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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index c016eaf3c9..b3ba5ce4fb 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -154,6 +154,12 @@ Utilities * Invoking guix challenge:: Challenging substitute servers. * Invoking guix container:: Process isolation. +Invoking @command{guix build} + +* Common Build Options:: Build options for most commands. +* Package Transformation Options:: Creating variants of packages. +* Additional Build Options:: Options specific to 'guix build'. + GNU Distribution * System Installation:: Installing the whole operating system. @@ -165,6 +171,15 @@ GNU Distribution * Bootstrapping:: GNU/Linux built from scratch. * Porting:: Targeting another platform or kernel. +System Installation + +* Limitations:: What you can expect. +* Hardware Considerations:: Supported hardware. +* USB Stick Installation:: Preparing the installation medium. +* Preparing for Installation:: Networking, partitioning, etc. +* Proceeding with the Installation:: The real thing. +* Building the Installation Image:: How this comes to be. + System Configuration * Using the Configuration System:: Customizing your GNU system. @@ -5657,11 +5672,12 @@ link that follows: @pxref{Help,,, info, Info: An Introduction}. Hit @end ifinfo @menu -* Limitations:: What you can expect. -* USB Stick Installation:: Preparing the installation medium. -* Preparing for Installation:: Networking, partitioning, etc. -* Proceeding with the Installation:: The real thing. -* Building the Installation Image:: How this comes to be. +* Limitations:: What you can expect. +* Hardware Considerations:: Supported hardware. +* USB Stick Installation:: Preparing the installation medium. +* Preparing for Installation:: Networking, partitioning, etc. +* Proceeding with the Installation:: The real thing. +* Building the Installation Image:: How this comes to be. @end menu @node Limitations @@ -5707,6 +5723,40 @@ You have been warned! But more than a disclaimer, this is an invitation to report issues (and success stories!), and to join us in improving it. @xref{Contributing}, for more info. + +@node Hardware Considerations +@subsection Hardware Considerations + +@cindex hardware support on GuixSD +GNU@tie{}GuixSD focuses on respecting the user's computing freedom. It +builds around the kernel Linux-libre, which means that only hardware for +which free software drivers and firmware exists is supported. Nowadays, +a wide range of off-the-shelf hardware is supported on +GNU/Linux-libre---from keyboards to graphics cards to scanners and +Ethernet controllers. Unfortunately, there are still areas where +hardware vendors deny users control over their own computing, and such +hardware is not supported on GuixSD. + +@cindex WiFi, hardware support +One of the main areas where free drivers or firmware is lacking is WiFi +devices. WiFi devices known to work include those using Atheros chips +(AR9271 and AR7010), which corresponds to the @code{ath9k} Linux-libre +driver, and for which free firmware exists and is available +out-of-the-box on GuixSD, as part of @var{%base-firmware} +(@pxref{operating-system Reference, @code{firmware}}). + +@cindex RYF, Respects Your Freedom +The @uref{https://www.fsf.org/, Free Software Foundation} runs +@uref{https://www.fsf.org/ryf, @dfn{Respect Your Freedom}} (RYF), a +certification program for hardware products that respect your freedom +and your privacy and ensure that you have control over your device. We +encourage you to check the list of RYF-certified hardware. + +Another useful resource is the @uref{https://www.h-node.org/, H-Node} +web site. It contains a catalog of hardware devices with information +about their support in GNU/Linux. + + @node USB Stick Installation @subsection USB Stick Installation @@ -6235,7 +6285,8 @@ the Linux kernel. @xref{Initial RAM Disk}. List of firmware packages loadable by the operating system kernel. The default includes firmware needed for Atheros-based WiFi devices -(Linux-libre module @code{ath9k}.) +(Linux-libre module @code{ath9k}). @xref{Hardware Considerations}, for +more info on supported hardware. @item @code{host-name} The host name. |