[Nix-dev] NixOS Live CD (Graphic) Boot Failure

[J. Brian Kelley]

I agree that the problem is hardware related, but I cannot see any 
indication that the drive / controller is malfunctioning. Remember that 
I have just run the gparted live-cd (Debian) against the drive for hours 
rearranging the "deck chairs". NixOS is the only distro I have tried 
that is malfunctioning in this area.

I suspect that this is an "enumeration" (is that a general or 
Windows-specific term?) problem which is unique to whatever approach the 
NixOS packagers have selected to use. If so, the question is how to 
identify it.


On 2014-11-03 10:13, Wout Mertens wrote:
> So did you try switching/reseating the cable? Perhaps put the drive on 
> a different port? It does seem to be hardware from search results.
>
> It could be that Linux exercises the disk differently from Windows...
>
> Of course it is odd that the Linux mint one works. It would be 
> interesting to see which kernel options are enabled vs on nixos...