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gdm: Unknown failure to launch after installation from guix installer

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Message #13 received at 51813-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

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.

-- 
Thanks,
Maxim

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