Bug #3520
[linux-libre]: mkinitcpio fails to build /boot/vmlinuz file on ARM systems
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Description
# pacman -S linux-libre-pck
Packages (1) linux-libre-pck-5.18.14.pck1-1
Total Download Size: 49.54 MiB
Total Installed Size: 89.41 MiB
:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n] y
:: Retrieving packages...
linux-libre-pck-5.18.14.pck1-1-armv7h 49.5 MiB 1900 KiB/s 00:27 [####################################################################] 100%
(1/1) checking keys in keyring [####################################################################] 100%
(1/1) checking package integrity [####################################################################] 100%
(1/1) loading package files [####################################################################] 100%
(1/1) checking for file conflicts [####################################################################] 100%
(1/1) checking available disk space [####################################################################] 100%
:: Processing package changes...
(1/1) installing linux-libre-pck [####################################################################] 100%
Optional dependencies for linux-libre-pck
wireless-regdb: to set the correct wireless channels of your country
linux-libre-firmware: firmware images needed for some devices
:: Running post-transaction hooks...
(1/3) Arming ConditionNeedsUpdate...
(2/3) Updating module dependencies...
(3/3) Updating linux initcpios...
==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux-libre-pck.preset: 'default'
==> Using configuration file: '/etc/mkinitcpio.conf'
-> -k 5.18.14-gnu-pck1-1-pck -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-linux-libre-pck.img
==> Starting build: '5.18.14-gnu-pck1-1-pck'
-> Running build hook: [base]
-> Running build hook: [udev]
-> Running build hook: [autodetect]
-> Running build hook: [modconf]
-> Running build hook: [kms]
-> Running build hook: [keyboard]
-> Running build hook: [keymap]
-> Running build hook: [consolefont]
==> WARNING: consolefont: no font found in configuration
-> Running build hook: [block]
-> Running build hook: [filesystems]
-> Running build hook: [fsck]
==> Generating module dependencies
==> Creating gzip-compressed initcpio image: '/boot/initramfs-linux-libre-pck.img'
==> Image generation successful
History
Updated by bill-auger about 1 month ago
- Description updated (diff)
- Subject changed from mkinitcpio fails to build /boot/vmlinuz file to [linux-libre]: mkinitcpio fails to build /boot/vmlinuz file on ARM systems
this is apparently related to the mkinitcpio install hook in the kernel package - there is already a related work-around in the PKGBUILDs; but it seems to need adapting for the latest mkinitcpio - i am trying a fix with linux-libre-vanilla now - if it works, all kernel packages may need to be adapted
Updated by bill-auger 28 days ago
the build server is still having trouble - i was not able to rebuild the kernel yet; but the fix i contrived is simple - it could be applied to the existing kernels packages
if anyone wants to try the quick-fix, install the kernel package (eg: linux-libre-lts), then edit the preset file under /etc/mkinitcpio.d/, for example /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux-libre-lts.preset
change the 'ALL_kver=' variable name to 'default_kver=' and redefine 'ALL_kver=' as the absolute path to the kernel's normal location under /boot
before:
ALL_kver="5.15.88-gnu-1-lts"
after:
default_kver="5.15.88-gnu-1-lts" ALL_kver="/boot/vmlinuz-linux-libre-lts"
lastly, re-install the same kernel package - you should then see the kernel under /boot
note that the existing kernel packages probably left an orphan kernel file in your / directory - you can safely delete it - probably, you could simply move that file to /boot without the steps above; but i did not try that