archinstall stuck in loop during partitioning

B34rly · 2022-11-13 03:35:38

I'm attempting to install Arch from a live usb, and I'm reusing my unused Ubuntu partition and a shared /home partition.

The archinstall command runs fine (although on the first run it crashes when opening the drives tab with an error relating to my usb /dev/sda, probably irrelevant) and I mark my home partition to mount to /home, and marked the Ubuntu partition to be formatted, bootable, btrfs, and mount to /. I didn't edit any other of my partitions or set a mount point for anything else.

During installation archinstall gets stuck in a loop of

Could not find [uuid]/None in disk after 5 retries

followed by a list of all partitions, none with the matching uuid and with the Ubuntu and following (/dev/nvme0n1p10 onwards) missing.

Booting back into Fedora (which is sharing the home partition) I can see that the Ubuntu partition is now formatted (although has 2 gigs used up), is marked as bootable, is btrfs and has a new uuid (probably why archinstall couldn't find it).

I did this a couple times with the same outcome and i'm certain it's an error on my part lmao

What's the right way to reuse my existing partitions?

cfr · 2022-11-13 04:18:19

The October archinstall script had issues with partitioning. I don't know if it would affect using existing partitions or if there's a new version which avoids the issue.

See https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 0#p2061190 for a workaround and please post issues concerning the guided installer in the dedicated section of the forums.

B34rly · 2022-11-13 04:30:31

cfr wrote:

See https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 0#p2061190 for a workaround

I don't think this issue is what I'm facing - I could install using the iso fine in a virtual machine.

cfr wrote:

please post issues concerning the guided installer in the dedicated section of the forums.

Oh I didn't see that, should I delete this and reupload to the right section?

cfr · 2022-11-13 05:48:14

B34rly wrote:

Oh I didn't see that, should I delete this and reupload to the right section?

The rule is to 'Report' the thread asking a moderator to move it. I already did that, so it will probably get moved before long. The maintainer of archinstall looks at that forum specifically, so your issue will get seen by the expert.

Edit: I think you're right you're not facing that issue, which is supposed to be fixed anyway.

Last edited by cfr (2022-11-13 05:50:42)

WorMzy · 2022-11-13 10:31:49

Mod note: moving to archinstall subforum.

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#1 2022-11-13 03:35:38

archinstall stuck in loop during partitioning

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