I have another error with Grub bootloader here: # guix system init /mnt/etc/config.scm /mnt 2>1 # cat 1 | nc termbin.com 999
error: '/gnu/store/9kvnp0vp24vplnwxd7svr8mlcbxa2f0l-grub-2.02/sbin/grub-install --no-floppy --target=i386-pc --boot-directory /mnt/boot /dev/sdb' exited with status 1; output follows: Installing for i386-pc platform. /gnu/store/9kvnp0vp24vplnwxd7svr8mlcbxa2f0l-grub-2.02/sbin/grub-install: warning: this GPT partition label contains no BIOS Boot Partition; embedding won't be possible. /gnu/store/9kvnp0vp24vplnwxd7svr8mlcbxa2f0l-grub-2.02/sbin/grub-install: warning: Embedding is not possible. GRUB can only be installed in this setup by using blocklists. However, blocklists are UNRELIABLE and their use is discouraged.. /gnu/store/9kvnp0vp24vplnwxd7svr8mlcbxa2f0l-grub-2.02/sbin/grub-install: error: will not proceed with blocklists. guix system: error: failed to install bootloader /gnu/store/2n39p56aqcgrzjap8395k7q8dxcm0kpp-bootloader-installer # cat /mnt/etc/config.scm | nc termbin.com 999 Here it the bootloader section: (operating-system (host-name "antelope") (timezone "Europe/Moscow") (locale "en_US.utf8") (bootloader (bootloader-configuration (bootloader grub-bootloader) (target "/dev/sdb"))) (initrd-modules (append (list "sata_sis") %base-initrd-modules)) (file-systems (cons (file-system (device "/dev/sdb1") (mount-point "/") (type "ext4")) %base-file-systems)) (swap-devices '("/dev/sdb2")) ... # fdisk -l ... Device Start End Sectors Size Type /dev/sdb1 2048 104859647 104857600 50G Linux filesystem /dev/sdb2 104859648 125045390 20185743 9.6G Linux swap As I understood, guix needs another disk partition, one separate for grub. I tried this but unsuccessfully: # fdisk -l Device Start End Sectors Size Type /dev/sdb1 2048 15626239 15624192 7.5G BIOS boot /dev/sdb2 15626240 99610623 83984384 40G Linux filesystem /dev/sdb3 99610624 125045390 25434767 12.1G Linux swap # cat config.scm ... (operating-system (host-name "antelope") (timezone "Europe/Moscow") (locale "en_US.utf8") (bootloader (bootloader-configuration (bootloader grub-bootloader) (target "/dev/sdb"))) (initrd-modules (append (list "sata_sis") %base-initrd-modules)) (file-systems (list (file-system (device "/dev/sdb1") (mount-point "/boot") (type "ext4")) (file-system (device "/dev/sdb2") (mount-point "/") (type "ext4")) %base-file-systems)) (swap-devices '("/dev/sdb3")) ... # guix system init /mnt/etc/config.scm /mnt 2>1 # cat 1 | nc termbin.com 9999 Backtrace: 17 (apply-smob/1 #<catch-closure b1a8e0>) In ice-9/boot-9.scm: 705:2 16 (call-with-prompt _ _ #<procedure default-prompt-handle…>) In ice-9/eval.scm: 619:8 15 (_ #(#(#<directory (guile-user) b9c140>))) In guix/ui.scm: 1747:12 14 (run-guix-command _ . _) In ice-9/boot-9.scm: 829:9 13 (catch _ _ #<procedure 7f60d3abd910 at guix/ui.scm:703…> …) 829:9 12 (catch _ _ #<procedure 7f60d3abd928 at guix/ui.scm:826…> …) In guix/scripts/system.scm: 1325:8 11 (_) In guix/status.scm: 768:4 10 (call-with-status-report _ _) In guix/scripts/system.scm: 1181:4 9 (process-action _ _ _) In guix/store.scm: 623:10 8 (call-with-store _) 1794:24 7 (run-with-store _ _ #:guile-for-build _ #:system _ # _) In guix/scripts/system.scm: 1197:13 6 (_ _) 867:9 5 (perform-action init #<<operating-system> kernel: #<pa…> …) In gnu/system.scm: 975:26 4 (operating-system-bootcfg #<<operating-system> kernel:…> …) 992:26 3 (operating-system-boot-parameters #<<operating-system>…> …) 889:4 2 (operating-system-initrd-file #<<operating-system> kern…>) In unknown file: 1 (filter #<procedure file-system-needed-for-boot? (fs)> #) In gnu/system/file-systems.scm: 241:6 0 (file-system-needed-for-boot? _) gnu/system/file-systems.scm:241:6: In procedure file-system-needed-for-boot?: In procedure struct_vtable: Wrong type argument in position 1 (expecting struct): (#<<file-system> device: "none" mount-point: "/dev/pts" type: "devpts" flags: () options: "gid=996,mode=620" mount?: #t needed-for-boot?: #f check?: #f create-mount-point?: #t dependencies: () location: ((line . 325) (column . 2) (filename . "gnu/system/file-systems.scm"))> #<<file-system> device: "tmpfs" mount-point: "/dev/shm" type: "tmpfs" flags: (no-suid no-dev) options: "size=50%" mount?: #t needed-for-boot?: #f check?: #f create-mount-point?: #t dependencies: () location: ((line . 336) (column . 2) (filename . "gnu/system/file-systems.scm"))> #<<file-system> device: "/gnu/store" mount-point: "/gnu/store" type: "none" flags: (read-only bind-mount) options: #f mount?: #t needed-for-boot?: #f check?: #f create-mount-point?: #f dependencies: () location: ((line . 349) (column . 2) (filename . "gnu/system/file-systems.scm"))>) This info lacks from manual. May 21, 2019 1:23 PM, "Ludovic Courtès" <l...@gnu.org> wrote: > Hi znavko, > > Giovanni Biscuolo <g...@xelera.eu> skribis: > >> In gnu/system.scm: >> 974:26 0 (operating-system-bootcfg #<<operating-system> kernel:…> …) >> >> gnu/system.scm:974:26: In procedure operating-system-bootcfg: >> In procedure struct_vtable: Wrong type argument in position 1 (expecting >> struct): #f > > [...] > >> (file-systems (cons (file-system (device "/dev/sdb1") (mount-point "/mnt") >> (type "ext4")) >> %base-file-systems)) > > I think Guix is trying to tell you, with its own words *cough*, that > your OS config does not specify a root file system. Indeed, there’s > “/mnt” there, but no “/”. > > HTH! > > Ludo’.