From unknown Thu Jun 19 14:07:12 2025 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.509 (Entity 5.509) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 From: bug#53141 <53141@debbugs.gnu.org> To: bug#53141 <53141@debbugs.gnu.org> Subject: Status: installer failed in mkfs.ext4 when installing to the same USB drive Reply-To: bug#53141 <53141@debbugs.gnu.org> Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2025 21:07:12 +0000 retitle 53141 installer failed in mkfs.ext4 when installing to the same USB= drive reassign 53141 guix submitter 53141 Christine Lemmer-Webber severity 53141 normal thanks From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sun Jan 09 09:14:34 2022 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 9 Jan 2022 14:14:34 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:49442 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1n6Yxu-0004Ko-Bd for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 09 Jan 2022 09:14:34 -0500 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]:58904) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1n6Yxq-0004Ke-A8 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 09 Jan 2022 09:14:32 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:34388) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1n6Yxq-00082l-64 for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sun, 09 Jan 2022 09:14:30 -0500 Received: from dustycloud.org ([50.116.34.160]:60176) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1n6Yxh-0006Ms-MB for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sun, 09 Jan 2022 09:14:23 -0500 Received: from twig (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dustycloud.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 09C4B265FA; Sun, 9 Jan 2022 09:14:20 -0500 (EST) References: User-agent: mu4e 1.6.10; emacs 27.2 From: Christine Lemmer-Webber To: Dan Connolly Subject: Re: installer failed in mkfs.ext4 when installing to the same USB drive Date: Sun, 09 Jan 2022 09:08:58 -0500 In-reply-to: Message-ID: <87sftxdmis.fsf@dustycloud.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Received-SPF: pass client-ip=50.116.34.160; envelope-from=cwebber@dustycloud.org; helo=dustycloud.org X-Spam_score_int: -18 X-Spam_score: -1.9 X-Spam_bar: - X-Spam_report: (-1.9 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-Spam-Score: -1.3 (-) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit Cc: bug-guix@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: -2.3 (--) I wonder if what you're really looking for is "guix system image", which will build something that is basically "pre-configured" for bootable media you can use: https://guix.gnu.org/cookbook/en/html_node/Guix-System-Image-API.html However, I'm not sure how to combine it with an encrypted volume. (One advantage of this path is that you can test your built image in a VM before you try booting it and writing it to a USB key, btw.) Dan Connolly writes: > I'm installing from a USB thumb drive. I'd like to use the thumb drive > as the disk for the machine. The installer gave me the option to do > so, but then it crashed. > > I can imagine that installing on the installation media is not > supported. Perhaps the installer should have prevented me from doing > so? > > p.e. Please excuse the use of an image of the text. I see "The > backtrace is displayed below. Please report it by email ..." and I the > only option that occurs to me is to take an image and send it from > another computer. From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Tue Jan 11 04:49:02 2022 Received: (at 53141) by debbugs.gnu.org; 11 Jan 2022 09:49:02 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:54172 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1n7Dm1-0003lX-UT for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 11 Jan 2022 04:49:02 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:60552) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1n7Dlz-0003l9-IK for 53141@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 11 Jan 2022 04:49:00 -0500 Received: from [2001:470:142:3::e] (port=42662 helo=fencepost.gnu.org) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1n7Dlu-0006JK-0a; Tue, 11 Jan 2022 04:48:54 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gnu.org; s=fencepost-gnu-org; h=MIME-Version:In-Reply-To:Date:References:Subject:To: From; bh=KnQ/z9uC9fGpvX3iu3BTRP6TUiFU8wQa/1/PWjQElBs=; b=iQmd5JEXdKF6r7i6sQ9Y RQUpv14SaE3rb30j/Crs7ROoZpw60VAVlS+Vul2WXpUw1xXsOkIPYDzc2+X5P/hIpCv/mnYHtxSYK VOuRUT2QMfTvp5KEioVjFGOR/iaqqzMKUS2vgPMPraJBcd9vwIVubgd1lbNOlmT+4y+XwCuSmdTFV 8Blxs5CPm93jnIt/FPlsfKII/MuBiW/xbmR6s7705Qa+tDXdKlZ9vcGzVwCJm9hVhaiaGvXaLOPtu 5+w75sKY6yi8EFPYngebIl1IwXM/HBoFxYiGsPDY/hZwtqoWFuePdD1OOGN4Gjel2yPwpS9qiVAJb 2lER4yPLcM20oA==; Received: from [2a01:e0a:19b:d9a0:2f3b:16f2:b776:3ef9] (port=51144 helo=meije) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1n7Dlu-0001tb-3v; Tue, 11 Jan 2022 04:48:54 -0500 From: Mathieu Othacehe To: Christine Lemmer-Webber Subject: Re: bug#53141: installer failed in mkfs.ext4 when installing to the same USB drive References: <87sftxdmis.fsf@dustycloud.org> Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2022 10:48:52 +0100 In-Reply-To: <87sftxdmis.fsf@dustycloud.org> (Christine Lemmer-Webber's message of "Sun, 09 Jan 2022 09:08:58 -0500") Message-ID: <87bl0iwqkb.fsf@gnu.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.2 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Spam-Score: -2.3 (--) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 53141 Cc: 53141@debbugs.gnu.org, Dan Connolly 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: -3.3 (---) Hello, >> I'm installing from a USB thumb drive. I'd like to use the thumb drive >> as the disk for the machine. The installer gave me the option to do >> so, but then it crashed. Christine is right, in that case you might prefer to use "guix system image" to create directly a bootable image that suits you. >> I can imagine that installing on the installation media is not >> supported. Perhaps the installer should have prevented me from doing >> so? Yes indeed. The latest installer available here: https://guix.gnu.org/en/download/latest/ should hide the installation media in the device selection page. It would be great if you could confirm it. Thanks, Mathieu From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Thu Jan 13 08:20:42 2022 Received: (at control) by debbugs.gnu.org; 13 Jan 2022 13:20:42 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:60481 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1n801y-0006sr-HJ for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 13 Jan 2022 08:20:42 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:51850) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1n801x-0006sb-Ip for control@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 13 Jan 2022 08:20:41 -0500 Received: from [2001:470:142:3::e] (port=43496 helo=fencepost.gnu.org) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1n801e-0002my-Ns for control@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 13 Jan 2022 08:20:32 -0500 Received: from [2a01:e0a:19b:d9a0:2f3b:16f2:b776:3ef9] (port=35426 helo=meije) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1n801e-0001bo-MN for control@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 13 Jan 2022 08:20:23 -0500 Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2022 14:20:20 +0100 Message-Id: <87h7a7ojqj.fsf@meije.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me> To: control@debbugs.gnu.org From: Mathieu Othacehe Subject: control message for bug #53143 X-Spam-Score: -1.9 (-) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: control 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: -2.9 (--) merge 53143 53141 quit From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Wed Feb 02 11:44:02 2022 Received: (at 53141-done) by debbugs.gnu.org; 2 Feb 2022 16:44:02 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:53211 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1nFIji-0007lB-5g for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 02 Feb 2022 11:44:02 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:35084) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1nFIjf-0007kX-Ud; Wed, 02 Feb 2022 11:44:00 -0500 Received: from [2001:470:142:3::e] (port=37990 helo=fencepost.gnu.org) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1nFIja-0003gx-9T; Wed, 02 Feb 2022 11:43:54 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gnu.org; s=fencepost-gnu-org; h=MIME-Version:In-Reply-To:Date:References:Subject:To: From; bh=99ujJvJ/iuxkTbOzplELoSzXEO/Mclr0Ll1DW+jLE/s=; b=BNHGT6ERy6drpPJ+XInd kc1ub7v1lTubLyPoARiBhlp/Ohvs62FnNhrj4XjRKdw/kYLPrU7sMtV9MjPFgvPizU75wlAi4BgZQ wZJMHQL2Re8xRUv6VbDPoEt4uXvKkkuhc7ulVjFJkuKoE38NQPf4zrcgmaFK5HFJh/Mmq9Z5qAnkd mYKYcOcKi1d4SrVQlljGGW5/TMHcLbeVBqQlJ8PO9qTPsjgJXCLR+9/ziCUqgLb5Fr1aS5COwUWbI ShruKrC4i4y++fGuIy0HGkU9GaugYLYTGJnI1iAMIb6jIk9PuZZstdMoa4mXcCPrsUgy29iDUGcG6 1GILit5zXYX56A==; Received: from [2a01:e0a:2c2:ef10:2807:242d:1d79:6546] (port=58126 helo=meije) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1nFIjZ-0004jK-TQ; Wed, 02 Feb 2022 11:43:54 -0500 From: Mathieu Othacehe To: Dan Connolly Subject: Re: bug#53141: installer failed in mkfs.ext4 when installing to the same USB drive References: Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2022 17:43:51 +0100 In-Reply-To: (Dan Connolly's message of "Sun, 9 Jan 2022 07:27:17 -0600") Message-ID: <87fsp1cj7c.fsf@gnu.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.2 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Spam-Score: -2.3 (--) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 53141-done Cc: Christopher Webber , 53141-done@debbugs.gnu.org, 53143-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: -3.3 (---) The latest installer should hide the installation media in the device selection list, preventing this kind of issues. 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