{ config , pkgs , lib , ... }: let inherit (lib) mkIf mkEnableOption mkOption types concatStringsSep; cfg = config.boot.tftp; instructions = pkgs.writeText "env.scr" '' setenv serverip ${cfg.serverip} setenv ipaddr ${cfg.ipaddr} setenv loadaddr ${lib.toHexString cfg.loadAddress} ''; in { options.system.outputs = { ubimage = mkOption { type = types.package; description = '' ubimage ******* This output provides a UBIFS filesystem image and a small U-Boot script to make the manual installation process very slightly simpler. You will need a serial connection and a network connection to a TFTP server containing the filesystem image it creates. .. warning:: These steps were tested on a Belkin RT3200 (also known as Linksys E8450). Other devices may be set up differently, so use them as inspiration and don't just paste them blindly. 1) determine which MTD device is being used for UBI, and the partition name: .. code-block:: console uboot> ubi part Device 0: ubi0, MTD partition ubi In this case the important value is ``ubi0`` 2) list the available volumes and create a new one on which to install Liminix .. code-block:: console uboot> ubi info l [ copious output scrolls past ] Expect there to be existing volumes and for some or all of them to be important. Unless you know what you're doing, don't remove anything whose name suggests it's related to uboot, or any kind of backup or recovery partition. To see how much space is free: .. code-block:: console uboot> ubi info [ ... ] UBI: available PEBs: 823 Now we can make our new root volume .. code-block:: console uboot> ubi create liminix - 3) transfer the root filesystem from the build system and write it to the new volume. Paste the environment variable settings from :file:`result/env.scr` into U-Boot, then run .. code-block:: console uboot> tftpboot ''${loadaddr} result/rootfs uboot> ubi write ''${loadaddr} liminix $filesize Now we have the root filesystem installed on the device. You can even mount it and poke around using ``ubifsmount ubi0:liminix; ubifsls /`` 4) optional: before you configure the device to boot into Liminix automatically, you can try booting it by hand to see if it works: .. code-block:: console uboot> ubifsmount ubi0:liminix uboot> ubifsload ''${loadaddr} boot/uimage uboot> bootm ''${loadaddr} Once you've done this and you're happy with it, reset the device to U-Boot. You don't need to recreate the volume but you do need to repeat step 3. 5) Instructions for configuring autoboot are likely to be very device-dependent. On the Linksys E8450/Belkin RT3200, the environment variable `boot_production` governs what happens on a normal boot, so you could do .. code-block:: console uboot> setenv boot_production 'led $bootled_pwr on ; ubifsmount ubi0:liminix; ubifsload ''${loadaddr} boot/uimage; bootm ''${loadaddr}' On other devices, some detective work may be needed. Try running `printenv` and look for likely commands, try looking at the existing boot process, maybe even try looking for documentation for that device. 6) Now you can reboot the device into Liminix .. code-block:: console uboot> reset ''; }; }; config = mkIf (config.rootfsType == "ubifs") { system.outputs = { ubimage = let o = config.system.outputs; in pkgs.runCommand "ubimage" {} '' mkdir $out cd $out ln -s ${o.rootfs} rootfs ln -s ${instructions} env.scr ''; }; }; }