nixpkgs/modules/installer/cd-dvd/iso-image.nix
Eelco Dolstra ba43b5d000 * Set the CD volume ID and the ISO filename.
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# This module creates a bootable ISO image containing the given NixOS
# configuration. The derivation for the ISO image will be placed in
# config.system.build.isoImage.
{config, pkgs, ...}:
let
options = {
isoImage.isoName = pkgs.lib.mkOption {
default = "cd.iso";
description = ''
Name of the generated ISO image file.
'';
};
isoImage.compressImage = pkgs.lib.mkOption {
default = false;
description = ''
Whether the ISO image should be compressed using
<command>bzip2</command>.
'';
};
isoImage.volumeID = pkgs.lib.mkOption {
default = "NIXOS_BOOT_CD";
description = ''
Specifies the label or volume ID of the generated ISO image.
Note that the label is used by stage 1 of the boot process to
mount the CD, so it should be reasonably distinctive.
'';
};
isoImage.contents = pkgs.lib.mkOption {
example =
[ { source = pkgs.memtest86 + "/memtest.bin";
target = "boot/memtest.bin";
}
];
description = ''
This option lists files to be copied to fixed locations in the
generated ISO image.
'';
};
isoImage.storeContents = pkgs.lib.mkOption {
example =
[ { object = pkgs.stdenv;
symlink = "/stdenv";
}
];
description = ''
This option lists additional derivations to be included in the
Nix store in the generated ISO image.
'';
};
};
# The configuration file for Grub.
grubCfg =
''
default 0
timeout 10
splashimage /boot/background.xpm.gz
${config.boot.extraGrubEntries}
'';
in
{
require = options;
# In stage 1 of the boot, mount the CD/DVD as the root FS by label
# so that we don't need to know its device.
fileSystems =
[ { mountPoint = "/";
label = config.isoImage.volumeID;
}
];
# We need AUFS in the initrd to make the CD appear writable.
boot.extraModulePackages = [config.boot.kernelPackages.aufs];
boot.initrd.extraKernelModules = ["aufs"];
# Tell stage 1 of the boot to mount a tmpfs on top of the CD using
# AUFS. !!! It would be nicer to make the stage 1 init pluggable
# and move that bit of code here.
boot.isLiveCD = true;
# Individual files to be included on the CD, outside of the Nix
# store on the CD.
isoImage.contents =
[ { source = "${pkgs.grub}/lib/grub/${if pkgs.stdenv.system == "i686-linux" then "i386-pc" else "x86_64-unknown"}/stage2_eltorito";
target = "/boot/grub/stage2_eltorito";
}
{ source = pkgs.writeText "menu.lst" grubCfg;
target = "/boot/grub/menu.lst";
}
{ source = config.boot.kernelPackages.kernel + "/vmlinuz";
target = "/boot/vmlinuz";
}
{ source = config.system.build.initialRamdisk + "/initrd";
target = "/boot/initrd";
}
{ source = config.boot.grubSplashImage;
target = "/boot/background.xpm.gz";
}
];
# Closures to be copied to the Nix store on the CD, namely the init
# script and the top-level system configuration directory.
isoImage.storeContents =
[ { object = config.system.build.bootStage2;
symlink = "/init";
}
{ object = config.system.build.system;
symlink = "/system";
}
];
# The Grub menu.
boot.extraGrubEntries =
''
title Boot from hard disk
root (hd0)
chainloader +1
title NixOS Installer / Rescue
kernel /boot/vmlinuz init=/init ${toString config.boot.kernelParams}
initrd /boot/initrd
'';
# Create the ISO image.
system.build.isoImage = import ../../../lib/make-iso9660-image.nix {
inherit (pkgs) stdenv perl cdrkit pathsFromGraph;
inherit (config.isoImage) isoName compressImage volumeID contents storeContents;
bootable = true;
bootImage = "/boot/grub/stage2_eltorito";
};
# After booting, register the contents of the Nix store on the CD in
# the Nix database in the tmpfs.
boot.postBootCommands =
''
${config.environment.nix}/bin/nix-store --load-db < /nix-path-registration
rm /nix-path-registration
'';
}