From 573daf64bf9bc783e9ab9d224fa3983a89db5638 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Will Price Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 10:06:07 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add VBox machine settings to README --- README.md | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 25357e3..e1e180b 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,7 +1,6 @@ * 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` @@ -17,6 +16,12 @@ * 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