NixOS on ARM: Difference between revisions

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# !!! If your board is a Raspberry Pi 1, select this:

boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_rpi;

# ~~!!! Otherwise~~, pick ~~this:~~

# On other boards, pick a different kernel, note that on most boards with good mainline support, default, latest and hardened should all work

~~boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_latest;~~

# Others might need a BSP kernel, which should be noted in their respective wiki entries

# !!! This is only for ARMv6 / ARMv7. Don't enable this on AArch64, cache.nixos.org works there.

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nix.binaryCachePublicKeys = [ "thefloweringash-armv7.cachix.org-1:v+5yzBD2odFKeXbmC+OPWVqx4WVoIVO6UXgnSAWFtso=" ];

# ~~File~~ systems configuration ~~for using the installer's partition layout~~

# nixos-generate-config should normally set up file systems correctly

imports = [ ./hardware-configuration.nix ];

# If not, you can set them up manually as shown below

/*

fileSystems = {

# Prior to 19.09, the boot partition was hosted on the smaller first partition

# Starting with 19.09, the /boot folder is on the main bigger partition.

# The following is to be used only with older images.

# The following is to be used only with older images. Note such old images should not be considered supported anymore whatsoever, but if you installed back then, this might be needed

/*

"/boot" = {

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};

*/

# !!! Adding a swap file is optional, but ~~strongly~~ recommended!

# !!! Adding a swap file is optional, but recommended if you use RAM-intensive applications that might OOM otherwise.

# Size is in MiB, set to whatever you want (though note a larger value will use more disk space).

# swapDevices = [ { device = "/swapfile"; size = 1024; } ];

}</nowiki>}}

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    # !!! If your board is a Raspberry Pi 1, select this:
    boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_rpi;
-   # !!! Otherwise, pick this:
+   # On other boards, pick a different kernel, note that on most boards with good mainline support, default, latest and hardened should all work
-   boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_latest;
+   # Others might need a BSP kernel, which should be noted in their respective wiki entries
    # !!! This is only for ARMv6 / ARMv7. Don't enable this on AArch64, cache.nixos.org works there.
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    nix.binaryCachePublicKeys = [ "thefloweringash-armv7.cachix.org-1:v+5yzBD2odFKeXbmC+OPWVqx4WVoIVO6UXgnSAWFtso=" ];
-   # File systems configuration for using the installer's partition layout
+   # nixos-generate-config should normally set up file systems correctly
+  imports = [ ./hardware-configuration.nix ];
+  # If not, you can set them up manually as shown below
+  /*
    fileSystems = {
      # Prior to 19.09, the boot partition was hosted on the smaller first partition
      # Starting with 19.09, the /boot folder is on the main bigger partition.
-     # The following is to be used only with older images.
+     # The following is to be used only with older images. Note such old images should not be considered supported anymore whatsoever, but if you installed back then, this might be needed
      /*
      "/boot" = {
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      };
    };
+  */
-   # !!! Adding a swap file is optional, but strongly recommended!
+   # !!! Adding a swap file is optional, but recommended if you use RAM-intensive applications that might OOM otherwise.
+  # Size is in MiB, set to whatever you want (though note a larger value will use more disk space).
    # swapDevices = [ { device = "/swapfile"; size = 1024; } ];
 }</nowiki>}}