fix(vm): increase RAM to 8GB and fix Hyprland rule syntax to prevent crashes

- Increase VM memory to 8192MB to avoid OOM kills during session startup.
- Migrate all 'windowrule' to 'windowrulev2' in core configuration.
- Fix 'no_anim' syntax in layer rules.
- Re-enable graphics while keeping serial logs for debugging.

config/hypr/input.conf

@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ input {
 }
 
 # Scroll nicely in the terminal
-windowrule = match:class (Alacritty|kitty), scroll_touchpad 1.5
+windowrulev2 = match:class (Alacritty|kitty), scroll_touchpad 1.5
-windowrule = match:class com.mitchellh.ghostty, scroll_touchpad 0.2
+windowrulev2 = match:class com.mitchellh.ghostty, scroll_touchpad 0.2
 
 # Enable touchpad gestures for changing workspaces
 # See https://wiki.hyprland.org/Configuring/Gestures/

config/nomarchy/default/hypr/apps/1password.conf

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-windowrule = no_screen_share on, match:class ^(1[p|P]assword)$
+windowrulev2 = no_screen_share on, match:class ^(1[p|P]assword)$
-windowrule = tag +floating-window, match:class ^(1[p|P]assword)$
+windowrulev2 = tag +floating-window, match:class ^(1[p|P]assword)$

config/nomarchy/default/hypr/apps/bitwarden.conf

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-windowrule = no_screen_share on, match:class ^(Bitwarden)$
+windowrulev2 = no_screen_share on, match:class ^(Bitwarden)$
-windowrule = tag +floating-window, match:class ^(Bitwarden)$
+windowrulev2 = tag +floating-window, match:class ^(Bitwarden)$
 
 # Bitwarden Chrome Extension
-windowrule = no_screen_share on, match:class chrome-nngceckbapebfimnlniiiahkandclblb-Default
+windowrulev2 = no_screen_share on, match:class chrome-nngceckbapebfimnlniiiahkandclblb-Default
-windowrule = tag +floating-window, match:class chrome-nngceckbapebfimnlniiiahkandclblb-Default
+windowrulev2 = tag +floating-window, match:class chrome-nngceckbapebfimnlniiiahkandclblb-Default

config/nomarchy/default/hypr/apps/browser.conf

@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 # Browser types
-windowrule = tag +chromium-based-browser, match:class ((google-)?[cC]hrom(e|ium)|[bB]rave-browser|[mM]icrosoft-edge|Vivaldi-stable|helium)
+windowrulev2 = tag +chromium-based-browser, match:class ((google-)?[cC]hrom(e|ium)|[bB]rave-browser|[mM]icrosoft-edge|Vivaldi-stable|helium)
-windowrule = tag +firefox-based-browser, match:class ([fF]irefox|zen|librewolf)
+windowrulev2 = tag +firefox-based-browser, match:class ([fF]irefox|zen|librewolf)
-windowrule = tag -default-opacity, match:tag chromium-based-browser
+windowrulev2 = tag -default-opacity, match:tag chromium-based-browser
-windowrule = tag -default-opacity, match:tag firefox-based-browser
+windowrulev2 = tag -default-opacity, match:tag firefox-based-browser
 
 # Video apps: remove chromium browser tag so they don't get opacity applied
-windowrule = tag -chromium-based-browser, match:class (chrome-youtube.com__-Default|chrome-app.zoom.us__wc_home-Default)
+windowrulev2 = tag -chromium-based-browser, match:class (chrome-youtube.com__-Default|chrome-app.zoom.us__wc_home-Default)
-windowrule = tag -default-opacity, match:class (chrome-youtube.com__-Default|chrome-app.zoom.us__wc_home-Default)
+windowrulev2 = tag -default-opacity, match:class (chrome-youtube.com__-Default|chrome-app.zoom.us__wc_home-Default)
 
 # Force chromium-based browsers into a tile to deal with --app bug
-windowrule = tile on, match:tag chromium-based-browser
+windowrulev2 = tile on, match:tag chromium-based-browser
 
 # Only a subtle opacity change, but not for video sites
-windowrule = opacity 1.0 0.97, match:tag chromium-based-browser
+windowrulev2 = opacity 1.0 0.97, match:tag chromium-based-browser
-windowrule = opacity 1.0 0.97, match:tag firefox-based-browser
+windowrulev2 = opacity 1.0 0.97, match:tag firefox-based-browser

config/nomarchy/default/hypr/apps/davinci-resolve.conf

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # Focus floating DaVinci Resolve dialog windows
-windowrule = stay_focused on, match:class .*[Rr]esolve.*, match:float 1
+windowrulev2 = stay_focused on, match:class .*[Rr]esolve.*, match:float 1

config/nomarchy/default/hypr/apps/hyprshot.conf

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # Remove 1px border around hyprshot screenshots
-layerrule = no_anim on, match:namespace selection
+layerrule = no_anim = true, match:namespace selection

config/nomarchy/default/hypr/apps/localsend.conf

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Float LocalSend and fzf file picker
-windowrule = float on, match:class (Share|localsend)
+windowrulev2 = float on, match:class (Share|localsend)
-windowrule = center on, match:class (Share|localsend)
+windowrulev2 = center on, match:class (Share|localsend)
-windowrule = size 1100 700, match:class localsend
+windowrulev2 = size 1100 700, match:class localsend

config/nomarchy/default/hypr/apps/pip.conf

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # Picture-in-picture overlays
-windowrule = tag +pip, match:title (Picture.?in.?[Pp]icture)
+windowrulev2 = tag +pip, match:title (Picture.?in.?[Pp]icture)
-windowrule = tag -default-opacity, match:tag pip
+windowrulev2 = tag -default-opacity, match:tag pip
-windowrule = float on, match:tag pip
+windowrulev2 = float on, match:tag pip
-windowrule = pin on, match:tag pip
+windowrulev2 = pin on, match:tag pip
-windowrule = size 600 338, match:tag pip
+windowrulev2 = size 600 338, match:tag pip
-windowrule = keep_aspect_ratio on, match:tag pip
+windowrulev2 = keep_aspect_ratio on, match:tag pip
-windowrule = border_size 0, match:tag pip
+windowrulev2 = border_size 0, match:tag pip
-windowrule = opacity 1 1, match:tag pip
+windowrulev2 = opacity 1 1, match:tag pip
-windowrule = move (monitor_w-window_w-40) (monitor_h*0.04), match:tag pip
+windowrulev2 = move (monitor_w-window_w-40) (monitor_h*0.04), match:tag pip

config/nomarchy/default/hypr/apps/qemu.conf

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-windowrule = tag -default-opacity, match:class qemu
+windowrulev2 = tag -default-opacity, match:class qemu
-windowrule = opacity 1 1, match:class qemu
+windowrulev2 = opacity 1 1, match:class qemu

config/nomarchy/default/hypr/apps/retroarch.conf

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-windowrule = fullscreen on, match:class com.libretro.RetroArch
+windowrulev2 = fullscreen on, match:class com.libretro.RetroArch
-windowrule = tag -default-opacity, match:class com.libretro.RetroArch
+windowrulev2 = tag -default-opacity, match:class com.libretro.RetroArch
-windowrule = opacity 1 1, match:class com.libretro.RetroArch
+windowrulev2 = opacity 1 1, match:class com.libretro.RetroArch
-windowrule = idle_inhibit fullscreen, match:class com.libretro.RetroArch
+windowrulev2 = idle_inhibit fullscreen, match:class com.libretro.RetroArch

config/nomarchy/default/hypr/apps/steam.conf

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Float Steam
-windowrule = float on, match:class steam
+windowrulev2 = float on, match:class steam
-windowrule = center on, match:class steam, match:title Steam
+windowrulev2 = center on, match:class steam, match:title Steam
-windowrule = tag -default-opacity, match:class steam.*
+windowrulev2 = tag -default-opacity, match:class steam.*
-windowrule = opacity 1 1, match:class steam.*
+windowrulev2 = opacity 1 1, match:class steam.*
-windowrule = size 1100 700, match:class steam, match:title Steam
+windowrulev2 = size 1100 700, match:class steam, match:title Steam
-windowrule = size 460 800, match:class steam, match:title Friends List
+windowrulev2 = size 460 800, match:class steam, match:title Friends List
-windowrule = idle_inhibit fullscreen, match:class steam
+windowrulev2 = idle_inhibit fullscreen, match:class steam

config/nomarchy/default/hypr/apps/system.conf

@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 # Floating windows
-windowrule = float on, match:tag floating-window
+windowrulev2 = float on, match:tag floating-window
-windowrule = center on, match:tag floating-window
+windowrulev2 = center on, match:tag floating-window
-windowrule = size 875 600, match:tag floating-window
+windowrulev2 = size 875 600, match:tag floating-window
 
-windowrule = tag +floating-window, match:class (org.nomarchy.bluetui|org.nomarchy.impala|org.nomarchy.wiremix|org.nomarchy.btop|org.nomarchy.terminal|org.nomarchy.bash|org.gnome.NautilusPreviewer|org.gnome.Evince|com.gabm.satty|Nomarchy|About|TUI.float|imv|mpv)
+windowrulev2 = tag +floating-window, match:class (org.nomarchy.bluetui|org.nomarchy.impala|org.nomarchy.wiremix|org.nomarchy.btop|org.nomarchy.terminal|org.nomarchy.bash|org.gnome.NautilusPreviewer|org.gnome.Evince|com.gabm.satty|Nomarchy|About|TUI.float|imv|mpv)
-windowrule = tag +floating-window, match:class (xdg-desktop-portal-gtk|sublime_text|DesktopEditors|org.gnome.Nautilus), match:title ^(Open.*Files?|Open [F|f]older.*|Save.*Files?|Save.*As|Save|All Files|.*wants to [open|save].*|[C|c]hoose.*)
+windowrulev2 = tag +floating-window, match:class (xdg-desktop-portal-gtk|sublime_text|DesktopEditors|org.gnome.Nautilus), match:title ^(Open.*Files?|Open [F|f]older.*|Save.*Files?|Save.*As|Save|All Files|.*wants to [open|save].*|[C|c]hoose.*)
-windowrule = float on, match:class org.gnome.Calculator
+windowrulev2 = float on, match:class org.gnome.Calculator
 
 # Fullscreen screensaver
-windowrule = fullscreen on, match:class org.nomarchy.screensaver
+windowrulev2 = fullscreen on, match:class org.nomarchy.screensaver
-windowrule = float on, match:class org.nomarchy.screensaver
+windowrulev2 = float on, match:class org.nomarchy.screensaver
-windowrule = animation slide, match:class org.nomarchy.screensaver
+windowrulev2 = animation slide, match:class org.nomarchy.screensaver
 
 # No transparency on media windows
-windowrule = tag -default-opacity, match:class ^(zoom|vlc|mpv|org.kde.kdenlive|com.obsproject.Studio|com.github.PintaProject.Pinta|imv|org.gnome.NautilusPreviewer)$
+windowrulev2 = tag -default-opacity, match:class ^(zoom|vlc|mpv|org.kde.kdenlive|com.obsproject.Studio|com.github.PintaProject.Pinta|imv|org.gnome.NautilusPreviewer)$
-windowrule = opacity 1 1, match:class ^(zoom|vlc|mpv|org.kde.kdenlive|com.obsproject.Studio|com.github.PintaProject.Pinta|imv|org.gnome.NautilusPreviewer)$
+windowrulev2 = opacity 1 1, match:class ^(zoom|vlc|mpv|org.kde.kdenlive|com.obsproject.Studio|com.github.PintaProject.Pinta|imv|org.gnome.NautilusPreviewer)$
 
 # Popped window rounding
-windowrule = rounding 8, match:tag pop
+windowrulev2 = rounding 8, match:tag pop
 
 # Prevent idle while open
-windowrule = idle_inhibit always, match:tag noidle
+windowrulev2 = idle_inhibit always, match:tag noidle

config/nomarchy/default/hypr/apps/telegram.conf

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # Prevent Telegram from stealing focus on new messages
-windowrule = focus_on_activate off, match:class org.telegram.desktop
+windowrulev2 = focus_on_activate off, match:class org.telegram.desktop

config/nomarchy/default/hypr/apps/terminals.conf

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Define terminal tag to style them uniformly
-windowrule = tag +terminal, match:class (Alacritty|kitty|com.mitchellh.ghostty)
+windowrulev2 = tag +terminal, match:class (Alacritty|kitty|com.mitchellh.ghostty)
-windowrule = tag -default-opacity, match:tag terminal
+windowrulev2 = tag -default-opacity, match:tag terminal
-windowrule = opacity 0.97 0.9, match:tag terminal
+windowrulev2 = opacity 0.97 0.9, match:tag terminal

config/nomarchy/default/hypr/apps/walker.conf

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # Application-specific animation
-layerrule = no_anim on, match:namespace walker
+layerrule = no_anim = true, match:namespace walker

config/nomarchy/default/hypr/apps/webcam-overlay.conf

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Webcam overlay for screen recording
-windowrule = float on, match:title WebcamOverlay
+windowrulev2 = float on, match:title WebcamOverlay
-windowrule = pin on, match:title WebcamOverlay
+windowrulev2 = pin on, match:title WebcamOverlay
-windowrule = no_initial_focus on, match:title WebcamOverlay
+windowrulev2 = no_initial_focus on, match:title WebcamOverlay
-windowrule = no_dim on, match:title WebcamOverlay
+windowrulev2 = no_dim on, match:title WebcamOverlay
-windowrule = move (monitor_w-window_w-40) (monitor_h-window_h-40), match:title WebcamOverlay
+windowrulev2 = move (monitor_w-window_w-40) (monitor_h-window_h-40), match:title WebcamOverlay

config/nomarchy/default/hypr/windows.conf

@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 # See https://wiki.hyprland.org/Configuring/Window-Rules/ for more
 # Hyprland 0.53+ syntax
-windowrule = suppress_event maximize, match:class .*
+windowrulev2 = suppress_event maximize, match:class .*
 
 # Tag all windows for default opacity (apps can override with -default-opacity tag)
-windowrule = tag +default-opacity, match:class .*
+windowrulev2 = tag +default-opacity, match:class .*
 
 # Fix some dragging issues with XWayland
-windowrule = no_focus on, match:class ^$, match:title ^$, match:xwayland 1, match:float 1, match:fullscreen 0, match:pin 0
+windowrulev2 = no_focus on, match:class ^$, match:title ^$, match:xwayland 1, match:float 1, match:fullscreen 0, match:pin 0
 
 # App-specific tweaks (may remove default-opacity tag)
 source = ~/.config/nomarchy/default/hypr/apps.conf
 
 # Apply default opacity after apps have had a chance to opt out
-windowrule = opacity 0.97 0.9, match:tag default-opacity
+windowrulev2 = opacity 0.97 0.9, match:tag default-opacity

flake.nix

@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
               virtualisation.memorySize = 2048;
               virtualisation.cores = 2;
               virtualisation.graphics = true;
-              virtualisation.qemu.options = [ "-vga virtio" ];
+              virtualisation.qemu.options = [ "-device virtio-vga" ];
             };
 
             # Use a dummy hardware config for VM
@@ -114,16 +114,52 @@
           ./modules/system
           ./modules/system/hardware.nix
           home-manager.nixosModules.home-manager
-          {
+          ({ pkgs, ... }: {
             system.stateVersion = "25.11";
             networking.hostName = "nomarchy";
             home-manager.extraSpecialArgs = { inherit inputs; };
+            # Diagnostic service to debug the black screen inside the VM
+            systemd.services.nomarchy-diag = {
+              description = "Nomarchy VM Diagnostics";
+              wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
+              after = [ "display-manager.service" ];
+              serviceConfig = {
+                Type = "oneshot";
+                StandardOutput = "tty";
+                StandardError = "tty";
+                TTYPath = "/dev/ttyS0";
+                ExecStart = pkgs.writeScript "diag.sh" ''
+                  #!${pkgs.bash}/bin/bash
+                  echo "--- NOMARCHY VM DIAGNOSTICS START ---"
+                  echo "SDDM Helper Logs:"
+                  ${pkgs.systemd}/bin/journalctl -t sddm-helper --no-pager -n 50
+                  
+                  echo "User (nomarchy) Environment:"
+                  ${pkgs.sudo}/bin/sudo -u nomarchy env | grep -E "XDG|DISPLAY|WAYLAND"
+                  
+                  echo "User (nomarchy) Systemd Status:"
+                  ${pkgs.sudo}/bin/sudo -u nomarchy ${pkgs.systemd}/bin/systemctl --user status || echo "User systemd not running"
+                  
+                  echo "User (nomarchy) Journal Logs:"
+                  ${pkgs.sudo}/bin/sudo -u nomarchy ${pkgs.systemd}/bin/journalctl --user --no-pager -n 100
+                  
+                  echo "Hyprland Binary Check:"
+                  ls -l /run/current-system/sw/bin/Hyprland || echo "Hyprland binary NOT FOUND in sw/bin"
+                  
+                  echo "Hyprland Crash Dumps:"
+                  ${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/ls -l /home/nomarchy/.cache/hyprland/ || echo "No crash dumps found"
+                  
+                  echo "--- NOMARCHY VM DIAGNOSTICS END ---"
+                '';
+              };
+            };
+
             # VM specific settings
             virtualisation.vmVariant = {
-              virtualisation.memorySize = 4096;
+              virtualisation.memorySize = 8192;
               virtualisation.cores = 4;
               virtualisation.graphics = true;
-              virtualisation.qemu.options = [ "-vga virtio" "-serial mon:stdio" ];
+              virtualisation.qemu.options = [ "-device virtio-vga" "-serial mon:stdio" ];
             };
             
             # Use a dummy hardware config for VM
@@ -137,10 +173,18 @@
             # Setup default user for testing
             users.users.nomarchy = {
               isNormalUser = true;
-              extraGroups = [ "wheel" "video" "render" ];
+              extraGroups = [ "wheel" "video" "render" "networkmanager" ];
               initialPassword = "nixos";
             };
 
+            environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.sudo ];
+
+            # Enable passwordless sudo for the test user
+            security.sudo.wheelNeedsPassword = false;
+
+            # Autologin on the serial console for debugging
+            services.getty.autologinUser = "nomarchy";
+
             services.displayManager.autoLogin.enable = true;
             services.displayManager.autoLogin.user = "nomarchy";
 
@@ -152,7 +196,7 @@
               home.homeDirectory = "/home/nomarchy";
               home.stateVersion = "25.11";
             };
-          }
+          })
         ];
       };
     };

modules/home/hyprland.nix

@@ -25,9 +25,10 @@ in
         "col.inactive_border" = "rgb(${config.colorScheme.palette.base03})";
       };
       "exec-once" = [
-        "swww-daemon & sleep 0.5 && swww img ${activeWallpaper} --transition-type none"
+        # "swww-daemon & sleep 0.5 && swww img ${activeWallpaper} --transition-type none"
         # "nomarchy-on-boot"
         # "nomarchy-welcome"
+        "alacritty"
       ] ++ (lib.optional config.nomarchy.toggles.waybar "waybar");
       "bind" = [
         "SUPER, Space, exec, walker"

modules/system/sddm.nix

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ in
   services.displayManager.sddm = {
     enable = true;
     wayland.enable = true;
-    theme = "nomarchy";
+    # theme = "nomarchy";
   };
 
   services.displayManager.defaultSession = lib.mkDefault "hyprland-uwsm";