#Arch Linux MBP Retina Install

• 15" MBP Retina Early 2013
• Model A1398 (EMC 2673)
• Broadcom BCM4311 (14e4:4311)

##References

• Official Arch Documentation
• Dual boot Arch and Mac OS
• terlar MBP Notes
• Arch Linux with rMBP
• bsofdth MBP Notes
• Broadcom Wireless Driver
• Yaourt Install

##Preparation

• arch-linux-YYYY.MM.DD-dual.iso
• A Bootable Arch Flash Drive
• rEFInd
• Thunderbolt Ethernet Adapter
• Split Drive into 2 partitions using MacOS DiskUtility

##Arch Install Hookup thunderbolt ethernet and insert bootable arch flash drive. Reboot and hold ⌘. Choose EFI.

###Useful commands lsblk -f #mounted disks and partitions lspci #wifi chipset info

###Partitions cgdisk /dev/sda

Create Partitions

Create Root, Home partitions. All Linux Filesystem type (8300)

Write and then Quit cgdisk

Format and mount partitions

	lsblk -f #make note of partition ids!

Create ext4 file systems on the Root and Home partitions and mount them:

	mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda5 #Root
	mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda6 #Home
	
	mount /dev/sda5 /mnt
	mkdir /mnt/home && mount /dev/sda6 /mnt/home

Mount existing EFI partition, found from lsblk -f as Boot:

	mkdir /mnt/boot && mount /dev/sdXN /mnt/boot

###Bootstrap

	pacstrap /mnt base base-devel
	genfstab -p /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab
	arch-chroot /mnt /bin/bash
	
	# computer name
	echo YOUR_COMPUTER_NAME > /etc/hostname
	
	# customize locales
	ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/New_York /etc/localtime
	
	# uncomment needed locales
	vi /etc/locale.gen
	
	# generate locales & set language
	locale-gen
	echo LANG=en_US.UTF-8 > /etc/locale.conf
	export LANG=en_US.UTF-8
	
	# create new RAM disk
	mkinitcpio -p linux
	
	#create user
	useradd -m -g users -G wheel -s /bin/bash username
	
	# set passwords
	passwd
	passwd username

###Bootloader rEFInd

	pacman -S refind-efi
	refind-install

###yaourt Install (AUR) Arch is very strict about which packages are made available via their standard package manager, pacman. Yaourt makes it easy to install community packages (AUR), without having to build them manually.

	sudo vi /etc/pacman.conf

Add to the bottom of file:

	[archlinuxfr]
	SigLevel = Never
	Server = http://repo.archlinux.fr/$arch

Save, quit.

	sudo pacman -Sy yaourt

###Broadcom Drivers

	su username #cannot be root
	yaourt -S broadcom-wl-dkms

###Reboot

	exit #quit chroot environment
	unmount -R /mnt
	reboot

##Post Install ###Users useradd -m -G wheel -s /bin/bash groach #create user passwd groach #set password

###Intel Microcode Update pacman -S intel-ucode vi /boot/refind_linux.conf

	##Example
	"Boot with standard options" "ro root=UUID=(...) quiet initrd=intel-ucode.img initrd=initramfs-linux.img"

###Wi-Fi sudo wifi-menu -o wlp3s0 sudo systemctl enable netctl-auto@wlp3s0.service

###Basic Tools sudo pacman -S alsa-utils powertop dnsutils net-tools acpi openssh unzip unrar cronie git ack sudo systemctl enable sshd cronie

###Drivers yaourt -S acpid xf86-video-intel broadcom-wl-dkms xf86-input-mtrack-git macfanctld-git sudo cp /this/repo/xorg.conf.d/50-synaptics.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/ sudo systemctl enable acpid macfanctld

	yaourt -S pacman -S bluez bluez-libs bluez-utils

##GUI ###Xorg sudo pacman -S xorg-server xorg-xrdb libnotify xbindkeys xorg-xmodmap sudo cp /this/repo/xorg.conf.d/10-monitor.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/

##Customize rEFInd

Unzip and run install.sh, Reboot.

###Minimalistic theme Install

	sudo mount -t msdos /dev/disk0s1 /Volumes 
	cd /Volumes/EFI/refind
	git clone git@github.com:EvanPurkhiser/rEFInd-minimal.git

Edit /Volumes/EFI/refind/refind.conf:

	#uncomment/change the following lines
	scan_delay 1
	timeout 5
	banner_scale fillscreen

Add the following to the end of refind.conf

	include refind-minimal/theme.conf