[Nix-dev] [Nix-commits] SVN commit: nix - r33140 - in nixos/trunk: lib modules/installer/cd-dvd modules/installer/efi-boot-stub

Shea Levy shea at shealevy.com
Fri Mar 16 12:31:40 CET 2012


On 3/16/12 7:18 AM, Eelco Dolstra wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On 16/03/12 06:37, Shea Levy wrote:
>
>> -  boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_3_2;
>> +  boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_3_3;
> Given that Linux 3.3 hasn't even been released yet, I don't think this is a good
> idea.  The "new-kernel" ISO shouldn't be *that* bleeding edge :-)

Sorry, reverted.

>
> (Actually, it's time to bump the default kernel from 2.6.35 to something newer.
>   Not sure what the best "long-term stability" kernel would be though.)
>
>> +  isoImage.makeEfiBootable = true;
> Does making an ISO EFI-bootable have any effect on non-EFI systems?

No, except for slightly increased ISO size.

>> +      description = ''
>> +        Whether the ISO image should be an efi-bootable volume
> There should be a period at the end of this sentence.
>

Fixed, thanks.


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