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Diffstat (limited to 'nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing.xml')
| -rw-r--r-- | nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing.xml | 33 |
1 files changed, 19 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing.xml index 5f216df66f8..d019bb31809 100644 --- a/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing.xml +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing.xml @@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ to increase the font size. </para> + <para> + To install over a serial port connect with <literal>115200n8</literal> + (e.g. <command>picocom -b 115200 /dev/ttyUSB0</command>). When the + bootloader lists boot entries, select the serial console boot entry. + </para> + <section xml:id="sec-installation-booting-networking"> <title>Networking in the installer</title> @@ -70,9 +76,13 @@ <para> If you would like to continue the installation from a different machine you - need to activate the SSH daemon via <command>systemctl start - sshd</command>. You then must set a password for either <literal>root</literal> or - <literal>nixos</literal> with <command>passwd</command> to be able to login. + can use activated SSH daemon. You need to copy your ssh key to either + <literal>/home/nixos/.ssh/authorized_keys</literal> or + <literal>/root/.ssh/authorized_keys</literal> (Tip: For installers with a + modifiable filesystem such as the sd-card installer image a key can be manually + placed by mounting the image on a different machine). Alternatively you must set + a password for either <literal>root</literal> or <literal>nixos</literal> with + <command>passwd</command> to be able to login. </para> </section> </section> @@ -370,7 +380,7 @@ You may want to look at the options starting with <option><link linkend="opt-boot.loader.efi.canTouchEfiVariables">boot.loader.efi</link></option> and - <option><link linkend="opt-boot.loader.systemd-boot.enable">boot.loader.systemd</link></option> + <option><link linkend="opt-boot.loader.systemd-boot.enable">boot.loader.systemd-boot</link></option> as well. </para> </listitem> @@ -436,8 +446,8 @@ password for the <literal>root</literal> user, e.g. <screen> setting root password... -Enter new UNIX password: *** -Retype new UNIX password: ***</screen> +New password: *** +Retype new password: ***</screen> <note> <para> For unattended installations, it is possible to use @@ -476,13 +486,8 @@ Retype new UNIX password: ***</screen> <prompt>$ </prompt>passwd eelco</screen> </para> <para> - You may also want to install some software. For instance, -<screen> -<prompt>$ </prompt>nix-env -qaP \*</screen> - shows what packages are available, and -<screen> -<prompt>$ </prompt>nix-env -f '<nixpkgs>' -iA w3m</screen> - installs the <literal>w3m</literal> browser. + You may also want to install some software. This will be covered + in <xref linkend="sec-package-management" />. </para> </listitem> </orderedlist> @@ -550,7 +555,7 @@ Retype new UNIX password: ***</screen> # Note: setting fileSystems is generally not # necessary, since nixos-generate-config figures them out # automatically in hardware-configuration.nix. - #<link linkend="opt-fileSystems._name__.device">fileSystems."/".device</link> = "/dev/disk/by-label/nixos"; + #<link linkend="opt-fileSystems._name_.device">fileSystems."/".device</link> = "/dev/disk/by-label/nixos"; # Enable the OpenSSH server. services.sshd.enable = true; |