Manjaro Linux - KDE-Plasma & XFCE for VIM1

Do you need the Kernel 5.0.2 ?

You should install wpa_supplicant and dialog before using wifi-menu

Yes as the Minimal image doesnt have this package

sudo pacman -S wpa_supplicant

Yes, I’m download your minimal image.

I was impatient, so I plugged an ethernet cable instead of copying each and all needed package onto the SD, but
i think we also have here the same DNS issue as the Arch distro…

[raxy@manjar0 ~]$ sudo pacman-mirrors -g -c Germany
:: Querying servers, this may take some time...
Germany
-> ..... https://manjaro-arm.moson.eu/stable/$arch/$repo
Error: Failed to reach the server: [Errno -2] Name or service not known
:: Generated and saved '/etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist' mirrorlist.
[raxy@manjar0 ~]$ sudo pacman -Sy
:: Synchronizing package databases...
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from manjaro-arm.moson.eu : Could not resolve host: manjarou
error: failed to update core (invalid url for server)
error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db' from manjaro-arm.moson.eu : Could not resolve host: manjaru
error: failed to update extra (invalid url for server)
error: failed retrieving file 'community.db' from manjaro-arm.moson.eu : Could not resolve host: mau
error: failed to update community (invalid url for server)
error: failed to synchronize all databases

 [raxy@manjar0 ~]$ ping 8.8.8.8
PING 8.8.8.8 (8.8.8.8) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=1 ttl=55 time=31.1 ms
64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=2 ttl=55 time=30.5 ms

--- 8.8.8.8 ping statistics ---
2 packets transmitted, 2 received, 0% packet loss, time 2ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 30.515/30.816/31.117/0.301 ms
[raxy@manjar0 ~]$ ping www.google.com
ping: www.google.com: Name or service not known

This is what Helped me

yes, the disable trick + reboot helped the eth0 to work ok w/ DNS and pacman can sync and get packages from the mirrors now…

I’ve just managed to do a full system update
pacman -Syu

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Great. Let me know how the minimal built is working with Wifi and the tools you need it for

I find the need , after reboot, to run dhcpcd to get an IP addr for ethernet a bit annoying, please fix it

It is from the manjaro team, KDE built dont have any problem with resolved or dhcpcd, Coz while building it take opensolv as default.
I will check this with them.

the fact that wifi-menu does not find ssid on channels 13+ is another annoyance, how to configure legit wifi channels at a system level ?

using the shared connection of my phone, wifi on Vim1 fails:

sudo wifi-menu
…to create the profile, then

sudo netctl enable wlan0-Deasmc5
sudo netctl start  wlan0-Deasmc5
[  862.877507] audit: type=1130 audit(1563719319.272:31): pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295
 msg='unit=netctl@wlan0\x2dDeasmc5 comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd" hostname=? addr=? t
erminal=? res=failed'
Job for netctl@wlan0\x2dDeasmc5.service failed because the control process exited with error code.
See "systemctl status "netctl@wlan0\\x2dDeasmc5.service"" and "journalctl -xe" for details.

This look familiar to me, I want to report this to the manjaro team. It is happening since 19.06

let’s say that wifi is unstable and useless for now…

Wifi Was working for me in the DE builds. LXQT and KDE.
I will test minimal tonight and update on this.

regarding audio, after…
sudo pacman -S alsa-utils
aplay -l
fails to detect the hdmi audio devices

sudo pacman -S pulseaudio-alsa

I did install pulseaudio and the recommended pulseaudio-alsa, but no soundcard is detected at all

dmesg | grep audio

Try this check if you have any driver there

this search gives empty result

try Audio or something like sound etc.