NixOS on an Intel macBook

I had a MacBook Pro sitting unused. An Intel, with an Apple T2 security chip. I thought with NixOS on it, it might actually be useful again. Here&rsquo;s how that journey went. The wrong ISO My first attempt went like this: Download a standard NixOS 26.05 minimal ISO Write it to USB pv nixos-*.iso > /dev/sdX Plug it in Hold Option on startup, pick the USB drive Get greeted by