Re: disk-image and partitions

[rendaw]

On 5/6/19 3:48 AM, Chris Marusich wrote:
> rendaw <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> I think I'd like to use disk-image but a number of things were unclear
>> from the documentation:
>>
>> 1. What and how many partitions are created?
>>
>> Reading the -t parameter I assume it's an image with just 1 root
>> partition. If I need UEFI will an efi partition be created?
>>
>> 2. How can I refer to the created partitions in the config?
>>
>> Digging through the source it seems that in some modes of operation the
>> root partition is automatically created and there's a local uuid value
>> that's generated and shared between the partition + filesystem config,
>> but I didn't see that exposed anywhere.
>>
>> I have various additional storage attached so I can't guarantee device
>> order (sda/sdb/sdc).
>>
>> Thanks!
> You had a lot of questions, and it's been a couple weeks.  Were you able
> to get all your questions answered, or is there still something you need
> help with?
>
Thanks, I think I've managed to figure this out.  For anyone reading the
thread I've put my findings in
https://gitlab.com/rendaw/blog/blob/master/how_to_guix_for_those_who_dont.md