[Nix-dev] grub install problem

[Roelof Wobben]

Hello, 


I did a reinstall with a 8G root and 2G swap and everything works here fine now.


Cillian, 


Did you every step of the wiki page of Nixos regarding installing Nixos on Virtualbox ?


Roelof








> Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 19:51:33 +0100
> Subject: Re: [Nix-dev] grub install problem
> From: cillian.deroiste at gmail.com
> To: rwobben at hotmail.com
> CC: nix-dev at cs.uu.nl
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I tried to install NixOS on VirtualBox and have run into similar
> problems as Roelof reported on irc and here. First I tried with 0.5GB
> RAM and with 2GB swap. When running nixos-install VirtualBox soon
> complained that the disk was full and stopped the machine. I then
> tried with 1.5GB RAM. VirtualBox wasn't happy with the old virtual
> disk, and after reloading the vboxdrv module it wouldn't use it at
> all. I tried again with a fresh disk and 1.5GB RAM assigned to it but
> without swap, this also failed similarly but it took much longer to
> fail. I'll try some other variations, (but possibly not until the
> weekend).
> 
> Cheers,
> Cillian
 		 	   		  
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