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Arch Problems and Solutions
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#These are not necessarily Arch specific, but issues and solutions I found while working in Arch | |
Problem #1: | |
Trying to mount a NTFS partition shared with Windows but getting issues about an unclean file system, or metadata kept in a Windows cache? | |
Solution #1: | |
run sudo ntfsfix /partition/path to try and fix the partition. May have adverse effects upon Windows should this be the installation partition of Windows. | |
Problem #2: | |
Ext4 drive refuses to mount with giving non-root write permissions despite explicitely adding read-write permissions to the mount in /etc/fstab? | |
#Solution #2: | |
https://askubuntu.com/questions/252361/how-could-i-mount-an-ext4-partition-and-have-write-permission | |
Problem #3: | |
Xrandr sees connected displays, but doesn't utilize them automatically. | |
Solution #3: | |
Do something like the command below to add the display. | |
xrandr --auto --output VGA-0 --left-of DVI-I-0 | |
Problem #4: | |
Can't seem to give a program like Steam execution permissions on a mounted disk? | |
Solution #4: | |
In your /etc/fstab file, the permission modifiers user and users can actually imply the noexec permission modifier. Make sure to put the 'exec' permission after both of these. | |
Problem #5: | |
Wrong monitor considered the primary monitor? | |
Solution #5: | |
xrandr --output someOutputName(e.g. HDMI1, edp1, etc..) --primary | |
Problem #6: | |
Need to make something run on startup? | |
Solution #6: | |
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Systemd#Writing_unit_files | |
Problem #7: Can't connect to extra monitors? | |
Solution #7: | |
Blow away all configs in /etc/X11/ and then xrandr --auto | |
Problem #8: You are missing the following 32-bit libraries, and Steam may not run: libc.so.6 | |
Solution #8: | |
steam --reset | |
Problem #9: | |
If lightdm doesn't start on boot, but can be run from tty | |
Solution #9: | |
add to the lightdm config file: logind-check-graphical=true | |
Basically your boot is so fast that the graphics driver isn't initialized yet. | |
Problem #10: | |
Time in Windows (dual boot) is always wrong | |
Solution #10: | |
Set the time in arch to use local datetime just like windows does. | |
timedatectl set-local-rtc 1 --adjust-system-clock |
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