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When people copy the ISO to USB it can happen that the root device isn't known. Having a shell greatly improves that situation.
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9.9 KiB
Nix
324 lines
9.9 KiB
Nix
# This module creates a bootable ISO image containing the given NixOS
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# configuration. The derivation for the ISO image will be placed in
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# config.system.build.isoImage.
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{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
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with lib;
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let
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# The Grub image.
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grubImage = pkgs.runCommand "grub_eltorito" {}
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''
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${pkgs.grub2}/bin/grub-mkimage -p /boot/grub -O i386-pc -o tmp biosdisk iso9660 help linux linux16 chain png jpeg echo gfxmenu reboot
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cat ${pkgs.grub2}/lib/grub/*/cdboot.img tmp > $out
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''; # */
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# The configuration file for Grub.
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grubCfg =
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''
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set default=${builtins.toString config.boot.loader.grub.default}
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set timeout=${builtins.toString config.boot.loader.grub.timeout}
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if loadfont /boot/grub/unicode.pf2; then
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set gfxmode=640x480
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insmod gfxterm
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insmod vbe
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terminal_output gfxterm
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insmod png
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if background_image /boot/grub/splash.png; then
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set color_normal=white/black
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set color_highlight=black/white
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else
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set menu_color_normal=cyan/blue
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set menu_color_highlight=white/blue
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fi
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fi
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${config.boot.loader.grub.extraEntries}
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'';
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# The efi boot image
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efiDir = pkgs.runCommand "efi-directory" {} ''
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mkdir -p $out/efi/boot
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cp -v ${pkgs.gummiboot}/lib/gummiboot/gummiboot${targetArch}.efi $out/efi/boot/boot${targetArch}.efi
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mkdir -p $out/loader/entries
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echo "title NixOS LiveCD" > $out/loader/entries/nixos-livecd.conf
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echo "linux /boot/bzImage" >> $out/loader/entries/nixos-livecd.conf
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echo "initrd /boot/initrd" >> $out/loader/entries/nixos-livecd.conf
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echo "options init=${config.system.build.toplevel}/init ${toString config.boot.kernelParams}" >> $out/loader/entries/nixos-livecd.conf
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echo "default nixos-livecd" > $out/loader/loader.conf
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echo "timeout 5" >> $out/loader/loader.conf
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'';
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efiImg = pkgs.runCommand "efi-image_eltorito" { buildInputs = [ pkgs.mtools ]; }
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''
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#Let's hope 10M is enough
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dd bs=2048 count=5120 if=/dev/zero of="$out"
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${pkgs.dosfstools}/sbin/mkfs.vfat "$out"
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mcopy -svi "$out" ${efiDir}/* ::
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mmd -i "$out" boot
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mcopy -v -i "$out" \
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${config.boot.kernelPackages.kernel}/bzImage ::boot/bzImage
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mcopy -v -i "$out" \
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${config.system.build.initialRamdisk}/initrd ::boot/initrd
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''; # */
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targetArch = if pkgs.stdenv.isi686 then
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"ia32"
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else if pkgs.stdenv.isx86_64 then
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"x64"
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else
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throw "Unsupported architecture";
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in
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{
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options = {
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isoImage.isoName = mkOption {
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default = "${config.isoImage.isoName}.iso";
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description = ''
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Name of the generated ISO image file.
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'';
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};
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isoImage.isoBaseName = mkOption {
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default = "nixos";
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description = ''
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Prefix of the name of the generated ISO image file.
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'';
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};
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isoImage.compressImage = mkOption {
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default = false;
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description = ''
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Whether the ISO image should be compressed using
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<command>bzip2</command>.
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'';
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};
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isoImage.volumeID = mkOption {
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default = "NIXOS_BOOT_CD";
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description = ''
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Specifies the label or volume ID of the generated ISO image.
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Note that the label is used by stage 1 of the boot process to
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mount the CD, so it should be reasonably distinctive.
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'';
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};
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isoImage.contents = mkOption {
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example = literalExample ''
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[ { source = pkgs.memtest86 + "/memtest.bin";
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target = "boot/memtest.bin";
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}
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]
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'';
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description = ''
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This option lists files to be copied to fixed locations in the
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generated ISO image.
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'';
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};
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isoImage.storeContents = mkOption {
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example = literalExample "[ pkgs.stdenv ]";
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description = ''
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This option lists additional derivations to be included in the
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Nix store in the generated ISO image.
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'';
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};
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isoImage.includeSystemBuildDependencies = mkOption {
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default = false;
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example = true;
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description = ''
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Set this option to include all the needed sources etc in the
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image. It significantly increases image size. Use that when
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you want to be able to keep all the sources needed to build your
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system or when you are going to install the system on a computer
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with slow on non-existent network connection.
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'';
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};
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isoImage.makeEfiBootable = mkOption {
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default = false;
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description = ''
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Whether the ISO image should be an efi-bootable volume.
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'';
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};
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};
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config = {
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boot.loader.grub.version = 2;
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# Don't build the GRUB menu builder script, since we don't need it
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# here and it causes a cyclic dependency.
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boot.loader.grub.enable = false;
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# !!! Hack - attributes expected by other modules.
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system.boot.loader.kernelFile = "bzImage";
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environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.grub2 ];
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# In stage 1 of the boot, mount the CD as the root FS by label so
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# that we don't need to know its device. We pass the label of the
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# root filesystem on the kernel command line, rather than in
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# `fileSystems' below. This allows CD-to-USB converters such as
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# UNetbootin to rewrite the kernel command line to pass the label or
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# UUID of the USB stick. It would be nicer to write
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# `root=/dev/disk/by-label/...' here, but UNetbootin doesn't
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# recognise that.
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boot.kernelParams =
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[ "root=LABEL=${config.isoImage.volumeID}"
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"boot.shell_on_fail"
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];
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fileSystems."/" =
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{ fsType = "tmpfs";
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options = "mode=0755";
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};
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# Note that /dev/root is a symlink to the actual root device
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# specified on the kernel command line, created in the stage 1
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# init script.
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fileSystems."/iso" =
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{ device = "/dev/root";
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neededForBoot = true;
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noCheck = true;
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};
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# In stage 1, mount a tmpfs on top of /nix/store (the squashfs
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# image) to make this a live CD.
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fileSystems."/nix/.ro-store" =
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{ fsType = "squashfs";
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device = "/iso/nix-store.squashfs";
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options = "loop";
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neededForBoot = true;
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};
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fileSystems."/nix/.rw-store" =
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{ fsType = "tmpfs";
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options = "mode=0755";
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neededForBoot = true;
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};
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fileSystems."/nix/store" =
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{ fsType = "unionfs-fuse";
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device = "unionfs";
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options = "allow_other,cow,nonempty,chroot=/mnt-root,max_files=32768,hide_meta_files,dirs=/nix/.rw-store=rw:/nix/.ro-store=ro";
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};
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boot.initrd.availableKernelModules = [ "squashfs" "iso9660" ];
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boot.initrd.kernelModules = [ "loop" ];
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# Closures to be copied to the Nix store on the CD, namely the init
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# script and the top-level system configuration directory.
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isoImage.storeContents =
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[ config.system.build.toplevel ] ++
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optional config.isoImage.includeSystemBuildDependencies
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config.system.build.toplevel.drvPath;
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# Create the squashfs image that contains the Nix store.
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system.build.squashfsStore = import ../../../lib/make-squashfs.nix {
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inherit (pkgs) stdenv squashfsTools perl pathsFromGraph;
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storeContents = config.isoImage.storeContents;
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};
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# Individual files to be included on the CD, outside of the Nix
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# store on the CD.
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isoImage.contents =
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[ { source = grubImage;
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target = "/boot/grub/grub_eltorito";
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}
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{ source = pkgs.substituteAll {
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name = "grub.cfg";
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src = pkgs.writeText "grub.cfg-in" grubCfg;
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bootRoot = "/boot";
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};
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target = "/boot/grub/grub.cfg";
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}
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{ source = config.boot.kernelPackages.kernel + "/bzImage";
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target = "/boot/bzImage";
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}
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{ source = config.system.build.initialRamdisk + "/initrd";
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target = "/boot/initrd";
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}
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{ source = "${pkgs.grub2}/share/grub/unicode.pf2";
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target = "/boot/grub/unicode.pf2";
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}
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{ source = config.boot.loader.grub.splashImage;
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target = "/boot/grub/splash.png";
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}
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{ source = config.system.build.squashfsStore;
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target = "/nix-store.squashfs";
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}
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] ++ optionals config.isoImage.makeEfiBootable [
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{ source = efiImg;
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target = "/boot/efi.img";
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}
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{ source = "${efiDir}/efi";
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target = "/efi";
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}
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{ source = "${efiDir}/loader";
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target = "/loader";
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}
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] ++ mapAttrsToList (n: v: { source = v; target = "/boot/${n}"; }) config.boot.loader.grub.extraFiles;
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# The Grub menu.
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boot.loader.grub.extraEntries =
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''
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menuentry "NixOS ${config.system.nixosVersion} Installer" {
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linux /boot/bzImage init=${config.system.build.toplevel}/init ${toString config.boot.kernelParams}
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initrd /boot/initrd
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}
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menuentry "Boot from hard disk" {
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set root=(hd0)
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chainloader +1
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}
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'';
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boot.loader.grub.timeout = 10;
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# Create the ISO image.
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system.build.isoImage = import ../../../lib/make-iso9660-image.nix ({
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inherit (pkgs) stdenv perl cdrkit pathsFromGraph;
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inherit (config.isoImage) isoName compressImage volumeID contents;
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bootable = true;
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bootImage = "/boot/grub/grub_eltorito";
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} // optionalAttrs config.isoImage.makeEfiBootable {
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efiBootable = true;
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efiBootImage = "boot/efi.img";
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});
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boot.postBootCommands =
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''
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# After booting, register the contents of the Nix store on the
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# CD in the Nix database in the tmpfs.
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${config.nix.package}/bin/nix-store --load-db < /nix/store/nix-path-registration
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# nixos-rebuild also requires a "system" profile and an
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# /etc/NIXOS tag.
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touch /etc/NIXOS
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${config.nix.package}/bin/nix-env -p /nix/var/nix/profiles/system --set /run/current-system
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'';
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# Add vfat support to the initrd to enable people to copy the
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# contents of the CD to a bootable USB stick.
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boot.initrd.supportedFilesystems = [ "vfat" ];
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};
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}
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