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mrkc95

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Registered: 2025-11-25

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manually repaired my arch linux with booting issue after install

Hi there! I am new to Arch Linux and maybe I made some mistake while installing... but I am curious about this issue.

What I did is

1. Installed Arch Linux via bootable USB drive by using archinstall command with desktop preset.

2. After the installation finished, choosed reboot but it showed go back to firmware option only.

3. After struggling, I found typo o" at the end of the file mkinitcpio.conf file.

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4. after removing the typo (+ run mkinitcpio -P) , booting worked properly.

Is it a bug of archinstall?

Last edited by mrkc95 (2025-11-25 10:55:45)

system72

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Registered: 2025-11-22

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Re: manually repaired my arch linux with booting issue after install

points 3 and 4 dont make much sense, what did you actually do to solve your issue? changing the initramfs generators config file wont do much without regenerating the initramfs images, and most certainly wont affect what kernels are shown in your bootloader

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Lone_Wolf

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Re: manually repaired my arch linux with booting issue after install

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Moving to Arch Linux Guided Installer subboard.

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clean chroot building not flexible enough ?
Try clean chroot manager by graysky

mrkc95

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Registered: 2025-11-25

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Re: manually repaired my arch linux with booting issue after install

points 3 and 4 dont make much sense, what did you actually do to solve your issue? changing the initramfs generators config file wont do much without regenerating the initramfs images, and most certainly wont affect what kernels are shown in your bootloader

Oh, I was adding information that I executed mkinitcpio -P command after modifying configuration file.

mrkc95

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Registered: 2025-11-25

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Re: manually repaired my arch linux with booting issue after install

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Moving to Arch Linux Guided Installer subboard.

Thank you for suggesting possible solutions! I already fixed booting issue, but I shared my experience to know whether this situation may caused by any bugs or just my mistakes.