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NixOS installation HOWTO -- October 3, 2005
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This is small HOWTO of how to build and install the current version of
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NixOS.
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Building
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Install Nix. Checkout nixpkgs from Subversion, as well as nixu. Adapt the
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scripts in nixu to reflect the location of nixpkgs (default /nixpkgs).
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Make sure mktemp is installed. Run ./make-disk.sh. Wait.
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Burning
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Use your favourite tool to burn the ISO image to a CD.
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Preparing the host machine
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Currently NixOS can only be installed with machines that have a specific
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hardware set up:
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An ATA harddisk on the first ATA controller (hda) with:
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- data partition (hda1)
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- swap partition (hda2)
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All data on these two partitions will be wiped and the bootloader in the
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Master Boot Record (MBR) will be overwritten with GRUB.
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Booting
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Insert the CD, make sure it can boot from CD and reboot. Let it run for a
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while.
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Configuring
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To get NixOS in a working state, do the following:
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- load the networkdriver. This is machine dependent. On the labmachines this
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is the e1000 driver:
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# modprobe e1000
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In vmware the driver is "pcnet32".
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- bring the interface up:
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# ifconfig eth0 up
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If the interface is different (say, eth1) replace eth0 with the right
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interface.
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- if DHCP is used, run a DHCP client to obtain an IP address, routing
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and resolving information:
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# dhclient eth0
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Otherwise, do this yourself:
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# ifconfig eth0 <ip address> netmask <netmask>
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# route add default gw <gateway ip address>
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# vim /etc/resolv.conf
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Making syslog work.
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- copy /etc/services from a working Linux machine to /etc/services on the
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NixOS machine (needed for sysklogd)
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- copy /etc/syslog.conf from a working Linux machine to /etc/syslog.conf on the
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NixOS machine (needed for sysklogd)
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- launch sysklogd
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Making logins on virtual consoles work.
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Logins on virtual consoles are disabled by default. To make them work:
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- edit /etc/inittab and outcomment the lines with "mingetty" in them
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- copy /etc/login.defs from a working Linux machine to /etc/login.defs on the
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NixOS machine (needed for mingetty). Alternatively, do:
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# touch /etc/login.defs
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- relaunch init
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