Acer Aspire 2930
Hardware
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T5800 This can vary based on exact model
Video: Intel Corporation GM45 Chipset
Audio: Intel Coporation 82801I HD Audio Controller
Wired NIC: Realtek RTL8111/8168B
Wireless NIC: Intel Corporation Wireless Wifi Link 5100
Ethernet
Should work out of the box
Wireless
Install iwlwifi-5000-ucode
# pacman -S iwlwifi-5000-ucode
Add iwlagn to your rc.conf
MODULES=(iwlagn)
Xorg
No real difficult getting Xorg running - heres the packages I installed - should get everything running;
# pacman -S xorg xf86-input-keyboard xf86-input-mouse synaptics xf86-video-intel
Then auto configure X using your favorite method and you're good to go.
Sound
Pulseaudio did the job admirably for me getting the sound working;
# pacman -S pulseaudio alsaplugins jack-audio-connection-kit
External speakers will work after configuration, however headphone and microphone jacks need one additional fix
Simply add
options snd-hda-intel model=acer position_fix=1 enable=yes
to /etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf
Card Reader
Seemed to work with no additional configuration.
Webcam
Worked with no additional configuration.
ACPI
Worked with no additional configuration
Touchpad
Works after synaptics is installed - still working on touchpad taps