[Nix-dev] NixOS install from Linux using lilo

2011-12-25 Thread Sergey Mironov
Hello list. I am trying to install Nixos on my Lenovo S10-3t netbook. I followed wiki article [1] but the problem is that I have lilo instead of grub as the boot manager. I have tried to translate grub config lines into lilo.conf but faced failed booting saying: -- mounting /dev/root on /...

Re: [Nix-dev] NixOS install from Linux using lilo

2011-12-25 Thread Marc Weber
Excerpts from Sergey Mironov's message of Sun Dec 25 16:09:20 +0100 2011: Hello list. I am trying to install Nixos on my Lenovo S10-3t netbook. I followed wiki article [1] but the problem is that I have lilo instead of grub as the boot manager. I have tried to translate grub config lines into

Re: [Nix-dev] NixOS install from Linux using lilo

2011-12-25 Thread Marc Weber
Why are you trying to boot from CD? Why don't you just use your boot loader to choose boot from cdrom? Try to tell us what you want to achieve - then we can help you find the best and fastest way. I personally maintain a minimal bootstrapping archive which can be used to install nixos without