| 1 Aug 2021 |
 David Arnold (blaggacao) | In reply to @timdeh:matrix.org
hmm, a build of the devos iso has me in a situation where I can't detect my boot drive. Do we use the installer module or the lighter weight iso one? installatjon-vd-minimal.nix | 05:55:51 |
| David Arnold (blaggacao) | * [installation-cd-minimal.nix](https://www.github.com/divnix/digga/tree/main/modules%2Fbootstrap-iso.nix) | 05:56:04 |
 re-ptarmigan❄️🐦️ | In reply to @reptarmigam:matrix.org
looking at the host I used when I made a boot iso (on usb) it uses suites.base from devos that is. | 05:56:25 |
| re-ptarmigan❄️🐦️ | it just boots by disk label "nixos" if that was the question | 05:57:04 |
 @timdeh:matrix.org | hmm, that is enough to pull in all-hardware.nix. I hope this drive isn't imcompatible with linux proper 😶 | 05:58:08 |
| re-ptarmigan❄️🐦️ | what's the drive/interface? | 05:58:25 |
| @timdeh:matrix.org | No, I mean once I'm in the iso, I can't detect the drive I wish to install to | 05:58:35 |
| @timdeh:matrix.org | dunno actually, this is the first time I turned it on, but the marketing would have me believe it's an nvme | 05:58:55 |
| re-ptarmigan❄️🐦️ | oh yeah, that could also be mmc, marketing le sigh! | 05:59:22 |
| re-ptarmigan❄️🐦️ | I've got a pipo W12 (snapdragon arm) I want to slap nixos on, I haven't even tried anything yet, just too bogged down on my personal todo to play! | 06:00:50 |
| @timdeh:matrix.org | hmm manually loading the nvme module didn't help. I'll try the official installer and see if it's something we are missing in devos, or if this hardware is just obscure. | 06:01:01 |
| re-ptarmigan❄️🐦️ | I've also got an x79 xeon mobo that doesn't want to run the fans any less then 100% I blame it on being a hunanzhi, at least it doesn't complain when I use my own fan controller that doesn't pass the rpm to the board. | 06:03:35 |
| re-ptarmigan❄️🐦️ | Had the wiring so tidy on the first build, now it looks like it's in the grasp of the kraken! with a 5" bay sized display for the fan controller banging around inside. | 06:06:00 |
| re-ptarmigan❄️🐦️ | What's the machine? | 06:08:18 |
| @timdeh:matrix.org | darn, even the official iso can't detect it ☹️ | 06:15:16 |
| re-ptarmigan❄️🐦️ | that's 5.4 kernel isn't it? probably wouldn't hurt to roll a devos iso and bump to kernel_latest? | 06:16:04 |
| @timdeh:matrix.org | that was what I did first 😭 | 06:21:40 |
| re-ptarmigan❄️🐦️ | no specs on the machine? what's the model? | 06:25:10 |
| @timdeh:matrix.org | I could log into to windows to figure that out but 🤮 | 06:35:11 |
| re-ptarmigan❄️🐦️ | I was going to lead with the lesser of two evils and say have you tried ubuntu, dahaha | 06:36:15 |
| @timdeh:matrix.org | I think I'll try a fresh arch iso just to cross ref | 06:36:44 |
| re-ptarmigan❄️🐦️ | In my experience nixos has pretty much booted anything as long as I was running unstable 😎 | 06:39:24 |
| @timdeh:matrix.org | David Arnold: is the bud iso still using the latest kernel? I just assumed and didn't check | 06:40:41 |
| David Arnold (blaggacao) | Beware: bud iso uses nixos-generators | 06:41:28 |
| @timdeh:matrix.org | well it boots fine, just this dang drive 😆 | 06:41:39 |
| David Arnold (blaggacao) | bud bootstrapIso uses the digga boostrap iso (with profiles switched off and with the special link local networking) | 06:42:41 |
| @timdeh:matrix.org | do you happen to know if nixos-generators uses a newer kernel? | 06:43:56 |
| David Arnold (blaggacao) | In reply to @timdeh:matrix.org
do you happen to know if nixos-generators uses a newer kernel? It doesn't, bit it also doesn't use the "installer": https://www.github.com/nix-community/nixos-generators/tree/master/formats%2Fiso.nix | 06:45:20 |
| @timdeh:matrix.org | 🤔 | 06:45:38 |
| @timdeh:matrix.org | so what is the exact invocation for bootstrapIso? I tried bud build NixOS bootstrapIso | 06:46:06 |
