moby: ship without mobile-nixos' stage-1

the stage-1 fails to handle impermanence

machines/moby/default.nix

@@ -7,36 +7,58 @@
     ./firmware.nix
     ./fs.nix
   ];
+  nixpkgs.overlays = [(next: prev: {
+    # without this, kernel module build fails due to lacking dm_mod.
+    # see: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/126755#issuecomment-869149243
+    # dm_mod appears to still be loaded, though? maybe some weird thing between compiled and dynamically-loaded mods?
+    makeModulesClosure = x:
+      prev.makeModulesClosure (x // { allowMissing = true; });
+  })];
   # XXX colin: phosh doesn't work well with passwordless login
   users.users.colin.initialPassword = "147147";
+  services.getty.autologinUser = "root";  # allows for emergency maintenance?
 
+  # sane.home-manager.extraPackages = [
+  #   # for web browsers see: https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=13669
+  #   pkgs.angelfish  # plasma mobile web browser; broken on phosh (poor wayland support)
+  #   # pkgs.plasma5Packages.index  # file browser
+  #   pkgs.plasma5Packages.konsole  # terminal
+  #   # pkgs.plasma5Packages.pix  # picture viewer
+  #   pkgs.plasma5Packages.kalk  # calculator; broken on phosh
+  #   # pkgs.plasma5Packages.buho  # (plasma mobile?) note application
+  #   pkgs.plasma5Packages.kasts  #  podcast app; works on phosh after setting QT envar
+  #   pkgs.plasma5Packages.koko  # image gallery; broken on phosh
+  #   pkgs.plasma5Packages.kwave  # media player.
+  #   # pkgs.plasma5Packages.neochat  #  matrix client. needs qcoro => no aarch64 support
+  #   # pkgs.plasma5Packages.plasma-dialer  # phone dialer
+  #   # pkgs.plasma5Packages.plasma-mobile  # the whole shebang?
+  #   # pkgs.plasma5Packages.plasma-settings
+  #   pkgs.plasma5Packages.bomber  # arcade game; broken on phosh
+  #   pkgs.plasma5Packages.kapman  # pacman
+  #   pkgs.st  # suckless terminal; broken on phosh
+  #   # pkgs.alacritty  # terminal; crashes phosh
+  # ];
+  # sane.home-packages.enableGuiPkgs = false;  # XXX faster builds/imaging for debugging
   sane.home-manager.extraPackages = [
-    # for web browsers see: https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=13669
-    pkgs.angelfish  # plasma mobile web browser; broken on phosh (poor wayland support)
-    # pkgs.plasma5Packages.index  # file browser
     pkgs.plasma5Packages.konsole  # terminal
-    # pkgs.plasma5Packages.pix  # picture viewer
-    pkgs.plasma5Packages.kalk  # calculator; broken on phosh
-    # pkgs.plasma5Packages.buho  # (plasma mobile?) note application
-    pkgs.plasma5Packages.kasts  #  podcast app; works on phosh after setting QT envar
-    pkgs.plasma5Packages.koko  # image gallery; broken on phosh
-    pkgs.plasma5Packages.kwave  # media player.
-    # pkgs.plasma5Packages.neochat  #  matrix client. needs qcoro => no aarch64 support
-    # pkgs.plasma5Packages.plasma-dialer  # phone dialer
-    # pkgs.plasma5Packages.plasma-mobile  # the whole shebang?
-    # pkgs.plasma5Packages.plasma-settings
-    pkgs.plasma5Packages.bomber  # arcade game; broken on phosh
-    pkgs.plasma5Packages.kapman  # pacman
-    pkgs.st  # suckless terminal; broken on phosh
-    # pkgs.alacritty  # terminal; crashes phosh
   ];
 
   sane.nixcache.enable = true;
   sane.impermanence.enable = true;  # XXX experimental
   sane.gui.phosh.enable = true;
-  boot.loader.grub.enable = false;
+
+  boot.loader.efi.canTouchEfiVariables = false;
   mobile.bootloader.enable = false;
-  boot.loader.generic-extlinux-compatible.enable = true;
+  mobile.boot.stage-1.enable = false;
+  # boot.initrd.systemd.enable = false;
+  # boot.initrd.services.swraid.enable = false;  # attempt to fix dm_mod stuff
+
+  # TODO: try enabling mobile-nixos' /lib/firmware?
+  # includes:
+  #   rtl_bt          (bluetooth)
+  #   anx7688-fw.bin  (USB-C -> HDMI bridge)
+  #   ov5640_af.bin   (camera module)
+  # hardware.firmware = [ config.mobile.device.firmware ];
 
   system.stateVersion = "21.11";
 

modules/gui/phosh.nix

@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ in
       };
     };
 
+    # XXX: phosh enables networkmanager by default; can probably disable these lines
+    networking.useDHCP = false;
+    networking.networkmanager.enable = true;
+    networking.wireless.enable = lib.mkForce false;
+
     hardware.opengl.enable = true;
     hardware.opengl.driSupport = true;