Subject: bug#51813: closed (Re: bug#51813: gdm: Unknown failure to launch after installation from guix installer)

From: [email-masked] (GNU bug Tracking System)
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 02:26:01 +0000

Your bug report

#51813: gdm: Unknown failure to launch after installation from guix installer

which was filed against the guix package, has been closed.

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Subject: Re: bug#51813: gdm: Unknown failure to launch after installation from guix installer
From: Maxim Cournoyer <[email-masked]>
To: Jacob Hrbek <[email-masked]>
Cc: [email-masked]
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 22:25:37 -0400
List-Id: <debbugs-submit.debbugs.gnu.org>

Hi,

Maxim Cournoyer <[email-masked]> writes:

> Hi,
>
> Jacob Hrbek <[email-masked]> writes:
>
>> Steps to reproduce:
>> 0. Get GIGABYTE M1022
>> 1. Get the installer for i686-linux from https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/guix/guix-system-install-1.3.0.i686-linux.iso e.g. using `wget wget
>> https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/guix/guix-system-install-1.3.0.i686-linux.iso`
>> 2. Plug in the USB flash disk that will be used for the installation
>> 3. Invoke `dd if=path/to/guix-system-install-1.3.0.i686-linux.iso of=/dev/sdX conv=sync progress=status && sync` wait for it to finish and
>> then boot the device with it
>> 4. Finish the installation and reboot
>> 5. On startup the gdm fails with "Oh no! Something has gone wrong" telling you to contact yourself for help
>> 6. Check log in `/var/log/gdm/greeter.log` and fail to find anything useful (see attachement)
>>
>> FWIW: it seems like an issue with gdm on 32-bit system
>
> Could you try using the latest CI-baked images such as
> https://ci.guix.gnu.org/build/1450071/details?
>
> And let me know if it still reproduces.

No news; closing this old issue.

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Thanks,
Maxim

Subject: gdm: Unknown failure to launch after installation from guix installer
From: Jacob Hrbek <[email-masked]>
To: "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2021 14:35:25 +0000
List-Id: <debbugs-submit.debbugs.gnu.org>

Steps to reproduce:

0. Get GIGABYTE M1022

1. Get the installer for i686-linux from https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/guix/guix-system-install-1.3.0.i686-linux.iso e.g. using `wget wget https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/guix/guix-system-install-1.3.0.i686-linux.iso`

2. Plug in the USB flash disk that will be used for the installation

3. Invoke `dd if=path/to/guix-system-install-1.3.0.i686-linux.iso of=/dev/sdX conv=sync progress=status && sync` wait for it to finish and then boot the device with it

4. Finish the installation and reboot

5. On startup the gdm fails with "Oh no! Something has gone wrong" telling you to contact yourself for help

6. Check log in `/var/log/gdm/greeter.log` and fail to find anything useful (see attachement)

FWIW: it seems like an issue with gdm on 32-bit system

FWIW: This system had issues with initial installation due to the lack of firmware e.g. requiring configuration of systemd on NixOS to avoid random suspends, see https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/130947

-- Jacob "Kreyren" Hrbek

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