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#1 2018-02-10 03:10:13

Alee14
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[SOLVED] Not a valid kernel module directory

I got this when I did mkinitcpio

==> ERROR: '/lib/modules/4.15.1-2-ARCH' is not a valid kernel module directory

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#2 2018-02-10 03:14:20

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Re: [SOLVED] Not a valid kernel module directory

Why were you running mkinitcpio?

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#3 2018-02-10 03:22:17

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Re: [SOLVED] Not a valid kernel module directory

I was adding plymouth in the configuration file

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#4 2018-02-10 03:24:43

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Re: [SOLVED] Not a valid kernel module directory

ok, and what does pacman -Q linux give you?

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#5 2018-02-10 03:25:32

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Re: [SOLVED] Not a valid kernel module directory

It gave me the latest version of the kernel

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#6 2018-02-10 03:26:25

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Re: [SOLVED] Not a valid kernel module directory

Which is not what I asked.

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#7 2018-02-10 03:26:38

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Re: [SOLVED] Not a valid kernel module directory

With the following version linux 4.15.2-2

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#8 2018-02-10 03:28:26

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Re: [SOLVED] Not a valid kernel module directory

Alright, so the problem is that you're trying to generate an initramfs for your currently running kernel instead of the installed kernel. You have to specify a preset or give the version when using mkinitcpio.

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#9 2018-02-10 03:36:09

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Re: [SOLVED] Not a valid kernel module directory

Ah okay that worked thanks tongue

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