diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-machines-and-homes.yml b/.github/workflows/build-machines-and-homes.yml
index 768a3c5..a07ec72 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-machines-and-homes.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-machines-and-homes.yml
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         machine:
-          - chunk
-          - ytnix
-          - titan
+          # - chunk
+          # - ytnix
+          # - titan
           - pancake
         os:
-          - ubuntu-latest
+          # - ubuntu-latest
           - ubuntu-24.04-arm
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     continue-on-error: true
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ jobs:
           purge-primary-key: never
           # always save the cache
           save-always: true
-      - run: nix build -L .#nixosConfigurations.${{ matrix.machine }}.config.system.build.toplevel
+      # - run: nix build -L .#nixosConfigurations.${{ matrix.machine }}.config.system.build.toplevel
+      - run: nix run -L github:nix-community/nixos-generators -- --flake .#pancake -f sd-aarch64 --system aarch64-linux
   build-homes:
     strategy:
       matrix:
diff --git a/hosts/pancake/default.nix b/hosts/pancake/default.nix
index 221b3dc..c20bf9c 100644
--- a/hosts/pancake/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/pancake/default.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     (modulesPath + "/installer/scan/not-detected.nix")
     (modulesPath + "/profiles/qemu-guest.nix")
     ../common.nix
-    ./hardware-configuration.nix
+    # ./hardware-configuration.nix
     ../zsh.nix
   ];
 
@@ -57,11 +57,6 @@
 
   hardware.enableRedistributableFirmware = true;
 
-  services.desktopManager.plasma6.enable = true;
-  services.displayManager = {
-    enable = true;
-    autoLogin.user = "yt";
-  };
   users.users.yt.extraGroups = [
     "wheel"
   ];
@@ -70,10 +65,6 @@
   users.users.root.initialHashedPassword = "";
   users.users.yt.initialHashedPassword = "";
 
-  boot.loader.generic-extlinux-compatible.mirroredBoots = [
-    { path = "/boot/firmware"; }
-  ];
-
   # remove this after https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/375165 lands on unstable
   boot.kernelPackages = lib.mkForce inputs.nixpkgs-rpi.legacyPackages.aarch64-linux.linuxKernel.packages.linux_rpi3;
 }