Arch Linux - Post-installation
MacBook Pro 9.2

Personal Arch Linux post-installation guide for a MacBook Pro 9.2. This guide is a complement of my Arch Linux post-installation guide and is part of my Linux installation guide.

It will be assumed that this guide is done using an unprivileged user.

Wi-Fi

Broadcom 4331

$ sudo pacman -S linux-headers broadcom-wl-dkms

X Window System

Keyboard and touchpad configuration

Function keys

The behaviour of fn+F<num> is configured by the fnmode option of the hid_apple kernel module. Set the configuration in /etc/modprobe.d/mbp.conf:

• To disable the fn key, add the following line:

  /etc/modprobe.d/mbp.conf

  options hid_apple fnmode=0

• To get F<num> by pressing fn+F<num>, add the following line:

  /etc/modprobe.d/mbp.conf

  options hid_apple fnmode=1

• To get F<num> by pressing F<num>, add the following line:

  /etc/modprobe.d/mbp.conf

  options hid_apple fnmode=2

Sound

Configure controller

Add to /etc/modprobe.d/mbp.conf the following line:

/etc/modprobe.d/mbp.conf

options snd_hda_intel model=intel-mac-auto