Add VBox machine settings to README

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Will Price
2019-07-29 10:06:07 +01:00
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* Download [NixOS ISO](https://nixos.org/nixos/download.html)
* Write the ISO to a USB drive using `dd`
* Boot machine from ISO
* If you're using vbox, then boot with `nomodeset` as otherwise the boot hangs.
* Install git: `nix-env -i git`
* Clone configuration: `git clone https://github.com/willprice/nixos-config.git`
* Follow the [installation guide](https://nixos.org/nixos/manual/index.html#sec-installation) up to `nixos-generate-config`
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* Clone dotfiles: `git clone --recursive git@github.com:willprice/dotfiles.git ~/.dotfiles`
* Install dotfiles: `cd ~/.dotfiles; ./install-all.sh`
## Virtualbox setup
- System -> Motherboard -> Enable EFI
- System -> Processor -> Enable PAE
- Display -> Graphics Controller -> VBoxVGA
- Storage -> Controller: SATA -> Use Host I/O Cache
## Cheatsheet
### Nix