3 files changed, 27 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index 1b49db0..0d502c2 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -17,15 +17,19 @@ and then on your NixOS system, run:
 
   # remove the single CHANGEME line
   nano ~/src/toughnix/configuration.nix
-
-  sudo nix --extra-experimental-features nix-command --extra-experimental-features flakes flake update
-  sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake .#continuity-dell
+  bash ~/src/toughnix/stg2.sh
+  bash ~/src/toughnix/stg3.sh
 #+end_src
 Note the line where we run ~nano~; during this period you should change any hardware or
 person-specific settings, and also alter ~configuration.nix~ more if you are using an encrypted drive.
 
 After this process, reboot and log into your user. You will immediately be taken into Hyprland,
 and Emacs and Firefox will autostart.
+** Troubleshooting
+If you encounter an error in home-manager after building (can't start the home-manager process
+because it can't resolve so-and-so hostname), run ~doas nixos-rebuild switch~, and possibly
+wait a couple seconds before that. I've run into this issue before. Note that after building
+this system, my system uses ~doas~ instead of ~sudo~.
 * Usage
 On your first install, you will be greeted with firefox, as well as EMacs. If Waybar doesn't
 appear, run ~hyprctl monitors~ in a terminal (Windows key + Enter), and you should see the monitors
diff --git a/stg2.sh b/stg2.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..bfabeac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stg2.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+cd /etc/nixos
+sudo nix --extra-experimental-features nix-command --extra-experimental-features flakes flake update
+sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake .#continuity-dell
+# home manager weirdness
+doas nixos-rebuild switch
diff --git a/stg3.sh b/stg3.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..fde932a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stg3.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+chmod 644 ~/src/toughnix/configuration.nix
+chmod 644 ~/src/toughnix/home.nix
+chmod 644 ~/src/toughnix/vars.nix
+chmod 644 ~/src/toughnix/flake.lock
+chmod 644 ~/src/toughnix/flake.nix
+
+doas chmod 644 /etc/nixos/configuration.nix
+doas chmod 644 /etc/nixos/home.nix
+doas chmod 644 /etc/nixos/vars.nix
+doas chmod 644 /etc/nixos/flake.lock
+doas chmod 644 /etc/nixos/flake.nix
+
+emacs --eval '(nerd-icons-install-fonts)'
+emacs --eval '(all-the-icons-install-fonts)'