Life on Pi

Arch Linux on Raspberry Pi

-- Screen Settings --
# nano /boot/config.txt
edit the following;
hdmi_group=2
hdmi_mode=58

(for 1680x105@60Hz - see http://elinux.org/RPi_Configuration)

-- Update / sync the repos --
# pacman -Syu

-- Set UK Time --
# timedatectl set-timezone Europe/London

(see https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Time)

-- Set UK keyboard --
# touch /etc/vconsole.conf
# nano /etc/vconsole.conf
KEYMAP=uk

-- Setting UK Language --
# nano /etc/locale.gen
(unrem following line)
en_GB.UTF-8 UTF-8
# locale-gen
# nano /etc/locale.conf
LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
LC_COLLATE=C
# shutdown -r now

(see http://qdosmsq.dunbar-it.co.uk/blog/2013/06/beginners-guide-to-arch-linux-on-the-raspberry-pi/)

-- Mouse in console --
# pacman -S gpm
# -m /dev/input/mice -t imps2

Persistence?

# touch /etc/gpm.conf
# nano /etc/gpm.conf
GPM_ARGS="-m /dev/input/mice -t imps2"
# systemctl start gpm.service
# systemctl enable gpm.service

(see https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Console_Mouse_Support)

-- Static IP --
# cp /etc/netctl/examples/ethernet-static /etc/netctl/ethernet-static
# nano /etc/netctl/ethernet-static
# rm /etc/netctl/ethernet-dhcp
# systemctl reenable netctl-ifplugd@eth0

-- Sound --

# sudo pacman -S alsa-firmware alsa-lib alsa-plugins alsa-utils

check for sound module beinbg loaded
# lsmod
or load it...
# sudo modprobe snd-bcm2835

create /etc/modules-load.d/snd-bcm2835.conf [will prolly be done]
# sudo echo "snd-bcm2835" >> /etc/modules-load.d/snd-bcm2835.conf

You might need to set sound (0 = auto, 1 = analogue, 2 = hdmi)
# amixer cset numid=3 1

adjust volume
# sudo alsamixer

test
# speaker-test -c 2

save settings
# sudo alsactl store