Hi znavko,

cannot help now, just a quick reply to inline error log and config for
ml archiving purposes

znavko@disroot.org writes:

> Hello! I want to install guix, but have troubles with bootloader configuration. I parted my disk this way:
>
> # fdisk -l /dev/sdb
>
> 	Disk /dev/sdb: 59.6 GiB, 64023257088 bytes, 125045424 sectors Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disklabel type: gpt Disk identifier: 3E7A5583-EC16-4444-BD05-F488879F5F8 Device Start End Sectors Size Type /dev/sdb1 2048 104859647 104857600 50G Linux filesystem /dev/sdb2 104859648 125045390 20185743 9.6G Linux swap  
> # guix system init /mnt/etc/config.scm /mnt 2>err
> # cat err | nc termbin.com 9999
> https://termbin.com/r3oh

this is the output

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Backtrace:
          13 (apply-smob/1 #<catch-closure eee8e0>)
In ice-9/boot-9.scm:
    705:2 12 (call-with-prompt _ _ #<procedure default-prompt-handle…>)
In ice-9/eval.scm:
    619:8 11 (_ #(#(#<directory (guile-user) f70140>)))
In guix/ui.scm:
  1747:12 10 (run-guix-command _ . _)
In ice-9/boot-9.scm:
    829:9  9 (catch _ _ #<procedure 7f5bb7621910 at guix/ui.scm:703…> …)
    829:9  8 (catch _ _ #<procedure 7f5bb7621928 at guix/ui.scm:826…> …)
In guix/scripts/system.scm:
   1325:8  7 (_)
In guix/status.scm:
    768:4  6 (call-with-status-report _ _)
In guix/scripts/system.scm:
   1181:4  5 (process-action _ _ _)
In guix/store.scm:
   623:10  4 (call-with-store _)
  1794:24  3 (run-with-store _ _ #:guile-for-build _ #:system _ # _)
In guix/scripts/system.scm:
  1197:13  2 (_ _)
    867:9  1 (perform-action init #<<operating-system> kernel: #<pa…> …)
In gnu/system.scm:
   974:26  0 (operating-system-bootcfg #<<operating-system> kernel:…> …)

gnu/system.scm:974:26: In procedure operating-system-bootcfg:
In procedure struct_vtable: Wrong type argument in position 1 (expecting struct): #f

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> # cat /mnt/etc/config.scm | nc termbin.com 9999
> https://termbin.com/r5rq
> Please, what is wrong?

this is the config

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;-*- mode: Scheme; -*-
;;this is znavko's cute config
;; for lightweight xfce4 desktop
;; without networkmanager but wpa_supplicant + dhcp-client instead
;; notebok settings: disabling sleep on closing lid
;; disabling pc-speaker, lenovo wifi blocking solution
;; enabling touchpad tapping

(use-modules (gnu) (gnu system nss)
	     (gnu system locale) ;;for locale-definition
	     (gnu services desktop)
	     (srfi srfi-1)	       ;;for remove function
	     (gnu services networking) ;;for remove ntp
	     (gnu services avahi)      ;;for remove avahi
	     (gnu services xorg)
	     (gnu packages admin) ;;for wpa_supplicant
	     )

(use-service-modules desktop)
(use-package-modules certs gnome)

(operating-system (host-name "antelope") (timezone "Europe/Moscow") (locale "en_US.utf8")
		  (bootloader 
                     (bootloader-configuration 
                     (bootloader grub-bootloader) 
                     (target "/dev/sdb")))
		  (file-systems (cons (file-system (device "/dev/sdb1") (mount-point "/mnt") (type "ext4")) %base-file-systems))
		  (swap-devices '("/dev/sdb2"))

		  (users (cons* (user-account (name "bon") (group "users")
					      (supplementary-groups '("wheel" "netdev" "audio" "video"))
					      (home-directory "/home/bob"))
				(user-account (name "mom") (group "users")
					      (supplementary-groups '("wheel" "netdev" "audio" "video"))
					      (home-directory "/home/mom"))
				%base-user-accounts))

		  ;; This is where we specify system-wide packages.
		  (packages (cons* nss-certs ;for HTTPS access
				   gvfs	     ;for user mounts
				   wpa-supplicant
				   %base-packages))

		  (services (cons* 
			     ;; xfce4 desktop, dhcp-client, slim
			     (service xfce-desktop-service-type)
			     (service dhcp-client-service-type)
			     ;; slim config for enabling touchpad tap
			     (service slim-service-type
				      (slim-configuration
					(xorg-configuration
					 (xorg-configuration
					  (extra-config  
					   '("Section \"InputClass\"
Identifier \"touchpad\"
Driver \"libinput\"
MatchIsTouchpad \"on\"
Option \"Tapping\" \"on\"
EndSection")
					   ))))
				      )

			     (modify-services      
			      ;; removing unnecessary services
			      (remove (lambda (service)
					(member (service-kind service)
						(list ntp-service-type avahi-service-type 
						      bluetooth-service network-manager-service-type
						      gdm-service-type)))
				      %desktop-services) ;end of remove lambda services

			      ;; wpa_supplicant + dhcp-client (above) instead of networkmanager
			      (wpa-supplicant-service-type config =>
							   (wpa-supplicant-configuration
							    (interface "wlp2s0")
							    (config-file "/etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf")))

			      ;; disabling sleep on closing notebook lid
			      (elogind-service-type
			       c => (elogind-configuration (handle-lid-switch 'ignore)))
			      )	;;end of modify-services
			     ))	;;end of services

		  ;; Allow resolution of '.local' host names with mDNS.
		  (name-service-switch %mdns-host-lookup-nss)

		  ;;blacklist ugly sound speaker
		  (kernel-arguments '("modprobe.blacklist=pcspkr,snd_pcsp,bluetooth"))

		  ) ;;end of operating-system
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Giovanni Biscuolo

Xelera IT Infrastructures