NixOS on ARM: Difference between revisions

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==== SD card images (SBCs and similar platforms) ====

For AArch64 it is possible to download images from Hydra.

For <code>AArch64</code> it is possible to download images from Hydra.

* [https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nixos/release-22.11/nixos.sd_image.aarch64-linux 22.11]

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* [https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nixos/trunk-combined/nixos.sd_image_new_kernel_no_zfs.aarch64-linux unstable (Latest kernel)]

On the page click on the latest successful build to get a download link under build products. If the image has the extension <code>.zst</code>, it will need to be decompressed before writing to installation device. Use <code>nix-shell -p zstd --run "unzstd <img-name>.img.zst"</code> to decompress the image.

On the page click on the latest successful build to get a download link under build products.

If the image has the extension <code>.zst</code>, it will need to be decompressed before writing to installation device. Use <code>nix-shell -p zstd --run "unzstd <img-name>.img.zst"</code> to decompress the image.

=== Installation steps ===

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sudo dd if=nixos-sd-image-23.05pre482417.9c7cc804254-aarch64-linux.img of=/dev/mmcblk0

</code>

This should be enough to get you started, you may now boot your device for the first time.

The base images are configured to boot up with a serial TTY ( RX/TX UART ) @ 115200 Baud. That way you not necessarily have to have a HDMI Display and keyboard.

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 ==== SD card images (SBCs and similar platforms) ====
-For AArch64 it is possible to download images from Hydra.
+For <code>AArch64</code> it is possible to download images from Hydra.
 * [https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nixos/release-22.11/nixos.sd_image.aarch64-linux 22.11]
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 * [https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nixos/trunk-combined/nixos.sd_image_new_kernel_no_zfs.aarch64-linux unstable (Latest kernel)]
-On the page click on the latest successful build to get a download link under build products. If the image has the extension <code>.zst</code>, it will need to be decompressed before writing to installation device. Use <code>nix-shell -p zstd --run "unzstd <img-name>.img.zst"</code> to decompress the image.
+On the page click on the latest successful build to get a download link under build products.
+If the image has the extension <code>.zst</code>, it will need to be decompressed before writing to installation device. Use <code>nix-shell -p zstd --run "unzstd <img-name>.img.zst"</code> to decompress the image.
 === Installation steps ===
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 sudo dd if=nixos-sd-image-23.05pre482417.9c7cc804254-aarch64-linux.img of=/dev/mmcblk0
 </code>
+This should be enough to get you started, you may now boot your device for the first time.
 The base images are configured to boot up with a serial TTY ( RX/TX UART ) @ 115200 Baud. That way you not necessarily have to have a HDMI Display and keyboard.