Laptops which run Arch

nagaraju.l · 2014-12-30 07:27:48

Xabre wrote:

@nagaraju.l Netctl (which is a part of installation iso) would save you a lot of time. I installed using 3G connection via Ntctl, works just fine.

Thanks for info...

I will try it if another install need (i hoping not to). Really, I love The Arch Way...

Mortimer Houghton · 2014-12-30 08:38:54

So far, my Acer Aspire E5-571-37SY has been running swimmingly with Arch. No real issues to speak of

ad2phnx · 2015-01-02 04:40:31

Installed Arch on ASUS ROG G750JM-DS71.

Needs a few manual setups, like broadcom-wl AUR package and need to add boot parameters to get backlight working, also needed to add a custom script for keyboard backlight.

Other then a few minor hacks works great, quick boot, fav. Linux OS on my laptop.

Head_on_a_Stick · 2015-01-02 12:03:01

ad2phnx wrote:

Installed Arch on ASUS ROG G750JM-DS71.

Did you install in EFI-mode?

If so, were there any problems?

ad2phnx · 2015-01-02 13:08:23

Yeah x64 in EFI mode, really easy with Arch, no problems with EFI.

EDIT - Only problems I've had is with bluetooth. Sometimes it works, sometimes it don't. Seems like it doesn't like some kernel ver. Back with ver. 3.14.x, it was working flawlessly, now though it's on and off with diff. kernel/bluetooth versions.

Last edited by ad2phnx (2015-01-08 12:07:20)

sudo999 · 2015-01-15 20:11:04

Toshiba Satellite P55T-A5116, installed alongside Windows 8.1. The initial install ran smooth as butter, things like wifi and the basics were problem-free. Haven't messed with the bluetooth setup yet though. My main issue is the touchscreen - the eGalax drivers are available from the AUR along with a package called touchegg for gestures and it sort of works, but it's a bit buggy and certain gestures can mess up the DE (for example, using the "minimize window" gesture on nothing or attempting to use it on a window not in focus messes up the desktop on Xfce), but that may be DE-specific, since Xfce isn't really designed to run on touchscreen devices. I don't use the touchscreen enough to really care though. Another oddity is that it seems to have two separate soundcards, one for HDMI-out and one for PCH, which made first-time sound setup a little confusing, especially since I intend to use this machine for audio work, once I finally get the-monstrosity-that-is-JACK2-dbus working. I'm still not entirely sure what's going on in there.
Other than that, though, it's been reliable and stable - much more so than the Windows partition I use for casual gaming, which won't stop giving me issues... probably because I didn't feel like properly formatting and reinstalling the Windows on its resized partition, so I just chopped half the partition off and let it piece itself together with recovery mode... maybe that was a bad idea

shuuichi_nitori · 2015-01-17 06:38:45

Hi, this Dell Inspiron 15 3000 is suitable for Archlinux? does anyone have successfully installed Archlinux on this Laptop?? what about the touch screen and related features? what problems does it have with linux?

Alfie_89 · 2015-01-18 18:35:26

Asus K55VJ with just Arch X86_64 in EFI boot. Everything works. Biggest problem with setup was hybrid graphics. So pretty straight forward.

✩ ✩ ✩ · 2015-01-18 18:39:30

HP Compaq 6730s. Everything except wireless (which just needs b43-firmware) works OOB.

blert · 2015-01-24 06:10:18

HP Dv6-1280us

$ inxi -Fzx

System:    Host: SerenityArch Kernel: 3.18.2-2-ARCH x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 4.9.2) Desktop: N/A
           Distro: Arch Linux
Machine:   System: Hewlett-Packard product: HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC v: Rev 1
           Mobo: Quanta model: 3061 v: 19.17 Bios: Hewlett-Packard v: F.17 date: 08/18/2009
CPU:       Dual core AMD Turion X2 Ultra Mobile ZM-87 (-MCP-) cache: 2048 KB
           flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 svm) bmips: 9599
           clock speeds: max: 2400 MHz 1: 1200 MHz 2: 1200 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] RV730/M96 [Mobility Radeon HD 4650/5165]
           bus-ID: 01:00.0
           Display Server: N/A drivers: ati,radeon Resolution: 106x24
Audio:     Card-1 Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] RV710/730 HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 4000 series]
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 01:00.1
           Card-2 Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA)
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:14.2
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k3.18.2-2-ARCH
Network:   Card-1: Qualcomm Atheros AR928X Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express)
           driver: ath9k bus-ID: 08:00.0
           IF: wlp8s0 state: up mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
           driver: r8169 v: 2.3LK-NAPI port: 2000 bus-ID: 09:00.0
           IF: enp9s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 740.2GB (12.4% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sdb model: WDC_WD5000BEVT size: 500.1GB temp: 40C
           ID-2: /dev/sda model: Crucial_CT240M50 size: 240.1GB temp: 46C
Partition: ID-1: / size: 79G used: 4.5G (6%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda2
           ID-2: /boot size: 976M used: 43M (5%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
           ID-3: /var size: 50G used: 276M (1%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdb2
           ID-4: /home size: 398G used: 24G (7%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdb3
           ID-5: swap-1 size: 12.88GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sdb1
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 67.2C mobo: N/A
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 148 Uptime: 2:00 Memory: 616.6/5971.4MB Init: systemd Gcc sys: 4.9.2
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.331) inxi: 2.2.17

Everything works.

Last edited by blert (2015-01-24 06:11:20)

bleach · 2015-01-24 07:33:25

an old lenova T400 thinkpad though the finger printer does not work{edit->}(i disabled it in bios, becuase nothing worked).

lscpu

Architecture:          x86_64
CPU op-mode(s):        32-bit, 64-bit
Byte Order:            Little Endian
CPU(s):                2
On-line CPU(s) list:   0,1
Thread(s) per core:    1
Core(s) per socket:    2
Socket(s):             1
NUMA node(s):          1
Vendor ID:             GenuineIntel CPU family:            6
Model:                 23
Model name:            Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU     T9400  @ 2.53GHz
Stepping:              10
CPU MHz:               800.000
CPU max MHz:           2534.0000
CPU min MHz:           800.0000
BogoMIPS:              5056.92
Virtualization:        VT-x
L1d cache:             32K
L1i cache:             32K
L2 cache:              6144K
NUMA node0 CPU(s):     0,1

lscpi

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Memory Controller Hub (rev 07)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 07)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 07)
00:03.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset MEI Controller (rev 07)
00:19.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82567LM Gigabit Network Connection (rev 03)
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 03)
00:1a.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 (rev 03)
00:1a.2 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #6 (rev 03)
00:1a.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 03)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 03)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 4 (rev 03)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 5 (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1d.2 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 93)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation ICH9M-E LPC Interface Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801IBM/IEM (ICH9M/ICH9M-E) 4 port SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 03)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 03)
03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 5100 AGN [Shiloh] Network Connection
04:00.0 Memory controller: Intel Corporation Turbo Memory Controller (rev 11)
15:00.0 CardBus bridge: Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c476 II (rev ba)
15:00.1 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller (rev 04)
15:00.2 SD Host controller: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host Adapter (rev 21)
15:00.4 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C592 Memory Stick Bus Host Adapter (rev 11)
15:00.5 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd xD-Picture Card Controller (rev 11)

lsusb

Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 17ef:1004 Lenovo Integrated Webcam
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

the intel graphic works well on linux and I have put it through some tests unintentialy but none the less it does well for what it is.

Last edited by bleach (2015-01-24 08:11:05)

aexoxea · 2015-01-25 09:18:31

Now using a HP ENVY TouchSmart 17-j113tx. Very few issues so far .

rklinux · 2015-01-25 18:23:09

Fujitsu T904
- everything works except the multitouch

stevepa · 2015-01-31 18:12:46

Thinkpad X220 non tablet version, 4GB Ram, SATA hard drive, mSATA SSD.

I can report that Arch 64 installed and runs perfectly on this laptop. No optical drive so installed from image on USB.

My configuration:

* SATA harddrive - Win7
* mSATA drive - Arch
* Grub installed to mSATA, boots Win and Linux perfectly.
* wifi works out of the box.
* Keyboard and controls worked out of the box.
* used repo Intel video server.
* Trackpad, keyboard, all top of laptop controls work AFAIK.
* have not tested sound but believe it will work.

Highly recommended!!

Proinsias · 2015-01-31 18:57:01

Advent 7087. 1.5GHz Celeron, 512MB RAM
http://www.uktsupport.co.uk/advent/laptop/7087.htm

The touchpad has serious issues but i suspect it's physical damage. Alsa has confused the headphone and speaker controls. That aside all is well.

pingu · 2015-02-01 17:43:55

asus eeepc
atom N2600
2gb ram

xaris · 2015-02-03 13:16:49

IBM Thinkpad X41

System: Host: morgue Kernel: 3.18.5-1-ARCH i686 (32 bit) Desktop: Openbox 3.5.2

Machine: System: IBM product: 2525C3G v: ThinkPad X41
Mobo: IBM model: 2525C3G Bios: IBM v: 74ET64WW (2.09 ) date: 12/14/2006

CPU: Single core Intel Pentium M (-UP-) cache: 2048 KB speed: 1600 MHz (max)

Graphics: Card: Intel Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller
Display Server: X.Org 1.16.3 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) Resolution: 1024x768@50.00hz
GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel 915GM x86/MMX/SSE2 GLX Version: 2.1 Mesa 10.4.3

Audio: Card Intel 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) AC'97 Audio Controller driver: snd_intel8x0
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k3.18.5-1-ARCH

Network: Card-1: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5751M Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express driver: tg3
Card-2: Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG [Calexico2] Network Connection driver: ipw2200

topr · 2015-02-23 02:39:52

Guys, is it even possible to make touchpad functional under linux on 2014 Blade?

Andrew's changes has been merged to the upstream and released with the latest kernel version4.0-rc1.
I updated to this kernel version and touchpad works well. Xorg conf file posted above for the left click issue helped to fix it.

Many thanks!

Last edited by topr (2015-02-28 14:10:19)

memory_leak · 2015-03-05 03:39:30

Have got Arch just few days ago to work nicely on my ASUS Rog G75VW: http://www.asus.com/se/ROG_ROG/G75VW/ .

nstgc · 2015-03-09 22:37:01

I should have posted this a while ago, but I have a Sager NP7358 with the upgraded wifi (its the Intel instead of generic). My only complaint is the nVidia Optimus which I have yet to get working. This is largely due to the fact that gaming, at the moment, is not a priority for me.

[edit] Intel Dual Band AC 7260

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agahnim · 2015-03-09 22:42:30

nstgc wrote:

My only complaint is the nVidia Optimus which I have yet to get working.

I have set up Optimus on two seperate machines and never really had any trouble with it, what card do you have, because my current machine that I got for college over the summer has a gtx 850m and 4th gen intel chipset, and I just set it up as I installed Arch. The entire installation only took about 20 min.

nstgc · 2015-03-09 23:50:14

agahnim wrote:

nstgc wrote:
My only complaint is the nVidia Optimus which I have yet to get working.
I have set up Optimus on two seperate machines and never really had any trouble with it, what card do you have, because my current machine that I got for college over the summer has a gtx 850m and 4th gen intel chipset, and I just set it up as I installed Arch. The entire installation only took about 20 min.

Really, wow. It has a GTX 860M, but it uses the Maxwell architecture. I've already spent 29 hours trying to get this laptop to work, the vast majority of which was used to fight with the graphics. I am a bit slow, but the last time I installed Arch it took me 3 hours start to finish (that was the second time installing it), which is much less than 29.

agahnim · 2015-03-09 23:58:49

nstgc wrote:

agahnim wrote:
nstgc wrote:
My only complaint is the nVidia Optimus which I have yet to get working.
I have set up Optimus on two seperate machines and never really had any trouble with it, what card do you have, because my current machine that I got for college over the summer has a gtx 850m and 4th gen intel chipset, and I just set it up as I installed Arch. The entire installation only took about 20 min.
Really, wow. It has a GTX 860M, but it uses the Maxwell architecture. I've already spent 29 hours trying to get this laptop to work, the vast majority of which was used to fight with the graphics. I am a bit slow, but the last time I installed Arch it took me 3 hours start to finish (that was the second time installing it), which is much less than 29.

Hmmm... I have a friend down the hall from me who has an 860m, which should hardly be different than the 850m and we both have optimus working (although he is running gentoo).

I normally install the intel driver, then I install bumblee and the proprietary nvidia driver and primusrun ect ect.. (the packages you need and the process for doing it are on the bumblebee page in the arch wiki) then I just create and add myself to the bumblebee group. Then I enable the service with systemctl. Reboot, and then I boot into X for the first time.

The only difference I see is the Maxwell architecture, but I do not see why that would be an issue.

nstgc · 2015-03-10 16:40:39

Yeah, I followed the wiki, but it still isn't working. I may open up a thread next week over Spring Break to try to resolve the issue since it also is hurting my battery (or so I expect). Otherwise I am waiting until mid May.

onearm · 2015-03-14 08:25:35

Dell Inspiron 15 7548 here. Just finished configuring the dual boot with Arch. Audio at first didn't work, had to make an asoundrc file to tell the system which soundcard was to be used. Touchpad has no physical right-mouse-button so it has to be configured with synaptics 2 and 3 fingers pressing. Overall it sucks but it's crappy hardware, not OS' fault.
Worst thing is this bug, acpi-related. Sometimes intelfb fails at boot and I suspect it's related to that bug too. I haven't tried the radeon card yet.

Other than these issues, laptop runs fine.

Arch Linux

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