diff --git a/etcnixos/hardware_laptop.nix b/etcnixos/hardware_laptop.nix
index 16bcaa3..bc83470 100644
--- a/etcnixos/hardware_laptop.nix
+++ b/etcnixos/hardware_laptop.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "nvme"
   ];
   boot.initrd.kernelModules = [ ];
-  boot.kernelModules = [ ];
+  boot.kernelModules = [ "kvm-amd" ];
   boot.extraModulePackages = [ ];
 
   disko.devices = {
@@ -71,5 +71,5 @@
   nixpkgs.hostPlatform = lib.mkDefault "x86_64-linux";
 
   hardware.enableRedistributableFirmware = true;
-  hardware.cpu.intel.updateMicrocode = lib.mkDefault config.hardware.enableRedistributableFirmware;
+  hardware.cpu.amd.updateMicrocode = lib.mkDefault config.hardware.enableRedistributableFirmware;
 }
diff --git a/etcnixos/vm.nix b/etcnixos/vm.nix
index 3098081..9f87c3b 100644
--- a/etcnixos/vm.nix
+++ b/etcnixos/vm.nix
@@ -5,20 +5,6 @@
   ...
 }:
 {
-
-  environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
-    # https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu
-    (quickemu.overrideAttrs (old: {
-      patches = [
-        # patch to allow forcing a specific ISO file via an environment variable `FILE_NAME`
-        (pkgs.fetchpatch {
-          url = "https://github.com/Titaniumtown/quickemu/commit/f96d52a6b6f4b3187171d8cab61a273475da3b6c.diff";
-          sha256 = "vXVI4EeJGhOlx8ARTCvB98Ajalk0bVakL98WojqcI3c=";
-        })
-      ];
-    }))
-  ];
-
   programs.virt-manager.enable = true;
 
   users.groups.libvirtd.members = [ username ];
@@ -33,16 +19,18 @@
         pkgs.qemu_kvm.overrideAttrs (old: {
           patches = old.patches ++ [
             # amd?
-            # (pkgs.fetchpatch {
-            #   url = "https://github.com/Scrut1ny/Hypervisor-Phantom/raw/d09d66813570704e2b05440f290d6f9bdf2d26c7/Hypervisor-Phantom/patches/QEMU/amd-qemu-9.2.0.patch";
-            #   sha256 = "BbzgjRa3qaYH1yXXqU6M/S68SxXWpAc9ObTG5qXu6YA=";
-            # })
+            (pkgs.fetchpatch {
+              url = "https://github.com/Scrut1ny/Hypervisor-Phantom/raw/d09d66813570704e2b05440f290d6f9bdf2d26c7/Hypervisor-Phantom/patches/QEMU/amd-qemu-9.2.0.patch";
+              sha256 = "BbzgjRa3qaYH1yXXqU6M/S68SxXWpAc9ObTG5qXu6YA=";
+            })
 
             # or intel!
-            (pkgs.fetchpatch {
-              url = "https://github.com/Scrut1ny/Hypervisor-Phantom/raw/d09d66813570704e2b05440f290d6f9bdf2d26c7/Hypervisor-Phantom/patches/QEMU/intel-qemu-9.2.0.patch";
-              sha256 = "kXY6R/0Tsotf0mGUIevDLlLWHEznnF1dt0K2ayX7XAg=";
-            })
+            /*
+              (pkgs.fetchpatch {
+                url = "https://github.com/Scrut1ny/Hypervisor-Phantom/raw/d09d66813570704e2b05440f290d6f9bdf2d26c7/Hypervisor-Phantom/patches/QEMU/intel-qemu-9.2.0.patch";
+                sha256 = "kXY6R/0Tsotf0mGUIevDLlLWHEznnF1dt0K2ayX7XAg=";
+              })
+            */
           ];
         })
       );
diff --git a/home-manager/home-mreow.nix b/home-manager/home-mreow.nix
index 351100c..234d746 100644
--- a/home-manager/home-mreow.nix
+++ b/home-manager/home-mreow.nix
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
 
   home.packages = with pkgs; [
     wdisplays
-    intel-gpu-tools
-
     blueman
 
     # used by /etc/nixos logic to launch niri