NixOS on ARM/Raspberry Pi 4: Difference between revisions

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First follow the [[NixOS_on_ARM#Installation|generic installation steps]] to get the installer image and install using the [[NixOS_on_ARM#NixOS_installation_.26_configuration|installation and configuration steps]].
First follow the [[NixOS_on_ARM#Installation|generic installation steps]] to get the installer image and install using the [[NixOS_on_ARM#NixOS_installation_.26_configuration|installation and configuration steps]].


The Raspberry Pi 4B should work with either the [https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nixos/trunk-combined/nixos.sd_image.aarch64-linux generic SD image] or [https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nixos/trunk-combined/nixos.sd_image_new_kernel.aarch64-linux the new kernel variant], starting with 21.05 (or unstable).
The Raspberry Pi 4B should work with either the [https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nixos/trunk-combined/nixos.sd_image.aarch64-linux generic SD image] or [https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nixos/trunk-combined/nixos.sd_image_new_kernel.aarch64-linux the new kernel variant], starting with 21.05 (or unstable). As long as a kernel 5.10 or newer is in use.


Please note: to uncompress the .zstd, one may use the <code>unzstd</code> command (equivalent to <code>zstd -d</code>) on supported machines. The zstd commands can be accessed from the <code>zstd</code> package.
Please note: to uncompress the .zstd, one may use the <code>unzstd</code> command (equivalent to <code>zstd -d</code>) on supported machines. The zstd commands can be accessed from the <code>zstd</code> package.