[Nix-dev] install help needed nixos-0.1pre15831-i686-linux

[Tony White]

2009/6/9 germsteel <germsteel at gmail.com>:
>
> Discovered on nixos, had to check it out.
>
> Trying to install nixos-0.1pre15831-i686-linux on VirtualBox Mac OS X
>
> I have followed the manual and have:
> created ext3 filesystem on /dev/sda1 and swap on /dev/sda2
> edited configuration.nix
> run nixos-install
>
> I have tried grubDevice "/dev/sda" and "/dev/sda1"  all I get is the same
> unable to boot hd (0,0)
> i can always boot into the install/rescue iso and the install always fails
> with this message:
> 100 418K
> 2267 store paths in manifest
> error: [... snip ...] derivation named 'system' at
> '/mnt/etc/nixos/nixos/system/system.nix:399:9';
>
>  more than a dozen lines ...
>
> Also how are people copying and pasting these messages?  all I get is a
> shell prompt after I have logged in as root.
>
> Thanks,
>
>   --gs (   6+ hours spent so far )
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Hi germsteel,
I'm pretty sure we can get you going. :)

Your error message for nixos-install is important, if the install
errors out, it hasn't installed.
The reason for your error is extremely likely caused by a malformed or
incorrect configuration.nix file, which you use to create your system
wide configuration.
Firstly, can I ask you to paste in or attach your configuration.nix,
then we can see what you need to change to make an install.

As far as the "How do we copy & paste?" That's easy, kde & gnome among
other desktops are available in nixpkgs, so we use xorg and a linux
desktop.
Infact, I'm doing just that right now. :)

If you want xorg up and running with the desktop of your choice, it's
simply a matter of adding the right entries to configuration.nix. I
can give you an example of that, however lets get you making root with
a working configuration first, so that you can boot in. Then you can
try to pull or compile the packages.

Attach or paste in your configuration.nix and I or anyone else will be
able to advise you.

Regards,
Tony