From 3d324e7533aeaccca0d55f3a2bfa0b853b4f096b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Arnold Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2021 19:50:38 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] lib/devos: bake devos repo into live cd (#168) fix #167 This worked for me to bootstrap another machine. --- doc/start/iso.md | 97 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ flake.nix | 10 ++-- hosts/default.nix | 4 ++ lib/default.nix | 8 +-- lib/devos/devosSystem.nix | 34 +++++++++++- lib/devos/mkHomeActivation.nix | 3 +- lib/devos/mkPackages.nix | 4 +- lib/devos/mkPkgs.nix | 3 +- shell/default.nix | 2 +- 9 files changed, 147 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/start/iso.md b/doc/start/iso.md index aa089474..1d28e4f9 100644 --- a/doc/start/iso.md +++ b/doc/start/iso.md @@ -9,3 +9,100 @@ dd bs=4M if=result/iso/*.iso of=/dev/$your_installation_device \ ``` This works for any file matching `hosts/*.nix` excluding `default.nix`. + +## Remote access to the live installer + +The iso live installer comes preconfigured with a network configuration +which announces it's hostname via [MulticastDNS][mDNS] as `hostname.local`, +that is `NixOS.local` in the above example. + +In the rare case that [MulticastDNS][mDNS] is not availabe or turned off +in your network, there is a static link-local IPv6 address configured to +`fe80::47`(mnemonic from the letter's position in the english alphabet: +`n=14 i=9 x=24; 47 = n+i+x`). + +Provided that you have added your public key to the authorized keys of the +`nixos` user: + +```nix +{ ... }: +{ + users.users.nixos.openssh.authorizedKeys.keyFiles = [ + ../secrets/path/to/key.pub + ]; +} +``` + +You can then ssh into the live installer through one of the +following options: + +```console +ssh nixos@NixOS.local + +ssh nixos@fe80::47%eno1 # where eno1 is your network interface on which you are linked to the target +``` + +_Note: the [static link-local IPv6 address][staticLLA] and [MulticastDNS][mDNS] is only +configured on the live installer. If you wish to enable [MulticastDNS][mDNS] +for your environment, you ought to configure that in a regular [profile](../../profiles)._ + +## EUI-64 LLA & Host Identity + +The iso's IPv6 Link Local Address (LLA) is configured with a static 64-bit Extended +Unique Identifiers (EUI-64) that is derived from the host interface's Message +Authentication Code (MAC) address. + +After a little while (a few seconds), you can remotely disvover this unique and host +specific address over [NDP][NDP] for example with: + +```console +ip -6 neigh show # also shows fe80::47 +``` + +***This LLA is stable for the host, unless you need to swap that particular network card.*** +Under this reservation, though, you may use this EUI-64 to wire up a specific +(cryptographic) host identity. + +## Bootstrap Target Machine + +_Note: nothing prevents you from remotely exceuting the boostrapping process._ + +Once your target host has booted into the live iso, you need to partion +and format your disk according to the [official manual][manual]. + +### Mount partitions + +Then properly mount the formatted partitions at `/mnt`, so that you can +install your system to those new partitions. + +Mount `nixos` partition to `/mnt` and — for UEFI — `boot` +partition to `/mnt/boot`: + +```console +$ mount /dev/disk/by-label/nixos /mnt +$ mkdir -p /mnt/boot && mount /dev/disk/by-label/boot /mnt/boot # UEFI only +$ swapon /dev/$your_swap_partition +``` + +### Install + +Install using the `flk` wrapper baked into the iso off of a copy of devos +from the time the iso was built: + +```console +$ cd /iso/devos +$ nix develop +$ flk install NixOS --impure # use same host as above +``` + + + +_Note: You _could_ install another machine than the one your iso was built for, +but the iso doesn't carry all the necesary build artifacts so the target would +start to build the missing parts on demand instead of substituting them from +the iso itself._ + +[manual]: https://nixos.org/manual/nixos/stable/index.html#sec-installation-partitioning +[mDNS]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multicast_DNS +[NDP]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neighbor_Discovery_Protocol +[staticLLA]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7404 diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix index ad399369..e1ff3c4a 100644 --- a/flake.nix +++ b/flake.nix @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ extern = import ./extern { inherit inputs; }; - pkgs' = os.mkPkgs { inherit self; }; + pkgs' = os.mkPkgs; outputs = let @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ overlay = import ./pkgs; overlays = lib.pathsToImportedAttrs (lib.pathsIn ./overlays); - lib = import ./lib { inherit nixos pkgs; }; + lib = import ./lib { inherit nixos pkgs self; }; templates.flk.path = ./.; templates.flk.description = "flk template"; @@ -79,16 +79,14 @@ let pkgs = pkgs'.${system}; in { packages = utils.lib.flattenTreeSystem system - (os.mkPackages { - inherit self pkgs; - }); + (os.mkPackages { inherit pkgs; }); devShell = import ./shell { inherit self system; }; legacyPackages.hmActivationPackages = - os.mkHomeActivation { inherit self; }; + os.mkHomeActivation; } ); in diff --git a/hosts/default.nix b/hosts/default.nix index 3ff999cc..ef2f559e 100644 --- a/hosts/default.nix +++ b/hosts/default.nix @@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ let ]; networking = { inherit hostName; }; + + _module.args = { + inherit self; + }; }; in dev.os.devosSystem { diff --git a/lib/default.nix b/lib/default.nix index cda082e3..df85f4e7 100644 --- a/lib/default.nix +++ b/lib/default.nix @@ -1,14 +1,14 @@ -args@{ nixos, pkgs, ... }: +args@{ nixos, pkgs, self, ... }: let inherit (nixos) lib; in -lib.makeExtensible (self: +lib.makeExtensible (final: let callLibs = file: import file ({ inherit lib; - dev = self; + dev = final; } // args); in - with self; + with final; { inherit callLibs; diff --git a/lib/devos/devosSystem.nix b/lib/devos/devosSystem.nix index b46b355b..78b7f363 100644 --- a/lib/devos/devosSystem.nix +++ b/lib/devos/devosSystem.nix @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -{ lib, nixos, ... }: +{ lib, nixos, self, ... }: { modules, ... } @ args: lib.nixosSystem (args // { @@ -13,11 +13,43 @@ lib.nixosSystem (args // { "${nixos}/${modpath}/${cd}" ({ config, ... }: { isoImage.isoBaseName = "nixos-" + config.networking.hostName; + isoImage.contents = [{ + source = self; + target = "/devos/"; + }]; # confilcts with networking.wireless which might be slightly # more useful on a stick networking.networkmanager.enable = lib.mkForce false; # confilcts with networking.wireless networking.wireless.iwd.enable = lib.mkForce false; + # Set up a link-local boostrap network + # See also: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/75515#issuecomment-571661659 + networking.usePredictableInterfaceNames = lib.mkForce true; # so prefix matching works + networking.useNetworkd = lib.mkForce true; + networking.useDHCP = lib.mkForce false; + networking.dhcpcd.enable = lib.mkForce false; + systemd.network = { + # https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd.network.html + networks."boostrap-link-local" = { + matchConfig = { + Name = "en* wl* ww*"; + }; + networkConfig = { + Description = "Link-local host bootstrap network"; + MulticastDNS = true; + LinkLocalAddressing = "ipv6"; + DHCP = "yes"; + }; + address = [ + # fall back well-known link-local for situations where MulticastDNS is not available + "fe80::47" # 47: n=14 i=9 x=24; n+i+x + ]; + extraConfig = '' + # Unique, yet stable. Based off the MAC address. + IPv6LinkLocalAddressGenerationMode = "eui64" + ''; + }; + }; }) ]; })).config; diff --git a/lib/devos/mkHomeActivation.nix b/lib/devos/mkHomeActivation.nix index c8808240..6b7176a3 100644 --- a/lib/devos/mkHomeActivation.nix +++ b/lib/devos/mkHomeActivation.nix @@ -1,6 +1,5 @@ -{ lib, ... }: +{ lib, self, ... }: -{ self }: let hmConfigs = lib.mapAttrs (_: config: config.config.home-manager.users) diff --git a/lib/devos/mkPackages.nix b/lib/devos/mkPackages.nix index 44209f00..a876ea0b 100644 --- a/lib/devos/mkPackages.nix +++ b/lib/devos/mkPackages.nix @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ -{ lib, dev, ... }: +{ lib, dev, self, ... }: -{ self, pkgs }: +{ pkgs }: let inherit (self) overlay overlays; packagesNames = lib.attrNames (overlay null null) diff --git a/lib/devos/mkPkgs.nix b/lib/devos/mkPkgs.nix index f9e53e71..9b76e6df 100644 --- a/lib/devos/mkPkgs.nix +++ b/lib/devos/mkPkgs.nix @@ -1,6 +1,5 @@ -{ lib, dev, nixos, ... }: +{ lib, dev, nixos, self, ... }: -{ self }: let inherit (self) inputs; in (inputs.utils.lib.eachDefaultSystem diff --git a/shell/default.nix b/shell/default.nix index d6b48833..0d1da514 100644 --- a/shell/default.nix +++ b/shell/default.nix @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ , system ? builtins.currentSystem }: let - pkgs = (self.lib.os.mkPkgs { inherit self; }).${system}; + pkgs = (self.lib.os.mkPkgs).${system}; inherit (pkgs) lib;