Arch Linux on Macbook Pro 5,5 notes

arch-linux-macbook-pro-5-5

# Some notes on my Arch Linux install... not quite complete but something to go on
# I needed rEFInd?
# After booting from arch ISO image (from CD)

# Partition disk etc
fdisk /dev/sda
n # new partition 
t # set type, 1 is EFI partition

# Install EFI bootloader
bootctl --path=/dev/sdaX install

# Create mounts, something like
mkdir -p /mnt/boot
mount /dev/sda2 /mnt/boot
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt

# chroot ahead of putting files in place
arch-chroot /mnt /bin/bash

# Install the base files
pacstrap -i /mnt base base-devel

pacman -S iw wpa_supplicant
pacman -S dialog
pacman -S systemd

# The Broadcom Wifi debacle
curl https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/b4/b43-firmware/b43-firmware.tar.gz -o b43-firmware.tar.gz
tar zxvf b43-firmware.tar.gz
cd b43-firmware
makepkg -s
pacman -U b43-firmware-6.30.163.46-1-any.pkg.tar.xz

pacman -Sy lm_sensors
sensors-detect

# X Windows
pacman -Sy xorg-server xorg-xinit xorg-utils xorg-server-utils xterm awesome xf86-video-vesa
pacman -Sy nvidia nvidia-utils

# The Macbook touchpad debacle
tar zxvf xf86-input-mtrack-git.tar.gz 
cd xf86-input-mtrack-git
sudo pacman -Sy xorg-server-devel resourceproto glproto
makepkg
sudo pacman -U xf86-input-mtrack-git-0.3.1.r1.g56f9831-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz 

# the touchpad config for X, put in xorg.conf
Section "InputClass"
  Identifier "touchpad"
  Driver "mtrack"
  MatchIsTouchpad "on"
  MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
  Option "Sensitivity" "0.65"
  Option "TapButton1" "0"
  Option "TapButton2" "2"
  Option "TapButton3" "0"
  Option "TapButton4" "0"
  Option "ClickFinger1" "1"
  Option "ClickFinger2" "0"
  Option "ClickFinger3" "0"
  Option "ButtonMoveEmulate" "false"
  Option "FingerHigh" "10"
  Option "FingerLow" "1"
  Option "IgnoreThumb" "true"
  Option "IgnorePalm" "true"
  Option "TapDragEnable" "false"
EndSection

# turn capslock into control, in xorg.conf
Section "InputClass"
    Identifier "evdev keyboard catchall"
    MatchIsKeyboard "on"
    MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
    Driver "evdev"
    Option "XkbLayout" "us"
    Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:nocaps"
EndSection



# yaort

pacman -S yajl
tar zxvf package-query.tar.gz
makepkg
pacman -U

tar zxvf yaourt.tar.gz
makepkg
pacman -U