path: root/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/profiles/all-hardware.xml

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         xml:id="sec-profile-all-hardware">
 <title>All Hardware</title>
 <para>
  Enables all hardware supported by NixOS: i.e., all firmware is
  included, and all devices from which one may boot are enabled in the initrd.
  Its primary use is in the NixOS installation CDs.
 </para>
 <para>
  The enabled kernel modules include support for SATA and PATA, SCSI
  (partially), USB, Firewire (untested), Virtio (QEMU, KVM, etc.), VMware, and
  Hyper-V. Additionally, <xref linkend="opt-hardware.enableAllFirmware"/> is
  enabled, and the firmware for the ZyDAS ZD1211 chipset is specifically
  installed.
 </para>
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