diff --git a/configuration.nix b/configuration.nix
index d721267..57939e6 100644
--- a/configuration.nix
+++ b/configuration.nix
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
   services.printing.enable = false;
 
   # Enable sound with pipewire.
-  hardware.pulseaudio.enable = false;
+  services.pulseaudio.enable = false;
   security.rtkit.enable = true;
   services.pipewire = {
     enable = true;
@@ -114,8 +114,9 @@
   # Define a user account. Don't forget to set a password with ‘passwd’.
   users.users.elias = {
     isNormalUser = true;
-    description = "Elias Gasparis";
-    extraGroups = [ "networkmanager" "wheel" ];
+    description = "elias";
+#ADDED AUDIO GROUP FOR MICROPHONE, DIDN"T HELP
+    extraGroups = [ "networkmanager" "wheel" "audio"];
     packages = with pkgs; [
     #  thunderbird
     ];
diff --git a/hardware-configuration.nix b/hardware-configuration.nix
index 9901f79..84603f4 100644
--- a/hardware-configuration.nix
+++ b/hardware-configuration.nix
@@ -13,15 +13,11 @@
   boot.kernelModules = [ "kvm-intel" ];
   boot.extraModulePackages = [ ];
 
-  boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_latest;
-  #boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_6_14; 
+  # sound card microphone only works on this, so far...
+  # 6.14 and 6.12 it is broken
+  boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_6_1; 
 
-boot.extraModprobeConfig = "options snd-hda-intel model=alc256-asus-mic"; 
-
-#didn't work	
-#boot.extraModprobeConfig = ''
-#  options snd slots=snd-hda-intel
-#'';
+  hardware.firmware = [ pkgs.sof-firmware ];
 
   fileSystems."/" =
     { device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/27986c46-1dd1-4444-b732-7e7c36f2ed29";
diff --git a/modules/programs.nix b/modules/programs.nix
index d1bc136..0516f1b 100644
--- a/modules/programs.nix
+++ b/modules/programs.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
   # List packages installed in system profile. To search, run:
   # $ nix search wget
   environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
+    # drivers for sound
+    sof-firmware
+
     # terminal apps
     wget
     curl
@@ -15,6 +18,7 @@
     restic # backup program
     wiper # A TUI disk analyser and cleanup tool
     curl
+    inxi #debugging
 
     # emulation
     quickemu
diff --git a/temp b/temp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc8247c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/temp
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+https://discourse.nixos.org/t/blacklisted-module-does-not-work-goal-change-driver/40947
+
+for sound crap