What is the correct command to run GNU guix/Hurd in qemu?
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I could not find much info about running GNU guix/Hurd in qemu, but I tried using two commands and I get get two different errors.
This is the one from GNU guix guide. https://guix.gnu.org/manual/devel/en/html_node/Running-Guix-in-a-VM.html
qemu-system-x86_64 --machine q35 -nic user,model=virtio-net-pci -enable-kvm -m 2048 -device virtio-blk,drive=myhd -drive if=none,file=86pbr2w7zfzf31njwwihxs86adwbb6zv-hurd-barebones.qcow2,id=myhd
It then gets stuck in the boot process with the line "sd0: timeout waiting for identify"
The second command I tried is from the Debian GNU/Hurd guide. https://www.debian.org/ports/hurd/hurd-install
kvm -m 4G -drive file=$(echo 86pbr2w7zfzf31njwwihxs86adwbb6zv-hurd-barebones.qcow2),cache=writeback
It boots properly into GNU guix/Hurd, and I could login as root, but when I run "guix pull", I get this error
guix pull: error: Git error: cannot extend packfile '/root/.cache/guix/checkouts/7x37p6bub2newlthjx5kk2mco2aq44vxbq9p5gua3sifqxzfb3aqq/.git/objects/pack/pack_git2_37ae6b67c8b573ea': No space left on device
ext2fs: part:1:device:hd0: warning: This filesystem is out of space.
What is the command to run GNU guix/Hurd? Are there any other issues that I am unaware of that might be happening as well?
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<div dir=3D"auto">I could not find much info about running GNU guix/Hurd in=
qemu, but I tried using two commands and I get get two different errors.<b=
r></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">This is the one from =
GNU guix guide. https://guix.gnu.org/manual/devel/en/html_node/Running-Guix=
-in-a-VM.html<br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">qemu-s=
ystem-x86_64 --machine q35 -nic user,model=3Dvirtio-net-pci -enable-k=
vm -m 2048 -device virtio-blk,drive=3Dmyhd -drive if=3Dnone,file=3D86=
pbr2w7zfzf31njwwihxs86adwbb6zv-hurd-barebones.qcow2,id=3Dmyhd<br></div><div=
dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">It then gets stuck in the boot pr=
ocess with the line "sd0: timeout waiting for identify"<br></div><div dir=
=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">The second command I tried is from th=
e Debian GNU/Hurd guide. https://www.debian.org/ports/hurd/hurd-install<br>=
</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">kvm -m 4G -drive file=
=3D$(echo 86pbr2w7zfzf31njwwihxs86adwbb6zv-hurd-barebones.qcow2),cache=3Dwr=
iteback<br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">It boots pro=
perly into GNU guix/Hurd, and I could login as root, but when I run "guix p=
ull", I get this error<br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"aut=
o">guix pull: error: Git error: cannot extend packfile '/root/.cache/guix/c=
heckouts/7x37p6bub2newlthjx5kk2mco2aq44vxbq9p5gua3sifqxzfb3aqq/.git/objects=
/pack/pack_git2_37ae6b67c8b573ea': No space left on device<br></div><div di=
r=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">ext2fs: part:1:device:hd0: warning: =
This filesystem is out of space.<br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div =
dir=3D"auto">What is the command to run GNU guix/Hurd? Are there any other =
issues that I am unaware of that might be happening as well?</div> </body>
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