archlinux on a tuxedo pulse

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 4800H with Radeon graphics
wikipedia - radeon
Renoir (2020) table, Ryzen 7 4800H -> GCN 5th gen architecture
GPU: Radeon RX Vega 7 (AMD ATI 04:00.0 Renoir)
Driver AMDGPU
fn + space to change keyboard backlight
LVM on LUKS (LVM in encrypted drive)
- what tuxedo does by default
filesystem: ext4
bootloader: grub

uefi

enter by holding F2 on boot
or by selecting corresponding entry in GRUB
settings:
- put USB first in boot order
- put GRUB second in boot order
- turn off secure boot (enable later)
- disable webcam

live boot

need to set proper UEFI order (enter UEFI with USB plugged in)
to get started

cryptsetup open /dev/nvme0n1p3 cryptlvm
mount /dev/VolumeGroup/root /mnt
arch-chroot /mnt

boot process

Power on --- Tuxedo logo (avoidable?)
bootloarder: grub
splash screen: plymouth
display manager: sddm
window manager: i3

miscellaneous

usb

arch wiki - USB storage devices
find name of device with lsblk -f
mount (folder needs to exist, make with mkdir)

sudo mount /dev/sda2 /mnt

unmount

sudo umount /mnt

pdf viewers

arch wiki - PDF, PS and DjVu
sioyek or zathura or mupdf

mkinitcpio

sudo mkinitcpio -P

==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: xhci_pci
-> Running build hook: [keymap]
-> Running build hook: [consolefont]
-> Running build hook: [modconf]
-> Running build hook: [block]
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: wd719x
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: qla2xxx
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: qed
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: qla1280
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: aic94xx
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: bfa
-> Running build hook: [plymouth-encrypt]
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: qat_4xxx

can install mkinitcpio-firmware

paru -S mkinitcpio-firmware

however, warnings are harmless if nothing is broken
one of those cases where the "solution" may be more dangerous than the problem

virtual terminal

arch wiki - linux console
switch with ctrl+alt+F[1-6]
graphical session (if running) is typically terminal 1, at least for sddm

set consolefont

arch wiki - linux console
sudo mkinitcpio -P

==> WARNING: consolefont: no font found in configuration

list of fonts /usr/share/kbd/consolefonts/, installed by the kbd package
switch to virtual terminal for the following
display font table

showconsolefont

set font

setfont

edit configuration file /etc/vconsole.conf, see man vconsole.conf

FONT=Lat2-Terminus16

default font cp437, appears not to be in folder and instead built-in to kernel
webpage of fonts
.psfu indicates Unicode translation map built-in
package for popular terminus font, includes more sizes than kbd

pacman -S terminus-font

proper naming

arch wiki - arch terminology
Arch Linux

Arch should be referred to as:
- Arch Linux
- Arch (Linux implied)
- archlinux (UNIX name)
Archlinux, ArchLinux, archLinux, aRcHlInUx, etc. are all weird, and weirder mutations.

Officially, the 'Arch' in "Arch Linux" is pronounced /ˈɑrtʃ/ as in an "archer"/bowman, or "arch-nemesis", and not as in "ark" or "archangel".
can never remember what the "official" names are

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