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* show installation instructions at install time

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* update manual to reflect new method better

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NixOS installation HOWTO -- October 3, 2005 NixOS installation HOWTO -- August 28, 2006
This is small HOWTO of how to build and install the current version of This is small HOWTO of how to build and install the current version of
NixOS. NixOS.
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# sh fill-disk.sh # sh fill-disk.sh
The configuration data that grub writes to disk might not be correct. The The configuration data that grub writes to disk might not be correct (should
grub configuration writes a file to disk which assumes /dev/hda1 is the root be). When something goes wrong you probably won't have to reinstall. The
partition. manual for grub is quite helpful in these cases.
Configuring Configuring
To get NixOS in a working state, do the following: To get NixOS in a working state, do the following:
- load the networkdriver. This is machine dependent. On the labmachines this - load the networkdriver. This is machine dependent. On the labmachines (Dell
is the e1000 driver: Optiplex GX-260) this is the e1000 driver:
# modprobe e1000 # modprobe e1000
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- relaunch init - relaunch init
Making hotplugging work Making hotplugging work -- BROKEN RIGHT NOW
Many devices (USB, Firewire) are controlled by so called "hot plugging". The Many devices (USB, Firewire) are controlled by so called "hot plugging". The
kernel executes a program -- usually /sbin/hotplug, but this is configurable kernel executes a program -- usually /sbin/hotplug, but this is configurable

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echo echo
echo "=== Welcome to Nix! ===" echo "=== Welcome to Nix! ==="
echo "NixOS Installation instructions"
echo ""
echo "* edit the file called 'disklayout' (vi is provided) and provide"
echo " the following name=value pairs:"
echo " * INSTALLDEVICE (root device, for example /dev/hda1)"
echo " * SWAP (swap device, for example /dev/hda2)"
echo " * TARGETDRIVE (target drive to install grub, for example /dev/hda)"
echo "* run: sh fill-disk.sh"
echo ""
echo ""
echo ""
echo ""
export HOME=/ export HOME=/
cd $HOME cd $HOME