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saeedbadrelden2021

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Registered: 2024-11-09

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The source filesystem "/run/archiso/bootmnt/arch/x86_64/airootfs.sfs"

I am building new iso with archiso tool <everything went good but when Calamares started I chose the EFI and the root then hit next the message showed up:

The source filesystem "/run/archiso/bootmnt/arch/x86_64/airootfs.sfs" does not exist

1 - what does it mean ?
2 - why it showed up ?
3 - how to fix it ?

thanks in foreword

(sorry for my poor English)

Lone_Wolf

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From: Netherlands, Europe

Registered: 2005-10-04

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Re: The source filesystem "/run/archiso/bootmnt/arch/x86_64/airootfs.sfs"

Calamares is a graphical installer that is not used by archlinux iso or the Guided Installer .
Both use a Text User Interface (TUI) which is probably what you meant.

You did follow https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Archiso ?

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nl6720

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Registered: 2016-07-02

Posts: 667

Re: The source filesystem "/run/archiso/bootmnt/arch/x86_64/airootfs.sfs"

When copytoram is in effect, the airootfs image gets copied to /run/archiso/copytoram/ and /run/archiso/bootmnt gets unmounted.

Mind that you should not use the airootfs image as an installation source anyway:

Warning: Extracting the root file system image (airootfs.sfs) from the ISO or copying the live environment's root file system is not a supported installation method.

saeedbadrelden2021

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Registered: 2024-11-09

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Re: The source filesystem "/run/archiso/bootmnt/arch/x86_64/airootfs.sfs"

sorry for my poor English .. is that means I cannot use Calamares to build my Arch based Distro

Lone_Wolf

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From: Netherlands, Europe

Registered: 2005-10-04

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Re: The source filesystem "/run/archiso/bootmnt/arch/x86_64/airootfs.sfs"

Calamares is distro independent and used by several arch based distros (like manjaro)  for their install medium .

Archlinux install media don't need it and won't use it.

There are calamares aur packages , the people that maintain/created them may be able to help you.

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Disliking systemd intensely, but not satisfied with alternatives so focusing on taming systemd.

clean chroot building not flexible enough ?
Try clean chroot manager by graysky