# Extraneous field initializers error **URL:** \ **Category:** Guix\ **Created:** [April 19, 2026, 4:18pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/extraneous-field-initializers-error/1955 "2026-04-19T16:18:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![OldSoul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/839c29/32.png) [@OldSoul](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/OldSoul)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2026, 4:18pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/extraneous-field-initializers-error/1955/1 "2026-04-19T16:18:00Z")
Hey everyone. I am currently doing my first install of nonguix and have been running into this same error many times over. I ran the script to generate the nonguix iso, flashed it onto a USB, and have tried multiple times in different ways to get the system working. The part that is giving me trouble is when I run the system init command. For some reason it will always give the same error. /mnt/etc/config.scm:15:0: error: (It will write out my entire config): extraneous field initializers (kernal) My first few attempts I used an LLM to generate a starter config, then when that proved futile, I tried a few attempts of following the system crafters install guide. > **[Installing Guix as a Complete GNU/Linux System - System Crafters](https://systemcrafters.net/craft-your-system-with-guix/full-system-install/)** This also gives me the same error. Does anyone know what this error means or how to get around it? Is the guide outdated? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated! ---
**Author:** ![wxie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ee59a6/32.png) [@wxie](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/wxie)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 2:08am UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/extraneous-field-initializers-error/1955/2 "2026-04-20T02:08:04Z")
I suggest that you install the official guix iso first. > **[Herunterladen — GNU Guix](https://guix.gnu.org/de/download/)** > > Installationsprogramme und Quelldateien für GNU Guix. GNU Guix kann auf verschiedenen GNU/Linux-Distributionen installiert werden. ---
**Author:** ![OldSoul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/839c29/32.png) [@OldSoul](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/OldSoul)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/extraneous-field-initializers-error/1955/3 "2026-04-20T15:47:30Z")
Already tried, doesn’t work on my hardware, hence the nonguix install. ---
**Author:** ![juipeltje](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.systemcrafters.net/juipeltje/32/1178_2.png) [@juipeltje](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/juipeltje)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/extraneous-field-initializers-error/1955/4 "2026-04-20T16:14:37Z")
Isn’t that just caused by a typo? atleast i think that happens to me sometimes. change kernal to kernel and it might work. ---
**Author:** ![wxie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ee59a6/32.png) [@wxie](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/wxie)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 1:42am UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/extraneous-field-initializers-error/1955/5 "2026-04-21T01:42:57Z")
What doesn’t work? You can use wired network if your wireless chip is not supported by free software. ---
**Author:** ![OldSoul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/839c29/32.png) [@OldSoul](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/OldSoul)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/extraneous-field-initializers-error/1955/6 "2026-04-22T17:09:39Z")
Yup, that was it. Apparently I can’t spell kernel 😂 I had a little trouble getting the bootloader installed, but I got it working and I now have a nonguix system! Thanks a bunch! ---
**Author:** ![juipeltje](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.systemcrafters.net/juipeltje/32/1178_2.png) [@juipeltje](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/juipeltje)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/extraneous-field-initializers-error/1955/7 "2026-04-22T19:37:27Z")
nice lol, happens to the best of us 😅 ---
**Author:** ![aionfork](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.systemcrafters.net/aionfork/32/1243_2.png) [@aionfork](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/aionfork)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2026, 6:19am UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/extraneous-field-initializers-error/1955/8 "2026-04-26T06:19:30Z")
Definitely read through the manual. It’s got an endless amount of useful info. I learned a ton about services & concepts that I never would’ve encountered elsewhere. There’s also an official cookbook. The system crafters github also has a lot of condensed info that helps when following along with the videos. For examples of systems, run `git clone https://codeberg.org/guix/guix.git` and check out the `./gnu/system/{images,templates}`directories. If you run into issues with guile and Geiser, I’ve heard good things about guile-studio, which is a pretty thin wrapper around emacs.