GNU/Hurd on real hardware

GNU/Hurd on real hardware

[Gabriel Wicki]

Hi y'all

Following the inspiration given in the recent blog post I dug out an old
ThinkPad T410 and tried my best.

Unfortunately the installer created from a recent checkout crashes with
a kernel panic.  Does anybody know what commit a working installer for
GNU/Hurd can be built with?

TIA,
g

Re: GNU/Hurd on real hardware

[Janneke Nieuwenhuizen]

Gabriel Wicki writes:

Hello Gabriel,

> Following the inspiration given in the recent blog post I dug out an old
> ThinkPad T410 and tried my best.

That's great, thanks for trying!

> Unfortunately the installer created from a recent checkout crashes with
> a kernel panic.  Does anybody know what commit a working installer for
> GNU/Hurd can be built with?

As you may have seen in <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2024-11/msg00259.html>,
I succeeded in building a 32bit installer from commit

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
commit cd26d76fedb7ab13ad91bd5dcfce119892b8e62e
news: Add entry for the Guix survey.
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

using this extra patch

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
diff --git a/gnu/system/install.scm b/gnu/system/install.scm
index 4de903c59b..35c4923627 100644
--- a/gnu/system/install.scm
+++ b/gnu/system/install.scm
@@ -521,6 +521,7 @@ (define installation-os
     ;; non-functional:
     ;; <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2019-03/msg00441.html>.
     ;; Thus, blacklist it.
+    (kernel linux-libre-5.15)
     (kernel-arguments '("quiet" "modprobe.blacklist=radeon,amdgpu"))
 
     (file-systems
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

because with the default 6.x kernel, my X60 panics.  AFAIK there is
nothing special about that commit, it's just a more recent one than
I had been using for earlier images.

Anyway, building it by doing

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
make && ./pre-inst-env guix system image --image-type=iso9660 --system=i686-linux gnu/system/install.scm 
=>
https://dezyne.org/janneke/hurd/b40rrc9031gfa9cz06kgk3jcs6xcmdah-image.iso
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

I was hoping this would fix it for everyone, however, Tanguy reported
that installer also panics for them.  So yeah, YMMV.

Greetings and good luck!
Janneke

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Re: GNU/Hurd on real hardware

[Tanguy LE CARROUR]

Hi Janneke,


Quoting Janneke Nieuwenhuizen (2024-11-29 19:18:43)
> I succeeded in building a 32bit installer from commit
> 
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
> commit cd26d76fedb7ab13ad91bd5dcfce119892b8e62e
> news: Add entry for the Guix survey.
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

Lucky you! 😞

```
$ git checkout -b test_hurd cd26d76fedb7ab13ad91bd5dcfce119892b8e62e
# […]

# add `(kernel linux-libre-5.15)`

$ make -j 8; and ./pre-inst-env guix system image --image-type=iso9660 --system=i686-linux gnu/system/install.scm
make  all-recursive
make[1]: Entering directory '/home/tanguy/Documents/repo/guix/master'
Making all in po/guix
make[2]: Entering directory '/home/tanguy/Documents/repo/guix/master/po/guix'
make[2]: Nothing to be done for 'all'.
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/tanguy/Documents/repo/guix/master/po/guix'
Making all in po/packages
make[2]: Entering directory '/home/tanguy/Documents/repo/guix/master/po/packages'
make[2]: Nothing to be done for 'all'.
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/tanguy/Documents/repo/guix/master/po/packages'
make[2]: Entering directory '/home/tanguy/Documents/repo/guix/master'
Compiling Scheme modules...
Compiling Scheme modules...
Compiling Scheme modules...
Compiling Scheme modules...
Compiling Scheme modules...
Compiling Scheme modules...
Compiling Scheme modules...
Compiling Scheme modules...
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/tanguy/Documents/repo/guix/master'
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/tanguy/Documents/repo/guix/master'
;;; compiling /home/tanguy/Documents/repo/guix/master/gnu/system/examples/bare-bones.tmpl
;;; compiled /home/tanguy/.cache/guile/ccache/3.0-LE-8-4.6/home/tanguy/Documents/repo/guix/master/gnu/system/examples/bare-bones.tmpl.go
;;; compiling /home/tanguy/Documents/repo/guix/master/gnu/system/examples/bare-bones.tmpl
;;; compiled /home/tanguy/.cache/guile/ccache/3.0-LE-8-4.6/home/tanguy/Documents/repo/guix/master/gnu/system/examples/bare-bones.tmpl.go
;;; compiling /home/tanguy/Documents/repo/guix/master/gnu/system/examples/bare-bones.tmpl
;;; compiled /home/tanguy/.cache/guile/ccache/3.0-LE-8-4.6/home/tanguy/Documents/repo/guix/master/gnu/system/examples/bare-bones.tmpl.go
Updating channel 'guix' from Git repository at '/home/tanguy/Documents/repo/guix/master/'...
Backtrace:
In guix/store.scm:
   1330:8 19 (call-with-build-handler #<procedure 7f2e4de16d80 at g…> …)
  2210:25 18 (run-with-store #<store-connection 256.100 7f2e4ff158c0> …)
In guix/gexp.scm:
   931:13 17 (_ _)
In guix/store.scm:
   2038:8 16 (_ _)
In guix/gexp.scm:
   300:22 15 (_ _)
In guix/store.scm:
   2038:8 14 (_ _)
In guix/gexp.scm:
   300:22 13 (_ _)
In guix/store.scm:
   2038:8 12 (_ _)
In guix/packages.scm:
  2037:11 11 (_ _)
In guix/build-system/channel.scm:
     43:2 10 (_ _)
In guix/store.scm:
  2082:38  9 (_ #<store-connection 256.100 7f2e4ff158c0>)
In guix/channels.scm:
   559:23  8 (latest-channel-instances #<store-connection 256.100 7…> …)
   430:12  7 (latest-channel-instance #<store-connection 256.100 7f…> …)
In guix/git.scm:
    353:7  6 (call-with-repository _ #<procedure 7f2e39e384e0 at gui…>)
In guix/git-authenticate.scm:
    403:4  5 (authenticate-repository #<git-repository 17e6e840> _ # …)
   262:20  4 (load-keyring-from-reference #<git-repository 17e6e840> _)
In git/branch.scm:
    101:8  3 (_ _ _ _)
In git/bindings.scm:
     77:2  2 (raise-git-error _)
In ice-9/boot-9.scm:
  1685:16  1 (raise-exception _ #:continuable? _)
  1685:16  0 (raise-exception _ #:continuable? _)

ice-9/boot-9.scm:1685:16: In procedure raise-exception:
Git error: cannot locate remote-tracking branch 'origin/keyring'
```

`origin/keyring` exist and its last commit is f8868dd56bff0f282329a33abb62262b2fc584b6
(add Ekaitz).

The "good" news is that it doesn’t seem to be a bug related to the Hurd! 😁

Regards,

-- 
Tanguy

Re: GNU/Hurd on real hardware

[Ekaitz Zarraga]

On 2024-11-30 12:14, Tanguy LE CARROUR wrote:
> `origin/keyring` exist and its last commit is f8868dd56bff0f282329a33abb62262b2fc584b6
> (add Ekaitz).
> 
> The "good" news is that it doesn’t seem to be a bug related to the Hurd! 😁



Hehe
You never know...

Re: GNU/Hurd on real hardware

[janneke]

Tanguy LE CARROUR writes:

Hi Tanguy,

> Quoting Janneke Nieuwenhuizen (2024-11-29 19:18:43)
>> I succeeded in building a 32bit installer from commit
>> 
>> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
>> commit cd26d76fedb7ab13ad91bd5dcfce119892b8e62e
>> news: Add entry for the Guix survey.
>> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>
> Lucky you! 😞

heh :)

>
> ```
> $ git checkout -b test_hurd cd26d76fedb7ab13ad91bd5dcfce119892b8e62e
> # […]
>
> # add `(kernel linux-libre-5.15)`
>
> $ make -j 8; and ./pre-inst-env guix system image --image-type=iso9660 --system=i686-linux gnu/system/install.scm

[..]
> ice-9/boot-9.scm:1685:16: In procedure raise-exception:
> Git error: cannot locate remote-tracking branch 'origin/keyring'
> ```
>
> `origin/keyring` exist and its last commit is f8868dd56bff0f282329a33abb62262b2fc584b6
> (add Ekaitz).

Ow terrible, you got hit by #57229.  Luckily, I found a workaround (See
<https://issues.guix.gnu.org/57229#3>): run: guix pull --url=$PWD That
authenticates the branch.
   
> The "good" news is that it doesn’t seem to be a bug related to the Hurd! 😁

That's right! :)
Greetings,
Janneke

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Re: GNU/Hurd on real hardware

[Simon Tournier]

Hi,

On Sat, 30 Nov 2024 at 12:14, Tanguy LE CARROUR <tanguy@bioneland.org> wrote:
> Hi Janneke,
>
>
> Quoting Janneke Nieuwenhuizen (2024-11-29 19:18:43)
>> I succeeded in building a 32bit installer from commit
>> 
>> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
>> commit cd26d76fedb7ab13ad91bd5dcfce119892b8e62e
>> news: Add entry for the Guix survey.
>> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>
> Lucky you! 😞
>
> ```
> $ git checkout -b test_hurd cd26d76fedb7ab13ad91bd5dcfce119892b8e62e

[...]

> Updating channel 'guix' from Git repository at '/home/tanguy/Documents/repo/guix/master/'...
> Backtrace:
> In guix/store.scm:
>    1330:8 19 (call-with-build-handler #<procedure 7f2e4de16d80 at g…> …)
>   2210:25 18 (run-with-store #<store-connection 256.100 7f2e4ff158c0> …)
> In guix/gexp.scm:
>    931:13 17 (_ _)
> In guix/store.scm:
>    2038:8 16 (_ _)
> In guix/gexp.scm:
>    300:22 15 (_ _)
> In guix/store.scm:
>    2038:8 14 (_ _)
> In guix/gexp.scm:
>    300:22 13 (_ _)
> In guix/store.scm:
>    2038:8 12 (_ _)
> In guix/packages.scm:
>   2037:11 11 (_ _)
> In guix/build-system/channel.scm:
>      43:2 10 (_ _)
> In guix/store.scm:
>   2082:38  9 (_ #<store-connection 256.100 7f2e4ff158c0>)
> In guix/channels.scm:
>    559:23  8 (latest-channel-instances #<store-connection 256.100 7…> …)
>    430:12  7 (latest-channel-instance #<store-connection 256.100 7f…> …)
> In guix/git.scm:
>     353:7  6 (call-with-repository _ #<procedure 7f2e39e384e0 at gui…>)
> In guix/git-authenticate.scm:
>     403:4  5 (authenticate-repository #<git-repository 17e6e840> _ # …)
>    262:20  4 (load-keyring-from-reference #<git-repository 17e6e840> _)
> In git/branch.scm:
>     101:8  3 (_ _ _ _)
> In git/bindings.scm:
>      77:2  2 (raise-git-error _)
> In ice-9/boot-9.scm:
>   1685:16  1 (raise-exception _ #:continuable? _)
>   1685:16  0 (raise-exception _ #:continuable? _)
>
> ice-9/boot-9.scm:1685:16: In procedure raise-exception:
> Git error: cannot locate remote-tracking branch 'origin/keyring'
> ```
>
> `origin/keyring` exist and its last commit is f8868dd56bff0f282329a33abb62262b2fc584b6
> (add Ekaitz).

Weird!  Hum, I think it’s mixing two things (local checkout and
~/.cache/guix/checkout/pj…) for one authentication cache, so maybe
that’s why an error pops up.  I suggest to populate the authenticate
cache first (guix time-machine) and then play with Hurd. ;-)

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
$ guix time-machine -q --commit=cd26d76fedb7ab13ad91bd5dcfce119892b8e62e -- describe
$ git checkout -b test_hurd cd26d76fedb7ab13ad91bd5dcfce119892b8e62e
$ make -j8
$ echo cross fingers…
$ ./pre-inst-env guix system image --image-type=iso9660 --system=i686-linux gnu/system/install.scm
$ echo …yeah!
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

This works for me… Aside I have not tweak Linux kernel.


Cheers,
simon