[Solved] command failed to execute correctly, errors in mkinitcpio

Wolfyxon · 2023-12-20 16:22:22

I updated my system and saw this at the end:

==> Creating zstd-compressed initcpio image: '/boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img'
==> Image generation successful
error: command failed to execute correctly
(13/15) Reloading system bus configuration...
(14/15) Updating icon theme caches...
(15/15) Updating the desktop file MIME type cache...
[wolfyxon@WolfArch ~]$

I checked

mkinitcpio --verbose -P

==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux-lts-515-git.preset: 'default'
==> Using configuration file: '/etc/mkinitcpio.conf'
  -> -v -k /boot/vmlinuz-linux-lts-515-git -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-linux-lts-515-git.img --microcode /boot/intel-ucode.img
==> ERROR: Unable to write to '/boot/initramfs-linux-lts-515-git.img'
==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux-lts-515-git.preset: 'fallback'
==> Using configuration file: '/etc/mkinitcpio.conf'
  -> -v -k /boot/vmlinuz-linux-lts-515-git -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-linux-lts-515-git-fallback.img -S autodetect --microcode /boot/intel-ucode.img
==> ERROR: Unable to write to '/boot/initramfs-linux-lts-515-git-fallback.img'
==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux.preset: 'default'
==> Using default configuration file: '/etc/mkinitcpio.conf'
  -> -v -k /boot/vmlinuz-linux -g /boot/initramfs-linux.img --microcode /boot/intel-ucode.img
==> ERROR: Unable to write to '/boot/initramfs-linux.img'
==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux.preset: 'fallback'
==> Using default configuration file: '/etc/mkinitcpio.conf'
  -> -v -k /boot/vmlinuz-linux -g /boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img -S autodetect --microcode /boot/intel-ucode.img
==> ERROR: Unable to write to '/boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img'

I'm scared to reboot now, what should I do?
Update log: http://0x0.st/HgbX.txt
("WARNING: errors were encountered during the build." The image may not be complete. has been appearing for a while now and my system is working properly. I haven't noticed "error: command failed to execute correctly" before)

Last edited by Wolfyxon (2023-12-20 18:27:02)

xerxes_ · 2023-12-20 17:02:44

Do you have /boot directory mounted? Where and what permissions? Check /etc/fstab, output of 'mount' command and output of 'lsblk'.

And what are dkp-libs and dkp-linux repos?

Last edited by xerxes_ (2023-12-20 17:04:59)

Wolfyxon · 2023-12-20 17:06:23

Yes it's mounted and I see the kernels there, however the img files don't have icons in thunar.

These additional repos are from DevkitPRO

nichts · 2023-12-20 17:12:09

Yes it's mounted

No space left? Check with ›df‹. Also remove broken files manually before trying again.

Wolfyxon · 2023-12-20 17:26:31

I have a lot of free space.

Wolfyxon · 2023-12-20 17:33:26

Wait, I forgot that mkinitcpio isn't for showing the kernel build log history, it's for building it only. The errors were thrown because I didn't run is at root.
Also I checked a backup drive with some old kernels and they have no icons as well so the files aren't corrupted, it's a thunar issue.
I'm gonna try manually rebuilding the kernels with verbose.

Last edited by Wolfyxon (2023-12-20 17:35:49)

Wolfyxon · 2023-12-20 17:38:43

No errors, so what's the "error: command failed to execute correctly" in pacman?

Last edited by Wolfyxon (2023-12-20 17:39:54)

xerxes_ · 2023-12-20 17:43:42

If you run it now with root rights and before you were not, that was insufficient permissions to write to /boot directory.

Last edited by xerxes_ (2023-12-20 17:44:53)

Wolfyxon · 2023-12-20 17:46:02

I know, but "error: command failed to execute correctly" was shown in pacman

xerxes_ · 2023-12-20 18:00:05

That may be return of non zero value form failed hook - an error(s) when linux images were generated:
"WARNING: errors were encountered during the build. The image may not be complete."
0 value is returned when operation ends with success.

But as you rebuild them manually as root without an error then it should be ok.

Last edited by xerxes_ (2023-12-20 18:08:10)

Wolfyxon · 2023-12-20 18:26:43

Got it, thanks.

justdanyul · 2025-10-11 13:54:11

Just want to add a tidbit, just in case it could be helpful and this is the first google result when searching for this error.

I had the exact same behaviour, and in my case it was the lack of a fsck program for btrfs. Installing btrfs-progs resolved the issue

schard · 2025-10-12 07:46:54

Mod note: Please do not necro-bump. Closing this old thread.

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[Solved] command failed to execute correctly, errors in mkinitcpio

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