Arch on a X220

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#1 Post by **GomJabbar** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 1:30 pm

I just installed Arch on one of the partitions of my X220 (along with Win 7, Fedora 15, and Mageia 1). It's been an adventure so far...

I installed Xfce for the DE along with SLiM for the display manager. Got LAN and WLAN working. Still trying to figure out some of the basics.

Soul_Est · #2 Post by **Soul_Est** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 2:41 pm

Glad to see another Archer on here. The wiki is a excellent source of information as is the Arch BBS (Forums). You can also check them on irc.freenode.net at #archlinux if you have a registered nick.

I can also help if you need it. Just post your questions or concerns here.

skinnie · #3 Post by **skinnie** » Thu Nov 01, 2012 7:07 pm

I am going to install arch in my upcoming X230.
Do all the functions of this computers work in arch linux? (volume keys,fn etc)

gdrunk · #4 Post by **gdrunk** » Sat Nov 10, 2012 8:18 pm

Nice to see another Arch user!

Fn and volume keys tend to work straight out the box in my experience, unless the machine has a peculiar sound setup (R31 springs to mind). I can't say for sure, but if you do have problems Tpb is your friend.

It also means you can set your Lenovo/Access IBM/ThinkPad key. I use mine to open a terminal window.

beskus · #5 Post by **beskus** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 2:46 pm

A fellow Archer

I stored away my HDD with Windows 7 on it and replaced it with an Arch one. Only its 30gb smaller and ancient... But its an original IBM travelstar. I did this because I am trying to figure out why all controls suddenly stop. And one possible solution was Linux.

edit: that drive was old. I got a better one with openSUSE now

skinnie · #6 Post by **skinnie** » Thu Jan 10, 2013 6:59 am

Tried to install arch on the X230, couldn't get it to work.
Tried linux mint for a few months, then decided to try cinnarch (arch + cinnamon)
http://www.cinnarch.com/

It runs great, much faster than Linux Mint.Good battery life too!

#7 Post by **GomJabbar** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 3:09 am

I have been using Arch XFCE w/Compiz since my initial post on this thread. I like this combo a lot.

Regardless, Cinnarch does look interesting. May have to give it a tryout soon.

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