Arch Linux

punter

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Registered: 2007-03-08

Posts: 23

any archlinux livecds ?

Hi,

I'm a wanna-be ArchLinux user. (I currently use gentoo)
But before switching over, I'd like to try Arch on a livecd, make sure of hardware compabilities etc.

I tried Archie, and the experience was disasterous... my boot wouldn't even go past the "Loading Udev events" stage.
I have a relatively common hardware platform.... Intel Centrino 1,73GHz CPU, Intel 915 MotherBoard, Intel 915GM integrated graphics card, IPW2200 Wireless etc. (it's a Sony vaio FJ1s (FJ170)  laptop).

The most recent post on Archie's forums dates back to Nov 2006.
So, I thought I'd try my luck over here.

anyone care to give me some advice?

Thanks,
Shane

lucke

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From: Poland

Registered: 2004-11-30

Posts: 4,018

Re: any archlinux livecds ?

Perhaps you could try MeoW.

Anyway, if your hardware works under Gentoo, there's no reason it wouldn't work under Arch. Kernel is the key, not userpace.

punter

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Registered: 2007-03-08

Posts: 23

Re: any archlinux livecds ?

Perhaps you could try MeoW.

Thanks. I'm downloading it right now

Anyway, if your hardware works under Gentoo, there's no reason it wouldn't work under Arch. Kernel is the key, not userpace.

I'm sure it'll work, but the question is at what cost?
I'd prefer to see 80%  of things working, with an "out of box" installation.....

iphitus

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From: Melbourne, Australia

Registered: 2004-10-09

Posts: 4,927

Re: any archlinux livecds ?

larch, and z4ziggy has just picked up Archie again... release might be sometime.

somairotevoli

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Registered: 2006-05-23

Posts: 335

Re: any archlinux livecds ?

Meow is not ready yet. The live cd that is currently available for download is based on Slackware.

punter

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Registered: 2007-03-08

Posts: 23

Re: any archlinux livecds ?

yeah, I noticed that... I guess I thought about Arch a bit too early...
I'm gonna wait for a while.

chaosgeisterchen

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From: Kefermarkt, Upper Austria

Registered: 2006-11-20

Posts: 550

Re: any archlinux livecds ?

I can only second the opinion that your hardware will work flawlessly. There are a bunch of people having tested the same config and it worked, if I ain't blind at all.

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Snowman

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From: Montreal, Canada

Registered: 2004-08-20

Posts: 5,212

Re: any archlinux livecds ?

If you have free HD space, you could install Arch on a seperate partition to try it out. That way, you'll still have your gentoo installation if you decide that Arch is not for you.

punter

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Registered: 2007-03-08

Posts: 23

Re: any archlinux livecds ?

If you have free HD space, you could install Arch on a seperate partition to try it out. That way, you'll still have your gentoo installation if you decide that Arch is not for you.

yeah, I guess this might be the best option.
I would definitely want to migrate to Arch... but the main question for me is "when?"

I can only second the opinion that your hardware will work flawlessly. There are a bunch of people having tested the same config and it worked, if I ain't blind at all.

flawlessly? (nice joke)
I think you're under-estimating the task significantly..... I switched 6 different pre-compiled kernels under SuSE 10.1 just to get my sound (ALSA) working properly.
I would call it "flawless" when I get the suspend to RAM, hibernate to disk, cpu freq governers, built-in webcam, special function keys etc all working under Arch, and yet end up with a consistent and overall efficient system.

lucke

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From: Poland

Registered: 2004-11-30

Posts: 4,018

Re: any archlinux livecds ?

Or perhaps you're underestimating Arch ;-)

chaosgeisterchen

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From: Kefermarkt, Upper Austria

Registered: 2006-11-20

Posts: 550

Re: any archlinux livecds ?

I think that Arch is able to get the best out of your system if you put some effort in the detailled configuration...

It's all a matter of time.

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heathen

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From: depends on the day...

Registered: 2007-01-31

Posts: 45

Re: any archlinux livecds ?

punter, i have the same hardware via toshiba and mine works fine...

Last edited by heathen (2007-03-08 23:06:38)

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lilsirecho

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Registered: 2003-10-24

Posts: 5,000

Re: any archlinux livecds ?

I have a Larch Live DVD on dual-layer media which has 7.6GB of data...boots into arch at ~800MB and runs copy-to-ram and has unionfs to permit install of any pacman program r/w on an overlay.

Look into Larch for its latest 3.2 version.  Works great and can be booted from flsh and save session on reboot!  A great set of scripts!!!!

It does have a CD capability at 700MB max but all features are provided.

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