[SOLVED] mkinitcpio fails to detect kernel image

jyaworski · 2013-01-12 16:53:43

All:

Ever since around the time we moved to the block hook replacing a few others, I've had issues with mkinitcpio on my setup, though I can't determine why. I've reverted to the shipped mkinitcpio.conf, thinking it was my configuration causing the problem, to no avail. I receive this message:

root@Licht ~ # mkinitcpio -p linux
==> Building image from preset: 'default'
  -> -k /boot/vmlinuz-linux -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-linux.img
==> ERROR: invalid kernel specified: `/boot/vmlinuz-linux'
==> Building image from preset: 'fallback'
  -> -k /boot/vmlinuz-linux -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img -S autodetect
==> ERROR: invalid kernel specified: `/boot/vmlinuz-linux'

I'm using mkinitcpio 0.12.0 from testing, and I'm using the default configuration. I can easily see my /boot/* files are indeed there.

Why is mkinitcpio having trouble?

Last edited by jyaworski (2013-01-12 16:55:29)

jyaworski · 2013-01-12 16:55:10

I'll mark this as solved, because I just solved it right after I posted.

It turns out, I had file 5.12 installed from when it was in testing for a brief time. Downgrading to 5.11 fixed the problem.

falconindy · 2013-01-12 17:24:30

fwiw, running into this bug made me reconsider using file to detect kernels. Next release of mkinitcpio reads the version directly from the bzImage and ditches the dependency.

ewaller · 2013-01-12 22:15:32

Thank you guys. This is why I love this distribution. I upgraded this morning, tripped over this problem, and confidently checked the forums for the answer. Bingo.

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#1 2013-01-12 16:53:43

[SOLVED] mkinitcpio fails to detect kernel image

#2 2013-01-12 16:55:10

Re: [SOLVED] mkinitcpio fails to detect kernel image

#3 2013-01-12 17:24:30

Re: [SOLVED] mkinitcpio fails to detect kernel image

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Re: [SOLVED] mkinitcpio fails to detect kernel image

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