Re: GNU Guix 1.2.0rc1 available for testing!

[pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)]

On Sun, Nov 15, 2020 at 10:53:29PM +0100, Marius Bakke wrote:
> I have just installed a system using manual partitioning through the
> installer, with encryption.  Everything worked like a charm.
> 
> Can you provide more details about the steps you did to arrive at the
> error?  And information about the (new and old) partition layout?

Thank you for trying.  Hmm strange.  I tried once again (I think I did
the same steps as before) and it worked.  Maybe I forgot something?
Maybe it depends on how fast the machine completes a formatting task?
So I tried again two more times and it failed again, I got the error
again both times during partition formatting.

So all the partitioning is already done except for the encryption.
/dev/sdc is the install USB drive.  /dev/sda is the hard disk.
/dev/sda1 is the EFI system partition; I do not format it.  /dev/sda5
is the partition I try to put the encrypted root fs on.  I check
encryption and set its mount point to “/”.

/var/log/messages has the following log for the installer:

Nov 15 23:49:30 localhost installer[259]: Display is 128x42. 
Nov 15 23:49:30 localhost installer[259]: running step 'locale' 
Nov 15 23:49:30 localhost installer[259]: running step 'language' 
Nov 15 23:49:31 localhost installer[259]: running form #<newt-form 771a60> 
("Locale language") with 0 clients 
Nov 15 23:49:40 localhost vmunix: [   56.102132] tg3 0000:03:00.0 enp3s0: Link 
is down
Nov 15 23:49:40 localhost connmand[210]: enp3s0 {RX} 24 packets 3438 bytes
Nov 15 23:49:40 localhost connmand[210]: enp3s0 {TX} 31 packets 3795 bytes
Nov 15 23:49:40 localhost connmand[210]: enp3s0 {update} flags 36867 <UP>
Nov 15 23:49:40 localhost connmand[210]: enp3s0 {newlink} index 2 address 
10:9A:DD:46:4F:9F mtu 1500
Nov 15 23:49:40 localhost connmand[210]: enp3s0 {newlink} index 2 operstate 2 
<DOWN>
Nov 15 23:49:40 localhost nscd: 211 monitored file `/etc/resolv.conf` was 
written to
Nov 15 23:49:40 localhost nscd: 211 monitored file `/etc/resolv.conf` was 
written to
Nov 15 23:49:40 localhost connmand[210]: enp3s0 {del} address 192.168.178.74/24 
label enp3s0
Nov 15 23:49:40 localhost connmand[210]: enp3s0 {del} route 192.168.178.0 gw 
0.0.0.0 scope 253 <LINK>
Nov 15 23:49:40 localhost connmand[210]: enp3s0 {del} route fd00:: gw :: scope 
0 <UNIVERSE>
Nov 15 23:49:40 localhost connmand[210]: enp3s0 {del} route fe80:: gw :: scope 
0 <UNIVERSE>
Nov 15 23:49:40 localhost connmand[210]: enp3s0 {del} address 
fd00::129a:ddff:fe46:4f9f/64 label (null)
Nov 15 23:50:23 localhost installer[259]: running step 'territory' 
Nov 15 23:50:23 localhost installer[259]: running form #<newt-form 771ab0> 
("Locale location") with 0 clients 
Nov 15 23:50:26 localhost installer[259]: running step 'codeset' 
Nov 15 23:50:26 localhost installer[259]: running step 'modifier' 
Nov 15 23:50:26 localhost shepherd[1]: Service console-font-tty2 has been 
stopped. 
Nov 15 23:50:26 localhost shepherd[1]: Service term-tty2 has been stopped. 
Nov 15 23:50:26 localhost shepherd[1]: Service host-name has been started. 
Nov 15 23:50:26 localhost shepherd[1]: Service term-tty2 has been started. 
Nov 15 23:50:26 localhost installer[259]: running step 'welcome' 
Nov 15 23:50:26 localhost installer[259]: running form #<newt-form 788ea0> 
("GNU Guix install") with 0 clients 
Nov 15 23:50:27 localhost installer[259]: running step 'timezone' 
Nov 15 23:50:27 localhost installer[259]: running form #<newt-form 789640> 
("Timezone") with 0 clients 
Nov 15 23:50:32 localhost installer[259]: running form #<newt-form 7859b0> 
("Timezone") with 0 clients 
Nov 15 23:50:34 localhost installer[259]: running step 'keymap' 
Nov 15 23:50:34 localhost installer[259]: running step 'layout' 
Nov 15 23:50:34 localhost installer[259]: running form #<newt-form 783e40> 
("Layout") with 0 clients 
Nov 15 23:50:36 localhost installer[259]: running step 'variant' 
Nov 15 23:50:36 localhost installer[259]: running form #<newt-form 7842a0> 
("Variant") with 0 clients 
Nov 15 23:50:41 localhost installer[259]: running step 'hostname' 
Nov 15 23:50:41 localhost installer[259]: running form #<newt-form 785dd0> 
("Hostname") with 0 clients 
Nov 15 23:50:53 localhost installer[259]: running step 'network' 
Nov 15 23:50:53 localhost installer[259]: running step 'select-technology' 
Nov 15 23:50:53 localhost installer[259]: running step 'power-technology' 
Nov 15 23:50:54 localhost installer[259]: running step 'connect-service' 
Nov 15 23:50:54 localhost installer[259]: running form #<newt-form 7e5590> ("No 
service") with 0 clients 
Nov 15 23:51:00 localhost vmunix: [  135.760473] tg3 0000:03:00.0 enp3s0: Link 
is up at 100 Mbps, full duplex
Nov 15 23:51:00 localhost vmunix: [  135.760478] tg3 0000:03:00.0 enp3s0: Flow 
control is on for TX and on for RX
Nov 15 23:51:00 localhost vmunix: [  135.760598] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): 
enp3s0: link becomes ready
Nov 15 23:51:00 localhost connmand[210]: enp3s0 {add} route fe80:: gw :: scope 
0 <UNIVERSE>
Nov 15 23:51:00 localhost connmand[210]: enp3s0 {RX} 24 packets 3438 bytes
Nov 15 23:51:00 localhost connmand[210]: enp3s0 {TX} 31 packets 3795 bytes
Nov 15 23:51:00 localhost connmand[210]: enp3s0 {update} flags 102467 
<UP,RUNNING,LOWER_UP>
Nov 15 23:51:00 localhost connmand[210]: enp3s0 {newlink} index 2 address 
10:9A:DD:46:4F:9F mtu 1500
Nov 15 23:51:00 localhost connmand[210]: enp3s0 {newlink} index 2 operstate 6 
<UP>
Nov 15 23:51:00 localhost connmand[210]: Setting domainname to fritz.box
Nov 15 23:51:00 localhost nscd: 211 monitored file `/etc/resolv.conf` was 
written to
Nov 15 23:51:00 localhost connmand[210]: enp3s0 {add} address 192.168.178.74/24 
label enp3s0 family 2
Nov 15 23:51:00 localhost connmand[210]: ntp: adjust (slew): +0.137667 sec
Nov 15 23:51:00 localhost connmand[210]: enp3s0 {add} route 192.168.178.0 gw 
0.0.0.0 scope 253 <LINK>
Nov 15 23:51:00 localhost connmand[210]: enp3s0 {add} route 192.168.178.1 gw 
0.0.0.0 scope 253 <LINK>
Nov 15 23:51:00 localhost connmand[210]: enp3s0 {add} route 0.0.0.0 gw 
192.168.178.1 scope 0 <UNIVERSE>
Nov 15 23:51:00 localhost nscd: 211 monitored file `/etc/resolv.conf` was 
written to
Nov 15 23:51:00 localhost last message repeated 5 times
Nov 15 23:51:00 localhost connmand[210]: enp3s0 {add} route 212.227.81.55 gw 
192.168.178.1 scope 0 <UNIVERSE>
Nov 15 23:51:01 localhost connmand[210]: enp3s0 {del} route 212.227.81.55 gw 
192.168.178.1 scope 0 <UNIVERSE>
Nov 15 23:51:01 localhost installer[259]: running step 'select-technology' 
Nov 15 23:51:01 localhost installer[259]: running step 'power-technology' 
Nov 15 23:51:02 localhost connmand[210]: enp3s0 {add} route fd00:: gw :: scope 
0 <UNIVERSE>
Nov 15 23:51:02 localhost nscd: 211 monitored file `/etc/resolv.conf` was 
written to
Nov 15 23:51:02 localhost installer[259]: running step 'connect-service' 
Nov 15 23:51:03 localhost installer[259]: running step 'wait-online' 
Nov 15 23:51:04 localhost installer[259]: running step 'user' 
Nov 15 23:51:04 localhost installer[259]: running form #<newt-form 857f70> 
("System administrator password") with 0 clients 
Nov 15 23:51:04 localhost connmand[210]: enp3s0 {add} address 
fd00::129a:ddff:fe46:4f9f/64 label (null) family 10
Nov 15 23:51:04 localhost nscd: 211 monitored file `/etc/resolv.conf` was 
written to
Nov 15 23:51:04 localhost last message repeated 5 times
Nov 15 23:51:15 localhost installer[259]: running form #<newt-form 85c870> 
("Password confirmation required") with 0 clients 
Nov 15 23:51:23 localhost installer[259]: running form #<newt-form 85c820> 
(add-users) with 0 clients 
Nov 15 23:51:45 localhost installer[259]: running form #<newt-form 859770> 
("Password confirmation required") with 0 clients 
Nov 15 23:51:54 localhost installer[259]: running form #<newt-form 858770> 
(add-users) with 0 clients 
Nov 15 23:51:55 localhost installer[259]: running step 'services' 
Nov 15 23:51:55 localhost installer[259]: running form #<newt-form 859480> 
("Desktop environment") with 0 clients 
Nov 15 23:52:01 localhost installer[259]: running form #<newt-form 8594d0> 
("Network service") with 0 clients 
Nov 15 23:52:02 localhost installer[259]: running step 'partition' 
Nov 15 23:52:04 localhost vmunix: [  199.938163]  sda: sda1 sda2 sda3 sda4 sda5 
sda7
Nov 15 23:52:04 localhost vmunix: [  200.195324]  sdc: sdc2
Nov 15 23:52:04 localhost installer[259]: running form #<newt-form 8592a0> 
("Partitioning method") with 0 clients 
Nov 15 23:52:08 localhost installer[259]: running form #<newt-form 8594d0> 
("Manual partitioning") with 0 clients 
Nov 15 23:52:08 localhost vmunix: [  203.706965]  sda: sda1 sda2 sda3 sda4 sda5 
sda7
Nov 15 23:52:08 localhost vmunix: [  203.715838]  sdc: sdc2
Nov 15 23:52:12 localhost installer[259]: running form #<newt-form 859910> 
("Partition edit") with 0 clients 
Nov 15 23:52:15 localhost installer[259]: running form #<newt-form 86f5f0> 
("Encryption label") with 0 clients 
Nov 15 23:52:24 localhost installer[259]: running form #<newt-form 86ee10> 
("Partition edit") with 0 clients 
Nov 15 23:52:26 localhost installer[259]: running form #<newt-form 864610> 
("Mounting point") with 0 clients 
Nov 15 23:52:28 localhost installer[259]: running form #<newt-form 8643a0> 
("Partition edit") with 0 clients 
Nov 15 23:52:30 localhost installer[259]: running form #<newt-form 864450> 
("Manual partitioning") with 0 clients 
Nov 15 23:52:33 localhost installer[259]: running form #<newt-form 86f730> 
("Password required") with 0 clients 
Nov 15 23:52:45 localhost installer[259]: running form #<newt-form 870810> 
("Password confirmation required") with 0 clients 
Nov 15 23:52:55 localhost installer[259]: running form #<newt-form 8643a0> 
("Format disk?") with 0 clients 
Nov 15 23:53:01 localhost vmunix: [  257.244569]  sdc: sdc2
Nov 15 23:53:03 localhost installer[259]: crashing due to uncaught exception: 
misc-error (#f "~A" ("Device /dev/sda is still in use.") #f) 
Nov 15 23:53:03 localhost installer[259]: running form #<newt-form 865370> 
("Unexpected problem") with 0 clients 

I assume some formatting step had not completed in time.

Regards,
Florian