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hengly

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Registered: 2016-11-19

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Cannot generate fstab file during installation of Arch Linux

I'm trying to reinstall Arch linux and I'm using Archboot on an usb drive to install my Arch linux to external HDD, after pacstrap, i have failed to generate fstab and the problem is

/usr/local/sbin/genfstab: line 376 realpath: command not found
==> ERROR: is not a mountpoint

i saw the errror said is not a mountpoint but i do the lsblk and saw my partition are mounted

here are my lsblk

sdb    RM size RO Type  MOUNTPOINT
sdb1   0    1G    0   part    /mnt/boot (for uefi boot)
sdb2   0   40G   0   part    [SWAP]
sdb3   0   120G  0  part    /mnt
sdb4   0   304G  0  part   /mnt/home

I also try to mount them again to check and the output saids it is mounted or busy

2ManyDogs

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Registered: 2012-01-15

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Re: Cannot generate fstab file during installation of Arch Linux

What is the exact command you are using when you run "genfstab"?

hengly

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Registered: 2016-11-19

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Re: Cannot generate fstab file during installation of Arch Linux

genfstab -U /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab

Lone_Wolf

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Re: Cannot generate fstab file during installation of Arch Linux

For clarity, are you using arch official iso or archboot by tpowa ?

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hengly

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Re: Cannot generate fstab file during installation of Arch Linux

I'm using archboot to install it on external HDD, also i created bootable usb drive by using arch guide wiki the dd........

Trilby

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Re: Cannot generate fstab file during installation of Arch Linux

The difference to the archiso install media
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* It doesn't mount anything during boot process.

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hengly

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Re: Cannot generate fstab file during installation of Arch Linux

Oh i see there Mr. Trilby i think i should just created one bootable usb with archiso and sorry to bother please mark this as closed thanks very much

Trilby

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Re: Cannot generate fstab file during installation of Arch Linux

If you have an arch system already you don't need an installation iso.  Just install arch-install-scripts.  Then you can easily install arch on any usb or external drive you attach to your system.

As for closing, you can edit your first post and mark it as '[SOLVED]'.  Whomever starts a thread should decide when it is solved, and mark it as such.  The fact that nearly every one of your other threads has been closed by a moderator does not mean this is the standard proceedure.

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