From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: SergioBG BG Subject: Re: I can`t boot guixsd in macbook Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2019 12:03:58 +0100 Message-ID: References: <20191229201338.sjevx7cuhyc6grk4@pelzflorian.localdomain> <20191229203703.hi37rbekmp63tqch@pelzflorian.localdomain> <20191230075724.GE23018@E5400> <20191230103247.ej7azp6c3nh42weq@pelzflorian.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:34597) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1ilsqL-0004OG-J4 for help-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 30 Dec 2019 06:04:14 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ilsqK-0006ku-7c for help-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 30 Dec 2019 06:04:13 -0500 Received: from mail-lf1-x133.google.com ([2a00:1450:4864:20::133]:46723) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ilsqK-0006ki-04 for help-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 30 Dec 2019 06:04:12 -0500 Received: by mail-lf1-x133.google.com with SMTP id f15so24885676lfl.13 for ; Mon, 30 Dec 2019 03:04:11 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20191230103247.ej7azp6c3nh42weq@pelzflorian.localdomain> List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-guix-bounces+gcggh-help-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Help-Guix" To: "pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)" Cc: help-guix@gnu.org Ok thanks for the info , I think I will try to install with DVD. Cheers El lun., 30 dic. 2019 a las 11:32, pelzflorian (Florian Pelz) (< pelzflorian@pelzflorian.de>) escribi=C3=B3: > On Mon, Dec 30, 2019 at 09:57:24AM +0200, Efraim Flashner wrote: > > I last installed my macbook pre-1.0 so my memory is a bit hazy. My case > > was a little different, I wanted a btrfs root on my macbook. In the end > > I believe I used a Debian netinstall to get a minimal system, used the > > guix-install.sh script and then installed Guix over Debian. > > > > This is a third way. Maybe it=E2=80=99s necessary in case a current > installation image=E2=80=99s kernel may be too new. The 1.0.1 DVD should > work, at least on an external DVD drive (my internal DVD drive fails > at least sometimes). > > I cannot even use a current LTS kernel anymore on my 2010 Macbook, but > I believe the reason is a defect in my Macbook=E2=80=99s GPU which I pres= ume > would not affect others, because there are error messages in dmesg and > occasional crashes and system freezes in Blender and VLC too. I hope > others do not need this, but this is why instead I use inferiors like > > https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-guix/2019-11/msg00143.html > > TL;DR affected machines are getting old, but can be made to work. > > > Another option I believe I've used in the past is I've actually taken > > the HDD out of my macbook, installed to it, and then put it back inside > > the machine. > > > > You could also boot from e.g. a Debian USB flash drive, install and > update Guix on it and perform a manual installation from such a Debian > live system. > > Regards, > Florian >