GNOME Boxes not running: machine.vala:629: Failed to start guix-system-install-1: Unable to start domain: unsupported configurat

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myrcy

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Does anyone know if this an issue with Trisquel or one with Skulls/Coreboot?

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Device:
x230 ThinkPad running coreboot/skulls ( free/libre-vga image ).

Log:


usr@computer:~$ gnome-boxes

(gnome-boxes:6393): Gtk-WARNING **: 22:07:29.744: GtkFlowBox with a model will ignore sort and filter functions

(gnome-boxes:6393): Gtk-WARNING **: 22:07:29.746: GtkListBox with a model will ignore sort and filter functions

(gnome-boxes:6393): Boxes-WARNING **: 22:07:43.564: machine.vala:629: Failed to start guix-system-install-1: Unable to start domain: unsupported configuration: CPU mode 'custom' for x86_64 kvm domain on x86_64 host is not supported by hypervisor

(gnome-boxes:6393): Boxes-WARNING **: 22:07:46.324: machine.vala:629: Failed to start guix-system-install-1: Unable to start domain: unsupported configuration: CPU mode 'custom' for x86_64 kvm domain on x86_64 host is not supported by hypervisor
usr@computer:~$

I was attempting to run GUIX SD in a virtual machine.

Thanks for any help you can provide! :)

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I don't think the GTK warnings are your problem. I think it's this line: "CPU mode 'custom' for x86_64 kvm domain on x86_64 host is not supported by hypervisor"

It appears to be a problem with the user not having proper permissions to access /dev/kvm.

A Debian bug report from 2018 recommended adding the user to the 'kvm' group as a solution: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=889990

A stackexchange user in 2019 granted his user proper permission through use of the chown and chmod commands: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/430066/cpu-mode-custom-for-x86-64-kvm-domain-on-x86-64-host-is-not-supported-by-hyper