Arch Linux

cobra11

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Registered: 2010-02-12

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asus ul30vt and arch linux

So anybody install arch on this laptop? If does,how it works?

ngoonee

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Re: asus ul30vt and arch linux

Please google for information, it is both faster for you and does not waste other people's time rehashing information that's already available.

If there's anything you can't find from google the least you should do is provide information such as what sort of hardware the laptop uses, with model numbers etc.

In other words, do your research.

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Arthenik

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Registered: 2010-02-13

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Re: asus ul30vt and arch linux

Most of it works. Don't expect switchable graphics to work - they don't as far as I know.

If you want to only use the nVidia graphics, it's a good laptop. If Intel is good enough for you, buying a UL30A would be a wiser choice.

cobra11

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Re: asus ul30vt and arch linux

I have this laptop. Soo can be nvidia graphic turned off so only intel work? I want to have better battery time.

KlavKalashj

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Re: asus ul30vt and arch linux

I guess that if you don't install any nvidia drivers, the card will be turned off. And also, don't be so sure that switchable graphics don't work, I'm pretty sure it does. But you'll have to restart the X server when switching. Try googling for 'vga_switcheroo'.

cobra11

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Re: asus ul30vt and arch linux

Can somebody please help me.. Now i install system i log in use pacman -Syu to update core and stuff al instal xorg. How i get gnome to work now? I read wiki all the way but i cant get gui to work... Do i need only use pacman -S gnome and thats it?
How is about graphic and sound card i have Asus ul30vt.

KlavKalashj

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Re: asus ul30vt and arch linux

Easiest way is:

pacman -S gnome gdm

and then add gdm to the daemons array in /etc/rc.conf. It's all in the wiki.

cobra11

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Re: asus ul30vt and arch linux

Why i get black screen when i start startx?

KlavKalashj

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Re: asus ul30vt and arch linux

Why i get black screen when i start startx?

If you did what I said you won't need startx, just reboot or 'sudo /etc/rc.d./gdm start'. If you don't want to use gdm but startx instead, you need to edit .xinitrc. Put there 'exec gnome-session'.

cobra11

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Re: asus ul30vt and arch linux

I still get black screen on start i really dont know what i am doing wrong .. I try the same installation in vritual box and there work normally..

cobra11

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Re: asus ul30vt and arch linux

Okey i made it finally,after hours and hours of reading i made it ;D

KlavKalashj

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Re: asus ul30vt and arch linux

Great! What was the solution? It might help others in the future, so please post it

cobra11

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Re: asus ul30vt and arch linux

Hm i need to install graphic drivers xf86-intel-video-driver and than everything works...