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#1 2017-11-02 18:06:31
- NarcoticNoble
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Failed to create file for amd microcode during install
During my fresh install of Arch, during the command
pacman -S linux-firmwareI get an error
Failed to create file /sys/devices/system/cpu/microcode/reload: Read-only file systemIs this a big issue? I have been looking around and people suggest I don't make it writable
If this is a big issue, how would one go about fixing it?
I have an AMD Ryzen 1700 CPU for reference.
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#2 2017-11-03 00:14:59
- cfr
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Re: Failed to create file for amd microcode during install
Why were you installing that package with pacman during installation? pacstrap installs linux, which depends on linux-firmware, so the package should be installed prior to arch-chroot.
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#3 2017-11-03 08:19:10
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Re: Failed to create file for amd microcode during install
@NarcoticNoble, please follow this installation guide: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Installation_guide
If you're right now installing Archlinux using some crappy youtube tutorial or joe's blog, you won't get much assistance here later on.
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#4 2017-11-03 16:13:29
- NarcoticNoble
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Re: Failed to create file for amd microcode during install
I was following the official guide, I did install the base and base-devel using pacstrap but I still got the same error and knew it was in linux-firmware so I tired reinstalling it.
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#5 2017-11-03 16:31:42
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Re: Failed to create file for amd microcode during install
but I still got the same error and knew it was in linux-firmwareSo this is an xy problem?
The error is probably because of the bind mount, since sysfs is a temporary FS and the microcode updated on every boot, it's not relevant (during the installation)
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