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MeghBadoniya

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Unable to Install Arch Linux with archinstall on a particular drive

Hello
I am unable to install Arch Linux on my ssd with archinstall other ssd archinstall is working this is the error.

 
* **Mounting all existing partitions: /dev/sdb**
* **ping partitions and metadata: /dev/sdb**
* **reating partitions: /dev/sdb**
* **mmounting all existing partitions: /dev/sdb**
* **ormatting filesystem: /usr/bin/mkfs.fat -F32 /dev/sdb1**
* **Formatting filesystem: /usr/bin/mkfs.btrfs -f /dev/sdb2**
* **Traceback (most recent call last):**
* **File "/usr/lib/python3.11/site-packages/archinstall/init.py", line 323, in run as a module**
* **naino**
* **File "/usr/lib/python3.11/site-packages/archinstall_init__.py", line 324, is N**
* **Importlib. import vodule (nod_name)**
* **File "/usr/lib/python3.11/inportli init__.py", line 126, in import modele**
* **return bootstrap god import (name[level:1, package, level])**
* **File "frozen importlib. Bootstrap>", line 1294, in**
* **File "frozen inpartiib. dentstrap)", line 1176, in**
* **find and luad**
* **gol inport**
* **File "<frozen importlib. bootstrap)", line 1147, in five and load_unlucked**
* **File "frozen inportlib. bootstrap)", line 690, in ined_unlocked**
* **File "frozen importlib. bootstrap_external", live 240, in exec podule**
* **File "frozen tuportlib. bootstrap>", line 241, in call_with frames_removed**
* **File "Ausr/lib/python3.11/site-packages/uchinstall/scripts/guided.py", line 254, in osadu le>**
* **fs handler.perfora filesysten_operations()**
* **File "/usr/lib/python3.11/site-packages/archinstall/lib/disk/filesystem.py", line 55, in perfora filesystem_ope**
* **device handler.format(nod, en confself._eun_config)**
* **File "/usr/lib/python3.11/site-packages/archinstall/iValsk/device_handler.py", line 319, in format**
* **Ishik_info = self. fetch part info(part wod.sare dev path)**
* **File "/usr/lib/python3.11/site-packages/archinstall/lib/disk/device_handler.py", line 416, in fetch part_info**
* **raise DiskError (f' Unable to determine ne uuid: (path)")**
* **urchinstall experienced the above error. If you think this is a bug, please report it to**
* **ttps://[github.com/archlinux/archinstall](https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall) and include the log file "/u**
* **"/var/log/archinstall/install.log".**
* **lint: To extract the log from a live ISO**
* **curl-F'file=/var/log/archinstall/install.log [https://0x0.st](https://0x0.st)**
* **1 root@archiso /**
 

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Re: Unable to Install Arch Linux with archinstall on a particular drive

Mod note: moving to Archinstall subforum.

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Head_on_a_Stick

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Re: Unable to Install Arch Linux with archinstall on a particular drive

Please share the complete log file, as the error message indicates.

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cgb_spender

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Re: Unable to Install Arch Linux with archinstall on a particular drive

Hi,
Most likely you are trying to install on a disk that is not empty, i.e. contains some partitions. I got this kind of error one time, which was resolved by deleting all partitions from the disk. Don't forget to copy all the data from these partitions to another location.

Last edited by cgb_spender (2024-01-15 20:27:53)

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Whoracle

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Re: Unable to Install Arch Linux with archinstall on a particular drive

Hi,
Most likely you are trying to install on a disk that is not empty, i.e. contains some partitions. I got this kind of error one time, which was resolved by deleting all partitions from the disk.

@MeghBadoniya:
While cgb_spender might very well be right, please make sure that the partitions you are nuking don't contain stuff you need. Since you're using the archinstall scripts I'm assuming you're new to arch, and I myself with 14 years of arch usage under my belt managed to nuke the wrong drive a few months back. So please, PLEASE, while the above quoted info might very well be correct, double check and verify before following such advice.

cgb_spender

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Re: Unable to Install Arch Linux with archinstall on a particular drive

Good point, Whoracle. I updated my post.

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MeghBadoniya

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Re: Unable to Install Arch Linux with archinstall on a particular drive

Hi @cgb_spender thanks it works