bug#59467: GUIX Installer Bugs

bug#59467: GUIX Installer Bugs

[Octavio Toscano]

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Hello I'm trying to install Guix 1.3.0  the last release but the graphical
installer throw an issue, attached you images.

So I tried to install from the shell with bare-bone.scm script the
installation success but when run the operating system hold on don't show
me a login screen may be I miss some setting.

Greetings!

Ing. Octavio Alfredo Toscano Flores

Familia Amor Universo Libertad

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bug#59467: Further information

[Octavio Toscano]

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por favor consideren]]]
[[[Para defender a Mexico contra todos nuestros enemigos]]]
[[[extranjeros o internos, deben seguir el ejemplo de nuestros heroes
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Octavio Alfredo Toscano Flores

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por favor consideren]]]
[[[para defender la Constitucion de los Estados Unidos de America contra
todos sus enemigos]]]
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Translated by Octavio Alfredo Toscano Flores

[[[ To any NSA and FBI agents reading my email: please consider    ]]]
[[[ whether defending the US Constitution against all enemies,     ]]]
[[[ foreign or domestic, requires you to follow Snowden's example. ]]]
by rms@gnu.org

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bug#59467: Workaround Solution

[Octavio Toscano]

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[[[Para cualquier agente del gobierno Mexicano que este leyendo mi email:
por favor consideren]]]
[[[Para defender a Mexico contra todos nuestros enemigos]]]
[[[extranjeros o internos, deben seguir el ejemplo de nuestros heroes
patrios]]]
Octavio Alfredo Toscano Flores

[[[Para cualquier agente de la NSA o del FBI que este leyendo mi email: por
favor consideren]]]
[[[para defender la Constitucion de los Estados Unidos de America contra
todos sus enemigos]]]
[[[extranjeros o internos, deben seguir el ejemplo de Snowden]]]

Escrito por el Doctor Richard Matthew Stallman
Traducido por el Ingeniero Octavio Alfredo Toscano Flores

[[[ To any NSA and FBI agents reading my email: please consider ]]]
[[[ whether defending the US Constitution against all enemies, ]]]
[[[ foreign or domestic, requires you to follow Snowden's example. ]]]
by PhD Richard Matthew Stallman rms@gnu.org
stallman.org

Glossary:
LLk: Linux-Libre kernel

Equipment:
Toshiba Satellite C40D-A
GPU: Radeon HD 8330

Issue #0: Graphical Installer
Description: Unexpected problem
Logs:
In GNU/system/uuid.scm
In ice-9/boot-9.scm
In ice-9/eval.scm
In ice-9/ports.scm
In unknown file

Workaround Solution:
Manual installation using bare-bone.scm
Successful manual installation using the bare-bone.scm 20 minutes depends
on your bandwidth
Further information Issue #1

Issue #1: The init process is incomplete

Description: GRUB start to load the Linux-Libre kernel but don't send any
messages in case the LLk was successfully load and don't reach the login
screen.

Root cause: Conflict with GPU driver

Solution:
Edit the GRUB adding on linux line modprobe.blacklist=radeon

Ing. Octavio Toscano

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bug#59467: GUIX Installer Bugs

[Mathieu Othacehe]

Hello,

> Hello I'm trying to install Guix 1.3.0 the last release but the
> graphical installer throw an issue, attached you images.

The 1.3.0 installer is a bit old and many issues, including the one you
are experimenting have been fixed.

Could you please retry with the latest installer available here:
https://guix.gnu.org/en/download/latest/

Thanks,

Mathieu

bug#59467: Successful UEFI Manual installation on Guix 1.3.0

[Octavio Toscano]

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Glossary:
BIOS: Basic Input Output System
GPU: Graphics Processor Unit
GPT: GUID Partition Table
EFI: Extensible Firmware Interface
CSM: Compatibility Support Module

Equipment:
Toshiba Satellite C40D-A
GPU: Radeon HD 8330

bug #0: Graphical Installer
Description: Unexpected problem
Logs:

Workaround Solution:

Overview:
The follow recipe is for user's Guix and GNU/Linux beginners that wants to
start with advance science GNU/Linux 100% Free Software distribution.

Step 1: Enter to BIOS
Step 1.1 setup defaults
Step 1.2 setup UEFI
Step 1.2.1: Remove signature UEFI that lock GNU/Linux 100% Free Software
distributions

Step 2: Run Guix Installer 1.3.0
Step 3: Select Manual Installation
Step 4: Review the instructions carefully on the manual installation guide.

Step 5: Use GPT on your HDD
Step 6: Create three partitions with parted
Step 6.1 I suggest EFI partition 1 size 300 GB
Step 6.2 I suggest system partition 2 size 90 GB
Step 6.3 I suggest Swap partition 3 size 10 GB

Step 7: Make file system partition formats
Step 7.1: EFI partition mkfs.fat -F32 /dev/sda1
Step 7.2: system partition mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda2
Step 7.3: Swap partition mkswap /dev/sda3

Step 8: I suggest to use bare-bone.scm to configure your install system.

Step 9: Install the system.

Step 10: GRUB edit the command linux before booting adding
modprob.blacklist=Radeon

Step 10: Review your Guix system was install successfully

Notes: The Guix installer 1.3.0 had a better graphical performance than
BIOS setup CSM.

Bug root cause:
Graphical Installer Process

Feel free to reach me out
engineer.octavio <at> member.fsf.org

Solution:

Ing. Octavio Toscano

Familia Amor Salud Dinero Libertad

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