Hi Yasuaki, That's great to hear about why you came to guix, but please don't advertise for non-free software on guix mailing lists :)
On February 20, 2022 3:03:07 AM GMT+01:00, Yasuaki Kudo <y...@yasuaki.com> wrote: >Hi!, > >I just wanted to let you know I came to Guix for the exact same reason - >Nix was way too cryptic for me 😅 > >I don't have any answer (sorry I am not familiar with what you >mentioned) but here's my configuration (I use Wayland and "Corrupt" >(meaning non-deblobbed, I guess) Linux) > >https://github.com/yugawara/workers-cafe/tree/main/workers-memo/guix > >-Yasu > >On 2/20/22 09:33, Cássio Tavares wrote: >> Hello there! >> >> Well, I need help... >> >> ## Context: >> >> * I have just a little familiarity with Guile Scheme, because I'm a >> LilyPond user; >> * I finally have a desktop that doesn't need non-libre drivers; >> * Although I'm not in the Tech world, I love GNU's (and the FSF's) >> philosophy; >> * I have been playing with Nix, but find it very cryptic -- not easy >> to understand at all. >> >> So, Guix seems to be the path I'm on now. >> >> ## Situation: >> >> I have several problems to fix, but the most important right now is >> to get my keyboard to work with sddm, and I need sddm for >> Wayland. So, without sddm, this works: >> >> ``` >> ... >> >> (define %this-keyboard (keyboard-layout "br" "abnt2")) >> >> ... >> >> (operating-system >> ... >> >> (keyboard-layout %this-keyboard) >> >> ... ) >> >> ``` >> >> But `guix system reconfigure /etc/config.scm` fails when this is this: >> >> ``` >> (use-modules >> (gnu) >> (gnu system nss) >> (gnu services networking) >> (gnu services sddm) >> (gnu services cups) >> (gnu services desktop) >> (gnu services ssh) >> (gnu services xorg)) >> >> ... >> >> (define %this-keyboard (keyboard-layout "br" "abnt2")) >> >> ... >> >> (operating-system >> ... >> >> (keyboard-layout %this-keyboard) >> >> ... >> >> (services >> (append >> (list >> (service dhcp-client-service-type) >> (service ntp-service-type) >> (service gpm-service-type) >> (service cups-service-type) >> (service elogind-service-type) >> (service sddm-service-type >> (sddm-configuration >> (display-server "wayland") >> (numlock "on") >> (theme "guix-simplyblack-sddm-theme") >> (xorg-configuration >> (keyboard-layout %this-keyboard))))) >> %base-services)) >> >> ... ) >> >> ``` >> >> Then, when I try to run `guix system reconfigure /etc/config.scm`, I >> get this backtrace: >> >>> root@udu ~# >> > Backtrace: >> > 19 (primitive-load "/root/.config/guix/current/bin/guix") >> > In guix/ui.scm: >> > 2229:7 18 (run-guix . _) >> > 2192:10 17 (run-guix-command _ . _) >> > In ice-9/boot-9.scm: >> > 1752:10 16 (with-exception-handler _ _ #:unwind? _ # _) >> > In guix/status.scm: >> > 829:3 15 (_) >> > 809:4 14 (call-with-status-report _ _) >> > In guix/scripts/system.scm: >> > 1256:4 13 (_) >> > In ice-9/boot-9.scm: >> > 1752:10 12 (with-exception-handler _ _ #:unwind? _ # _) >> > In guix/store.scm: >> > 658:37 11 (thunk) >> > 1320:8 10 (call-with-build-handler #<procedure 7faf357d0060 at g…> …) >> > 2129:25 9 (run-with-store #<store-connection 256.99 7faf38008190> …) >> > In guix/scripts/system.scm: >> > 827:2 8 (_ _) >> > 703:8 7 (_ #<store-connection 256.99 7faf38008190>) >> > In gnu/system.scm: >> > 1227:19 6 (operating-system-derivation _) >> > 748:11 5 (operating-system-services #<<operating-system> kernel:…>) >> > 782:20 4 (services _) >> > In /etc/config.scm: >> > 185:14 3 (services #<<operating-system> kernel: #<package linux-…>) >> > 185:14 2 (services #<<keyboard-layout> name: "br" variant: "abnt…>) >> > In ice-9/boot-9.scm: >> > 1685:16 1 (raise-exception _ #:continuable? _) >> > 1685:16 0 (raise-exception _ #:continuable? _) >> > >> > ice-9/boot-9.scm:1685:16: In procedure raise-exception: >> > Wrong type to apply: #<<keyboard-layout> name: "br" variant: >> "abnt2" model: #f options: ()> >> >> ## Conclusion: >> >> Two things tell me that the problem is really in the keyboard >> configuration within the configuration of the sddm service: >> >> * When I remove the `xorg-configuration` from the `sddm-configuration`, >> the reconfiguration returns no error, and the sddm service works >> normally. >> * And in this setup, the keyboard works on the console, just not on the >> desktop environment. >> >> Best regards, >> And thank you. >> >> Cassio >> >
