bos/docs/hardware.md
Breadway 48d795da54 iso: add bos-nvidia-setup for optional proprietary NVIDIA
Click-to-install path for machines first-boot already offers. Installs
nvidia + nvidia-utils (never cuda), writes ~/.config/hypr/nvidia.lua,
and hyprland.lua dofiles that file only if it exists. Mesa stays
unchanged. Not on the ISO. Reboot after.
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# Hardware and recovery
## GPUs
BOS ships the generic **Mesa** stack. AMD and Intel work out of the box.
The proprietary NVIDIA driver is **not on the ISO**. NVIDIA firmware is
not on the image either (`linux-firmware-nvidia` stays commented out in
`packages.x86_64`). Default Hyprland env is vendor-neutral.
On first graphical login, `bos-first-boot` probes `lspci` / `/proc` and,
if an NVIDIA GPU is present, writes `~/.local/state/bos/nvidia-offer.json`
and notifies that the proprietary driver is not on the ISO. It does **not**
install anything.
The optional proprietary path is `bos-nvidia-setup` or the Settings →
Updates NVIDIA button. That installs `nvidia` + `nvidia-utils` (never
cuda) and writes `~/.config/hypr/nvidia.lua`. `hyprland.lua` dofiles that
drop-in **only if the file exists**, so Mesa machines stay unchanged.
Reboot after. Installing the packages by hand without the drop-in is not
enough for a working Hyprland session.
The same probe leaves a HiDPI hint at `~/.local/state/bos/hidpi-hint.json`
when scale > 1 or the panel is dense; it never rewrites `monitors.json`.
A VM without `/dev/dri` gets a notification only.
## Recovery
An update that breaks the system is recovered from the **GRUB "snapshots"
submenu** (grub-btrfs), not `snapper rollback`.
BOS GRUB pins `rootflags=subvol=@`. `snapper rollback` swaps the default
subvolume; the installed `grub.cfg` will still boot `@`. Pick the grub-btrfs
entry so the kernel command line matches the snapshot you want. Bakery
desktop apps live under `/usr/local` on `@`, so those same snapshots
include them.
If the system will not boot (lost EFI entry / broken GRUB), boot the live
ISO and run `sudo bos-rescue`. It mounts `@` + the ESP and offers the same
`grub-install` NVRAM + `--removable` sequence as `post-install.sh`.
A/B root swapping is not implemented. See the README Recovery section.