[SOLVED] Help setting up wireless/wired

Hello everyone! I installed arch last night on my desktop and had no issues, ethernet worked during install and wireless asked for firmware. (b43/ucode5.fw , b43-open/ucode5.fw) during install i set a static IP in configuration file following the "beginner guide" after install was finished i rebooted and went to bed.
tonight when i got home i booted up my PC (damn fast!) and was assuming my LAN connection would remain. alas it didn't, I ran ifconfig and i receive "-bash: ifconfig: command not found"
i figured i'd set up my wireless because that's going to be my main source of internet anyway. so i downloaded the firmware following the "wireless guide" for my broadcom 14e4:4318 , i found out that it doesn't use the legacy driver on the kernel.org website so i followed this
sudo pacman -S b43-fwcutter
export FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR="/lib/firmware"
wget http://downloads.openwrt.org/sources/broadcom-wl-4.178.10.4.tar.bz2
tar xjf broadcom-wl-4.178.10.4.tar.bz2
cd broadcom-wl-4.178.10.4/linux
sudo b43-fwcutter -w "$FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR" wl_apsta.o
it moves the firmware (somewhere) i reboot and i still receive gripes about firmware! any help would be greatly appreciated as i currently have no net on this machine and would like to start configuring the rest of my hardware
Thanks everyone!
Edit:: for shits i just set eth0 to up, it's now connected to the net but my wireless issue still remains. and still no ifconfig strange!
also hello! first post, look forward to meeting you all and an exciting arch experience.
Last edited by TehBanz (2011-09-09 13:34:57)

rg_arc:
I receive the following
00:19.0 Ethernet controler: Intel Corporation 82566DM-2 Gigabit Network Connection (rev o2)
11:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02)
however, as stated in my edit on post 1, i tried
ip link set eth0 up
and my static i set during set-up remained, from here i grabbed the BC43 package from AUR http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=21690
rebooted and now wireless is working.
Thanks for the help RG I guess if i would have waited a bit i coulda solved it without a post, but the quick response makes me satisfied in chosing Arch as my distro !

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If so is there a package-based way of doing that
OK... to answer my own questions ...
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# tool, MokManager.efi, used on Secure Boot systems
# about - an "about this program" option
# exit - a tag to exit from rEFInd
# shutdown - shuts down the computer (a bug causes this to reboot
# EFI systems)
# reboot - a tag to reboot the computer
# Default is shell,apple_recovery,mok_tool,about,shutdown,reboot
#showtools shell, mok_tool, about, reboot, exit
showtools mok_tool,about,reboot,shutdown,exit
# Directories in which to search for EFI drivers. These drivers can
# provide filesystem support, give access to hard disks on plug-in
# controllers, etc. In most cases none are needed, but if you add
# EFI drivers and you want rEFInd to automatically load them, you
# should specify one or more paths here. rEFInd always scans the
# "drivers" and "drivers_{arch}" subdirectories of its own installation
# directory (where "{arch}" is your architecture code); this option
# specifies ADDITIONAL directories to scan.
# Default is to scan no additional directories for EFI drivers
#scan_driver_dirs EFI/tools/drivers,drivers
scan_driver_dirs EFI/tools/drivers_x64
# Which types of boot loaders to search, and in what order to display them:
# internal - internal EFI disk-based boot loaders
# external - external EFI disk-based boot loaders
# optical - EFI optical discs (CD, DVD, etc.)
# hdbios - BIOS disk-based boot loaders
# biosexternal - BIOS external boot loaders (USB, eSATA, etc.)
# cd - BIOS optical-disc boot loaders
# manual - use stanzas later in this configuration file
# Note that the legacy BIOS options require firmware support, which is
# not present on all computers.
# On UEFI PCs, default is internal,external,optical,manual
# On Macs, default is internal,hdbios,external,biosexternal,optical,cd,manual
#scanfor internal,external,optical,manual
# scanfor manual,internal,external,optical,hdbios,biosexternal,cd
scanfor manual,internal,external,optical
# Delay for the specified number of seconds before scanning disks.
# This can help some users who find that some of their disks
# (usually external or optical discs) aren't detected initially,
# but are detected after pressing Esc.
# The default is 0.
#scan_delay 5
scan_delay 0
# When scanning volumes for EFI boot loaders, rEFInd always looks for
# Mac OS X's and Microsoft Windows' boot loaders in their normal locations,
# and scans the root directory and every subdirectory of the /EFI directory
# for additional boot loaders, but it doesn't recurse into these directories.
# The also_scan_dirs token adds more directories to the scan list.
# Directories are specified relative to the volume's root directory. This
# option applies to ALL the volumes that rEFInd scans UNLESS you include
# a volume name and colon before the directory name, as in "myvol:/somedir"
# to scan the somedir directory only on the filesystem named myvol. If a
# specified directory doesn't exist, it's ignored (no error condition
# results). The default is to scan the "boot" directory in addition to
# various hard-coded directories.
#also_scan_dirs boot,ESP2:EFI/linux/kernels
# also_scan_dirs UEFISYS:EFI/arch/arch_linux_core,UEFISYS:EFI/arch/arch_linux_mainline
# Partitions to omit from scans. You must specify a volume by its
# label, which you can obtain in an EFI shell by typing "vol", from
# Linux by typing "blkid /dev/{devicename}", or by examining the
# disk's label in various OSes' file browsers.
# The default is "Recovery HD".
#dont_scan_volumes "Recovery HD"
# Directories that should NOT be scanned for boot loaders. By default,
# rEFInd doesn't scan its own directory or the EFI/tools directory.
# You can "blacklist" additional directories with this option, which
# takes a list of directory names as options. You might do this to
# keep EFI/boot/bootx64.efi out of the menu if that's a duplicate of
# another boot loader or to exclude a directory that holds drivers
# or non-bootloader utilities provided by a hardware manufacturer. If
# a directory is listed both here and in also_scan_dirs, dont_scan_dirs
# takes precedence. Note that this blacklist applies to ALL the
# filesystems that rEFInd scans, not just the ESP, unless you precede
# the directory name by a filesystem name, as in "myvol:EFI/somedir"
# to exclude EFI/somedir from the scan on the myvol volume but not on
# other volumes.
#dont_scan_dirs ESP:/EFI/boot,EFI/Dell
dont_scan_dirs UEFISYS:EFI/boot
# Files that should NOT be included as EFI boot loaders (on the
# first line of the display). If you're using a boot loader that
# relies on support programs or drivers that are installed alongside
# the main binary or if you want to "blacklist" certain loaders by
# name rather than location, use this option. Note that this will
# NOT prevent certain binaries from showing up in the second-row
# set of tools. Most notably, MokManager.efi is in this blacklist,
# but will show up as a tool if present in certain directories. You
# can control the tools row with the showtools token.
# The default is shim.efi,TextMode.efi,ebounce.efi,GraphicsConsole.efi,MokManager.efi,HashTool.efi,HashTool-signed.efi
#dont_scan_files shim.efi,MokManager.efi
# Scan for Linux kernels that lack a ".efi" filename extension. This is
# useful for better integration with Linux distributions that provide
# kernels with EFI stub loaders but that don't give those kernels filenames
# that end in ".efi", particularly if the kernels are stored on a
# filesystem that the EFI can read. When uncommented, this option causes
# all files in scanned directories with names that begin with "vmlinuz"
# or "bzImage" to be included as loaders, even if they lack ".efi"
# extensions. The drawback to this option is that it can pick up kernels
# that lack EFI stub loader support and other files. Passing this option
# a "0" value causes kernels without ".efi" extensions to NOT be scanned;
# passing it alone or with any other value causes all kernels to be scanned.
# Default is to NOT scan for kernels without ".efi" extensions.
scan_all_linux_kernels
# Set the maximum number of tags that can be displayed on the screen at
# any time. If more loaders are discovered than this value, rEFInd shows
# a subset in a scrolling list. If this value is set too high for the
# screen to handle, it's reduced to the value that the screen can manage.
# If this value is set to 0 (the default), it's adjusted to the number
# that the screen can handle.
#max_tags 0
# Set the default menu selection. The available arguments match the
# keyboard accelerators available within rEFInd. You may select the
# default loader using:
# - A digit between 1 and 9, in which case the Nth loader in the menu
# will be the default.
# - Any substring that corresponds to a portion of the loader's title
# (usually the OS's name or boot loader's path).
#default_selection 1
default_selection "Arch Linux Core Kernel"
# Include a secondary configuration file within this one. This secondary
# file is loaded as if its options appeared at the point of the "include"
# token itself, so if you want to override a setting in the main file,
# the secondary file must be referenced AFTER the setting you want to
# override. Note that the secondary file may NOT load a tertiary file.
#include manual.conf
# Sample manual configuration stanzas. Each begins with the "menuentry"
# keyword followed by a name that's to appear in the menu (use quotes
# if you want the name to contain a space) and an open curly brace
# ("{"). Each entry ends with a close curly brace ("}"). Common
# keywords within each stanza include:
# volume - identifies the filesystem from which subsequent files
# are loaded. You can specify the volume by label or by
# a number followed by a colon (as in "0:" for the first
# filesystem or "1:" for the second).
# loader - identifies the boot loader file
# initrd - Specifies an initial RAM disk file
# icon - specifies a custom boot loader icon
# ostype - OS type code to determine boot options available by
# pressing Insert. Valid values are "MacOS", "Linux",
# "Windows", and "XOM". Case-sensitive.
# graphics - set to "on" to enable graphics-mode boot (useful
# mainly for MacOS) or "off" for text-mode boot.
# Default is auto-detected from loader filename.
# options - sets options to be passed to the boot loader; use
# quotes if more than one option should be passed or
# if any options use characters that might be changed
# by rEFInd parsing procedures (=, /, #, or tab).
# disabled - use alone or set to "yes" to disable this entry.
# Note that you can use either DOS/Windows/EFI-style backslashes (\)
# or Unix-style forward slashes (/) as directory separators. Either
# way, all file references are on the ESP from which rEFInd was
# launched.
# Use of quotes around parameters causes them to be interpreted as
# one keyword, and for parsing of special characters (spaces, =, /,
# and #) to be disabled. This is useful mainly with the "options"
# keyword. Use of quotes around parameters that specify filenames is
# permissible, but you must then use backslashes instead of slashes,
# except when you must pass a forward slash to the loader, as when
# passing a root= option to a Linux kernel.
menuentry "Arch Linux Core Kernel" {
icon /EFI/refind/icons/os_arch.icns
volume UEFISYS
loader /EFI/arch/arch_linux_core/vmlinuz-ARCH-core.efi
initrd /EFI/arch/arch_linux_core/initramfs-ARCH-core.img
options "root=PARTUUID=6f44c56d-d5c2-41ca-8c54-873d8dc5e5e3 rootfstype=ext4 gpt loglevel=6 printk.time=y pcie_aspm=force i915.i915_enable_rc6=1 nouveau.nofbaccel=1 add_efi_memmap systemd.unit=graphical.target"
ostype Linux
graphics off
menuentry "Arch Linux Core Kernel Fallback" {
icon /EFI/refind/icons/os_arch.icns
volume UEFISYS
loader /EFI/arch/arch_linux_core/vmlinuz-ARCH-core.efi
initrd /EFI/arch/arch_linux_core/initramfs-ARCH-core-fallback.img
options "root=PARTUUID=6f44c56d-d5c2-41ca-8c54-873d8dc5e5e3 rootfstype=ext4 gpt loglevel=6 printk.time=y pcie_aspm=force i915.i915_enable_rc6=1 nouveau.nofbaccel=1 add_efi_memmap systemd.unit=graphical.target"
ostype Linux
graphics off
menuentry "Arch Linux Mainline Kernel" {
icon /EFI/refind/icons/os_arch.icns
volume UEFISYS
loader /EFI/arch/arch_linux_mainline/vmlinuz-arch-mainline.efi
initrd /EFI/arch/arch_linux_mainline/initramfs-arch-mainline.img
options "root=PARTUUID=6f44c56d-d5c2-41ca-8c54-873d8dc5e5e3 rootfstype=ext4 gpt loglevel=6 printk.time=y pcie_aspm=force i915.i915_enable_rc6=1 nouveau.nofbaccel=1 add_efi_memmap systemd.unit=graphical.target"
ostype Linux
graphics off
menuentry "Arch Linux Mainline Kernel Fallback" {
icon /EFI/refind/icons/os_arch.icns
volume UEFISYS
loader /EFI/arch/arch_linux_mainline/vmlinuz-arch-mainline.efi
initrd /EFI/arch/arch_linux_mainline/initramfs-arch-mainline-fallback.img
options "root=PARTUUID=6f44c56d-d5c2-41ca-8c54-873d8dc5e5e3 rootfstype=ext4 gpt loglevel=6 printk.time=y pcie_aspm=force i915.i915_enable_rc6=1 nouveau.nofbaccel=1 add_efi_memmap systemd.unit=graphical.target"
ostype Linux
graphics off
menuentry "UEFI x86_64 Shell v2" {
icon /EFI/refind/icons/tool_shell.icns
volume UEFISYS
loader /EFI/tools/shellx64_v2.efi
graphics off
menuentry "UEFI x86_64 Shell v1" {
icon /EFI/refind/icons/tool_shell.icns
volume UEFISYS
loader /EFI/tools/shellx64_v1.efi
graphics off
menuentry "Arch Linux x86_64 Archboot" {
icon /EFI/refind/icons/os_arch.icns
volume UEFISYS
loader /EFI/arch/archboot/vmlinuz_x86_64
initrd /EFI/arch/archboot/initramfs_x86_64.img
options "gpt loglevel=7 add_efi_memmap none=UEFI_ARCH_x86_64"
ostype Linux
graphics off
menuentry "Arch Linux LTS x86_64 Archboot via EFILINUX" {
icon /EFI/refind/icons/os_arch.icns
volume UEFISYS
loader /EFI/efilinux/efilinuxx64.efi
initrd /EFI/arch/archboot/initramfs_x86_64.img
options "-f \EFI\arch\archboot\vmlinuz_x86_64_lts gpt loglevel=7 add_efi_memmap none=UEFI_ARCH_x86_64"
ostype Linux
graphics off
disabled
# Below are several sample boot stanzas. All are disabled by default.
# Find one similar to what you need, copy it, remove the "disabled" line,
# and adjust the entries to suit your needs.
# A sample entry for a Linux 3.3 kernel with its new EFI boot stub
# support on a filesystem called "KERNELS". This entry includes
# Linux-specific boot options and specification of an initial RAM disk.
# Note uses of Linux-style forward slashes, even in the initrd
# specification. Also note that a leading slash is optional in file
# specifications.
menuentry Linux {
icon EFI/refind/icons/os_linux.icns
volume KERNELS
loader bzImage-3.3.0-rc7
initrd initrd-3.3.0.img
options "ro root=UUID=5f96cafa-e0a7-4057-b18f-fa709db5b837"
disabled
# A sample entry for loading Ubuntu using its standard name for
# its GRUB 2 boot loader. Note uses of Linux-style forward slashes
menuentry Ubuntu {
loader /EFI/ubuntu/grubx64.efi
icon /EFI/refined/icons/os_linux.icns
disabled
# A minimal ELILO entry, which probably offers nothing that
# auto-detection can't accomplish.
menuentry "ELILO" {
loader \EFI\elilo\elilo.efi
disabled
# Like the ELILO entry, this one offers nothing that auto-detection
# can't do; but you might use it if you want to disable auto-detection
# but still boot Windows....
menuentry "Windows 7" {
loader \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\bootmgfw.efi
disabled
# EFI shells are programs just like boot loaders, and can be
# launched in the same way. You can pass a shell the name of a
# script that it's to run on the "options" line. The script
# could initialize hardware and then launch an OS, or it could
# do something entirely different.
menuentry "Windows via shell script" {
icon \EFI\refind\icons\os_win.icns
loader \EFI\tools\shell.efi
options "fs0:\EFI\tools\launch_windows.nsh"
disabled
# Mac OS is normally detected and run automatically; however,
# if you want to do something unusual, a manual boot stanza may
# be the way to do it. This one does nothing very unusual, but
# it may serve as a starting point. Note that you'll almost
# certainly need to change the "volume" line for this example
# to work.
menuentry "My Mac OS X" {
icon \EFI\refind\icons\os_mac.icns
volume "OS X boot"
loader \System\Library\CoreServices\boot.efi
disabled
/boot/refind_linux.conf
## This file should be present in the same directory as the kernel file(s)
## More info at http://www.rodsbooks.com/refind/linux.html , http://www.rodsbooks.com/efi-bootloaders/efistub.html
"Boot into Graphics mode" "root=PARTUUID=6f44c56d-d5c2-41ca-8c54-873d8dc5e5e3 rootfstype=ext4 gpt loglevel=6 printk.time=y pcie_aspm=force i915.i915_enable_rc6=1 nouveau.nofbaccel=1 add_efi_memmap systemd.unit=graphical.target initrd=\initramfs-linux-fallback.img initrd=\initramfs-linux-mainline-fallback.img"
"Boot into Terminal mode" "root=PARTUUID=6f44c56d-d5c2-41ca-8c54-873d8dc5e5e3 rootfstype=ext4 gpt loglevel=6 printk.time=y pcie_aspm=force i915.i915_enable_rc6=1 nouveau.nofbaccel=1 add_efi_memmap systemd.unit=multi-user.target initrd=\initramfs-linux-fallback.img initrd=\initramfs-linux-mainline-fallback.img"
"Boot into Rescue mode" "root=PARTUUID=6f44c56d-d5c2-41ca-8c54-873d8dc5e5e3 rootfstype=ext4 gpt loglevel=6 printk.time=y pcie_aspm=force i915.i915_enable_rc6=1 nouveau.nofbaccel=1 add_efi_memmap systemd.unit=rescue.target initrd=\initramfs-linux-fallback.img initrd=\initramfs-linux-mainline-fallback.img"
For this you need to have /boot/efi/EFI/tools/drivers_x64/ext4_x64.efi driver, otherwise rEFInd wont be able to read /boot. I have /boot as a separate partition from / root partition. If your /boot is part of root partition, you need to modify the file paths accordingly.

Need help setting up wireless file sharing

We have 3 iPhones, 3 iPads, and 2 iPod touch devices. We recently purchased the Apple air port extreme, air port express, apple tv, and a western digital external hard drive my book (for Mac) 2t. I need to know how to get photos from my phone to the hard drive wirelessly. My husband and I each have 1,200 photos on our phones we would like to back up to the hard drive. The air port app shows we have a hard drive connected, but we can't figure out how to move photos to it. Please help!

In windows when you do "map network drive" you need to enter "\\server\share" (without quotes).
In Vista, go to the Windows Button > Computer. The "map network drive" option is in the bar in the top of the window. You may need to enlarge the window or click on the little expand arrow to see it.
smb://server is used when you're connecting to a windows share from the MacOS.

Please help set up wireless printer

Ive plugged in my printer and still cannot get a wireless connection. Please help

See requirements for AirPrint and printers that support AirPrint here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4356
If your printer supports AirPrint but does not work then:
Your printer might need a firmware update
Your printer must be on the same WiFi network
Your router must support Bonjour (Zero-configuration networking).
Troubleshooting:
Turn Off iPhone, WiFi router (remove from power), and Printer (remove from power).
Turn on WiFi router
Wait 30 seconds
Turn on printer
Wait 30 seconds
Turn on iPhone
Try to print.
If you need more help then what model Brother printer do you have?

[SOLVED]Help setting a custom modeline

Hi,
I recently bought a Samsung SyncMaster B2030 1600x900 monitor, at it needs a custom modeline to work at 1600x900. I've tried cvt and other modeline generators, but I specifically need a modeline that has the horizontal refresh rate as 60 Hz and vertical refresh rate of 60Hz. All the calculators I've tried have set different values for the refresh rate.
I have a dual screen setup, with Radeon HD 3850, running ati catalyst driver if it's any help.
Last edited by Rubbishbook (2012-04-28 18:12:05)

Found an 'inf' file for the windows driver which I think contains the information I need... But I don't know which numbers are which.
;==================================================
; SMB2030.inf 10/15/2009 ver. 3.0HC
; Copyright 2008 Samsung Electronics Corporation
; This is a Setup information file for Samsung Monitor.
;==================================================
[Version]
signature="$CHICAGO$"
Class=Monitor
ClassGuid={4D36E96E-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
Provider=%Samsung%
CatalogFile=SMB2030.cat
DriverVer=10/15/2009,3.0
[ControlFlags]
ExcludeFromSelect.nt=Monitor\SAM063C
ExcludeFromSelect.nt=Monitor\SAM063D
[ClassInstall32]
AddReg=ClassAddReg32
[ClassAddReg32]
HKR,,,,%MonitorClassName%
HKR,,Icon,,"-1"
HKR,,NoInstallClass,,1
[DestinationDirs]
DefaultDestDir = 11
SMB2030a.CopyFiles = 23
SMB2030d.CopyFiles = 23
[SourceDisksNames]
1=%DISK%,,,
[SourceDisksFiles]
SMB2030.icm=1
[Manufacturer]
%Samsung%=Samsung,NTx86,NTAMD64
; Manufacturer sections
[Samsung]
%SMB2030a%=SMB2030a.Install, Monitor\SAM063C
%SMB2030d%=SMB2030d.Install, Monitor\SAM063D
; Manufacturer sections
[Samsung.NTx86]
%SMB2030a%=SMB2030a.Install, Monitor\SAM063C
%SMB2030d%=SMB2030d.Install, Monitor\SAM063D
; Manufacturer sections
[Samsung.NTAMD64]
%SMB2030a%=SMB2030a.Install, Monitor\SAM063C
%SMB2030d%=SMB2030d.Install, Monitor\SAM063D
; Install Sections
[SMB2030a.Install]
DelReg=DEL_CURRENT_REG
AddReg=SMB2030a.AddReg, 1600, DPMS
CopyFiles=SMB2030a.CopyFiles
[SMB2030d.Install]
DelReg=DEL_CURRENT_REG
AddReg=SMB2030d.AddReg, 1600, DPMS
CopyFiles=SMB2030d.CopyFiles
; Addreg & DelReg sections
[DEL_CURRENT_REG]
HKR,MODES
HKR,,MaxResolution
HKR,,DPMS
HKR,,ICMProfile
[1600]
HKR,,MaxResolution,,"1600,900"
[DPMS]
HKR,,DPMS,,1
; AddReg sections
[SMB2030a.AddReg]
HKR,"MODES\1600,900",Mode1,,"30-81,56-75,+,+"
HKR,,ICMProfile,0,"SMB2030.icm"
[SMB2030d.AddReg]
HKR,"MODES\1600,900",Mode1,,"30-81,56-75,+,+"
HKR,,ICMProfile,0,"SMB2030.icm"
[SMB2030a.CopyFiles]
SMB2030.icm
[SMB2030d.CopyFiles]
SMB2030.icm
[Strings]
DISK="Samsung Monitor Installation Disk"
MonitorClassName="Monitor"
Samsung="Samsung"
SMB2030a="SyncMaster B2030 (Analog)"
SMB2030d="SyncMaster B2030 (Digital)"

[Solved] Help setting up Murrine?

Hey, all. So I'm attempting to install and use the Murrine engine on GNOME as per the suggestion of the Arch Beginners' Guide. After doing the following:
pacman -S gtk-engine-murrine murrine-themes-collection
and then going to System > Preferences > Appearance, what I see under the Theme tag is not what I was expecting. I basically only have the default themes (Clearlooks, Crux, HiContrast and the like).
I tried downloading the tarballs of a few themes I especially liked from the Murrine site, dragged the folders into the Appearance window, and was told that the themes had been installed. However, I can't select them from the list.
Is there something I'm forgetting to do?
I'm a total n00b to Murrine, and to configuring this sort of thing in general. If anyone could be so kind as to guide me through this, I'd be much obliged.
Last edited by islandis (2010-03-03 12:01:29)

~$ pacman -Ss murrine
community/gtk-engine-murrine 0.90.3-1
GTK2 engine to make your desktop look like a 'murrina', an italian word
meaning the art glass works done by Venicians glass blowers.
community/murrine-themes-collection 20100201-1
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