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authorErik Arvstedt <erik.arvstedt@gmail.com>2018-10-02 17:38:06 +0200
committerErik Arvstedt <erik.arvstedt@gmail.com>2018-10-02 17:38:06 +0200
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nixos/initrd: improve descriptions
The improved lspci command shows all available ethernet controllers and
their kernel modules. Previously, the user had to provide the slot name
of a specific device.
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1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/boot/initrd-network.nix b/nixos/modules/system/boot/initrd-network.nix
index 384ae909b70..1bc3f906add 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/system/boot/initrd-network.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/boot/initrd-network.nix
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ in
         is acquired using DHCP.
 
         You should add the module(s) required for your network card to
-        boot.initrd.availableKernelModules. lspci -v -s &lt;ethernet controller&gt;
+        boot.initrd.availableKernelModules.
+        <literal>lspci -v | grep -iA8 'network\|ethernet'</literal>
         will tell you which.
       '';
     };