• This repo became obsolete with 4.17-rc1! It is now archived.

• Made possible by Hans de Goede and cawilliamson
• Publicity by Josh Skidmore
• ArchLinux wiki page by Kye W. Shi

njkli/gpd-pocket

• In hopes of soon having ootb support, here's a bit of a quick-fix(TM) - because why pollute AUR?
• The intent is to obsolete this repo ASAP!
• USE AT YOUR OWN RISK - read the sources and decide if it's your cup'o'tea
• My rant/review of this device

Install

sudo -i

echo >> /etc/pacman.conf
echo '[gpd-pocket]' >> /etc/pacman.conf
echo 'SigLevel = Optional TrustAll' >> /etc/pacman.conf
echo 'Server = https://github.com/njkli/$repo/releases/download/$arch' >> /etc/pacman.conf

pacman -Syu --noconfirm gpd-pocket-support

Features/Bugs:

• systemd-boot (EFI 64bit = grub is extraneous)
• GPD "ubuntu" BIOS

  sha256sum Rom_8MB_Tablet.bin
  # 7510862031b1c616e6079b6a41afe566bc7f5cb17e1a71ad48746c579f733a6e  Rom_8MB_Tablet.bin
  

• alsa-lib replacement (with necessary patch)
• display rotation - xorg only
• display tearfree - xorg only
• touchscreen calibration - wayland and xorg
• touchscreen rotation - wayland and xorg
• pulseaudio
• wifi/bt

Comments

arch-anywhere / Anarchy Linux is worth checking out if painless Arch install is the goal. While Official Arch install docu provides more in-depth details, it isn't the quickest way of doing things.

Packages

• alsa-lib-gpd-pocket
• gpd-pocket-scrolling
• gpd-pocket-support
• linux-jwrdegoede