NixOS on ARM/Building Images: Difference between revisions
Created page with "== Build your own image natively == You can customize image by using the following snippet. <syntaxhighlight lang="nix"> # save as sd-image.nix somewhere { ... }: { imports = [ <nixpkgs/nixos/modules/installer/sd-card/sd-image-aarch64.nix> ]; # put your own configuration here, for example ssh keys: users.users.root.openssh.authorizedKeys.keys = [ "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1.... username@tld" ]; } </syntaxhighlight> Then build with: <syntaxhighlig..." |
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It is also possible to build nixos images through full emulation using QEMU/kvm but will be way slower than native and binfmt QEMU. | It is also possible to build nixos images through full emulation using QEMU/kvm but will be way slower than native and binfmt QEMU. | ||
== Installer image with custom U-Boot == | |||
The [https://github.com/Mic92/nixos-aarch64-images Mic92/nixos-aarch64-images] repository provides a mechanism to modify the official NixOS installer to embed the board-specific U-Boot firmware required for different boards. This method does not require QEMU or native ARM builds since the existing Hydra-built U-Boot binaries are used. | |||