From 142dad8f688494bd92c9d02b473418dff46cbee6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Emile Clark-Boman <eclarkboman@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2025 21:57:46 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] Computer now has VC modified by initrd

---
 hosts/myputer/default.nix | 25 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/hosts/myputer/default.nix b/hosts/myputer/default.nix
index 4cd836c..ad2cec1 100755
--- a/hosts/myputer/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/myputer/default.nix
@@ -54,9 +54,32 @@ in {
 
   # Select internationalisation properties.
   i18n.defaultLocale = "en_US.UTF-8";
+  # Enable initrd hook for virtual console customisation
+  # aka cool colours when bootting yay!!
   console = {
-    font = "Lat2-Terminus16";
+    enable = true;
+    earlySetup = true; # initrd pre hook
     keyMap = "us";
+    font = "Lat2-Terminus16";
+    # ANSI 24-bit color definitions (theme: dracula)
+    colors = [
+      "21222c"
+      "ff5555"
+      "50fa7b"
+      "f1fa8c"
+      "bd93f9"
+      "ff79c6"
+      "8be9fd"
+      "f8f8f2"
+      "6272a4"
+      "ff6e6e"
+      "69ff94"
+      "ffffa5"
+      "d6acff"
+      "ff92df"
+      "a4ffff"
+      "ffffff"
+    ];
   };
 
   # ----- NETWORKING SECTION -----