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#34276: ‘guix system disk-image’ successfully builds a bad image
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> Hi,
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> Ludovic Courtès <address@hidden> skribis:
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> > The other option would be to create a special file in the 9p mount
> > that’s shared with the host upon success, but that seems a bit hacky.
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> Turns out that was easily done and better than the status quo.
> Done in commit be6520e6a58d7f6ee58f4cab76db9d1245410113!
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> Ludo’.
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