From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sat Jul 22 19:01:46 2017 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 22 Jul 2017 23:01:46 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:52708 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1dZ3P8-0006sI-3x for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 22 Jul 2017 19:01:46 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:41824) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1dZ2nA-0005xB-Tc for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 22 Jul 2017 18:22:33 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dZ2n4-0003TQ-N5 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 22 Jul 2017 18:22:27 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.0 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_40,FREEMAIL_FROM, HTML_MESSAGE,T_DKIM_INVALID autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::11]:40144) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dZ2n4-0003TK-Jk for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 22 Jul 2017 18:22:26 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:32793) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dZ2n3-0007bV-J6 for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sat, 22 Jul 2017 18:22:26 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dZ2n2-0003RU-QI for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sat, 22 Jul 2017 18:22:25 -0400 Received: from mail-it0-x22d.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4001:c0b::22d]:37329) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dZ2n2-0003RH-L9 for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sat, 22 Jul 2017 18:22:24 -0400 Received: by mail-it0-x22d.google.com with SMTP id v127so20797743itd.0 for ; Sat, 22 Jul 2017 15:22:24 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=HfMwpVmnprlx96V9Xm+sRwhcXzVC8IKXP3qkdnCBWng=; b=s7p+Frm4d5vlbao5iNvtt4mZcN7rNNwzPmjd9n666Mgw726ZR54kNDtmJd1y5bXh3k 3ZkdlOYAqodIGUCO4OdHbc3HNQ5fgmZD+VKmwdSvKMEt9yn6NbW0njaXKk9wPpAEhFEb qDVDjo5vMUP0hlGkNMzbzFOK8eHX4MYBbqGRzJhb4c6E4niPzyLJcqoa8ZpuQ38wyqmL 6x8oW0ZzhcshAn9NJg3W+m9st+iGOEkbJinZMSr2rh9TGNHBDwuHDl57rO1Him6VkJmn oCtdwN/wezfaAoxpv/bvvR5OnZZW8PQe/NccO/e4PkwkEa4boMwS/tMi3hcUPWOdEJF2 TECQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=HfMwpVmnprlx96V9Xm+sRwhcXzVC8IKXP3qkdnCBWng=; b=Nt3MMrpyUhQNhuGUZV+bwBzCdkh1cLcno9TVhfPbpyVEpbNR9XV9Eo3FpIZKe0J2Bs JF+rZFGKrq+c8iL0Vu8aSBdU52YaXCjHuvooiaqP+7dV5gAg0MrYtZkzCYpc352u3XcA wJHb6sjBV07fZUYtSjg3eJ8koeF/TVbuVengj0DzqsGK6ecF9hENnyrGc/Y5TLNX+N88 4kxuRhjPlInR0QzrxyAXe3FooDJIBhx+2SrluFR3MfFEqCF+xfZm+piCNvhnjDtTRmxR LQNeTuM7SUoNpQnICe17ovk6WGKdA3Vl6nMoxsbyoBV442rDv3L8lOzVipTez795KNkn Yebg== X-Gm-Message-State: AIVw1137hlI4LB1lcTjPxh6M/xiAdnNoYhsB+jdASaPXb6np7jVGtTBm vz+yacHIau5AuYsHjcugg03AaRl3fw== X-Received: by 10.36.76.7 with SMTP id a7mr2962121itb.67.1500762143710; Sat, 22 Jul 2017 15:22:23 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.79.123.211 with HTTP; Sat, 22 Jul 2017 15:22:23 -0700 (PDT) From: buen ouanq Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2017 16:22:23 -0600 Message-ID: Subject: efi vs bios grub detection To: bug-guix@gnu.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="001a11448c1277e6e10554ef6a54" X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6.x X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::11 X-Spam-Score: -6.8 (------) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-Mailman-Approved-At: Sat, 22 Jul 2017 19:01:44 -0400 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -6.8 (------) --001a11448c1277e6e10554ef6a54 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" It was recommended in the IRC room that I send this email. I struggled all yesterday failing to get GRUB (and thus GuixSD) to install in ways that I was positive had worked before. Turns out the installation USB had booted UEFI rather than BIOS, so it refused to install what I understood to be the default (BIOS GRUB), even though I had done and partitioned everything correctly, and there were no meaningful hints as to why. It would be nice if there was a little note about this in the install guide, something along the lines of, `EFI/BIOS detection for GRUB depends on how the installation image was booted.' (or whatever it actually does, I'm not sure really). Thank you. --001a11448c1277e6e10554ef6a54 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
It was recommended in the IRC room that I s= end this email.
I struggled all yesterday failing to get GRUB (and thus = GuixSD) to install in ways that I was positive had worked before.
= Turns out the installation USB had booted UEFI rather than BIOS, so it refu= sed to install what I understood to be the default (BIOS GRUB), even though= I had done and partitioned everything correctly, and there were no meaning= ful hints as to why.
It would be nice if there was a little note a= bout this in the install guide, something along the lines of, `EFI/BIOS det= ection for GRUB depends on how the installation image was booted.' (or = whatever it actually does, I'm not sure really).

Thank you= .



--001a11448c1277e6e10554ef6a54-- From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Fri Dec 18 15:14:11 2020 Received: (at 27794) by debbugs.gnu.org; 18 Dec 2020 20:14:11 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:40074 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kqM8g-0003Dn-QW for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 18 Dec 2020 15:14:11 -0500 Received: from mail-wr1-f50.google.com ([209.85.221.50]:46031) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kqM8V-0003BI-55 for 27794@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 18 Dec 2020 15:13:59 -0500 Received: by mail-wr1-f50.google.com with SMTP id d26so3571525wrb.12 for <27794@debbugs.gnu.org>; Fri, 18 Dec 2020 12:13:59 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=from:to:cc:subject:references:date:in-reply-to:message-id :user-agent:mime-version; bh=M5NfRo4BW0AkBLz4ZnCW14/7dMyahUqmJC/OOPVDK8U=; b=SG3UWYqp9ygrAcQdJ+YLMhI0266Y3Evot3fDSYsxqd7PBuCJD5WEPDiVooQduGMvYC TjfR6gfMYE/q2IpPSsTrH9SRsu51/V0E7z4vndCj9aXzUBKnXOeSZ/HpXddccB7rY7hc RupvmsZjL/CWl47yn/7Q7C1m5SHfQyc5PVUQjxdNnz1FzRoOiolxB9alhcqo1SFS4UAi KcypFYCXCRPuYSrh7r/15GpDZHuSUSrYEmbSt0ClLeZaOq1c4E0Tgi9JDjbG+255JgA0 mJlgtgx62jV+wzOBB29SluLzTyvUm+66PHs48PUyvDcIQDv2KHLUrfqaW4vqeVukoVsg Orqw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc:subject:references:date:in-reply-to :message-id:user-agent:mime-version; bh=M5NfRo4BW0AkBLz4ZnCW14/7dMyahUqmJC/OOPVDK8U=; b=UCROzM/8hrttgZsVIk2ipgeTsplIa3epjbR3tBlqrvwYaqcJ+2pECy0ecQehVZowaM ZltEzHXJuiRr6IK2ZwPKprU5zTNrCGu0A76C25Ig+lSFeuCCm0q/uM4DpFhCe35O7pP/ AdER8yJMQupnsoXuR9qa5b2YRAKj/eGqVaLSxyz75lX+rmE4JsOmdthyeNcc9ACE+vKR xyLxh6UFIaZEfOVkpI8q3oX/d75UazmJjWbhJXidAbpFQ6O8GhLuhwy5PmzFdYRPqU1A YwtC39Bex3hPnma2CeEtyT6PPwhpMPoXKNE7gT7X15KDhYHVVVQkTQXHVsHWdgCf0a/8 aZvw== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM530TUhQklWNDspHiSmubHrZNPWQ/LrH6cztx5W8rIVc3U2K1I30Z NQlBYS+P8DkXcemmezPKgqttqH6uWVA= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJw8AHQUR2QfIVP80eM+vmHnHQBiakWz38k7DrdSJIrodYtK9dBCZrLzUk8CP+vUMPv0/YGhkw== X-Received: by 2002:adf:9e4c:: with SMTP id v12mr6134570wre.22.1608322433651; Fri, 18 Dec 2020 12:13:53 -0800 (PST) Received: from lili ([2a01:e0a:59b:9120:65d2:2476:f637:db1e]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id g78sm12864490wme.33.2020.12.18.12.13.52 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Fri, 18 Dec 2020 12:13:53 -0800 (PST) From: zimoun To: buen ouanq , Mathieu Othacehe Subject: Re: bug#27794: efi vs bios grub detection References: Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2020 21:13:33 +0100 In-Reply-To: (buen ouanq's message of "Sat, 22 Jul 2017 16:22:23 -0600") Message-ID: <864kkivpn6.fsf@gmail.com> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.1 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 27794 Cc: 27794@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -1.0 (-) Hi, On Sat, 22 Jul 2017 at 16:22, buen ouanq wrote: > It was recommended in the IRC room that I send this email. I > struggled all yesterday failing to get GRUB (and thus GuixSD) to > install in ways that I was positive had worked before. Turns out the > installation USB had booted UEFI rather than BIOS, so it refused to > install what I understood to be the default (BIOS GRUB), even though I > had done and partitioned everything correctly, and there were no > meaningful hints as to why. It would be nice if there was a little > note about this in the install guide, something along the lines of, > `EFI/BIOS detection for GRUB depends on how the installation image was > booted.' (or whatever it actually does, I'm not sure really). This bug is very old and had been forgotten. I do not think it is relevant anymore. If it is, could you provide moreinfo. Otherwise, I will close it after the usual 3 weeks delay. All the best, simon From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Mon Jan 11 08:07:59 2021 Received: (at 27794) by debbugs.gnu.org; 11 Jan 2021 13:07:59 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:56035 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kywvO-0005DC-Lo for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 11 Jan 2021 08:07:58 -0500 Received: from mail-wm1-f43.google.com ([209.85.128.43]:54979) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kywvN-0005Cd-Av for 27794@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 11 Jan 2021 08:07:57 -0500 Received: by mail-wm1-f43.google.com with SMTP id c133so13771849wme.4 for <27794@debbugs.gnu.org>; Mon, 11 Jan 2021 05:07:57 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=from:to:cc:subject:references:date:in-reply-to:message-id :user-agent:mime-version; bh=ikV+1+GFwHIzleetgTCxk9DgStPSzpZ6Uw/ThuXdhkY=; b=q1YM3jkT0EeCvaGHzAIMClvtBtKZxlZq8tpvpo+NeSVGJ1wXvrxvRE+yzfkPpmlD3E CjvJh0ZFcR3PdkzEcHX6sUNVbUnDSeeqiw2kmR5HPvTzDpwF6O6dKvUMP9VwuBFky8D7 AgBZa81WJe7BtOtXbSK2hPnO0AnLsi/BTWx2z51B+7vFnJLWvvWQRWRDP4vngZSHz/js JISEeTLP+pI0Dt9R8AZ03tguIFQxBRoGAi0w0sdxeGBp7hv5rOVX6gfpP7m9VSC3ENma EDqRtyps0vywlP6TfMAopFnhAruUDKTpDstKNFmEaRhMwEcs+jkw/3kR+zKOqhF3xjDB mFrQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc:subject:references:date:in-reply-to :message-id:user-agent:mime-version; bh=ikV+1+GFwHIzleetgTCxk9DgStPSzpZ6Uw/ThuXdhkY=; b=flG4vZIVPd36dSTk7Xh6k/VOWe9FMHCuynv2sQmPBmMqJv9t3+WeEWpLODfChmRB1J ALz+M87s3G88N/Df/mALzcPrYmBX1DXwoShrct3Y6wMoIerVcr8fCGOYytYa9iM84Sg3 WJbSh1a+xadri67FCJ4FSxBErHUo/8jOPc0d2u/TKwsalVkEBwKzxdO+2TSrIRxhenK3 /ZdF4Qo1+yNv26OPzPuggi0WTn6Sz3GKiyngZk9QYkd3sQzzTTdJ+WbJSJGKnQCdoFdf PZunesP9vKGyDoGe125/euiu79HBKN0kMT6YEa0lnUZ5mXy3Hfu/VoCN6mBzhPUiR5OH WS9w== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM532FtFA83mF0zgtN6oDsOMRJlK1I3s1jTS0cwTY+LudnBn96Bck+ qvXJbbumyNvxW9wEk/DYTJwNrsOKpJg= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJy1KjcGxvxtL8wKfCjLsLUSZov5Yq718ZgRZfMBMWqKs5G1FXdxGZQCStzqgkjkMXggh1fA8w== X-Received: by 2002:a1c:6383:: with SMTP id x125mr14574066wmb.46.1610370471820; Mon, 11 Jan 2021 05:07:51 -0800 (PST) Received: from lili ([2a01:e0a:59b:9120:65d2:2476:f637:db1e]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id v4sm25833365wrw.42.2021.01.11.05.07.51 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Mon, 11 Jan 2021 05:07:51 -0800 (PST) From: zimoun To: buen ouanq Subject: Re: bug#27794: efi vs bios grub detection References: <864kkivpn6.fsf@gmail.com> Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2021 14:01:04 +0100 In-Reply-To: <864kkivpn6.fsf@gmail.com> (zimoun's message of "Fri, 18 Dec 2020 21:13:33 +0100") Message-ID: <867dojtypb.fsf@gmail.com> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.1 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 27794 Cc: Mathieu Othacehe , 27794@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -1.0 (-) Hi, On Fri, 18 Dec 2020 at 21:13, zimoun wrote: > On Sat, 22 Jul 2017 at 16:22, buen ouanq wrote: >> It was recommended in the IRC room that I send this email. I >> struggled all yesterday failing to get GRUB (and thus GuixSD) to >> install in ways that I was positive had worked before. Turns out the >> installation USB had booted UEFI rather than BIOS, so it refused to >> install what I understood to be the default (BIOS GRUB), even though I >> had done and partitioned everything correctly, and there were no >> meaningful hints as to why. It would be nice if there was a little >> note about this in the install guide, something along the lines of, >> `EFI/BIOS detection for GRUB depends on how the installation image was >> booted.' (or whatever it actually does, I'm not sure really). > > This bug is very old and had been forgotten. I do not think it is > relevant anymore. If it is, could you provide moreinfo. Otherwise, I > will close it after the usual 3 weeks delay. > > If no moreinfo, I will close this bug in the coming days. All the best, simon From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Wed Mar 24 18:09:32 2021 Received: (at 27794-done) by debbugs.gnu.org; 24 Mar 2021 22:09:32 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:36296 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1lPBgy-0006cj-AH for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 24 Mar 2021 18:09:32 -0400 Received: from mail-wr1-f50.google.com ([209.85.221.50]:34628) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1lPBgv-0006cD-GH for 27794-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 24 Mar 2021 18:09:29 -0400 Received: by mail-wr1-f50.google.com with SMTP id j7so344416wrd.1 for <27794-done@debbugs.gnu.org>; Wed, 24 Mar 2021 15:09:29 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=from:to:cc:subject:references:date:in-reply-to:message-id :user-agent:mime-version; bh=GJeBWTY05C8sf1/W7PjVRmiZ8Wc3jfbuX3LLiHmBGGA=; b=hkOXSI/3X/RfGj4z2yQLpSfYXMZXG/sD19WVFu/fd+k3T6zcB6js5ekZZqxXFwRcpi qM08dWaN+XCJPnV/WCTMaF/MZJ1CsNS71WbSQ6lCKdo0WkJFHbh9qTn3Lg4IDDwQuyTI lNcpBJIxMxQWaIE1+ILzGqrbwZUrHRObkM5lTNagkAPBdiIF7P/8xP619dRTUVLMM6Ux hnOV1vkZGg8Zj5gFGjhJ2jAikEMoSXYbNjzVkT+QN2l0EIiOZuw5WaTqIn7uUBOMLyPs 7EeDBUu/ufYRHvRTGajn6tbN3z4UaemD9FCcf1LX/JzigpKi4XwRbudqHvTZLrwkZxKO 57UA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc:subject:references:date:in-reply-to :message-id:user-agent:mime-version; bh=GJeBWTY05C8sf1/W7PjVRmiZ8Wc3jfbuX3LLiHmBGGA=; b=XCAmLq0KtpsPOBcU9OlVgOg/qv9v5N9k8p3xHCv8QTivUh+VnLMsw+O/gIvZ50FLK5 MNkQftcCWRKZ3vg9nhEcQ7DuEjH/aZrt6dsCKHtxLjf8P0ILjs/mlPCrLsbh8bskwuPK EYkuhOg23LA5gqmL4FfP2/rWjVgOUqULvj2adUpnEx2INhfZnNW4AWfOQvoNCD8v7YvH 4S43kHAY4X9+xn8lrpB2ev8a6d5Qn8uANmYbYcL/U5Es/9Y9IcyPjCTzJ8l0mibJSc7P eH6gM5ZdZ1AlmpUK8sZ+iikb+3Pv8Y6KCCF9FPynMnIbpjpKe1vHz0385HOHgPj9XLfq Eq0g== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM530fgWSagK+IF5feC+T6g6MEsGG1RMzuZMY0Caon/bolrQiKnk75 OuJN2KcKao4H25XY3HojK4pmG6YjC+c= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJy/EFYd2iGnJQ0v5YSwDV7UQfYrDOIHjtevaXnaos92P3jQ8ZTCi2qiYWgnvi+w6o0smbpz6A== X-Received: by 2002:adf:f351:: with SMTP id e17mr5585574wrp.416.1616623764023; Wed, 24 Mar 2021 15:09:24 -0700 (PDT) Received: from lili ([2a01:e0a:59b:9120:65d2:2476:f637:db1e]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id d13sm5018913wro.23.2021.03.24.15.09.23 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Wed, 24 Mar 2021 15:09:23 -0700 (PDT) From: zimoun To: buen ouanq Subject: Re: bug#27794: efi vs bios grub detection References: <864kkivpn6.fsf@gmail.com> <867dojtypb.fsf@gmail.com> Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2021 23:00:39 +0100 In-Reply-To: <867dojtypb.fsf@gmail.com> (zimoun's message of "Mon, 11 Jan 2021 14:01:04 +0100") Message-ID: <861rc4b4ag.fsf@gmail.com> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.1 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 27794-done Cc: 27794-done@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -1.0 (-) Hi, On Mon, 11 Jan 2021 at 14:01, zimoun wrote: > On Fri, 18 Dec 2020 at 21:13, zimoun wrote: >> On Sat, 22 Jul 2017 at 16:22, buen ouanq wrote: > >>> It was recommended in the IRC room that I send this email. I >>> struggled all yesterday failing to get GRUB (and thus GuixSD) to >>> install in ways that I was positive had worked before. Turns out the >>> installation USB had booted UEFI rather than BIOS, so it refused to >>> install what I understood to be the default (BIOS GRUB), even though I >>> had done and partitioned everything correctly, and there were no >>> meaningful hints as to why. It would be nice if there was a little >>> note about this in the install guide, something along the lines of, >>> `EFI/BIOS detection for GRUB depends on how the installation image was >>> booted.' (or whatever it actually does, I'm not sure really). >> >> This bug is very old and had been forgotten. I do not think it is >> relevant anymore. If it is, could you provide moreinfo. Otherwise, I >> will close it after the usual 3 weeks delay. >> >> > > If no moreinfo, I will close this bug in the coming days. Since no moreinfo after a long a delay, closing! All the best, simon From unknown Sun Jun 22 22:43:50 2025 Received: (at fakecontrol) by fakecontrolmessage; To: internal_control@debbugs.gnu.org From: Debbugs Internal Request Subject: Internal Control Message-Id: bug archived. Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2021 11:24:09 +0000 User-Agent: Fakemail v42.6.9 # This is a fake control message. # # The action: # bug archived. thanks # This fakemail brought to you by your local debbugs # administrator