Framework 16 - https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Framework_Laptop_16
We’ll use the USB installation instructions to do this.
First, use ls to find out the disk id, ls /dev/disk/by-id/
usb-SanDisk_Cruzer_Force_4C530001080907104245-0:0 is what we’re looking for.
so, we’ll see dd and write the image (in my PWD)
dd bs=4M if=archlinux-2025.01.01-x86_64.iso of=/dev/disk/by-id/usb-SanDisk_Cruzer_Force_4C530001080907104245-0\:0 conv=fsync oflag=direct status=progress
Failed to boot
So we need to wipe that disk fully,
sudo wipefs --all /dev/disk/by-id/usb-SanDisk_Cruzer_Force_4C530001080907104245-0\:0^C
Wifi
So, we’re booted and we’ll configure the regulatory domain,
I did this by just nano /etc/conf.d/wireless-regdom and uncommented the line with “US” in it.
Connecting to your network is done with iwctl.
Start with iwctl device list so we can see what adapters we’re working with.
[iwd]# device list
# You should see something like this:
#
# Devices
# -------------------------------------------------------------
# Name Address Powered Adapter Mode
# -------------------------------------------------------------
# wlan0 ... on ... ...
[iwd]# station YOURDEVICE connect YOURSSID
Power on the device
iwctl wlan0 set-property Powered on
Let’s scan the networks,
iwctl wlan0 get-networks
And connect
station wlan0 connect $NETWORKNAME
If you have a password it will ask for it here.
Next, just ping a known domain (google works.)
We’re online!
Update the system clock
Timedatectl works to ensure that that you’re sync’d
partition disks
fdisk -l to see your storage devices
After some checking, I verified that nvme0n1p2 is where we’ll install things.
p1 is the efi slot
Formatting
makefs.ext4 /dev/nvmeOn1p2 will format our partition to ext4.
Install
pacstrap -K /mnt base linux linux-firmware
Then configure Fstab
genfstab -U /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab
Change root
# arch-chroot /mnt
Then timezone
ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/Denver /etc/localtime
Adjust datetime stuff
hwclock --systohc
Connecting to ethernet
turned on the interface
ip link set eth0 up
Then we set an ip
ip addr add 192.168.200/24 dev eth0
Added the gateway
ip route add default via 192.168.1.1
Then set a nameserver
echo "nameserver 8.8.8.8" | sudo tee /etc/resolv.conf
Network Manager Installation
since we’re online I used pacman to install networe manager
pacman -S networkmanager
other utilities
I installed nano, ghostty, hyprland
User setup
We need to setup a user for me, that way we’re not root and hyprland won’t yell at me.
useradd lwoodard