# Help with Guix pull and guix system reconfigure **URL:** \ **Category:** Guix\ **Created:** [June 17, 2024, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/help-with-guix-pull-and-guix-system-reconfigure/798 "2024-06-17T17:53:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Motaik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/87869e/32.png) [@Motaik](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/Motaik)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/help-with-guix-pull-and-guix-system-reconfigure/798/1 "2024-06-17T17:53:46Z")
Hey guys, I’ve recently installed guix on my pc, and was doing some post intallation stuff, like using guix pull and than `guix system -E reconfigure ~/.config/guix/system.scm`, but i’m getting a few errors that I can’t work around. The result for guix pull is the following: ```auto cannot build derivation `/gnu/store/iwsf3gkckkijf3szcvafv24ba5gwnh62-profile.drv': 1 dependencies couldn't be built guix pull: erro: build of `/gnu/store/iwsf3gkckkijf3szcvafv24ba5gwnh62-profile.drv' failed ``` and for guix system reconfigure: ```auto guix system: error: fail to load ".config/guix/system.scm": ice-9/boot-9.scm:3330:6: In procedure resolve-interface: no code for module (nongnu packages linux) ``` At some point guix system reconfigure was kinda working, and was doing it stuff, until the point were it couldn’t compile the linux kernel. I tried looking into the var logs, and it said at the end: ```auto libbpf: failed to find '.BTF' ELF section in vmlinux FAILED: load BTF from vmlinux: No data available make[2]: *** [scripts/Makefile.vmlinux:37: vmlinux] Error 255 make[2]: *** Deleting file 'vmlinux' make[1]: *** [/tmp/guix-build-linux-6.9.4.drv-0/linux-6.9.4/Makefile:1160: vmlinux] Error 2 make: *** [Makefile:240: __sub-make] Error 2 error: in phase 'build': uncaught exception: %exception #<&invoke-error program: "make" arguments: ("-j" "8") exit-status: 2 term-signal: #f stop-signal: #f> phase `build' failed after 5247.6 seconds command "make" "-j" "8" failed with status 2 ``` I tried installing `libelf` and `libbpf` packages, but it did nothing, instead of stoping guix pull from going trough. Does anyone knows how to adress it? Thanks a lot in advance! ---
**Author:** ![tinhead](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.systemcrafters.net/tinhead/32/602_2.png) [@tinhead](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/tinhead)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/help-with-guix-pull-and-guix-system-reconfigure/798/2 "2024-06-17T18:35:32Z")
Hello, The reconfigure error seems to indicate it does not know where to find nonguix Linux. Try guix pull -C /where-your-channels-file-is (/etc/guix/channels.scm maybe?) Cheers, TH ---
**Author:** ![Motaik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/87869e/32.png) [@Motaik](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/Motaik)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 6:55pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/help-with-guix-pull-and-guix-system-reconfigure/798/3 "2024-06-17T18:55:33Z")
Hi, I tried what you suggested, as follows: `guix pull -C ~/.config/guix/channels.scm`. The result was: ```auto the compilation of /gnu/store/sbkas5640mgbgyxrnlw8j07jis9ca2yb-nonguix.drv falhou See the compilation log in "/var/log/guix/drvs/sb/kas5640mgbgyxrnlw8j07jis9ca2yb-nonguix.drv.gz". cannot build derivation `/gnu/store/8dcnbnpcahhrf8r7bmyyj5ayccm9d5l3-profile.drv': 1 dependencies couldn't be built guix pull: erro: build of `/gnu/store/8dcnbnpcahhrf8r7bmyyj5ayccm9d5l3-profile.drv' failed ``` Here’s my `channels.scm` file: ```auto (list (channel (name 'guix) (url "https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/guix.git") (branch "master") (introduction (make-channel-introduction "9edb3f66fd807b096b48283debdcddccfea34bad" (openpgp-fingerprint "BBB0 2DDF 2CEA F6A8 0D1D E643 A2A0 6DF2 A33A 54FA")))) (channel (name 'nonguix) (url "https://gitlab.com/nonguix/nonguix") (introduction (make-channel-introduction "897c1a470da759236cc11798f4e0a5f7d4d59fbc" (openpgp-fingerprint "2A39 3FFF 68F4 EF7A 3D29 12AF 6F51 20A0 22FB B2D5"))))) ``` And some of my `system.scm` : ```auto (use-modules (gnu) (nongnu packages linux) (nongnu system linux-initrd)) (use-service-modules cups desktop networking ssh xorg) (operating-system (kernel linux) (initrd microcode-initrd) (firmware (list linux-firmware)) ``` Any idea how to procced? Thanks a lot! ---
**Author:** ![altomcat](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.systemcrafters.net/altomcat/32/583_2.png) [@altomcat](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/altomcat)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2024, 7:11am UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/help-with-guix-pull-and-guix-system-reconfigure/798/4 "2024-06-18T07:11:14Z")
> [@Motaik](#): > > ```auto > See the compilation log in > "/var/log/guix/drvs/sb/kas5640mgbgyxrnlw8j07jis9ca2yb-nonguix.drv.gz". > > ``` Do you find more details in the generated log ? ---
**Author:** ![theesm](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.systemcrafters.net/theesm/32/175_2.png) [@theesm](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/theesm)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2024, 1:50pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/help-with-guix-pull-and-guix-system-reconfigure/798/5 "2024-06-18T13:50:48Z")
We removed `linux-libre-6.8` from guix proper yesterday as it was end of life for a while now; this caused `libbpf` which was specifically depending on `linux-libre-6.8 headers` to break, as the variable wasn’t available anymore, which then caused `guix pull` to break for a few hours as there now was a dysfunctional package in guix. I’d say you could try to `guix system reconfigure` again & everything _should_ work as expected now. ---
**Author:** ![Motaik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/87869e/32.png) [@Motaik](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/Motaik)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2024, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/help-with-guix-pull-and-guix-system-reconfigure/798/6 "2024-06-18T17:07:13Z")
Hey guys, One way i was able to make `guix system reconfigure` to work yesterday was to run `guix build /gnu/store/...linux.6.9.4` on it’s own. Then, the first command worked just fine. Maybe it just needed some time as pointed out for @theesm. Thanks a lot for all the help! ---
**Author:** ![Motaik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/87869e/32.png) [@Motaik](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/Motaik)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 9:06pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/help-with-guix-pull-and-guix-system-reconfigure/798/7 "2024-06-19T21:06:57Z")
Hey @theesm, how are you? As it turns out, I said that the issue was resolved, however, later on I tried another `guix system reconfigure` just to make sure everything was ok. And for my surprise, the error persisted. When I looked into the logs, I got this: ```auto . . . scripts/link-vmlinux.sh: line 111:9528 killed LLVM_OBJCOPY="${OBJCOPY}" ${PAHOLE} -J ${PAHOLE_FLAGS} ${1} LD .tmp_vmlinux.kallsyms1 .btf.vmlinux.bin.o: file not recognized: file format not recofnized make[2]: *** [scripts/Makefile.vmlinux:37: vmlinux] Error 1 make[1] *** [/tmp/guix-build-linux-6.9.4.drv-0/linux-6.9.4/Makefile:1160:vmlinux] Error 2 error: in phase 'build' : uncaught exception: %exception #<&invoke-error program: "make" arguments: ("-j" "8") exit-status: 2 term-signal: #f stop-signal: #f> phase `build` failed after 4588.0 seconds command "make" "-j" "8" failed with status 2 ``` Can you help me with this? Thanks a lot! ---
**Author:** ![Tipex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/96bed5/32.png) [@Tipex](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/Tipex)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2024, 9:08pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/help-with-guix-pull-and-guix-system-reconfigure/798/8 "2024-12-28T21:08:05Z")
Hi everybody, I’m facing the same issue. Despite many googling, I can’t find any solution solving this error. But maybe (in another thread (?)) this issue has already been solved (?) : any input or link would be grateful ! Thanks ---
**Author:** ![sls](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.systemcrafters.net/sls/32/837_2.png) [@sls](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/sls)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2024, 10:11am UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/help-with-guix-pull-and-guix-system-reconfigure/798/9 "2024-12-29T10:11:28Z")
Is it really exactly the same issue? I would suggest opening a new thread otherwise. Btw are you aware of the guix mailing list? 🙂[https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-guix/](https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-guix/) [GNU Guix - Mailing Lists [Savannah]](https://savannah.gnu.org/mail/?group=guix) ---
**Author:** ![Tipex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/96bed5/32.png) [@Tipex](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/Tipex)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2024, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/help-with-guix-pull-and-guix-system-reconfigure/798/10 "2024-12-29T16:03:07Z")
Thx for the reply sls. In a first approach: exactly the same > guix system: error: fail to load “.config/guix/system.scm”: > ice-9/boot-9.scm:3330:6: In procedure resolve-interface: > no code for module (nongnu packages linux) I’ll have a look on the Guix mailing list I wasn’t aware of (and search for this issue if already raised (if not I’ll open a new thread)) 😪 ---
**Author:** ![Tipex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/96bed5/32.png) [@Tipex](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/Tipex)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2025, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/help-with-guix-pull-and-guix-system-reconfigure/798/11 "2025-01-12T18:50:54Z")
Finally I reinstall the system and now it works … ---
**Author:** ![petrus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecd19e/32.png) [@petrus](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/petrus)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 4:37am UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/help-with-guix-pull-and-guix-system-reconfigure/798/12 "2026-01-20T04:37:39Z")
Hello, Iam getting the same problem here. I do guix pull I do sudo -E guix system reconfigure /etc/config.scm an get the error: guix system: error: couldn’t load ‘/etc/config.scm’: ice-9/boot-9.scm:3330:6: In procedure resolve-interface: no code for module (nongnu packages linux) I used to do guix pull and guix system reconfigure fine. I did a rollback to previous generation, tryed guix system reconfigure and still not working. Reading this forum thread, and googling around similar messages, including guix mailing list, I cannot find any solution. Any help or hint appreciated! Thanks ---
**Author:** ![ceede](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.systemcrafters.net/ceede/32/846_2.png) [@ceede](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/ceede)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2026, 2:05am UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/help-with-guix-pull-and-guix-system-reconfigure/798/13 "2026-01-21T02:05:37Z")
I think I had installed guix as a user-space package once and was getting errors like this and a patron of the nonguix’s irc was able to help me identity this issue. But it wouldn’t hurt to read the guix pull & system sections of the manual, to see if there are some commands you can use to help diagnose why the system isn’t seeing all your channels. ---
**Author:** ![petrus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecd19e/32.png) [@petrus](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/petrus)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2026, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/help-with-guix-pull-and-guix-system-reconfigure/798/14 "2026-01-23T18:46:25Z")
The funny thing is that the following day I could reconfigure.