From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: znavko@disroot.org Subject: Re: Cannot install Guix 1.0.1 on Asus K50C Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2019 10:29:44 +0000 Message-ID: References: <20190616083953.2ydihmxkq2ji6jll@pelzflorian.localdomain> <20190615185427.l7u6apvkciqz3eup@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]:50563) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.86_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hcSQ8-0006FF-5B for help-guix@gnu.org; Sun, 16 Jun 2019 06:29:57 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hcSQ4-0005lr-Q2 for help-guix@gnu.org; Sun, 16 Jun 2019 06:29:55 -0400 Received: from knopi.disroot.org ([178.21.23.139]:40152) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hcSQ2-0005gy-Dp for help-guix@gnu.org; Sun, 16 Jun 2019 06:29:52 -0400 In-Reply-To: <20190616083953.2ydihmxkq2ji6jll@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 Thank you! The installation was finished ok. But 'reboot' after system in= itialization (as manual says) did not worked ever on my Asus K50C.=0A=0AI= 've used in config the name of device as /dev/sda everywhere, and Guix ru= ns ok. Think, manual should have notices about it for those not want to u= se label of device. =0AAlso if I do not use separate partition for bios g= rub, guix says that it is not allowed (but on my other laptop i have only= one partition for root and grub).=0AAlso the size of grub partition was = 200Mb first, and somebody said I need only 1Mb, but I've seen my other no= tebook's /boot directory has files about 20Mb, so I've create boot partit= ion with 80Mb space. And I see this now:=0A=0A# du -h /boot=0A2.3M /boot/= grub/fonts=0A4.2M /boot/grub/locale=0A2.4M /boot/grub/i386-pc=0A8.9M /boo= t/grub=0A8.9M /boot=0A=0A=0AThe next trouble connects to my VGA Display A= dapter Sis 771/671 and its driver. I've solved this on ubuntu, and now I = will push another email for get my screen works normal resolution on Guix= .=0A=0A=0AJune 16, 2019 8:40 AM, "pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)" wrote:=0A=0A> On Sun, Jun 16, 2019 at 08:17:56AM +0000,= znavko@disroot.org wrote:=0A> =0A>> Hi, Florian! I have reinit system wi= th config like this:=0A>> =0A>> (initrd-modules (append (list "sata_sis")= =0A>> %base-initrd-modules))=0A>> =0A>> where underscore is placed instea= d of dash: sata_sis.=0A> =0A> Yes.=0A> =0A>> I did not understand where s= hould I type --skip-checks, sorry.=0A> =0A> Maybe you do not need it. If = it fails without --skip-checks, it is=0A> `guix system reconfigure --skip= -checks /path/to/your/config.scm`.=0A> Please try without --skip-checks f= irst. It may be a bug if this is=0A> necessary.=0A> =0A>> I use BIOS Grub= , so I created a separate partition of type BIOS boot and size 76Mb. Am I= right of=0A>> its size?=0A> =0A> I believe it is sufficient, although yo= u do not need to use a separate=0A> /boot partition.=0A> =0A>> Also, may = be I need to update by usb flash, cause there is Guix 1.0.1 of age 3 week= s. Might be the=0A>> new image has some bugfixes for me?=0A> =0A> I do no= t know if there were changes to kernel modules.=0A> =0A>> Please, should = I type /dev/sda everywhere in config.scm instead of /dev/sdb? When I boot= to usb my=0A>> ssd disk is showing like /dev/sdb, but when I boot from s= sd disk it is /dev/sda, so this config=0A>> does not work. And this ubiqu= itous option was not described in manual. I always read:=0A>> "For legacy= systems, the target field names a device, like /dev/sda;... "=0A>> =0A>>= So, what to do?=0A> =0A> Please use UUIDs to name the devices, as descri= bed in the manual.=0A> =0A> Regards,=0A> Florian