From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sat Jun 12 12:53:20 2021 Received: (at 44872) by debbugs.gnu.org; 12 Jun 2021 16:53:20 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:41975 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1ls6sq-0001fQ-BA for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 12 Jun 2021 12:53:20 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:38588) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1ls6sp-0001fD-Ds for 44872@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 12 Jun 2021 12:53:19 -0400 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::e]:44394) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1ls6sk-000510-14; Sat, 12 Jun 2021 12:53:14 -0400 Received: from [2a01:e0a:19b:d9a0:f2f7:a404:c3d3:f8b4] (port=56286 helo=meije) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1ls6sj-00008u-Me; Sat, 12 Jun 2021 12:53:13 -0400 From: Mathieu Othacehe To: David Wilson Subject: Re: bug#44872: Installer crash: 'uuid->string' is passed #f in lieu of a UUID References: <300530410.943064.1606325189191@mail.yahoo.com> <87fsxvsyek.fsf@daviwil.com> <8735tunqla.fsf@gnu.org> <87a6o071vh.fsf@daviwil.com> <87a6nzxc7h.fsf@gnu.org> <875yyn6l9d.fsf@daviwil.com> <87pmwred5f.fsf@gnu.org> <871r97195g.fsf@daviwil.com> Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2021 18:53:12 +0200 In-Reply-To: <871r97195g.fsf@daviwil.com> (David Wilson's message of "Sat, 12 Jun 2021 06:53:47 -0700") Message-ID: <87bl8bhvnr.fsf@gnu.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.2 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Spam-Score: -2.3 (--) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 44872 Cc: 44872@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: -3.3 (---) Hey, > It seems that for some reason the installer has automatically picked a > mount point of `/boot/efi' for `/dev/sda2' in addition to the mount > points on my actual hard drive. I now see an error dialog saying that > it can't retrieve the UUID of /dev/sda2 when I try to proceed past the > partitioning page. If I clear the mount point for /dev/sda2, I am now > able to proceed to the page to with the generated system configuration! Oh, I understand! The installation device is not detected by the non-install-devices procedure, as it often happens. Hence, the create-special-user-partitions finds two ESP partitions. The one on your main hard drive and the one on the installation ISO. Reading the UUID of the ESP partition of the installation ISO returns false, not sure why, but this is not the central issue. I improved the install device detection with 154a4e046281c28e39b5016e965d3d937a2ea4a1 by removing the device with the default Guix System image ISO label. This is quite fragile and if someone has a better idea, please feel free to share it :). In the meantime, it should completely fix your issue. Thanks a lot for your help, Mathieu