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         xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
         xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
         version="5.0"
         xml:id="sec-profile-all-hardware">
 <title>All Hardware</title>

 <para>
  Enables all hardware supported by NixOS: i.e., all firmware is included, and
  all devices from which one may boot are enabled in the initrd. Its primary
  use is in the NixOS installation CDs.
 </para>

 <para>
  The enabled kernel modules include support for SATA and PATA, SCSI
  (partially), USB, Firewire (untested), Virtio (QEMU, KVM, etc.), VMware, and
  Hyper-V. Additionally, <xref linkend="opt-hardware.enableAllFirmware"/> is
  enabled, and the firmware for the ZyDAS ZD1211 chipset is specifically
  installed.
 </para>
</section>
