From 35def6311bb9a4b30b1d40929e02c6967e955301 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Isabella Bastaja <isabella@sorre.xyz>
Date: Sun, 2 Aug 2026 12:35:53 +0200
Subject: WIP continue reviving underworld

---
 hosts/underworld/default.nix | 35 ++++++++++++++++++++---------------
 hosts/underworld/home.nix    |  1 +
 2 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

(limited to 'hosts/underworld')

diff --git a/hosts/underworld/default.nix b/hosts/underworld/default.nix
index a9b3494..2d1c814 100644
--- a/hosts/underworld/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/underworld/default.nix
@@ -99,21 +99,26 @@
     #media-session.enable = true;
   };
 
-  boot.kernelModules = [ "8852au" ];
-  # boot.extraModulePackages = [
-  #   config.boot.kernelPackages.rtl8852bu # TP-Link Archer TX20U Nano
-  # ];
-  services.udev.extraRules =
-    # Switch TP-Link Archer TX20U Nano from CDROM mode (default) to WiFi mode
-    ''
-      ATTR{idVendor}=="0bda", ATTR{idProduct}=="1a2b", RUN+="${lib.getExe pkgs.usb-modeswitch} -K -v 0bda -p 1a2b"
-    '';
-
-  nixpkgs.config = {
-    problems.handlers = {
-      rtl8852bu.broken = "warn"; # or "ignore"
-    };
-  };
+
+  # Since 6.17, the special WiFi hardware I'm using should work since 6.17.
+  boot.kernelPackages = lib.mkForce (
+    if builtins.compareVersions pkgs.linuxPackages.kernel.version "6.17" >= 0 then
+      pkgs.linuxPackages
+    else
+      pkgs.linuxPackages_latest
+  );
+
+  assertions = [
+    (
+      let
+        version = config.boot.kernelPackages.kernel.version;
+      in
+      {
+        assertion = builtins.compareVersions version "6.17" >= 0;
+        message = "My WiFi dongles only work with upstream Linux >= 6.17 (is ${version})";
+      }
+    )
+  ];
 
   users.users = {
     osiris = {
diff --git a/hosts/underworld/home.nix b/hosts/underworld/home.nix
index bb5f23b..8c30aef 100644
--- a/hosts/underworld/home.nix
+++ b/hosts/underworld/home.nix
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
       (flakeRoot + /share/home/dev-stuff.nix)
       (flakeRoot + /share/home/shell.nix)
       (flakeRoot + /share/home/gui-tools.nix)
+      (flakeRoot + /share/home/rbw.nix)
       # (flakeRoot + /share/home/gaming.nix)
       (flakeRoot + /share/home/niri.nix)
     ];
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