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It's more doable on NixOS than on most distros, but the real problem is you're trying to run out-of-tree code. The world isn't going to stop for you (or for all
by anotherhue 3y ago
It's more doable on NixOS than on most distros, but the real problem is you're trying to run out-of-tree code. The world isn't going to stop for you (or for all the android devices) so it becomes mainline or GTFO. On reflection I think this is a good thing, despite it meaning I can't play with nvidia things. AMD APUs are good enough these days.
https://github.com/anduril/jetpack-nixos https://github.com/anduril/jetpack-nixos
- Brian_K_White 3y agoIt's an inflexibility. The other systems can use the blob or not. Nixos can only not. Saying "well the blob sux anyway" is not much of a rebuttal even if it's true.
- anotherhue 3y agoI think it's perfectly possible to use it, you'll just have to do some of the work yourself. The linked jetpack module seems to demonstrate that. Of course, if it's just a few utilities you need you might be able to `patchelf` most of them yourself. According to the link Nvidia themselves have left the jetson behind, and from memory and a quick search it doesn't look like any other distros support it either. The road not travelled has a cost.