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diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/profiles/all-hardware.section.md b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/profiles/all-hardware.section.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..e2dd7c76089 --- /dev/null +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/profiles/all-hardware.section.md @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +# All Hardware {#sec-profile-all-hardware} + +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. + +The enabled kernel modules include support for SATA and PATA, SCSI +(partially), USB, Firewire (untested), Virtio (QEMU, KVM, etc.), VMware, and +Hyper-V. Additionally, [](#opt-hardware.enableAllFirmware) is +enabled, and the firmware for the ZyDAS ZD1211 chipset is specifically +installed. |