Archlinux and LG P1

I first started to use linux with Ubuntu. Then I explored all the posible distros that derived from Ubuntu but did find and think that I like. Then i explored alot of diffrent desktop environment like Gnome, Kde, Lxde, Openbox and a few more. I was looking something lightweight, good looking and have good support for laptops. As Ubuntu is very user friendly but is a bit heavy. Then I turned to Archlinux. It's very custemizeble and lighter then Ubuntu. It has a good community. At first I installed Gnome but then once I was more finilier with Archlinux I started to look for a liker alternative to Gnome. That when I found Enlightement and started to use the newest version E17. It look very good but I don't know about how light is it but it is more custumuzeble and easy at the same time with out taking out all the options. Now that a snopshoot E17 is in the repo of the Archlinux it easer to install. Althought, I am working on a script that would download and install the bleeding edge of E17 for svn repo. It's almost complite but still has bugs.

Now on my LG P1, the speaker don't work out of the box. To make them work I did:

sudo nano /etc/modprobe.conf

Then add this line:

options snd-hda-intel model=lg

Now my speaker work flowlessly with ALSA.

To have the wireless card work I need to edit the /etc/rc.conf file:

sudo nano /etc/rc.conf

Then in the MODULES section add an ! to the ipw3945 module and add iwl3945 it should look like this:

MODULES=(!ipw3945 iwl3945 snd-mixer-oss snd-pcm-oss snd-hwdep snd-page-alloc snd-pcm snd-timer snd snd-hda-intel soundcore)


The other modules are for sound. So far that the only this that I know about.

LG P1

Yesterday, I got my LG P1 laptop back. This was the 3rd time that I had to send my laptop back for the same reason. The keyboard is to high and the dumpers are to short. This causes vertical white lines on the screen. Beside that, I love my LG P1 laptop, it works great with Ubuntu. The only thing that doesn't work after a fresh installation are the speakers. To make them work you do:

gksudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/snd-hda-intel

Then, you just paste in to the file:

options snd-hda-intel model=lg


Slight complications

Again with the aid of my assistant, I'll (we'll) write another post.

After searching for a way to have Hardy Heron be lighter, I found one of two ways to do it. One way is to install normally and try to cut away as much as you can, within the limitations of the package dependencies (The package that everything depends on is Ubuntu-desktop). The other way is to install a command line system and build it up from there.
I tried the first way a couple of times, but got frustrated with it because I couldn't remove everything that I wanted to, due to the dependencies. The second way proved to be more challenging, because my limited knowledge prevented me from connecting to a secure wireless network. Although it's not impossible, it's quite challenging; instead I connected myself to the Internet through the Ethernet port of my LG P1 laptop.
First, I acquired the IP address from the router with sudo dhclient [interface], where [interface] is the name of your ethernet interface. To find your ethernet interface, use lshw -C network to see all of your interfaces. After you have acquired your IP address, use sudo ifconfig [interface] up to enable your ethernet interface.

From there, you use sudo apt -get install xorg to install the x server, which handles the graphical display. Next, you can install the login manager (optional), which is the gdm package for GNOME. Then install a file manager and window manager. I tried to use gnome-core, which already has both file and window manager. This is the barebone installation, with only the bare necessities. Not the lightest, but I find it comfortable.

After struggling to have everything working again as normal, I have given up and installed the heavier version again. Because my laptop restarts on Hardy for some reason, I decided to install 7.10 (Gutsy).

One thing that never worked from the beginning, in any distribution of Ubuntu, are my speakers. But my sounds work through headphones. To fix that, I created /etc/modprobe.d/snd-hda-intel and inside I put options snd-hda-intel model=lg. After restarting, my speakers worked.