From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Mathieu Othacehe Subject: bug#40590: Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 10:15:04 +0200 Message-ID: <87v9m3n6nr.fsf@gmail.com> References: <87o8rwt84t.fsf@keyhenge.xyz> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:41217) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1jNuGB-0004jy-O5 for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 13 Apr 2020 04:16:04 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1jNuGA-0006DZ-J6 for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 13 Apr 2020 04:16:03 -0400 Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:47639) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1jNuGA-0006DA-Dd for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 13 Apr 2020 04:16:02 -0400 Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1jNuGA-0002yF-8w for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 13 Apr 2020 04:16:02 -0400 Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <87o8rwt84t.fsf@keyhenge.xyz> (Keyhenge's message of "Sun, 12 Apr 2020 22:46:42 -0400") 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-mx.org@gnu.org Sender: "bug-Guix" To: Keyhenge Cc: 40590@debbugs.gnu.org Hello, > The first error comes when trying to partition the SSD via the graphical > installer, choosing a guided installation. This will happen choosing with > or without encryption, and with or without a separate /home partition. Sorry for all the errors you encountered, but many thanks for the feedback! Let's try to see what went wrong. Did you use 1.0.1 image or a more recent one? > 619:8 2 (_ #(#(# null-pointer-error > ("pointer->bytevector" "null pointer dereference" () ())) # /tmp/last-installer-error 12>)) > 159:9 1 (_ #(#(# null-pointer-error > ("pointer->bytevector" "null pointer dereference" () ())) # /tmp/last-installer-error 12>)) > In unknown file: > 0 (make-stack #t) > ice-9/eval.scm:159:9: In procedure pointer->bytevector: null pointer > dereference Ok, so I suspect that this one is caused by the size of your hard drive (2TiB). It's an unsolved issue[1] that fell into the cracks. > error: '/gnu/store/[hash]-grub-efi-2.02/sbin/grub-install --boot-directory > /mnt/boot --bootloader-id=Guix --efi-directory /mnt/boot/efi' exited with > status 1; output follows: > Installing for x86_64-efi platform. > Could not prepare Boot variable: No such file or directory > /gnu/store/[hash]-grub-efi-2.02/sbin/grub-install: error: efibootmgr > failed to register the boot entry: Input/output error. > guix system: error: failed to install bootloader > /gnu/store/[hash]-bootloader-installer Did you mount your EFI partition to "/mnt/boot/efi" before starting the install? > If you head back to the graphical install after this, you'll be treated to > another error when trying to pick your locale/keymap. Well, the graphical installer does not support very well to be restarted, especially in 1.0.1 release. > - I've transcribed the above errors by hand, but since they seem to be > exporting the output to /tmp, there's got to be a better way. Is it > possible to email this list from inside the installation image? That's heroic! If you have another machine around you may use SSH to get the error file (located in /tmp/last-installer-error). Otherwise you can take some pictures of your screen and send them as attachment. Now, if you could try again with: * The 1.1.0-rc2 release available here[2]. * This custom release[3]: 1.1.0-rc2 + the patch suggested by Danny for partitions > 1TiB. that would be really appreciated :) Thanks, Mathieu [1]: https://issues.guix.gnu.org/issue/36783 [2]: https://web.fdn.fr/~lcourtes/software/guix/1.1.0rc2/ [3]: Via ipfs: QmbbkQZc7fbsDrutNwVuvpFep3dBjZx6muni3WgXjRneq7