mkinitcpio.conf file messed up #3901
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2025.11.01
The installation log
[2025-11-06 12:36:32] - DEBUG - Hardware model detected: innotek GmbH VirtualBox; UEFI mode: False
[2025-11-06 12:36:32] - DEBUG - Processor model detected: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12400F
[2025-11-06 12:36:32] - DEBUG - Memory statistics: 7560580 available out of 8125104 total installed
[2025-11-06 12:36:32] - DEBUG - Virtualization detected: oracle; is VM: True
[2025-11-06 12:36:32] - DEBUG - Graphics devices detected: dict_keys(['VMware SVGA II Adapter'])
[2025-11-06 12:36:32] - DEBUG - Disk states before installing:
{
"blockdevices": [
{
"name": "loop0",
"path": "/dev/loop0",
"pkname": null,
"log_sec": 512,
"size": "961 MiB",
"pttype": null,
"ptuuid": null,
"rota": true,
"tran": null,
"partn": null,
"partuuid": null,
"parttype": null,
"uuid": null,
"fstype": "squashfs",
"fsver": "4.0",
"fsavail": 0,
"fsuse_percentage": "100%",
"type": "loop",
"mountpoint": "/run/archiso/airootfs",
"mountpoints": [
"/run/archiso/airootfs"
],
"fsroots": [
"/"
],
"children": []
},
{
"name": "sda",
"path": "/dev/sda",
"pkname": null,
"log_sec": 512,
"size": "16384 MiB",
"pttype": null,
"ptuuid": null,
"rota": true,
"tran": "sata",
"partn": null,
"partuuid": null,
"parttype": null,
"uuid": null,
"fstype": null,
"fsver": null,
"fsavail": null,
"fsuse_percentage": null,
"type": "disk",
"mountpoint": null,
"mountpoints": [],
"fsroots": [],
"children": []
},
{
"name": "sr0",
"path": "/dev/sr0",
"pkname": null,
"log_sec": 2048,
"size": "1455 MiB",
"pttype": "dos",
"ptuuid": "999b7ed1",
"rota": true,
"tran": "ata",
"partn": null,
"partuuid": null,
"parttype": null,
"uuid": "2025-11-01-09-48-56-00",
"fstype": "iso9660",
"fsver": "Joliet Extension",
"fsavail": 0,
"fsuse_percentage": "100%",
"type": "rom",
"mountpoint": "/run/archiso/bootmnt",
"mountpoints": [
"/run/archiso/bootmnt"
],
"fsroots": [
"/"
],
"children": []
}
]
}
[2025-11-06 12:36:32] - INFO - Fetching Arch Linux package database...
[2025-11-06 12:36:33] - INFO - Checking version...
[2025-11-06 12:36:33] - DEBUG - Failed to check for package upgrades: archinstall
[2025-11-06 12:36:33] - DEBUG - No archinstall upgrades found
[2025-11-06 12:36:59] - DEBUG - Creating yescrypt hash with rounds 5
[2025-11-06 12:37:03] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/__init__.py
[2025-11-06 12:37:03] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/custom.py
[2025-11-06 12:37:03] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktop.py
[2025-11-06 12:37:03] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/minimal.py
[2025-11-06 12:37:03] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/server.py
[2025-11-06 12:37:03] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/tailored.py
[2025-11-06 12:37:03] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/xorg.py
[2025-11-06 12:37:03] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/__init__.py
[2025-11-06 12:37:03] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/awesome.py
[2025-11-06 12:37:03] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/bspwm.py
[2025-11-06 12:37:03] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/budgie.py
[2025-11-06 12:37:03] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/cinnamon.py
[2025-11-06 12:37:03] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/cosmic.py
[2025-11-06 12:37:03] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/cutefish.py
[2025-11-06 12:37:03] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/deepin.py
[2025-11-06 12:37:03] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/enlightenment.py
[2025-11-06 12:37:03] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/gnome.py
[2025-11-06 12:37:03] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/hyprland.py
[2025-11-06 12:37:03] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/i3.py
[2025-11-06 12:37:03] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/labwc.py
[2025-11-06 12:37:03] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/lxqt.py
[2025-11-06 12:37:03] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/mate.py
[2025-11-06 12:37:03] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/niri.py
[2025-11-06 12:37:03] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/plasma.py
[2025-11-06 12:37:03] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/qtile.py
[2025-11-06 12:37:03] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/river.py
[2025-11-06 12:37:03] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/sway.py
[2025-11-06 12:37:03] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/xfce4.py
[2025-11-06 12:37:03] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/xmonad.py
[2025-11-06 12:37:03] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/servers/__init__.py
[2025-11-06 12:37:03] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/servers/cockpit.py
[2025-11-06 12:37:03] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/servers/docker.py
[2025-11-06 12:37:03] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/servers/httpd.py
[2025-11-06 12:37:03] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/servers/lighttpd.py
[2025-11-06 12:37:03] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/servers/mariadb.py
[2025-11-06 12:37:03] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/servers/nginx.py
[2025-11-06 12:37:03] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/servers/postgresql.py
[2025-11-06 12:37:03] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/servers/sshd.py
[2025-11-06 12:37:03] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/servers/tomcat.py
[2025-11-06 12:38:05] - DEBUG - -- Chosen configuration --
[2025-11-06 12:38:05] - DEBUG - {
"app_config": {
"audio_config": {
"audio": "No audio server"
},
"bluetooth_config": {
"enabled": false
}
},
"archinstall-language": "English",
"auth_config": {},
"bootloader": "Grub",
"custom_commands": [],
"disk_config": {
"btrfs_options": {
"snapshot_config": null
},
"config_type": "default_layout",
"device_modifications": [
{
"device": "/dev/sda",
"partitions": [
{
"btrfs": [],
"dev_path": null,
"flags": [
"boot"
],
"fs_type": "fat32",
"mount_options": [],
"mountpoint": "/boot",
"obj_id": "8510536d-ea82-4a2b-b8e6-769962ab5af0",
"size": {
"sector_size": {
"unit": "B",
"value": 512
},
"unit": "GiB",
"value": 1
},
"start": {
"sector_size": {
"unit": "B",
"value": 512
},
"unit": "MiB",
"value": 1
},
"status": "create",
"type": "primary"
},
{
"btrfs": [],
"dev_path": null,
"flags": [],
"fs_type": "ext4",
"mount_options": [],
"mountpoint": "/",
"obj_id": "e8e984eb-8def-45f5-beb7-254106078f59",
"size": {
"sector_size": {
"unit": "B",
"value": 512
},
"unit": "B",
"value": 16105078784
},
"start": {
"sector_size": {
"unit": "B",
"value": 512
},
"unit": "B",
"value": 1074790400
},
"status": "create",
"type": "primary"
}
],
"wipe": true
}
]
},
"hostname": "arch",
"kernels": [
"linux-zen"
],
"locale_config": {
"kb_layout": "us",
"sys_enc": "UTF-8",
"sys_lang": "en_SG.UTF-8"
},
"mirror_config": {
"custom_repositories": [],
"custom_servers": [],
"mirror_regions": {},
"optional_repositories": []
},
"network_config": {
"nics": [
{
"dhcp": true,
"dns": [],
"gateway": null,
"iface": "enp0s3",
"ip": null
}
],
"type": "manual"
},
"ntp": true,
"packages": [],
"parallel_downloads": 0,
"profile_config": {
"gfx_driver": "VirtualBox (open-source)",
"greeter": null,
"profile": {
"custom_settings": {},
"details": [],
"main": "Xorg"
}
},
"script": null,
"services": [],
"swap": true,
"timezone": "Asia/Shanghai",
"uki": false,
"version": "3.0.12"
}
[2025-11-06 12:38:11] - DEBUG - Unmounting all existing partitions: /dev/sda
[2025-11-06 12:38:11] - INFO - Wiping partitions and metadata: /dev/sda
[2025-11-06 12:38:11] - INFO - Creating partitions: /dev/sda
[2025-11-06 12:38:11] - DEBUG - Type: primary
[2025-11-06 12:38:11] - DEBUG - Filesystem: fat32
[2025-11-06 12:38:11] - DEBUG - Geometry: 2048 start sector, 2097152 length
[2025-11-06 12:38:11] - DEBUG - Type: primary
[2025-11-06 12:38:11] - DEBUG - Filesystem: ext4
[2025-11-06 12:38:11] - DEBUG - Geometry: 2099200 start sector, 31455232 length
[2025-11-06 12:38:11] - DEBUG - Formatting filesystem: mkfs.fat -F 32 /dev/sda1
[2025-11-06 12:38:12] - DEBUG - partition information found: {"name":"sda1","path":"/dev/sda1","pkname":"sda","log_sec":512,"size":"1024 MiB","pttype":"dos","ptuuid":"d03a2511","rota":true,"tran":null,"partn":1,"partuuid":"d03a2511-01","parttype":"0xb","uuid":"6B3E-E108","fstype":"vfat","fsver":"FAT32","fsavail":null,"fsuse_percentage":null,"type":"part","mountpoint":null,"mountpoints":[],"fsroots":[],"children":[]}
[2025-11-06 12:38:12] - DEBUG - Formatting filesystem: mkfs.ext4 -F /dev/sda2
[2025-11-06 12:38:12] - DEBUG - partition information found: {"name":"sda2","path":"/dev/sda2","pkname":"sda","log_sec":512,"size":"15359 MiB","pttype":"dos","ptuuid":"d03a2511","rota":true,"tran":null,"partn":2,"partuuid":"d03a2511-02","parttype":"0x83","uuid":"ccecda1d-34b4-4214-ba78-c502cdd1ae23","fstype":"ext4","fsver":"1.0","fsavail":null,"fsuse_percentage":null,"type":"part","mountpoint":null,"mountpoints":[],"fsroots":[],"children":[]}
[2025-11-06 12:38:12] - INFO - Starting installation...
[2025-11-06 12:38:12] - DEBUG - Mounting ordered layout
[2025-11-06 12:38:12] - DEBUG - No lvm config defined to be mounted
[2025-11-06 12:38:12] - DEBUG - Mounting partition layout
[2025-11-06 12:38:12] - DEBUG - Mounting /dev/sda2: mount /dev/sda2 /mnt
[2025-11-06 12:38:12] - DEBUG - Mounting /dev/sda1: mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/boot
[2025-11-06 12:38:12] - INFO - Waiting for time sync (timedatectl show) to complete.
[2025-11-06 12:38:12] - INFO - Waiting for automatic mirror selection (reflector) to complete.
[2025-11-06 12:38:12] - INFO - Waiting for Arch Linux keyring sync (archlinux-keyring-wkd-sync) to complete.
[2025-11-06 12:38:12] - DEBUG - Setting mirrors on live system
[2025-11-06 12:38:12] - DEBUG - Archinstall will not install any ucode.
[2025-11-06 12:38:12] - DEBUG - Optional repositories: []
[2025-11-06 12:38:13] - INFO - Installing packages: ['base', 'base-devel', 'linux-firmware', 'linux-zen']
[2025-11-06 12:39:40] - INFO - Enabling periodic TRIM
[2025-11-06 12:39:40] - INFO - Enabling service fstrim.timer
[2025-11-06 12:39:41] - INFO - Setting keyboard language to us
[2025-11-06 12:39:46] - INFO - Keyboard language for this installation is now set to: us
[2025-11-06 12:39:48] - INFO - Running as unit: arch-chroot-6658_mnt.service; invocation ID: 037d4a3c11a44ca3b356f4207eb76c23
Press ^] three times within 1s to disconnect TTY.
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[2025-11-06 12:39:48] - ERROR - Error generating initramfs (continuing anyway)
[2025-11-06 12:39:48] - DEBUG - Setting mirrors on target
[2025-11-06 12:39:48] - INFO - Setting up swap on zram
[2025-11-06 12:39:48] - INFO - Installing packages: ['zram-generator']
[2025-11-06 12:39:49] - INFO - Enabling service systemd-zram-setup@zram0.service
[2025-11-06 12:39:49] - INFO - Adding bootloader Grub to /dev/sda1
[2025-11-06 12:39:49] - DEBUG - Installing grub bootloader
[2025-11-06 12:39:49] - INFO - Installing packages: ['grub']
[2025-11-06 12:39:50] - DEBUG - kernel parameters: zswap.enabled=0 rootfstype=ext4
[2025-11-06 12:39:50] - INFO - GRUB boot partition: /dev/sda1
[2025-11-06 12:39:50] - INFO - GRUB boot partition: /dev/sda1
[2025-11-06 12:39:53] - INFO - Enabling service systemd-networkd
[2025-11-06 12:39:53] - INFO - Enabling service systemd-resolved
[2025-11-06 12:39:53] - DEBUG - Installing GFX driver: VirtualBox (open-source)
[2025-11-06 12:39:53] - INFO - Installing packages: ['xorg-server', 'xorg-xinit', 'mesa']
[2025-11-06 12:40:02] - INFO - Activating systemd-timesyncd for time synchronization using Arch Linux and ntp.org NTP servers
[2025-11-06 12:40:02] - INFO - Enabling service systemd-timesyncd
[2025-11-06 12:40:02] - INFO - Setting password for root
[2025-11-06 12:40:02] - INFO - Updating /mnt/etc/fstab
[2025-11-06 12:40:02] - DEBUG - Disk states after installing:
{
"blockdevices": [
{
"name": "loop0",
"path": "/dev/loop0",
"pkname": null,
"log_sec": 512,
"size": "961 MiB",
"pttype": null,
"ptuuid": null,
"rota": true,
"tran": null,
"partn": null,
"partuuid": null,
"parttype": null,
"uuid": null,
"fstype": "squashfs",
"fsver": "4.0",
"fsavail": 0,
"fsuse_percentage": "100%",
"type": "loop",
"mountpoint": "/run/archiso/airootfs",
"mountpoints": [
"/run/archiso/airootfs"
],
"fsroots": [
"/"
],
"children": []
},
{
"name": "sda",
"path": "/dev/sda",
"pkname": null,
"log_sec": 512,
"size": "16384 MiB",
"pttype": "dos",
"ptuuid": "d03a2511",
"rota": true,
"tran": "sata",
"partn": null,
"partuuid": null,
"parttype": null,
"uuid": null,
"fstype": null,
"fsver": null,
"fsavail": null,
"fsuse_percentage": null,
"type": "disk",
"mountpoint": null,
"mountpoints": [],
"fsroots": [],
"children": [
{
"name": "sda1",
"path": "/dev/sda1",
"pkname": "sda",
"log_sec": 512,
"size": "1024 MiB",
"pttype": "dos",
"ptuuid": "d03a2511",
"rota": true,
"tran": null,
"partn": 1,
"partuuid": "d03a2511-01",
"parttype": "0xb",
"uuid": "6B3E-E108",
"fstype": "vfat",
"fsver": "FAT32",
"fsavail": 1028128768,
"fsuse_percentage": "4%",
"type": "part",
"mountpoint": "/mnt/boot",
"mountpoints": [
"/mnt/boot"
],
"fsroots": [
"/"
],
"children": []
},
{
"name": "sda2",
"path": "/dev/sda2",
"pkname": "sda",
"log_sec": 512,
"size": "15359 MiB",
"pttype": "dos",
"ptuuid": "d03a2511",
"rota": true,
"tran": null,
"partn": 2,
"partuuid": "d03a2511-02",
"parttype": "0x83",
"uuid": "ccecda1d-34b4-4214-ba78-c502cdd1ae23",
"fstype": "ext4",
"fsver": "1.0",
"fsavail": 11974303744,
"fsuse_percentage": "19%",
"type": "part",
"mountpoint": "/mnt",
"mountpoints": [
"/mnt"
],
"fsroots": [
"/"
],
"children": []
}
]
},
{
"name": "sr0",
"path": "/dev/sr0",
"pkname": null,
"log_sec": 2048,
"size": "1455 MiB",
"pttype": "dos",
"ptuuid": "999b7ed1",
"rota": true,
"tran": "ata",
"partn": null,
"partuuid": null,
"parttype": null,
"uuid": "2025-11-01-09-48-56-00",
"fstype": "iso9660",
"fsver": "Joliet Extension",
"fsavail": 0,
"fsuse_percentage": "100%",
"type": "rom",
"mountpoint": "/run/archiso/bootmnt",
"mountpoints": [
"/run/archiso/bootmnt"
],
"fsroots": [
"/"
],
"children": []
}
]
}
[2025-11-06 12:40:10] - INFO - Syncing the system...
[2025-11-06 12:40:10] - INFO - Installation completed without any errors.
Log files temporarily available at /var/log/archinstall.
You may reboot when ready.describe the problem
mkinitcpio.conf is fucked up, last line
# vim:set ft=sh:
# MODULES
# The following modules are loaded before any boot hooks are
# run. Advanced users may wish to specify all system modules
# in this array. For instance:
# MODULES=(usbhid xhci_hcd)
MODULES=()
# BINARIES
# This setting includes any additional binaries a given user may
# wish into the CPIO image. This is run last, so it may be used to
# override the actual binaries included by a given hook
# BINARIES are dependency parsed, so you may safely ignore libraries
BINARIES=()
# FILES
# This setting is similar to BINARIES above, however, files are added
# as-is and are not parsed in any way. This is useful for config files.
FILES=()
# HOOKS
# This is the most important setting in this file. The HOOKS control the
# modules and scripts added to the image, and what happens at boot time.
# Order is important, and it is recommended that you do not change the
# order in which HOOKS are added. Run 'mkinitcpio -H <hook name>' for
# help on a given hook.
# 'base' is _required_ unless you know precisely what you are doing.
# 'udev' is _required_ in order to automatically load modules
# 'filesystems' is _required_ unless you specify your fs modules in MODULES
# Examples:
## This setup specifies all modules in the MODULES setting above.
## No RAID, lvm2, or encrypted root is needed.
# HOOKS=(base)
#
## This setup will autodetect all modules for your system and should
## work as a sane default
# HOOKS=(base udev autodetect microcode modconf block filesystems fsck)
#
## This setup will generate a 'full' image which supports most systems.
## No autodetection is done.
# HOOKS=(base udev microcode modconf block filesystems fsck)
#
## This setup assembles a mdadm array with an encrypted root file system.
## Note: See 'mkinitcpio -H mdadm_udev' for more information on RAID devices.
# HOOKS=(base udev microcode modconf keyboard keymap consolefont block mdadm_udev encrypt filesystems fsck)
#
## This setup loads an lvm2 volume group.
# HOOKS=(base udev microcode modconf block lvm2 filesystems fsck)
#
## This will create a systemd based initramfs which loads an encrypted root filesystem.
# HOOKS=(base systemd autodetect microcode modconf kms keyboard sd-vconsole sd-encrypt block filesystems fsck)
#
## NOTE: If you have /usr on a separate partition, you MUST include the
# usr and fsck hooks.
HOOKS=(base udev autodetect microcode modconf kms keyboard keymap consolefont block filesystems fsck)
# COMPRESSION
# Use this to compress the initramfs image. By default, zstd compression
# is used for Linux ≥ 5.9 and gzip compression is used for Linux < 5.9.
# Use 'cat' to create an uncompressed image.
#COMPRESSION="zstd"
#COMPRESSION="gzip"
#COMPRESSION="bzip2"
#COMPRESSION="lzma"
#COMPRESSION="xz"
#COMPRESSION="lzop"
#COMPRESSION="lz4"
# COMPRESSION_OPTIONS
# Additional options for the compressor
#COMPRESSION_OPTIONS=()
# MODULES_DECOMPRESS
# Decompress loadable kernel modules and their firmware during initramfs
# creation. Switch (yes/no).
# Enable to allow further decreasing image size when using high compression
# (e.g. xz -9e or zstd --long --ultra -22) at the expense of increased RAM usage
# at early boot.
# Note that any compressed files will be placed in the uncompressed early CPIO
# to avoid double compression.
#MODULES_DECOMPRESS="no"
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