[SOLVED] Can't install Arch linux using archinstall

Fr3d · 2025-12-23 19:56:16

Hi, I'm trying to install arch using archinstall, but I get the following error: https://0x0.st/Pzj7.log.
Also, trying to reboot causes error:

Call to Reboot failed: Connection timed out

Failed to connect to system scope bus via local transport: Connection refused

.
And the error

systemd-journald[678]: failed to send watchdog=1 notification message: transport endpoint is not connected

keeps appearing on the command line.
Thank you in advance!

Solution: Just disabled watchdog.

Last edited by Fr3d (Yesterday 00:30:07)

gromit · 2025-12-23 20:05:58

Seems like it fails here: https://github.com/archlinux/archinstal … ls.py#L105

Which version of the iso do you have booted? Also which version of systemd does that come with (pacman -Q systemd)?

Fr3d · 2025-12-23 20:10:03

gromit wrote:

Seems like it fails here: https://github.com/archlinux/archinstal … ls.py#L105
Which version of the iso do you have booted? Also which version of systemd does that come with (pacman -Q systemd)?

Systemd 258.2-2
The iso version is like a month old.

gromit · 2025-12-23 20:15:26

Could you try rebooting the system? It sounds a bit like the dbus daemon has died ...

Fr3d · 2025-12-23 20:22:20

gromit wrote:

Could you try rebooting the system? It sounds a bit like the dbus daemon has died ...

I can't reboot. It gives me the error I wrote above. I also did a forced shutdown, and relaunched my pc, and still couldn't reboot.

Last edited by Fr3d (2025-12-23 20:23:53)

WorMzy · 2025-12-23 20:23:26

Mod note: Moving to archinstall subforum.

gromit · 2025-12-23 20:33:17

Could you try the latest issue instead of the one you have currently flashed?

Fr3d · 2025-12-23 20:39:12

gromit wrote:

Could you try the latest issue instead of the one you have currently flashed?

This is the latest version.

gromit · 2025-12-23 21:00:43

Do you see any interesting errors as part of the journalctl or dmesg ourput? Also did you verify the integrity of the flashed data? https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Instal … _signature

Fr3d · 2025-12-23 21:23:18

gromit wrote:

Do you see any interesting errors as part of the journalctl or dmesg ourput? Also did you verify the integrity of the flashed data? https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Instal … _signature

Heres the log: https://0x0.st/Pz_z.txt
And, yes I did check the integrity of the iso. I maybe should add that I was running into issues regarding watchdog, after using timeshift to return the computer to a previous state. My partitions also became unmounted, so I had to boot through live usb. Now I'm trying to reinstall arch, and I get a different error. I don't know if these errors are related.

Last edited by Fr3d (2025-12-23 21:24:00)

seth · 2025-12-23 22:27:42

The systemd init process aborts

Dec 23 17:35:32 archiso kernel: EXT4-fs (nvme0n1p3): recovery complete
Dec 23 17:35:32 archiso systemd[1041]: Assertion 'path_is_absolute(p)' failed at src/basic/chase.c:680, function chase(). Aborting.
Dec 23 17:35:32 archiso audit[1041]: ANOM_ABEND auid=0 uid=0 gid=0 ses=2 pid=1041 comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd" sig=6 res=1
Dec 23 17:35:32 archiso kernel: EXT4-fs (nvme0n1p3): mounted filesystem 1b43a7a3-dda1-4d21-b490-9cdb106b11da r/w with ordered data mode. Quota mode: none.
Dec 23 17:35:32 archiso systemd[1]: Assertion 'path_is_absolute(p)' failed at src/basic/chase.c:680, function chase(). Aborting.
Dec 23 17:35:32 archiso audit[1409]: ANOM_ABEND auid=4294967295 uid=0 gid=0 ses=4294967295 pid=1409 comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd" sig=6 res=1
Dec 23 17:35:32 archiso kernel: audit: type=1701 audit(1766511332.442:142): auid=0 uid=0 gid=0 ses=2 pid=1041 comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd" sig=6 res=1
Dec 23 17:35:32 archiso systemd[1]: Caught <ABRT>, from our own process.
Dec 23 17:35:32 archiso kernel: audit: type=1701 audit(1766511332.443:143): auid=4294967295 uid=0 gid=0 ses=4294967295 pid=1409 comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd" sig=6 res=1
Dec 23 17:35:32 archiso systemd-coredump[1408]: Process 1041 (systemd) of user 0 terminated abnormally with signal 6/ABRT, processing...
Dec 23 17:35:32 archiso systemd-coredump[1410]: Process 1409 (systemd) of user 0 terminated abnormally with signal 6/ABRT, processing...
Dec 23 17:35:32 archiso systemd-coredump[1410]: Due to PID 1 having crashed coredump collection will now be turned off.
Dec 23 17:35:32 archiso systemd-coredump[1410]: Process 1409 (systemd) of user 0 dumped core.
Dec 23 17:35:32 archiso systemd[1]: Caught <ABRT>, dumped core as pid 1409.
Dec 23 17:35:32 archiso systemd[1]: Freezing execution.

lsblk -f

Edit: https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/28458

Last edited by seth (2025-12-23 22:29:07)

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