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Installing Arch Linux on x230t

x230t Arch Install

Prep

  • Create a USB live disk with arch ISO. If you have an existing Linux install you can use dd.
  • Boot to the USB drive, and open the Arch Beginner Guide on a separate computer.

Drivers

  • xf86-video-intel

Input Devices

Trackpoint

/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-thinkpad.conf

Section "InputClass"
    Identifier	    "Trackpoint Wheel Emulation"
    MatchProduct	    "TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint|DualPoint Stick|Synaptics Inc. Composite TouchPad / TrackPoint|ThinkPad USB Keyboard with TrackPoint|USB Trackpoint pointing device"
    MatchDevicePath	    "/dev/input/event*"
    Option		    "EmulateWheel"        "true"
    Option		    "EmulateWheelButton"  "2"
    Option		    "Emulate3Buttons"	  "false"
    Option		    "XAxisMapping"	  "6 7"
    Option		    "YAxisMapping"        "4 5"
EndSection

Wacom Pen

  • xf86-input-wacom

Volume/Mute buttons

  • install xbindkeys
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