arch

The goal is to get arch linux on a 2014 MBP Retina. We don't pretend to know what we're doing, so the goal is to aui in as few steps as possible so we don't have to configure the system ourselves.

create boot disk

# download iso first from https://www.archlinux.org/download/
$ hdiutil convert -format UDRW -o destination_file.img source_file.iso

# transfer the image to the disk
$ diskutil list
$ diskutil partitionDisk /dev/disk2 1 "Free Space" "unused" "100%"
$ sudo dd if=destination_file.img.dmg of=/dev/disk2 bs=1m
$ diskutil eject /dev/disk2

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base installation

We're following the instructions in here.

# base font is fucked on retina so we amp it up
$ setfont sun12x22

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wifi

Install the broadcom drivers for the 2014 model (check the page)

aui

We opt for the no-git install cause we're cool like that.

wget ow.ly/wnFgh -O aui.zip

troubleshooting

backlight

Backlight may suddenly be set to an unreadable level, write the following command:

tee /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/brightness <<< 15

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