Merging from Ubuntu to Archlinux

Hi all. I recently purchased a Dell Mini 9 (aka Dell Inspiron 910).
I had the option of getting it preinstalled with Windows or Ubuntu. I chose Ubuntu for obvious reasons. However, the issue here is that I really, really dont like Ubuntu (my main distribution of choice is Gentoo). Granted, I dont want to put Gentoo on this laptop since the harddrives are sold state drives and I feel that Gentoo, with its compiling, would contribute too many writes to the disk.
So I'm going to try to use Archlinux (a distro that I have never stopped loving!).
The only issue is that I dont want to waste too much time trying to get things to work when I know already that everything works flawlessly in Ubuntu (right now I am typing this on my Mini 9 while having a webcam chat via skype with my girlfriend! Skype rules).
So the question is this: What information is necessary for me to take note of and/or copy down so I can easily replicate it in Archlinux?
Main things are:
1. Sound
2. Wifi (i dont know if I am using ndiswrapper or not, for instance... even though my card is a BCM4312)
3. Webcam
4. Battery information (i never realized how useful this was until I actually had it working under Ubuntu, heh).
What do I need to copy down? lsmod? kernel .config files (which fittingly appear to be missing in Ubuntu -- i have no idea how this distro even manages to function properly... )?
Thanks for your hints, help, and suggestions.
edit:
$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 02)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 02)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 02)
02:00.0 System peripheral: JMicron Technologies, Inc. SD/MMC Host Controller
02:00.2 SD Host controller: JMicron Technologies, Inc. Standard SD Host Controller
02:00.3 System peripheral: JMicron Technologies, Inc. MS Host Controller
03:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g (rev 01)
04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 02)
Last edited by F (2009-01-03 02:47:31)

F wrote:Granted, I dont want to put Gentoo on this laptop since the harddrives are sold state drives and I feel that Gentoo, with its compiling, would contribute too many writes to the disk.
Solid state drive? Take note of pitfall section as stated in
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ins … sus_EEE_PC
Last edited by archlinuxsagi (2009-01-03 03:11:03)

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