From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Vincent Legoll Subject: Re: [PATCH] Enhance USB install Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2016 08:50:15 +0200 Message-ID: References: <1468419848-15393-1-git-send-email-vincent.legoll@gmail.com> <1468419848-15393-2-git-send-email-vincent.legoll@gmail.com> <87eg67xsfy.fsf@gnu.org> 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]:33410) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1bUq0T-0003oc-J6 for guix-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 03 Aug 2016 02:50:22 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1bUq0R-0001yM-S8 for guix-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 03 Aug 2016 02:50:20 -0400 In-Reply-To: <87eg67xsfy.fsf@gnu.org> List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" To: =?UTF-8?Q?Ludovic_Court=C3=A8s?= Cc: guix-devel , Vincent Legoll >> +@item >> +Ensure your running kernel has the required CONFIG_BRIDGE option for th= e >> +network to work properly in the virtual machine: >> + >> +@example >> +zgrep CONFIG_BRIDGE=3D /proc/config.gz >> +CONFIG_BRIDGE=3Dy >> +@end example >> + >> +If it is compiled as a module & loaded, it will also work: >> + >> +@example >> +zgrep CONFIG_BRIDGE=3D /proc/config.gz >> +CONFIG_BRIDGE=3Dm >> +lsmod | grep ^bridge >> +bridge 117542 0 >> +@end example > > I removed this bit because in my experience it=E2=80=99s not necessary. = Or am I > overlooking something? My experience is exactly the inverse: I first didn't have it in my kernel, = and couldn't install guixsd just because of that. guixsd needs network to insta= ll, and you need CONFIG_BRIDGE (in the host's kernel) for network to be availab= le in the VM. --=20 Vincent Legoll