pacstrap returns a list of error during installation

DeArch · 2022-01-29 05:59:04

Problem:

So, I am trying to install archlinux(UEFI) for the first time on real hardware(I have done it in a virtual machine before).Everything went smoothly till the partitioning and mounting phase until I tried to run pacstrap /mnt <packages> which printed a large list of errors, all errors saying

'not able to install this from this, could not resolve host'

After that, I thought that there was problem with my network(even though I had connected through iwctl)and I was right.Running ping archlinux.org returned an error.But when pinging my dns server(or my ip), it works as expected.

What I have tried:

I have tried running dhcpcd, editing resolv, disabling and enabling services like systemd-resolved, running the ip command and everything that is mentioned in the network config page of the archwiki.I have been trying to fix this issue for about 4 hours, looking up every archlinux and linuxquestions forum that I could find.

EDIT : I am installing arch linux using wireless

EDIT 2 : I don't know if this will help find the solution but I am using a Intel(R) Wi-Fi 6 AX201 160MHz wifi card
EDIT 3 : Disabling the adapter(using ip link)and enabling it again outputs a line in the installation shell, saying 'iwlwifi : Unhandled alg 0x3f0707'
EDIT 4 : The dns server which is configured in resolv file isn't 1.1.1.1 but some other dns server which I haven't heard of.I had tried to change the dns to 8.8.8.8 and 1.1.1.1, but none of them worked.

Strike0 · 2022-01-29 07:45:28

Your edit 4 suggests the card connected, because there would not be different dns servers otherwise (they are probably from the router). It may be the connection renders unusable due to a problem of iwlwifi. You can try to work-around it before connecting:
Boot the ISO again and return to the point of mounting your half-installed system to /mnt. Next, before connecting the network try:

rmmod iwlwifi
modprobe iwlwifi bt_coex_active=0

then try to connect it again (it disables bluetooth).
If this gives no dice, try:

rmmod iwlwifi
modprobe iwlwifi  11n_disable=1 swcrypto=1

If it does not work, have a look at the errors after the last connection trial with

dmesg | grep -e iwlwifi

and tell us.

DeArch · 2022-01-29 11:20:52

The commands didn't fix the problem.

The output of the dmesg command is:

[   12.693449] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
[   12.698421] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-QuZ-a0-hr-b0-66.ucode failed with error -2
[   12.698536] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-QuZ-a0-hr-b0-65.ucode failed with error -2
[   12.698646] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-QuZ-a0-hr-b0-64.ucode failed with error -2
[   12.898920] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: api flags index 2 larger than supported by driver
[   12.898947] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: TLV_FW_FSEQ_VERSION: FSEQ Version: 89.3.35.37
[   12.899493] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: loaded firmware version 63.c04f3485.0 QuZ-a0-hr-b0-63.ucode op_mode iwlmvm
[   13.619586] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Detected Intel(R) Wi-Fi 6 AX201 160MHz, REV=0x354
[   13.741873] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Detected RF HR B3, rfid=0x10a100
[   13.807167] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: base HW address: 34:2e:b7:9c:67:7e
[   91.099395] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-QuZ-a0-hr-b0-66.ucode failed with error -2
[   91.099409] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-QuZ-a0-hr-b0-65.ucode failed with error -2
[   91.099422] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-QuZ-a0-hr-b0-64.ucode failed with error -2
[   91.099673] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: api flags index 2 larger than supported by driver
[   91.099681] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: TLV_FW_FSEQ_VERSION: FSEQ Version: 89.3.35.37
[   91.099912] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: loaded firmware version 63.c04f3485.0 QuZ-a0-hr-b0-63.ucode op_mode iwlmvm
[   91.115689] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Detected Intel(R) Wi-Fi 6 AX201 160MHz, REV=0x354
[   91.237262] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Detected RF HR B3, rfid=0x10a100
[   91.302210] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: base HW address: 34:2e:b7:9c:67:7e
[   91.302245] WARNING: CPU: 9 PID: 1104 at drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-nvm-parse.c:698 iwl_init_he_hw_capab+0x30b/0x320 [iwlwifi]
[   91.302282] Modules linked in: iwlmvm(+) iwlwifi qrtr ns ccm algif_aead cbc des_generic libdes ecb algif_skcipher cmac md4 algif_hash af_alg snd_soc_skl_hda_dsp snd_soc_intel_hda_dsp_common snd_soc_hdac_hdmi snd_hda_codec_realtek snd_hda_codec_generic snd_soc_dmic snd_sof_pci_intel_cnl snd_sof_intel_hda_common soundwire_intel soundwire_generic_allocation soundwire_cadence snd_sof_intel_hda snd_sof_pci snd_sof_xtensa_dsp snd_sof soundwire_bus ledtrig_audio snd_soc_skl intel_rapl_msr intel_rapl_common snd_soc_hdac_hda snd_hda_ext_core snd_soc_sst_ipc intel_tcc_cooling snd_soc_sst_dsp snd_soc_acpi_intel_match snd_soc_acpi x86_pkg_temp_thermal intel_powerclamp snd_soc_core coretemp snd_compress snd_hda_codec_hdmi ac97_bus snd_pcm_dmaengine kvm_intel snd_hda_intel joydev kvm snd_intel_dspcfg snd_intel_sdw_acpi irqbypass ucsi_ccg uvcvideo btusb snd_hda_codec mousedev videobuf2_vmalloc btrtl crct10dif_pclmul videobuf2_memops snd_hda_core btbcm ghash_clmulni_intel videobuf2_v4l2 iTCO_wdt
[   91.302366]  btintel snd_hwdep hid_multitouch rapl ucsi_acpi bluetooth intel_pmc_bxt mei_hdcp ee1004 iTCO_vendor_support intel_cstate hp_wmi videobuf2_common snd_pcm ecdh_generic mac80211 snd_timer wl(POE) intel_uncore typec_ucsi libarc4 videodev snd wmi_bmof intel_wmi_thunderbolt crc16 pcspkr sparse_keymap mc soundcore platform_profile i2c_i801 intel_lpss_pci i2c_hid_acpi typec intel_spi_pci i2c_nvidia_gpu intel_spi spi_nor intel_lpss roles mtd i2c_hid mei_me i2c_smbus idma64 mac_hid mei cfg80211 intel_pch_thermal tpm_crb rfkill tpm_tis tpm_tis_core tpm rng_core acpi_pad pkcs8_key_parser fuse bpf_preload ip_tables x_tables overlay squashfs loop isofs cdrom uas usb_storage serio_raw atkbd libps2 i915 nouveau crc32_pclmul sdhci_pci crc32c_intel cqhci aesni_intel crypto_simd sdhci cryptd thunderbolt mmc_core mxm_wmi i8042 xhci_pci drm_ttm_helper intel_gtt xhci_pci_renesas ttm serio wmi video [last unloaded: iwlwifi]
[   91.302481] RIP: 0010:iwl_init_he_hw_capab+0x30b/0x320 [iwlwifi]
[   91.302551]  iwl_init_sbands+0x6f5/0x760 [iwlwifi 911d15a85dcf0b4216f61550f5e76df8bcce9474]
[   91.302582]  iwl_get_nvm+0x249/0x2f0 [iwlwifi 911d15a85dcf0b4216f61550f5e76df8bcce9474]
[   91.302792]  _iwl_op_mode_start+0x61/0xd0 [iwlwifi 911d15a85dcf0b4216f61550f5e76df8bcce9474]
[   91.302819]  iwl_opmode_register+0x68/0xe0 [iwlwifi 911d15a85dcf0b4216f61550f5e76df8bcce9474]
[   91.317446] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: iwlmvm doesn't allow to disable HW crypto, check swcrypto module parameter
[  122.486787] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Unhandled alg: 0x3f0707
[  122.492205] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Unhandled alg: 0x3f0707

Last edited by DeArch (2022-01-29 13:43:04)

WorMzy · 2022-01-29 12:01:16

Please edit your post to include code tags.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Genera … s_and_code

Strike0 · 2022-01-30 12:45:34

The second test did not work. If you want to try that again, you probably need to remove the iwlmvm module as well, before loading iwlwifi with the swcrypto=1 parameter and iwlmvm again.

I did a quick search regarding your error

[  122.486787] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Unhandled alg: 0x3f0707

An intel support user issue stated this went away after explicitly setting the authentication to WPA2 with AES. This might mean the driver currently has a problem with mixed-mode AES/TKIP authentication. I'd try that.
If you have access to the router config, the easiest way is to temporarily set the authentication to WPA2/AES for that. You can then also set regular 20Mhz channel width and turn off wifi 6 (ax) modes there. The idea is to keep it simple to get going. The settings also reduce possible disturbance from other wifi's around and you can later upgrade them again, when new linux firmware updates for iwlwifi roll in.
I also had a glance at https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/use … rs/iwlwifi
There are indeed updates for your wifi card coming with the next updates. Hence, if above does not work, there is also a chance the next ISO image due next week works better.
That's what I can think of for now. Give some update when you tried any.

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#1 2022-01-29 05:59:04

pacstrap returns a list of error during installation

#2 2022-01-29 07:45:28

Re: pacstrap returns a list of error during installation

#3 2022-01-29 11:20:52

Re: pacstrap returns a list of error during installation

#4 2022-01-29 12:01:16

Re: pacstrap returns a list of error during installation

#5 2022-01-30 12:45:34

Re: pacstrap returns a list of error during installation

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