From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Wed Jan 31 13:56:36 2018 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 31 Jan 2018 18:56:36 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:51501 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1egxYi-00037U-5l for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 31 Jan 2018 13:56:36 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:47016) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1egxYg-00037H-8E for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 31 Jan 2018 13:56:35 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1egxYa-0001V7-B6 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 31 Jan 2018 13:56:29 -0500 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,T_DKIM_INVALID autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::11]:44508) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1egxYa-0001Uz-88 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 31 Jan 2018 13:56:28 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:37986) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1egxYZ-0001Kx-0k for bug-guix@gnu.org; Wed, 31 Jan 2018 13:56:27 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1egxYV-0001RG-SQ for bug-guix@gnu.org; Wed, 31 Jan 2018 13:56:27 -0500 Received: from pegasus.bbbm.mdc-berlin.de ([141.80.25.20]:49578) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1egxYV-0001LJ-Ib for bug-guix@gnu.org; Wed, 31 Jan 2018 13:56:23 -0500 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pegasus.bbbm.mdc-berlin.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id BA6FC7029DD for ; Wed, 31 Jan 2018 19:56:14 +0100 (CET) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=mdc-berlin.de; h= content-transfer-encoding:content-type:content-type:mime-version :message-id:date:date:subject:subject:from:from:user-agent :received:received:received:received; s=mdc; t=1517424969; x= 1519239370; bh=jKawxyzePzicd60Gmv8FKa3HaafCfQMLfksnD2ihyo4=; b=g KNQKzBjei/K0b8+MjxCb1N+GG4kuy1+QJPgu2jbI1ltv64oqv/Ge8M6ma6NGw4/8 0N6QHtXsk2xjQ1YncsVQFSAoR1g0xWFBUldGVJ1LYobtyxsUgKtkJzDt9VPXYmGD HqU05gFYJEB5KQKun8pbqQZl/r3O6dS9evumFNIVf4= X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at mdc-berlin.de Received: from pegasus.bbbm.mdc-berlin.de ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (pegasus.bbbm.mdc-berlin.de [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id uJZ2mKQD_nlo for ; Wed, 31 Jan 2018 19:56:09 +0100 (CET) Received: from HTCATWO.mdc-berlin.net (puck.citx.mdc-berlin.de [141.80.36.101]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pegasus.bbbm.mdc-berlin.de (Postfix) with ESMTPS for ; Wed, 31 Jan 2018 19:56:09 +0100 (CET) Received: from SW-IT-P-CAS2.mdc-berlin.net (141.80.113.54) by HTCATWO.mdc-berlin.net (141.80.180.190) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 14.3.361.1; Wed, 31 Jan 2018 19:56:09 +0100 Received: from localhost (141.80.113.51) by SW-IT-P-CAS2.mdc-berlin.net (141.80.113.54) with Microsoft SMTP Server id 14.3.361.1; Wed, 31 Jan 2018 19:56:08 +0100 User-agent: mu4e 0.9.18; emacs 25.3.1 From: Ricardo Wurmus To: Subject: efi-less grub install fails X-URL: https://elephly.net X-PGP-Key: https://elephly.net/rekado.pubkey X-PGP-Fingerprint: BCA6 89B6 3655 3801 C3C6 2150 197A 5888 235F ACAC Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2018 19:55:58 +0100 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" X-Originating-IP: [141.80.113.51] X-TM-AS-Product-Ver: SMEX-11.0.0.4283-8.200.1013-23634.001 X-TM-AS-Result: No--0.354600-0.000000-31 X-TM-AS-MatchedID: 707788-701674-186035-708712-700752-701753-700532-702931-1 21224-148004-148133-10018-41000-42000-42003-63 X-TM-AS-User-Approved-Sender: Yes X-TM-AS-User-Blocked-Sender: No Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] [fuzzy] X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6.x X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::11 X-Spam-Score: -5.0 (-----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -5.0 (-----) =E2=80=9Cguix system init=E2=80=9D fails with a configuration file that s= pecifies grub-bootloader (not grub-efi-bootloader). =E2=80=9Cgrub-install=E2=80=9D reports an error about =E2=80=9Clib/grub/x= 86_64-efi/modinfo.sh=E2=80=9D not being available. It suggests passing =E2=80=9C--target=E2=80=9D or =E2= =80=9C--device=E2=80=9D. Our invocation of grub-install does not include a =E2=80=9C--target=E2=80= =9D argument. Only after I edited it to pass =E2=80=9C--target=3Di386-pc=E2=80=9D did =E2= =80=9Cguix system init=E2=80=9D pass. This is on an x86_64 laptop where =E2=80=9Clegacy=E2=80=9D BIOS booting i= s enabled. -- Ricardo