[Nix-dev] Nix OS installation problems - Where's the hard drive?

[Alexander Zubkov]

I think, you can also try to build custom bootable image with changed 
kernel:
https://nixos.org/wiki/Creating_a_NixOS_live_CD
There is also one more option to change kernel compilation parameters, 
described in wiki:
https://nixos.org/wiki/How_to_tweak_Linux_kernel_config_options
This variant is not binded to kernel version.

On 10/05/2014 11:37 AM, Wout Mertens wrote:
> Hi,
>
> No, the live USB doesn't store changes I'm afraid. What you can do is put
> the Ubuntu kernel on the liveUSB, and boot using that instead of the
> regular one. That should work, I don't think there are any extra-special
> kernel features that NixOS needs.
>
> Then you can install NixOS on your HD, but you need the kernel to have the
> SAS support.
>
> To change the Linux config on NixOS, you need to edit configuration.nix:
> http://nixos.org/nixos/manual/#sec-kernel-config
> Just put "CONFIG_SCSI_SAS_ATA y" in there.
>
> In the mean time, also open an issue requesting the kernel to have that
> configuration by default.
>
> Wout.
>
> On Sun, Oct 5, 2014 at 3:02 AM, Joseph Joe <joej at reed.edu> wrote:
>
>> Would I be able to recompile the kernel while booting from the NixOS
>> live-usb and would these changes be permanent on the live-usb?
>>
>> Would I just type in these commands (src:
>> http://www.linux.com/learn/tutorials/305766-recompile-your-kernel-for-a-perfect-fit
>> )?
>>
>> cd /usr/src/linux
>> make clean
>> make
>> make modules_install
>> make install
>> reboot
>>
>> Then, will the appropriate kernel option be set so that my hard drive will
>> be detected?
>>
>> Joseph Joe
>>
>>
>>
>