diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index b841a2a..63ea274 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -94,9 +94,20 @@
             modules = [
               {
                 nixpkgs.config.allowUnfree = true;
+                nixpkgs.hostPlatform = "aarch64-linux";
                 nix.package = lix.packages."aarch64-linux".default;
+                
+                # Manual uConsole CM5 hardware setup (nixos-uconsole module has broken hardware.raspberry-pi deps)
+                # Display: 720x1280 landscape, panel on right side up
+                boot.kernelParams = [
+                  "video=DSI-1:720x1280M@60D,panel_orientation=right_side_up"
+                  "console=tty1"
+                ];
+                hardware.enableRedistributableFirmware = true;
+                hardware.graphics.enable = true;
               }
-              nixos-uconsole.nixosModules.uconsole-cm5
+              # Use uconsole kernel module only (not the full uconsole-cm5 which has broken deps)
+              nixos-uconsole.nixosModules.kernel
               ./hosts/uconsole/configuration.nix
               ./hosts/uconsole/hardware-configuration.nix
             ];
diff --git a/hosts/uconsole/configuration.nix b/hosts/uconsole/configuration.nix
index 24cbfeb..c7f09dc 100644
--- a/hosts/uconsole/configuration.nix
+++ b/hosts/uconsole/configuration.nix
@@ -2,20 +2,8 @@
 
 {
   # --- CORE HARDWARE (CM5 / RPi5) ---
-  # nixos-uconsole.nixosModules.uconsole-cm5 imported in flake.nix
-
-  uconsole = {
-    enable = true;
-    variant = "cm5"; # Hardware target: CM5/RPi5
-    # Fixes the landscape orientation at boot
-    videoMode = "720x1280M@60D,panel_orientation=right_side_up";
-  };
-
-  # Firmware for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
-  hardware.enableRedistributableFirmware = true;
-  
-  # Enable GPU acceleration (VideoCore VII)
-  hardware.graphics.enable = true;
+  # Manual config in flake.nix (nixos-uconsole.nixosModules.kernel provides CM5 kernel)
+  # nixos-uconsole.nixosModules.uconsole-cm5 has broken hardware.raspberry-pi dependencies
 
   # --- BASIC HOST INFO ---
   networking.hostName = "uConsole";