From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Tue Jan 02 20:03:24 2018 Received: (at 29934) by debbugs.gnu.org; 3 Jan 2018 01:03:25 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:33628 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1eWXSm-0004XT-ND for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 02 Jan 2018 20:03:24 -0500 Received: from dd26836.kasserver.com ([85.13.145.193]:55912) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1eWXSk-0004XJ-5L for 29934@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 02 Jan 2018 20:03:23 -0500 Received: from localhost (77.118.193.73.wireless.dyn.drei.com [77.118.193.73]) by dd26836.kasserver.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id CCC6D33605B2; Wed, 3 Jan 2018 02:03:19 +0100 (CET) Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2018 02:03:15 +0100 From: Danny Milosavljevic To: Catonano Subject: Re: bug#29934: in virtual machines the graphical dektop environment randomly fails to show up Message-ID: <20180103020315.7e9825fb@scratchpost.org> In-Reply-To: <20180102181515.195ec353@scratchpost.org> References: <20180101214735.734b62cd@scratchpost.org> <20180102095808.04d1111b@scratchpost.org> <20180102125201.628f4cf1@scratchpost.org> <20180102181515.195ec353@scratchpost.org> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.16.0 (GTK+ 2.24.31; x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Score: -0.7 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 29934 Cc: 29934@debbugs.gnu.org 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: -0.7 (/) $ cat vm-config-desktop.scm (operating-system (host-name "antelope") (timezone "Europe/Paris") (locale "it_IT.utf8") (kernel-arguments `("console=ttyS0")) ;; Assuming /dev/sdX is the target hard disk, and "my-root" ;; is the label of the target root file system. (bootloader (grub-configuration (device "/dev/sda"))) (file-systems (cons (file-system (device "my-root") (title 'label) (mount-point "/") (type "ext4") ) %base-file-systems)) (users (cons (user-account (name "catonano") (comment "Alice's brother") (group "users") (supplementary-groups '("wheel" "netdev" "audio" "video")) (home-directory "/home/catonano")) %base-user-accounts)) ;; This is where we specify system-wide packages. (packages (cons* nss-certs ;for HTTPS access gvfs ;for user mounts %base-packages)) ;; Add GNOME and/or Xfce---we can choose at the log-in ;; screen with F1. Use the "desktop" services, which ;; include the X11 log-in service, networking with Wicd, ;; and more. (services (cons* (postgresql-service #:locale "it_IT.UTF-8") ;(service trytond-service-type) (service agetty-service-type (agetty-configuration (tty "ttyS0"))) (gnome-desktop-service) (xfce-desktop-service) %desktop-services)) ;; Allow resolution of '.local' host names with mDNS. (name-service-switch %mdns-host-lookup-nss)) And then $ `guix system vm ~/vm-config-desktop.scm --image-size=10GB --share=$HOME/tmp=/exchange` -serial stdio ... This is the GNU system. Welcome. antelope login: