diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'nixos/hardware/microsoft/hyper-v/README.md')
| -rw-r--r-- | nixos/hardware/microsoft/hyper-v/README.md | 63 |
1 files changed, 0 insertions, 63 deletions
diff --git a/nixos/hardware/microsoft/hyper-v/README.md b/nixos/hardware/microsoft/hyper-v/README.md deleted file mode 100644 index f396214e09fd..000000000000 --- a/nixos/hardware/microsoft/hyper-v/README.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,63 +0,0 @@ -This is a setup for installing NixOS in Hyper-V as a guest. - -I don't have details handy anymore on the detailed steps I had to do on the Windows host -(there's no NixWindows yet, unfortunately...), so you'll have to try googling that yourself, e.g. something like -"linux on hyper-v" or "ubuntu on hyper-v". (You're welcome to send PRs with improvements of this guide.) -Below, I'm providing only the info with what to do on the NixOS side of things. - -## Installation ## - -I basically followed the [guide for NixOS on VirtualBox](https://nixos.org/wiki/Installing_NixOS_in_a_VirtualBox_guest). -However, some additional changes in `/etc/nixos/configuration.nix` were required to really make it work -(I don't include them as a .nix file, as they must be done **before `nixos-install`**, and I'm not sure how to proceed -with cloning the nixos-hardware repo at this stage): - - # REQUIRED - see: https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/issues/9899 - boot.initrd.kernelModules = ["hv_vmbus" "hv_storvsc"]; - - # RECOMMENDED - # - use 800x600 resolution for text console, to make it easy to fit on screen - boot.kernelParams = ["video=hyperv_fb:800x600"]; # https://askubuntu.com/a/399960 - # - avoid a problem with `nix-env -i` running out of memory - boot.kernel.sysctl."vm.overcommit_memory" = "1"; # https://github.com/NixOS/nix/issues/421 - - # UNKNOWN - not sure if below are needed; were suggested for VirtualBox and I used them - boot.loader.grub.device = "/dev/sda"; - boot.initrd.checkJournalingFS = false; - -## Shared folder ## - -To share a folder between Windows host and Linux/NixOS guest, the typical solution seems to be to make a folder "shared" -on Windows, then access it via Samba from NixOS. -On the Windows host, I had to make an additional virtual switch in Hyper-V Manager, with mode "internal". -Then in properties of the virtual network card on Windows host (attached to the virtual switch), I -changed the IP to a fixed 10.0.0.100 (mask 255.255.255.240). I also added a special purpose user on the host, with some -long randomly generated password, to act as Samba credentials for NixOS. -To test that it works, I used the following commands: - - $ nix-env -iA nixos.samba - $ smbclient -L //10.0.0.100 -U shares-guest%ReplaceWithSomeLongRandomlyGeneratedPassword - Domain=[DESKTOP-ABCD123] OS=[Windows 10 Pro 14393] Server=[Windows 10 Pro 6.3] - - Sharename Type Comment - --------- ---- ------- - ADMIN$ Disk Administracja zdalna - C$ Disk Domyślny udział - IPC$ IPC Zdalne wywołanie IPC - shared-space Disk - Connection to 10.0.0.100 failed (Error NT_STATUS_RESOURCE_NAME_NOT_FOUND) - NetBIOS over TCP disabled -- no workgroup available - - $ nix-env -e samba - -Then I added the following lines in `/etc/nixos/configuration.nix`: - - # Client for shared folder on Windows Hyper-V host - # Based on: nixpkgs.git/nixos/tests/samba.nix - fileSystems."/vm-share" = { - fsType = "cifs"; - device = "//10.0.0.100/shared-space"; - options = [ "username=shares-guest" "password=ReplaceWithSomeLongRandomlyGeneratedPassword" ]; - }; - networking.interfaces.eth1.ip4 = [{address="10.0.0.101"; prefixLength=28;}]; - |