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Re: Call for testing
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Jan Nieuwenhuizen |
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Re: Call for testing |
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Mon, 28 Mar 2016 22:44:24 +0200 |
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Ludovic Courtès writes:
>> - Please provide and suggest tested desktop.scm and server.scm
>
> Yeah, though each person has their own idea of what “server” or
> “desktop” means
Sure, it would help with bug reports like mine... Can you try the
plain xxx.scm?
>> It would be nice if an install was possible without network, e.g.
>> server.scm/minimal.scm.
>
> Yes, though again it’s difficult because any change in the config may
> lead to additional downloads.
Exactly, even more difficult for a user to determine. Just a
suggestion.
> So you did a ‘guix system init’ that failed with the error above, and
> then you rebooted and got a broken GRUB?
Yes, that has been my perception.
> Unless I’m mistaken, a “build failed” error prevents the rest of the
> installation, including GRUB install, from happening. Not sure what
> happened.
Yes, that was what I was hoping; quite possibly I goofed up somewhere.
I'm quite terrible at following instructions manually; scripts and
second-tries work magic for me :-)
Greetings,
Jan
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