Re: Stuck at scheme prompt when booting

[coralgoat--- via <help-guix@gnu.org>]

Thank you for sharing those commands.

I was able to start bash but at that point in the start up process chattr is not available.

Feb 12, 2022, 22:08 by rekado@elephly.net:

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> coralgoat--- via <help-guix@gnu.org> writes:
>
>> I have some more information to add to my initial message.
>>
>> I have opened the computer to make sure the hard drive has a good
>> connection to the motherboard and it does.
>>
>> I have also tried typing `,bt` at the "scheme@(guile-user)>" prompt
>> the output is included below.  Note  there is a solid white square 
>> single character symbol in the output and I am representing it as
>>  "***" in the output below.
>>
>> The line in the output that catches my attention is:
>> "1 (copy-file "/etc/static/resolv.conf" "/etc/resolv.conf")"
>>
>
> This file is generated every time Guix System boots.  Most of the system
> is instantiated anew on every boot.  This also includes creating user
> accounts.
>
> Having a file there that cannot be modified is indeed the problem here.
>
>> I think that if I ran the command `chattr -i /etc/resolv.conf` it
>> might fix the problem and allow the system to boot however I get an
>> error when I try typing that at the scheme prompt.
>>
>> Any suggestions on how I should get a Linux console terminal so I can
>> enter the `chattr -i /etc/resolv.conf` command?
>>
>
> (system* "/gnu/store/…-bash/bin/bash")
>
> but for that to work you’d have to know the hash.  Dependent on how far
> along the boot process has come along you may already have
> /run/current-system/profile/bin/bash, so try
>
>  (system* "/run/current-system/profile/bin/bash")
>
> This gives you a proper shell.
>
> You may also have chattr in that location, so you could do this
> directly:
>
>  (system* "/run/current-system/profile/bin/chattr" "-i" "/etc/resolv.conf")
>
> -- 
> Ricardo
>