bug#53141: closed (installer failed in mkfs.ext4 when installing to the same USB drive)

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and subject line Re: bug#53141: installer failed in mkfs.ext4 when installing 
to the same USB drive
has caused the debbugs.gnu.org bug report #53141,
regarding installer failed in mkfs.ext4 when installing to the same USB drive
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> Re: installer failed in mkfs.ext4 when installing to the same USB drive
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> Sun, 09 Jan 2022 09:08:58 -0500
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> mu4e 1.6.10; emacs 27.2
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> 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:
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>   https://guix.gnu.org/cookbook/en/html_node/Guix-System-Image-API.html
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> However, I'm not sure how to combine it with an encrypted volume.
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> (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.)
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> Dan Connolly <dckc@madmode.com> writes:
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> > 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.
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> > I can imagine that installing on the installation media is not
> > supported. Perhaps the installer should have prevented me from doing
> > so?
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> > 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.
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> Re: bug#53141: installer failed in mkfs.ext4 when installing to the same USB drive
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> Wed, 02 Feb 2022 17:43:51 +0100
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> The latest installer should hide the installation media in the device
> selection list, preventing this kind of issues.
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> Closing,
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> Thanks,
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> Mathieu
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