bug#37021: closed (GuixSD 1.01-i686 install DVD boot failure on Macbook1,1: failed to resolve partition)

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Your message dated Sat, 11 Jun 2022 02:13:12 -0400
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and subject line Re: bug#37021: GuixSD 1.01-i686 install DVD boot failure on 
Macbook1,1: failed to resolve partition
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regarding GuixSD 1.01-i686 install DVD boot failure on Macbook1,1: failed to 
resolve partition
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> Subject: 
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> GuixSD 1.01-i686 install DVD boot failure on Macbook1,1: failed to resolve partition
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> Date: 
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> Tue, 13 Aug 2019 15:16:57 -0700
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> GRUB loads. ??
> I add acpi=off to the boot options and boot.  Otherwise, the screen goes black
> with a '-' symbol at the top left corner and freezes.
>
> So, after booting with acpi=off, the display shows the following lines (with 
> timestamps on the??
> left, but I had to manually transcribe so I left them off):
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> ehci-pci 0000:00:1d.7: Found HC with no IRQ. Check BIOS/PCI 0000:00:1d.7 
> setup!??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
> ehci-pci 0000:00:1d.7: init 0000:00:1d.7 fail, 
> -19????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
> ehci-pci 0000:00:1d.0: Found HC with no IRQ. Check BIOS/PCI 0000:00:1d.0 
> setup!??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
> ehci-pci 0000:00:1d.0: init 0000:00:1d.0 fail, 
> -19????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
> ehci-pci 0000:00:1d.1: Found HC with no IRQ. Check BIOS/PCI 0000:00:1d.1 
> setup!??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
> ehci-pci 0000:00:1d.1: init 0000:00:1d.1 fail, 
> -19????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
> ehci-pci 0000:00:1d.2: Found HC with no IRQ. Check BIOS/PCI 0000:00:1d.2 
> setup!??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
> ehci-pci 0000:00:1d.2: init 0000:00:1d.2 fail, 
> -19????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
> ehci-pci 0000:00:1d.3: Found HC with no IRQ. Check BIOS/PCI 0000:00:1d.3 
> setup!??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
> ehci-pci 0000:00:1d.3: init 0000:00:1d.3 fail, 
> -19????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
> GC Warning: pthread_getattr_np or pthread_attr_getstack failed for main 
> thread????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
> GC Warning: couldn't read 
> /proc/stat????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
> Welcome, this is GNU's early boot 
> Guile.????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
> Use '--repl' for an initrd REPL.????????????
>
> loading kernel 
> modules...??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
> waiting for partition '31393730-3031-3031-3139-343934363833' to 
> appear...??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
> waiting for partition '31393730-3031-3031-3139-343934363833' to 
> appear...??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
> waiting for partition '31393730-3031-3031-3139-343934363833' to 
> appear...??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
> waiting for partition '31393730-3031-3031-3139-343934363833' to 
> appear...??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
> waiting for partition '31393730-3031-3031-3139-343934363833' to 
> appear...??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
> waiting for partition '31393730-3031-3031-3139-343934363833' to 
> appear...??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
> waiting for partition '31393730-3031-3031-3139-343934363833' to 
> appear...??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
> waiting for partition '31393730-3031-3031-3139-343934363833' to 
> appear...??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
> waiting for partition '31393730-3031-3031-3139-343934363833' to 
> appear...??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
> waiting for partition '31393730-3031-3031-3139-343934363833' to 
> appear...??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
> waiting for partition '31393730-3031-3031-3139-343934363833' to 
> appear...??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
> waiting for partition '31393730-3031-3031-3139-343934363833' to 
> appear...??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
> waiting for partition '31393730-3031-3031-3139-343934363833' to 
> appear...??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
> waiting for partition '31393730-3031-3031-3139-343934363833' to 
> appear...??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
> waiting for partition '31393730-3031-3031-3139-343934363833' to 
> appear...??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
> waiting for partition '31393730-3031-3031-3139-343934363833' to 
> appear...??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
> waiting for partition '31393730-3031-3031-3139-343934363833' to 
> appear...??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
> waiting for partition '31393730-3031-3031-3139-343934363833' to 
> appear...??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
> waiting for partition '31393730-3031-3031-3139-343934363833' to 
> appear...??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
> waiting for partition '31393730-3031-3031-3139-343934363833' to 
> appear...??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
> waiting for partition '31393730-3031-3031-3139-343934363833' to 
> appear...??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
> ERROR: In procedure 
> scm-error:????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
> failed to resolve partition "31393730-3031-3031-3139-343934363833"????????????
>
> And then it enters the Guile 2.2.4 prompt, but the keyboard and USB ports
> are disabled at this stage, so I can't use it.
>
>
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> Subject: 
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> Re: bug#37021: GuixSD 1.01-i686 install DVD boot failure on Macbook1,1: failed to resolve partition
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> Date: 
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> Sat, 11 Jun 2022 02:13:12 -0400
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> Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.1 (gnu/linux)
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>
> Hi Calvin,
>
> Calvin Heim <frofroggy@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > On Thu, 2022-06-09 at 21:11 -0400, Maxim Cournoyer wrote:
> >> Hi Calvin,
> >> 
> >> Calvin Heim <frofroggy@gmail.com> writes:
> >> 
> >> > When I press e at GRUB to edit the boot configuration
> >> > I have noticed that the identifier
> >> > 31393730-3031-3031-3139-343934363833
> >> > is the default value of the --root option on the LiveUSB.  I will look into
> >> > other possible values for this --root option. 
> >> 
> >> Did you gave up, or eventually got it working?
> >
> > I gave up because my DVD-drive stopped reading discs and instead makes gentle
> > tapping sounds and three short low-pitched buzzes for thirty seconds before
> > ejecting any inserted media. Happens at both the OEM bootloader stage and 
> > after
> > Trisquel is fully booted. It's not a Guix problem -- it's my personal hardware
> > problem now.
>
> Ah, the joys of vintage hardware :-).
>
> > I expect that you may wish to close the issue to tidy up, and I accept that
> > outcome.
>
> OK, thanks for the prompt reply!
>
> I do hope you get to install Guix successfully in another adventure to
> have :-).
>
> Thanks,
>
> Maxim
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