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gdm: Unknown failure to launch after installation from guix installer

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Jacob Hrbek <kreyren <at> rixotstudio.cz>
Subject: bug#51813: closed (Re: bug#51813: gdm: Unknown failure to launch
 after installation from guix installer)
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 02:26:01 +0000

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Your bug report

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

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

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 51813 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
To: Jacob Hrbek <kreyren <at> rixotstudio.cz>
Cc: 51813-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#51813: gdm: Unknown failure to launch after installation
 from guix installer
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 22:25:37 -0400

Hi,

Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com> writes:

> Hi,
>
> Jacob Hrbek <kreyren <at> rixotstudio.cz> 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

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From: Jacob Hrbek <kreyren <at> rixotstudio.cz>
To: "bug-guix <at> gnu.org" <bug-guix <at> gnu.org>
Subject: gdm: Unknown failure to launch after installation from guix installer
Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2021 14:35:25 +0000

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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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