Bios config

• Update Bios
• (Optional) Enable CPU Virtualization
• Disbale Fast Boot
• Disable Secure Boot
• Enable CSM Support
• Disbale Motherboard TPM (Trusted Computing)
• When PC post there is usually a beep. Press keys during or after beep.
  • Bios menu: Del
  • Boot menu: F12

Other

• GNOME uses GTK
• KDE uses QT

My Config

• Arch Linux
• installation
  • ISO
  • archinstall
• Linux Kernel
  • mainline linux would be preferred
  • need linux-zen for waydroid!!
• nvidia drivers
  • Depends on hardware
  • Read:
    • https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/NVIDIA
    • https://github.com/korvahannu/arch-nvidia-drivers-installation-guide
• GPT partitioning
• BTRFS volume
  • /boot
  • /var/log
  • /home
  • /var/cache/pacman/pkg
  • /.snapshots
  • /
• Update Linux
  • sudo pacman -Syu --noconfirm --needed --disable-download-timeout

Install process

• Boot from USB ISO
• Bootloader options
  • press e while in bootloader
  • Video resolution
    • behind linux command add video=1920x1080 or video=2560x1440
  • If no display or display black (GPU driver issue)
    • behind linux command add nomodeset
  • Ctrl+x to continue boot
• If loaded ISO terminal font is too small
  • $ setfont ter-128n
• If need to connect to Wi-Fi
  • $ iwctl
  • $ station wlan0 connect "mywifi"
• check network connection
  • ping archlinux.org
• Launch Archinstall
  • archinstall
  • use 'best-effort' BTRFS
  • use GRUB
  • use Swap
  • use Desktop GNOME or KDE-PLASMA
    • Use propietary drivers
  • use Pipewire
  • use linux-zen
  • multilib
  • additional packages (optional)
    • nano
    • git
    • timeshift
    • linux-zen-headers
  • Boot to system with chroot? YES
    • su - [user] to change to your home user
  • Install the scripts in this repo. Advise to install up until the apps script, and then reboot and continue in the GUI
    • $ mkdir -pv /tmp && cd /tmp
    • $ git clone https://github.com/elvismercado/arch-config.git
    • $ cd arch-config
    • $ chmod +x *.sh
    • $ 0_yay.sh
    • $ 1_firmware.sh
    • $ 3_nvidia-geforce-gt-730
    • $ 10_uninstall.sh

Stuff to research

• [Firmware Bug]: Failed to parse event in TPM Final Events Log
  • maxcpus=1 ?
  • Disable TPM?

Preferred way of installing packages minimally

• sudo pacman -S --needed --noconfirm --disable-download-timeout [package(s)]
  • -S install package
  • --needed only install the minimum set of packages needed to satisfy the dependencies
  • --noconfirm disables the confirmation prompt
  • --disable-download-timeout continue trying to download the package even if it takes a long time