prepare for ZFS

neko/configuration.nix

@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@
   # intel graphics
   hardware.opengl.extraPackages = with pkgs; [ intel-media-driver intel-compute-runtime ];
 
-  # our hostname
+  # our hostname and an ID for ZFS
   networking.hostName = "neko";
+  networking.hostId = "cf5a5ee6";
 
-  # use NetworkManager
-  networking.useDHCP = false;
-  networking.networkmanager.enable = true;
+  # classic dhcpcd
+  networking.networkmanager.enable = false;
 }

neko/hardware-configuration.nix

@@ -10,11 +10,6 @@
   boot.initrd.kernelModules = [ "i915" ];
   boot.kernelModules = [ "kvm-intel" ];
 
-  # use the right soundcard
-  boot.extraModprobeConfig = ''
-    options snd_hda_intel enable=0,1
-  '';
-
   # don't check for split locks, for KVM and Co.
   boot.kernelParams = [ "split_lock_detect=off" ];
 

neko/install.txt

@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ nix --extra-experimental-features flakes --extra-experimental-features nix-comma
 
 sudo dd if=result/iso/nixos-24.05.20240108.317484b-x86_64-linux.iso of=/dev/sda bs=4M conv=fsync
 
+# good ZFS links
+
+https://openzfs.github.io/openzfs-docs/Getting%20Started/NixOS/Root%20on%20ZFS.html
+https://carjorvaz.com/posts/installing-nixos-with-root-on-tmpfs-and-encrypted-zfs-on-a-netcup-vps/
+https://astrid.tech/2021/12/17/0/two-disk-encrypted-zfs/
+https://mzhang.io/posts/2022-05-09-installing-nixos-on-encrypted-zfs/
+
 #
 # enable ssh for root
 #