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pine64-rock64: init #1280

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@matdibu matdibu commented Dec 18, 2024

Description of changes

Added pine64-rock64

Things done
  • Tested the changes in your own NixOS Configuration
  • Tested the changes end-to-end by using your fork of nixos-hardware and
    importing it via <nixos-hardware> or Flake input

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"pcie_rockchip_host"
"phy_rockchip_pcie"
"sdhci_pci"
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Is this not detected by nixos-generate-config?

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Mhm. but I guess our installer wouldn't boot, so the normal install workflow wouldn't boot.

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boot.initrd.kernelModules = [
# PCIe/NVMe
"nvme"
"pcie_rockchip_host"
"phy_rockchip_pcie"
];

my local config (and, in turn, what was done in this PR) is inspired by how the RockPro64 is configured

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I'm currently using a half-functional build of u-boot/tow-boot, generated from this draft PR Tow-Boot/Tow-Boot#322, so I don't really know how the usual NixOS install process would go

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We can leave those modules in here if you also add a README how to bootstrap the rest of the configuration i.e. instructions to build a installer image.
Without this context it would have little value to have this module in nixos-hardware.

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it's just the generic aarch64 uefi installer iso

I guess it'd be more common to go the u-boot+sd-card image route, like it says on the wiki

which is unlike what I have -- tow-boot+normal EFI installer

I wouldn't really recommend people use a draft PR for their own stuff though

"phy_rockchip_pcie"
"sdhci_pci"
];
kernelModules = [
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Why is any of this needed? I don't remember needing to specify this.

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I remember some of them not being detected automatically, but I can remove that boot.kernelModules list entirely if it's out-of-scope for nixos-hardware

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I just copied it from my local config

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So it won't show any graphics if you attach a monitor, or what does this fix? Usually the kernel will match pci/usb vendor ids with drivers and load them as needed.

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I am fine with adding modules if they are actually not recognize by the hardware or if there is a good reason to add them to early boot

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makes sense, then I'll boot once without this list, and I'll compare which modules are loaded
might take a bit, I won't have access to the SBC for a few days

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