[debbugs-tracker] bug#37164: closed (Generated installation image does not include grub.)

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> Generated installation image does not include grub.
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> Fri, 23 Aug 2019 11:40:13 -0600
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> 1. generate the install image
>  guix system disk-image --file-system-type=iso9600 --verbosity=3 --
> root=installation-os-x86_64.iso  --system=x86_64-linux -e '(@ (gnu
> system install) installation-os)'
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> 2. examine the resulting iso
> readlink installation-os-x86_64.iso | xargs file
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> output: /gnu/store/3xp541s4zrxass6h6rcwfz7bc33wv84p-disk-image: DOS/MBR
> boot sector; partition 1 : ID=0x83, active, start-CHS (0x0,32,33), end-
> CHS (0xe3,198,58), startsector 2048, 3657239 sectors; partition 2 :
> ID=0xef, start-CHS (0xe3,198,59), end-CHS (0xe8,224,16), startsector
> 3659287, 81921 sectors
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> 3. Compare this output with what file says about the official
> installation iso:
> wget https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/guix/guix-system-install-1.0.1.x86_64-linu
> x.iso.xz
> unxz guix-system-install-1.0.1.x86_64-linux.iso.xz
> readlink guix-system-install-1.0.1.x86_64-linux.iso
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> output:guix-system-install-1.0.1.x86_64-linux.iso: DOS/MBR boot sector;
> GRand Unified Bootloader, stage1 version 0x79, boot drive 0xbb, stage2
> address 0x8e70, 1st sector stage2 0xb8db31c3, stage2 segment 0x201;
> partition 1 : ID=0xee, start-CHS (0x0,0,2), end-CHS (0x3f6,38,4),
> startsector 1, 2694403 sectors, extended partition table (last)
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> It appears file discovered the GRand Unified Bootloader in the official
> iso but not in the generated iso.
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> When I try to use the generated iso in virt-manager, it claims there
> are no bootable drives. I think this is because the generated iso has
> no GRUB.
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> The manual says to specify the file gnu/system/install.scm instead of
> the value (@ (gnu system install) installation-os)) but ultimately they
> give guix the same value, so I think that wouldn't make a difference.
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> removing --system=x86_64 does not trigger a full rebuild, so it looks
> like guix does not expect to build anything different.
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> Guix describe outputs:
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> Generation 47   Aug 23 2019 09:22:24    (current)
>   guix d78bc23
>     repository URL: https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/guix.git
>     branch: master
>     commit: d78bc23411b1351ff9495a511c22b27d17f9226f
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> GUIX_PACKAGE_PATH="/home/jesse/Documents/broken-guix/Broken-Guix-
> Packages"
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> Thanks
> -Jesse
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> Re: bug#37164: Generated installation image does not include grub.
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> Wed, 28 Aug 2019 23:18:45 -0600
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> On Thu, 2019-08-29 at 02:34 +0200, Danny Milosavljevic wrote:
> > > Jesse Gibbons <address@hidden> skribis:
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> > > > 1. generate the install image
> > > >  guix system disk-image --file-system-type=iso9600 --verbosity=3
> > > > --
> > > > root=installation-os-x86_64.iso  --system=x86_64-linux -e '(@
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> > > > system install) installation-os)'
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> > There's a typo there :)
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> > You wrote: iso9600
> > It should be: iso9660
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> > But the error message could be vastly improved O_o
> It looks like this solves the issue. 
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