Throws error when using manual partitioning

[inmymum]

I dual boot windows and arch, having to need windows for genshin impact. Anyways today I booted up my xfce install and the panel was broken. So I booted up the arch iso and ran

archinstall

Here is my config:

 Archinstall lang     English
 Mirrors              Defined 
 Locales              Defined
 Disk configuration   Manual Partitioning 
 Disk encryption
 Bootloader           Systemd-boot
 Swap                 True
 Hostname             archlinux
 Root password
 User account         1 User(s)
 Profiles             Desktop
 Sound server         Pulseaudio
 Kernels              linux-zen
 Additional packages
 Network config       use NetworkManager
 Timezone             UTC
 Optional repositories

Under manual partitioning I formatted the boot, root and home partitions. I then assigned the mountpoints as follows: sda1: /boot sda2: / sda3: /home

I attempted to install it and I get this error almost right away: ValueError: Filesystem must be set for modification

The problem is I did that already in manual partitioning. Version 2.6.0 of archinstall

[fabianmuehlberger]

What does the lsblk command say? Have you tried using a default partitioning, best effort scheme?

[inmymum]

I do not have access to the computer currently, but I will update in a few days. The default partitioning works, but like I said I have windows with a large game installed and that will delete the windows partitions.

[fabianmuehlberger]

As a quick fix, do not set the Sound server as an option but leave it empty. This might help

[inmymum]

This fix did not work. I ended up backing up genshin to a hard drive and wiped windows. Any ideas of why this happens?

[fabianmuehlberger]

Do you get the same error when you use a suggested layout? you can also store the install config file. I would suggest storing it and inspect it. Maybe you can find a problem with your disk layout

[inmymum]

No, I don't get the error when using suggested layout. I will try this in a vm to see if I can find a fix and will inform at a later date. I yet again am on vacation.

[kurushimee]

Same issue here, I'm tryin to dual-boot with Windows and it throws that error. Before this I've tried installing Arch on a VM - I didn't get this error when using a suggested layout and wiping the virtual disk, so that's definitely a problem specifically with manual partitioning.

[fabianmuehlberger]

In that case, the config file would be very helpful to investigate

[Baturax]

İ am having the same issue. While using suggested partition there is no problem. But using manuel i get error. İ am trying dual boot.

[inmymum]

I also forgot to mention that this was not an issue in previous versions of archinstall. Because the day before I attempted to reinstall, I had installed arch using archinstall with no issues. Clearly an update messed it up.

[Baturax]

I also forgot to mention that this was not an issue in previous versions of archinstall. Because the day before I attempted to reinstall, I had installed arch using archinstall with no issues. Clearly an update messed it up.

Did you do it dual boot? İ still cannot install dual boot.

[inmymum]

Yes I did. I am still trying to find a way to downgrade. My recommendation is if you want to use archinstall go back to version 2.5.0 if possible for now

[svartkanin]

@inmymum sorry for the late reply, but if you still have the log file that would help immensely with the debugging. After you get the error could you share the file /var/log/archinstall/install.log

[WoltEye]

@inmymum sorry for the late reply, but if you still have the log file that would help immensely with the debugging. After you get the error could you share the file /var/log/archinstall/install.log

Im having the exact same issue this is my log file install.log

[kurushimee]

Yeah, still present in September .iso, gotta use the July one for manual partitioning and dual booting for now.

[svartkanin]

As you can see above I've raised a fixPR which hasn't been merged yet. You can give that a go