System76
System76 makes laptops, desktops, and servers that run on Ubuntu. They can also be configured to use Arch Linux. Once Arch is installed you can use some of these tips.
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Graphics Drivers
System76 computer offer Nvidia and ATI.
Wifi Drivers
For at least my Pangolin laptop, they use the 'iwlwifi-5000-ucode' driver. It is available in the core repository:
# pacman -S iwlwifi-5000-ucode
For more info see Configuring Network
Battery
It is best to use acpi:
# pacman -S acpi acpid
For more info see acpid
Webcam
For webcam support, you need to load the 'uvcvideo' and 'videodev' kernel modules.
# modprobe -a uvcvideo videodev
For more info see Webcam Setup
Fingerprint Reader
For using the fingerprint reader on some System76 laptops, you will need to install fprint.
Bluetooth
The bluetooth device should be supported by bluez:
# pacman -S bluez bluez-firmware
System76 laptops do not turn on bluetooth on boot up, instead you must manually turn it on by pressing Fn-F12.
CD Drive
Should work from the start.