Showing sensors:
- lm-sensors does not work
- enable tlp
$ sudo systemctl tlp enable --now
- install acpi_call-dkms, linux<kernel_version>-tp_smapi
- k10 is /sys/class/hwmon3
- nvme is /sys/class/hwmon0
Remapping caps lock:
- setxkbmap options will not work unless you specify the model
- add to i3/config file
exec --no-startup-id setxkbmap -model thinkpad -option caps:super
backlight control:
- works with the i3 xfce mappings
replace dunst with xfce4-notifyd
- install notifyd
$ sudo pacman -s xfce4-notifyd
- kill dunst
$ killall dunst
- run
$ i3-msg exec xfce4-notifyd
- add to i3 settings file
exec --no-startup-id /usr/lib/xfce4/notifyd/xfce4-notifyd
volume control:
- first switch to pulseaudio
$ sudo pacman -S pulseaudio
- download xfce4 packages
- $
sudo pacman -S xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin xfce4-volumed-pulse
- $
- run it
i3-msg exec xfce4-volumed-pulse
lid close suspend doesn't work out of the box
- BIOS: Config > Power > Sleep State > Linux
utilizing the un-mapped function key layer mappings
- install apcid
$ sudo pacman -S acpid
- start/enable acpid
$ sudo systemctl enable --now acpid
- use this /etc/acpi/handler.sh script
- add whatever scripting you want in the case statements
- probably will want to run as your user, not root. Use
/bin/su -c "<stuff>" -- <username> - if you are executing a gui application you will need to specify the display. Since there's only one, DISPLAY=:0
- For example to run rofi as matthew,
/bin/su -c "DISPLAY=:0 /usr/bin/rofi" -- matthew