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I'm trying to install arch for the first time. I'm using the release 2024.12.01 and booting from a usb stick. Everything looks good so far, until I'm stuck in an endless loop, with three alternating messages:
- (1 of 3) A start job is running for Wait Until Kernel Time Synchronized
- (2 of 3) A start job is running for Network Name Resolution
- (3 of 3) A start job is running for Wait for Network to be configured
These message keep repeating endlessly, or at least 20 minutes. After that I shut down my laptop. I don't have LAN available, and the WIFI isn't configured yet, since this is the first boot. What am I doing wrong, and how can I fix this?
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try with your phone connected via usb and configured to network-tethering via usb to provide an additional nic that way
also: what's the model of the laptop?
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Do you mean this is the very first time you've booted from the iso?
Or that you've installed Arch, and this is the first time you have rebooted?
Cheers,
"Before Enlightenment chop wood, carry water. After Enlightenment chop wood, carry water." -- Zen proverb
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try with your phone connected via usb and configured to network-tethering via usb to provide an additional nic that way
also: what's the model of the laptop?
Thanks, I'll try that approach as soon as I have time for the next attempt.
I have a Yoga Slim 7i Gen 9 Aura Edition.
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Do you mean this is the very first time you've booted from the iso?
Or that you've installed Arch, and this is the first time you have rebooted?Cheers,
This is the first time I have booted from the iso.
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Maybe you downloaded the wrong USB ISO image? The official install image doesn't require any network connectivity to boot up.
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Thanks for all the suggestions so far.
I tried booting the arch installer with a connected phone and enabled network-tethering via usb. This didn't make any difference. I noticed a few log messages saying that my phone was recognized, but I'm still stuck in an endless loop with the start job messages.
I downloaded the arch installer from the German arch site. Just to be sure I re-downloaded the official install image, and wrote it to three different USB sticks. But I'm still getting the same error messages, no matter what stick I am using to boot from.
Could it be related to my laptop being a fairly recent one? However, it still wouldn't explain why the installer is trying to configure the network, as it shouldn't require any network connectivity to boot up.
Last edited by archiebald747 (2024-12-02 17:44:32)
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well - if the phones tether connection is picked up it should show up to the kernel as regular ethernet or at least something similar
I also tested a standard image in a vm without any nic and with a disabled nic - it still manages to boot straight into the prompt
the only idea I can come up with is something strange with the likely rather new wifi chip - you should be able to disable either in the bios, via rfkill (hardware switch - on laptops often with a Fn+F-key combo) or some kernel parameter - at least to test if you "kill" it if the install fully boots up
another yet just stupid idea would be to browse the archive and get an older image like from summer 2023 just for the sake of testing - as if it that much older it likely doesn't have a driver for the wifi and should just skip it anyway
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I have found some information that this particular model has trouble booting any linux distribution, and that there is a fix incoming from lenovo: https://www.reddit.com/r/Lenovo/comment … t/lzmpxt5/
Maybe that has something to do with the error messages I am encountering?
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