# Guix install problems on ThinkPad X13 AMD

**URL:** <https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/guix-install-problems-on-thinkpad-x13-amd/814>\
**Category:** Guix\
**Created:** [June 23, 2024, 11:22pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/guix-install-problems-on-thinkpad-x13-amd/814 "2024-06-23T23:22:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![dgr](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.systemcrafters.net/dgr/32/394_2.png) [@dgr](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/dgr)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2024, 11:22pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/guix-install-problems-on-thinkpad-x13-amd/814/1 "2024-06-23T23:22:18Z")

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I’m currently fighting a “new” ThinkPad.

I used the nonguix release and put it on a USB stick.  
followed my own notes that worked for my ThinkPad x280.

Fist try of `guix system init` didn’t get `grubx64.efi` installed. I created `/mnt/boot/efi/EFI/Guix/` and the second try finished but somehow the UEFI will not boot from the installed system as GRUB doesn’t appears to get loaded at all.

I tried to retraced my steps and now `guix system init` fails building `.*-info-dir.drv` and the `.*-info-dir.drv.gz` is empty.

Any ideas or should I start over with the img from [Release Guix Installer - 202308290335 · SystemCrafters/guix-installer · GitHub](https://github.com/SystemCrafters/guix-installer/releases/latest) ?

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**Author:** ![trev](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.systemcrafters.net/trev/32/81_2.png) [@trev](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/trev)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2024, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/guix-install-problems-on-thinkpad-x13-amd/814/2 "2024-06-24T13:48:41Z")

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Recently did an install on new T14 and it was successful with the [released NonGuix image](https://substitutes.nonguix.org/nonguix-system-install-1.4.0.x86_64-linux.iso). It’s old, but I couldn’t get the latest build to successfully install, so I just used the old and and did the glorious 1 hour guix pull…

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**Author:** ![dgr](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.systemcrafters.net/dgr/32/394_2.png) [@dgr](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/dgr)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2024, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/guix-install-problems-on-thinkpad-x13-amd/814/3 "2024-06-24T15:20:36Z")

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I did try again while booted with the “systemcrafter.iso” and `guix pull` failed a couple of times but last run worked - maybe bad network.

Now `guix system init` is running and I hope it will finish without errors.

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**Author:** ![zoglesby](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.systemcrafters.net/zoglesby/32/268_2.png) [@zoglesby](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/zoglesby)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2024, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/guix-install-problems-on-thinkpad-x13-amd/814/4 "2024-06-27T15:55:05Z")

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Guix has had a lot of infrastructure problems recently. If at first you don’t succeed try again tomorrow.

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**Author:** ![dgr](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.systemcrafters.net/dgr/32/394_2.png) [@dgr](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/dgr)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2024, 7:03am UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/guix-install-problems-on-thinkpad-x13-amd/814/5 "2024-06-28T07:03:06Z")

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Thanks, still tried yesterday and got the error about info-dir and while looking it the .gz file there was one line about something-wget-someting.gz “unexpected end of file” or something like this.

Need to have a more precise look in the evening, as I can’t access the machine from work.