Under this guix commit, wpa_supplicant service fails to initialize, which takes out networking also.
''' root@eowyn ~# guix describe Generation 2 Dec 17 2019 08:30:38 (current) guix 328dd9b repository URL: https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/guix.git branch: master commit: 328dd9b7c2030dfb66013e12f055b5b449c94007 ''' >From /var/log/messages: ''' Dec 17 09:31:29 localhost wpa_supplicant[361]: dbus: Could not request service name: already registered Dec 17 09:31:46 localhost vmunix: [ 35.824562] input: HDA Intel Rear Mic as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card0/input10 Dec 17 09:31:46 localhost vmunix: [ 35.824618] input: HDA Intel Line as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card0/input11 Dec 17 09:31:46 localhost vmunix: [ 35.824673] input: HDA Intel Line Out as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card0/input12 Dec 17 09:31:46 localhost vmunix: [ 35.824740] input: HDA Intel Front Headphone as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card0/input13 Dec 17 09:31:46 localhost vmunix: [ 36.012141] fbcon: inteldrmfb (fb0) is primary device Dec 17 09:31:46 localhost vmunix: [ 36.048479] Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 240x75 Dec 17 09:31:46 localhost vmunix: [ 36.070192] i915 0000:00:02.0: fb0: inteldrmfb frame buffer device Dec 17 09:31:46 localhost vmunix: [ 36.305107] iTCO_vendor_support: vendor-support=0 Dec 17 09:31:46 localhost vmunix: [ 36.380964] gpio_ich gpio_ich.1.auto: GPIO from 462 to 511 Dec 17 09:31:47 localhost vmunix: [ 36.403431] iTCO_wdt: Intel TCO WatchDog Timer Driver v1.11 Dec 17 09:31:47 localhost vmunix: [ 36.403469] iTCO_wdt: Found a ICH7 or ICH7R TCO device (Version=2, TCOBASE=0x0860) Dec 17 09:31:47 localhost vmunix: [ 36.403620] iTCO_wdt: initialized. heartbeat=30 sec (nowayout=0) Dec 17 09:31:47 localhost vmunix: [ 36.778818] tg3 0000:02:00.0 enp2s0: renamed from eth0 Dec 17 09:31:29 localhost dbus-daemon[321]: [system] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.Accounts' requested by ':1.6' (uid=0 pid=360 comm="/gnu/store/akg524gv9skpl3pyj36rcw61xvpk3131-g dm-3.") (using servicehelper) Dec 17 09:31:47 localhost vmunix: [ 37.379918] dcdbas dcdbas: Dell Systems Management Base Driver (version 5.6.0-3.3) Dec 17 09:31:47 localhost vmunix: [ 37.446154] intel_powerclamp: No package C-state available Dec 17 09:31:47 localhost vmunix: [ 44.047624] usb 1-3.4.4: Warning! Unlikely big volume range (=496), cval->res is probably wrong. Dec 17 09:31:47 localhost vmunix: [ 44.047627] usb 1-3.4.4: [51] FU [Mic Playback Volume] ch = 1, val = 0/7936/16 Dec 17 09:31:48 localhost vmunix: [ 44.052371] usb 1-3.4.4: Warning! Unlikely big volume range (=1008), cval->res is probably wrong. Dec 17 09:31:48 localhost vmunix: [ 44.052373] usb 1-3.4.4: [49] FU [Speaker Playback Volume] ch = 2, val = -16129/-1/16 Dec 17 09:31:48 localhost vmunix: [ 44.057121] usb 1-3.4.4: Warning! Unlikely big volume range (=496), cval->res is probably wrong. Dec 17 09:31:48 localhost vmunix: [ 44.057123] usb 1-3.4.4: [50] FU [Mic Capture Volume] ch = 1, val = 0/7936/16 Dec 17 09:31:48 localhost vmunix: [ 44.057512] usbcore: registered new interface driver snd-usb-audio Dec 17 09:31:48 localhost vmunix: [ 44.906195] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbkbd Dec 17 09:31:48 localhost vmunix: [ 45.868354] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbmouse Dec 17 09:31:30 localhost wpa_supplicant[361]: Failed to initialize wpa_supplicant Dec 17 09:31:32 localhost dbus-daemon[321]: [system] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1' requested by ':1.7' (uid=0 pid=365 comm="/gnu/store/awhfvskmqyf1p1ddnh9v9s7pqh7cdfyl -accoun") (using servicehelper) Dec 17 09:31:48 localhost shepherd[1]: Service wpa-supplicant could not be started. Dec 17 09:31:48 localhost shepherd[1]: Service networking depends on wpa-supplicant. ''' ''' root@eowyn ~# herd start networking Service wpa-supplicant could not be started. Service networking depends on wpa-supplicant. Service networking could not be started. herd: failed to start service networking ''' from NeoFetch: ''' OS: Guix System 328dd9b7c2030dfb66013e12f055b5b449c94007 x86_64 Host: Vostro 230 00 Kernel: 5.1.2-gnu Uptime: 8 mins Packages: 55 (guix-system), 30 (guix-user) Shell: bash 5.0.7 DE: GNOME 3.28.2 Theme: Adwaita [GTK2/3] Icons: Adwaita [GTK2/3] Terminal: .gnome-terminal CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 (2) @ 2.291GHz GPU: Intel 4 Series Chipset Memory: 1496MiB / 3909MiB ''' Please let me know if there is a workaround. -- Christopher Howard Enterprise Solutions Manager Alaska Satellite Internet PO Box 70, Ester, AK 99725 3239 La Ree Way, Fairbanks, AK 99709 907.451.0088 1.888.396.5623 www.alaskasatelliteinternet.com