[Nix-dev] how to install load kernel module wl?

2012-10-10 Thread Maarten Faddegon
Hello NixOS-ers, I try to install and load the wl.ko kernel module on my fresh install of Nixos, but I seem to be doing something wrong. Please let me show you first what I tried: I installed the broadcom-sta package: $ nix-env -i broadcom-sta installing

Re: [Nix-dev] how to install load kernel module wl?

2012-10-10 Thread Marc Weber
man configuration.nix There is a system option 'extraKernelPackages' or such (boot section). Why doesn't nix-env -i work? Because modprobe is a wrapper which is passed a module directory which is assembled by nixos. And that module directory is always represented by /var/run/booted-system only

Re: [Nix-dev] how to install load kernel module wl?

2012-10-10 Thread Vladimír Čunát
Hi. On 10/10/2012 04:10 PM, Marc Weber wrote: man configuration.nix There is a system option 'extraKernelPackages' or such (boot section). Why doesn't nix-env -i work? Because modprobe is a wrapper which is passed a module directory which is assembled by nixos. And that module directory is