Emma Thorpe
b01fc13234
Add system/machine/{T400,MacPro31}/README.md covering the placeholder
hardware-configuration regeneration, partition labels, bootloader selection
(T400 boot variants; Mac Pro EFI quirks), and GPU notes. Link each from its
configuration.nix header, and refresh the top-level README host table (T400
replaces X1, Mac Pro 3,1 added) with links to both.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# Mac Pro 3,1 (Early 2008) — install notes
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Flake host: `lyrathorpe-macpro31`. Desktop (`portable = false`, imports
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`../../modules/desktop.nix`). Files: `configuration.nix`,
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`hardware-configuration.nix`.
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## Hardware configuration
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`hardware-configuration.nix` here is a hand-written **placeholder**. On the real
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machine, run `nixos-generate-config`, replace the file, and commit it. It assumes
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by-label partitions — ESP `ESP` (vfat, mounted at `/boot`), root `nixos` (ext4),
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and `swap` — so either label them at install time or swap in the generated UUIDs.
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## Bootloader
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The Mac Pro 3,1 has **64-bit EFI**, so it uses **systemd-boot** (no GRUB/CSM
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shim). `canTouchEfiVariables = false` because Apple's firmware does not reliably
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accept `efibootmgr` NVRAM writes.
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Apple-EFI quirk: if the firmware boot picker does not show NixOS after install,
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either
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- uncomment `boot.loader.efi.efiInstallAsRemovable = true;` in
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`configuration.nix` (installs the fallback `\EFI\BOOT\BOOTX64.EFI`), and/or
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- "bless" the ESP from macOS.
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Partition the disk GPT with an ESP (vfat).
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## Graphics
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The stock card varies between units — **ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT** or **NVIDIA
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GeForce 8800 GT**. No proprietary driver is hardcoded; Sway relies on in-tree KMS:
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- ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT → `radeon` (or `amdgpu`) KMS
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- NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT → `nouveau` KMS
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These come up automatically. If a card needs forcing, set
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`services.xserver.videoDrivers` and/or add the module to
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`boot.initrd.kernelModules` for early KMS (see the comment in
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`configuration.nix`).
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## Networking
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Wired Ethernet via NetworkManager (from `desktop.nix`) — the Mac Pro has two
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gigabit ports.
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## Apply
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```sh
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sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake .#lyrathorpe-macpro31
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```
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