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+install guix on excellon
+
+new root drive re-install
+
+1. partition drive:
+/dev/sda1 - 1G - EFI System
+/dev/sda2 - 16G - Linux Swap
+/dev/sda3 - * - Linux Filesystem
+
+2. format the partitions
+mkfs.fat -F 32 /dev/sda1
+mkswap /dev/sda2 -L swap
+mkfs.ext4 -L root /dev/sda3
+
+mount /dev/sda3 /mnt
+mkdir -p /mnt/boot/efi
+mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/boot/efi
+swapon /dev/sda2
+
+3. decrypt and mount doc and data
+Note: make sure the alias "doc1" matches the UUID in mapped-devices of system.scm
+
+blkid |grep cf6ba  # doc1 uuid to /dev/sdX mapping
+blkid |grep 05f83  # doc2 uuid to /dev/sdX mapping
+
+cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/sde doc1
+cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/sdc doc2
+
+mkdir -p /mnt/docs
+mount /dev/mapper/doc1 /mnt/docs
+
+mkdir -p /mnt/data
+mount -L datapool /mnt/data
+
+4. copy system and channels scm files
+mkdir /usb1
+mount /dev/sdg1 /usb1
+mkdir -p /mnt/home/batronx7/.config/guix
+cp /usb1/* /mnt/home/batronx7/.config/guix
+
+5. Make sure the right bootload is setup
+  (bootloader (bootloader-configuration
+	(bootloader grub-efi-bootloader)
+	(targets (list "/boot/efi"))
+	(keyboard-layout keyboard-layout)))
+  
+  and that /boot/is efi mounted as vfat
+  (file-system
+	(mount-point "/boot/efi")
+	(device (uuid "63B5-42FC" 'fat32))
+	(type "vfat"))
+
+
+6. initialize the system
+herd start cow-store /mnt
+guix pull
+guix system init /mnt/home/bartronx7/.config/guix/system.scm /mnt
+
+7. reboot and check BIOS
+make sure that UEFI GUIX is set in the boot order
+