From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: th3kent Subject: bug#19248: installation of 0.8 stops at guile prompt. Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2014 21:19:32 +0200 Message-ID: <87oar7s6gr.fsf@gnulx000.localhost.localdomian> References: <877fybni67.fsf@gnulx000.localhost.localdomian> <87oark2x91.fsf@gnu.org> <871toeufk7.fsf@gnulx000.localhost.localdomian> <87388rksu8.fsf@gnu.org> <87d27otyxq.fsf@gnulx000.localhost.localdomian> <8761dgsf2d.fsf@inria.fr> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:58948) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XzsEb-0007O6-33 for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sat, 13 Dec 2014 14:20:14 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XzsEU-0001d0-ND for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sat, 13 Dec 2014 14:20:09 -0500 Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:35655) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XzsEU-0001bM-Hm for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sat, 13 Dec 2014 14:20:02 -0500 Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1XzsET-0002N9-Qm for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sat, 13 Dec 2014 14:20:01 -0500 Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <8761dgsf2d.fsf@inria.fr> ("Ludovic \=\?utf-8\?Q\?Court\=C3\=A8s\=22\?\= \=\?utf-8\?Q\?'s\?\= message of "Fri, 12 Dec 2014 23:01:30 +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: Ludovic =?UTF-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?= Cc: 19248@debbugs.gnu.org ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Court=C3=A8s) writes: > kennedy skribis: >> i deleted the lines for "initrd" and the installation completed >> successfully on first attempt. > > So you booted on the USB disk and re-run =E2=80=98guix system init=E2=80= =99, is that > correct? > > Did you reformat the root partition before doing that? yes, i booted off my u.s.b disk, reformatted my root partition, and re-installed. >> however, the reboot after installation results in a kernel panic. the >> messages just before the panic are the following, >> >> groupadd: cannot lock /etc/group; try again later > > Could you try removing the /etc/.pwd.lock file on that partition? (You > can do that on a system booted from the USB stick, and then reboot in > the installed system.) i removed /etc/.pwd.lock, as well as /etc/group.lock, and the reboot tries to enter the guile prompt ("Entering new prompt ...") and i get a kernel panic. just f.y.i, i can't use shift-page.up to scrollback through the boot messages. regards, ... kennedy tembo. --=20 former club president midrand toastmasters http://midrand.tmclub.co.za /"\ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . = . . \ / "[He has] campaigned steadfastly for freedom. X I admire Nelson Mandela ..." / \ - Richard M. Stallman (rms), President, Free Software Foundation. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~= ~~~~