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Tomasz Chrzczonowicz <tchrzcz@protonmail.com> writes:

> Hello everyone,
>
> I'm trying to install Guix 1.0.1.i686 on my old 1,6GHz, 1 GB RAM netbook.
>
> The installation hags during the "copying to /mnt" part.  Is there a
> way for me to troubleshoot the installation?

Hell, did you use the graphical installer?  Maybe you can switch the
console by "Ctrl-Alt-F2" etc?

>
> Is my hardware too old for the installation to work?

I think it's fine, but 1G RAM may not be enough, you can try setup a
swap first.