and certainly
> not for daily use, but exciting for sure!  Read all about it in this new
> post:
> 
>     https://guix.gnu.org/en/blog/2024/hurd-on-thinkpad/
> 
> Greetings,
> Janneke
> 
> -- 
> Janneke Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org>  | GNU LilyPond https://LilyPond.org
> Freelance IT https://www.JoyOfSource.com | Avatar® https://AvatarAcademy.com
> 

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Re: Blog post: Guix/Hurd on Real Iron

[Tanguy LE CARROUR]

Hi Janneke,


Quoting janneke@gnu.org (2024-11-24 21:50:37)
> Now that the last (!) core-updates branch has been merged, Guix/Hurd on
> real iron has become a reality.  It's still experimental and certainly
> not for daily use, but exciting for sure!  Read all about it in this new
> post:
> 
>     https://guix.gnu.org/en/blog/2024/hurd-on-thinkpad/

Thanks for your work and for having it all summed up in one article!

You wrote "This allows the usage of the Intel 82573L Gigabit Ethernet Controller
of the Thinkpad X60" and I happen to have a X200s. According to ThinkWiki [1]
it’s supposed to have the same e1000e driver, but a different controller: 82567LM.
Any chance that trying to install the Hurd on my laptop also works!? 🤞
I guess I’ll just have to try and see! 😎

[1]: https://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Intel_Gigabit_Ethernet_PCI-Express_Controller


Regards,

-- 
Tanguy

Re: Blog post: Guix/Hurd on Real Iron

[janneke]

Tanguy LE CARROUR writes:

Hello Tanguy,

> Quoting janneke@gnu.org (2024-11-24 21:50:37)
>> Now that the last (!) core-updates branch has been merged, Guix/Hurd on
>> real iron has become a reality.  It's still experimental and certainly
>> not for daily use, but exciting for sure!  Read all about it in this new
>> post:
>> 
>>     https://guix.gnu.org/en/blog/2024/hurd-on-thinkpad/
>
> Thanks for your work and for having it all summed up in one article!
>
> You wrote "This allows the usage of the Intel 82573L Gigabit Ethernet Controller
> of the Thinkpad X60" and I happen to have a X200s. According to ThinkWiki [1]
> it’s supposed to have the same e1000e driver, but a different controller: 82567LM.
> Any chance that trying to install the Hurd on my laptop also works!? 🤞
> I guess I’ll just have to try and see! 😎

I didn't have any luck yet booting my X230, so that would be
interesting.  Especially because it might run the 64 version
in time.

Janneke

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Re: Blog post: Guix/Hurd on Real Iron

[Mark H Weaver]

Hi Janneke,

Janneke Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org> writes:

> Now that the last (!) core-updates branch has been merged, Guix/Hurd on
> real iron has become a reality.  It's still experimental and certainly
> not for daily use, but exciting for sure!  Read all about it in this new
> post:
>
>     https://guix.gnu.org/en/blog/2024/hurd-on-thinkpad/

This is great news!  I still have my 32-bit Thinkpad X60 with Libreboot,
although I haven't used it in several years.  It might be time to
resurrect it.

Thanks to everyone who helped make this happen.  It's quite a milestone.

      Mark

Re: Blog post: Guix/Hurd on Real Iron

[Tanguy LE CARROUR]

Hi Janneke,


Quoting janneke@gnu.org (2024-11-26 08:37:22)
> Tanguy LE CARROUR writes:
> > You wrote "This allows the usage of the Intel 82573L Gigabit Ethernet Controller
> > of the Thinkpad X60" and I happen to have a X200s. According to ThinkWiki [1]
> > it’s supposed to have the same e1000e driver, but a different controller: 82567LM.
> > Any chance that trying to install the Hurd on my laptop also works!? 🤞
> > I guess I’ll just have to try and see! 😎
> 
> I didn't have any luck yet booting my X230, so that would be
> interesting.  Especially because it might run the 64 version
> in time.

Unfortunately, the installer image won’t build on my system:

```
$ guix system image --image-type=iso9660 --system=i686-linux gnu/system/install.scm
# […]
listing Emacs sub-directories...
building /gnu/store/i22zil7ga0dnxjvsz38d67gxfilhlmvl-etc.drv...
\builder for `/gnu/store/i22zil7ga0dnxjvsz38d67gxfilhlmvl-etc.drv' failed with exit code 1
build of /gnu/store/i22zil7ga0dnxjvsz38d67gxfilhlmvl-etc.drv failed
View build log at '/var/log/guix/drvs/i2/2zil7ga0dnxjvsz38d67gxfilhlmvl-etc.drv.gz'.
cannot build derivation `/gnu/store/9ajx1rqf3gmc40amb0x3n655aqr7dba6-system.drv': 1 dependencies couldn't be built
applying 1 graft for xorriso-1.5.6.pl02 ...
cannot build derivation `/gnu/store/6144hvy7c2fng76i67flq8mha5aqj5v0-image.iso.drv': 1 dependencies couldn't be built
guix system: error: build of `/gnu/store/6144hvy7c2fng76i67flq8mha5aqj5v0-image.iso.drv' failed
```

```
$ gunzip -c /var/log/guix/drvs/i2/2zil7ga0dnxjvsz38d67gxfilhlmvl-etc.drv.gz
Backtrace:
           2 (primitive-load "/gnu/store/l8kp9my6vs166nf51farzimhv8s?")
In ice-9/eval.scm:
    619:8  1 (_ #f)
In unknown file:
           0 (stat "/gnu/store/h4hfxc18n229wy1xx0s2l7d07k9ya369-os-?" ?)

ERROR: In procedure stat:
In procedure stat: Value too large for defined data type: "/gnu/store/h4hfxc18n229wy1xx0s2l7d07k9ya369-os-release"
```

I tried downloading the official installer for `i686`, but there are no `Kernel`
or `Static network service` menus.

Next time (next week?) I’ll try to cross install it from a fresh install of
Guix System… 🤞

Regards,

-- 
Tanguy

Re: Blog post: Guix/Hurd on Real Iron

[jbranso]

November 27, 2024 at 8:41 AM, "Tanguy LE CARROUR" <tanguy@bioneland.org mailto:tanguy@bioneland.org?to=%22Tanguy%20LE%20CARROUR%22%20%3Ctanguy%40bioneland.org%3E > wrote:



> 
> Hi Janneke,
> 
> Quoting janneke@gnu.org (2024-11-26 08:37:22)
> 
> > 
> > Tanguy LE CARROUR writes:
> >  You wrote "This allows the usage of the Intel 82573L Gigabit Ethernet Controller
> >  of the Thinkpad X60" and I happen to have a X200s. According to ThinkWiki [1]
> >  it’s supposed to have the same e1000e driver, but a different controller: 82567LM.
> >  Any chance that trying to install the Hurd on my laptop also works!? 🤞
> >  I guess I’ll just have to try and see! 😎
> >  
> >  I didn't have any luck yet booting my X230, so that would be
> >  interesting. Especially because it might run the 64 version
> >  in time.
> > 
> Unfortunately, the installer image won’t build on my system:
> 
> ```
> $ guix system image --image-type=iso9660 --system=i686-linux gnu/system/install.scm
> # […]
> listing Emacs sub-directories...
> building /gnu/store/i22zil7ga0dnxjvsz38d67gxfilhlmvl-etc.drv...
> \builder for `/gnu/store/i22zil7ga0dnxjvsz38d67gxfilhlmvl-etc.drv' failed with exit code 1
> build of /gnu/store/i22zil7ga0dnxjvsz38d67gxfilhlmvl-etc.drv failed
> View build log at '/var/log/guix/drvs/i2/2zil7ga0dnxjvsz38d67gxfilhlmvl-etc.drv.gz'.
> cannot build derivation `/gnu/store/9ajx1rqf3gmc40amb0x3n655aqr7dba6-system.drv': 1 dependencies couldn't be built
> applying 1 graft for xorriso-1.5.6.pl02 ...
> cannot build derivation `/gnu/store/6144hvy7c2fng76i67flq8mha5aqj5v0-image.iso.drv': 1 dependencies couldn't be built
> guix system: error: build of `/gnu/store/6144hvy7c2fng76i67flq8mha5aqj5v0-image.iso.drv' failed
> ```
> 
> ```
> $ gunzip -c /var/log/guix/drvs/i2/2zil7ga0dnxjvsz38d67gxfilhlmvl-etc.drv.gz
> Backtrace:
>  2 (primitive-load "/gnu/store/l8kp9my6vs166nf51farzimhv8s?")
> In ice-9/eval.scm:
>  619:8 1 (_ #f)
> In unknown file:
>  0 (stat "/gnu/store/h4hfxc18n229wy1xx0s2l7d07k9ya369-os-?" ?)
> 
> ERROR: In procedure stat:
> In procedure stat: Value too large for defined data type: "/gnu/store/h4hfxc18n229wy1xx0s2l7d07k9ya369-os-release"
> ```
> 
> I tried downloading the official installer for `i686`, but there are no `Kernel`
> or `Static network service` menus.
> 
> Next time (next week?) I’ll try to cross install it from a fresh install of
> Guix System… 🤞
> 
> Regards,
> 
> -- 
> Tanguy

It should work on Debian GNU/Hurd.  That's an option as well.

Re: Blog post: Guix/Hurd on Real Iron

[Janneke Nieuwenhuizen]

Tanguy LE CARROUR writes:

Hi Tanguy,

> Quoting janneke@gnu.org (2024-11-26 08:37:22)
>> Tanguy LE CARROUR writes:
>> > You wrote "This allows the usage of the Intel 82573L Gigabit Ethernet Controller
>> > of the Thinkpad X60" and I happen to have a X200s. According to ThinkWiki [1]
>> > it’s supposed to have the same e1000e driver, but a different controller: 82567LM.
>> > Any chance that trying to install the Hurd on my laptop also works!? 🤞
>> > I guess I’ll just have to try and see! 😎
>> 
>> I didn't have any luck yet booting my X230, so that would be
>> interesting.  Especially because it might run the 64 version
>> in time.
>
> Unfortunately, the installer image won’t build on my system:
>
> ```
> $ guix system image --image-type=iso9660 --system=i686-linux gnu/system/install.scm
> # […]
> listing Emacs sub-directories...
> building /gnu/store/i22zil7ga0dnxjvsz38d67gxfilhlmvl-etc.drv...
> \builder for `/gnu/store/i22zil7ga0dnxjvsz38d67gxfilhlmvl-etc.drv' failed with exit code 1
> build of /gnu/store/i22zil7ga0dnxjvsz38d67gxfilhlmvl-etc.drv failed
> View build log at '/var/log/guix/drvs/i2/2zil7ga0dnxjvsz38d67gxfilhlmvl-etc.drv.gz'.
> cannot build derivation `/gnu/store/9ajx1rqf3gmc40amb0x3n655aqr7dba6-system.drv': 1 dependencies couldn't be built
> applying 1 graft for xorriso-1.5.6.pl02 ...
> cannot build derivation `/gnu/store/6144hvy7c2fng76i67flq8mha5aqj5v0-image.iso.drv': 1 dependencies couldn't be built
> guix system: error: build of `/gnu/store/6144hvy7c2fng76i67flq8mha5aqj5v0-image.iso.drv' failed
> ```
>
> ```
> $ gunzip -c /var/log/guix/drvs/i2/2zil7ga0dnxjvsz38d67gxfilhlmvl-etc.drv.gz
> Backtrace:
>            2 (primitive-load "/gnu/store/l8kp9my6vs166nf51farzimhv8s?")
> In ice-9/eval.scm:
>     619:8  1 (_ #f)
> In unknown file:
>            0 (stat "/gnu/store/h4hfxc18n229wy1xx0s2l7d07k9ya369-os-?" ?)
>
> ERROR: In procedure stat:
> In procedure stat: Value too large for defined data type: "/gnu/store/h4hfxc18n229wy1xx0s2l7d07k9ya369-os-release"
> ```

That's weird.  It (still/again) worsks for me.  Also please note that
the 32bit version using linux-libre-6.10.13 panics for me on the X60
I've had using linux-libre-5.15

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
diff --git a/gnu/system/install.scm b/gnu/system/install.scm
index 78a3cdaaec..65624b131b 100644
--- a/gnu/system/install.scm
+++ b/gnu/system/install.scm
@@ -514,6 +514,7 @@ (define installation-os
     ;; non-functional:
     ;; <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2019-03/msg00441.html>.
     ;; Thus, blacklist it.
+    (kernel linux-libre-5.15)
     (kernel-arguments '("quiet" "modprobe.blacklist=radeon,amdgpu"))
 
     (file-systems
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

Using that on commit

    cd26d76fedb7ab13ad91bd5dcfce119892b8e62e
    news: Add entry for the Guix survey.

I built

    make && ./pre-inst-env guix system image --image-type=iso9660 --system=i686-linux gnu/system/install.scm 
=
    https://dezyne.org/janneke/hurd/b40rrc9031gfa9cz06kgk3jcs6xcmdah-image.iso

> I tried downloading the official installer for `i686`, but there are no `Kernel`
> or `Static network service` menus.

Oh so our i686 6.10 kernel does boot for you, interesting!

> Next time (next week?) I’ll try to cross install it from a fresh install of
> Guix System… 🤞

Fingers crossed.  Be aware that Debian GNU/Hurd is actually [much more]
usable as a real system...IOW we could use some help with Guix/Hurd :)

Greetings,
Janneke

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Re: Blog post: Guix/Hurd on Real Iron

[Ludovic Courtès]

<janneke@gnu.org> skribis:

> Now that the last (!) core-updates branch has been merged, Guix/Hurd on
> real iron has become a reality.  It's still experimental and certainly
> not for daily use, but exciting for sure!  Read all about it in this new
> post:
>
>     https://guix.gnu.org/en/blog/2024/hurd-on-thinkpad/

Amazing, kudos!!

Ludo’.