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kayegui

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Registered: 2022-12-20

Posts: 17

Installation issue; /boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img

Hi Friends!

Installation on my laptop hard drive. Towards the end I got this:

==> Creating zstd-compressed initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img
zstd: error 25 : Write error : No space left on device (cannot write compressed block)
bsdtar: Write error
bsdtar: Write error
==> ERROR: Image generation FAILED: bsdtar (step 1) reported an error
error: command failed to execute correctly
(12/12) Reloading system bus configuration...
  Skipped: Running in chroot.
pacstrap -K /mnt base linux linux-firmware 75.51s user 34.68s system 11% cpu 15:33.88 total
root@archiso " # \

Yes I have searched the forum for solutions but I can't find any, or maybe too ignorant to recognize a solution when I see it.

Thank you for your time!

PS

If it matters, looking at gparted, I have a 100MB fat32 partition with "boot, esp" flags that is currently being used by another linux distro (i think) and mounted at /boot/efi

The arch wiki says that if I already have this partition, I don't need to create another one. However, the arch wiki also suggests 300MB for the EFI system partition.  I did not alter my existing 100MB partition when I mounted it on /mnt/boot during installation.

Last edited by kayegui (2023-01-01 07:32:09)

skunktrader

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From: Brisbane, Australia

Registered: 2010-02-14

Posts: 1,544

Re: Installation issue; /boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img

Which part of "No space left on device" is unclear?

kayegui

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Registered: 2022-12-20

Posts: 17

Re: Installation issue; /boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img

All of it.

d_fajardo

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Registered: 2017-07-28

Posts: 1,571

Re: Installation issue; /boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img

However, the arch wiki also suggests 300MB for the EFI system partition.  I did not alter my existing 100MB partition when I mounted it on /mnt/boot during installation.

As the ArchWiki says you need at least 300 MB and you only have 100 MB. Which part of "No space left on device" is unclear?

nl6720

The Evil Wiki Admin

Registered: 2016-07-02

Posts: 607

Re: Installation issue; /boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img

Some of the options available to you are:

• Use higher compression for the initramfs.
  E.g. for max compression (quite slow to compress) edit /etc/mkinitcpio.conf:

  COMPRESSION="xz"
  COMPRESSION_OPTIONS=(-9e)

• Disable the fallback initramfs by editing /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux.preset and remove it from PRESETS.

Scimmia

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Registered: 2012-09-01

Posts: 11,611

Re: Installation issue; /boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img

Removing the kms hook will also shrink the fallback a lot.

wondertx

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Registered: 2018-08-10

Posts: 9

Re: Installation issue; /boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img

Some of the options available to you are:

• Use higher compression for the initramfs.
  E.g. for max compression (quite slow to compress) edit /etc/mkinitcpio.conf:

  COMPRESSION="xz"
  COMPRESSION_OPTIONS=(-9e)

• Disable the fallback initramfs by editing /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux.preset and remove it from PRESETS.

Thanks a million.
I have a dual boot system whose /boot partition is 256MB, using xz shinks the image size from 236MB to 94MB

WorMzy

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From: Scotland

Registered: 2010-06-16

Posts: 11,907

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Re: Installation issue; /boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img

Mod note: Closing this old topic, and moving to Installation Issues.

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