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authorCraig Jennings <c@cjennings.net>2026-01-22 15:13:13 -0600
committerCraig Jennings <c@cjennings.net>2026-01-22 15:13:13 -0600
commit759f199f08e7b499c39f1614380129f0a026bdd7 (patch)
treebd8990e2b5327d2ab0962e4a8c6f5abce0fe07e5 /docs/2026-01-22-mkinitcpio-config-boot-failure.org
parentb9f6cfdecac41896e08d2785b4a4924cad2bff20 (diff)
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Remove autodetect from mkinitcpio HOOKS documentation
autodetect during chroot install detects live ISO hardware, not target machine. Could leave out NVMe/AHCI drivers.
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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/docs/2026-01-22-mkinitcpio-config-boot-failure.org b/docs/2026-01-22-mkinitcpio-config-boot-failure.org
index ba5bc72..3785bd7 100644
--- a/docs/2026-01-22-mkinitcpio-config-boot-failure.org
+++ b/docs/2026-01-22-mkinitcpio-config-boot-failure.org
@@ -23,9 +23,11 @@ This is wrong for ZFS because:
Correct HOOKS for ZFS:
#+begin_example
-HOOKS=(base udev autodetect microcode modconf kms keyboard keymap consolefont block zfs filesystems)
+HOOKS=(base udev microcode modconf kms keyboard keymap consolefont block zfs filesystems)
#+end_example
+Note: =autodetect= is deliberately omitted. During installation from a live ISO, autodetect would detect the live ISO's hardware, not the target machine's hardware. This could result in missing NVMe, AHCI, or other storage drivers on the installed system.
+
** Issue 2: Leftover archiso.conf drop-in
The file =/etc/mkinitcpio.conf.d/archiso.conf= was left over from the live ISO:
@@ -77,9 +79,9 @@ fallback_options="-S autodetect"
The script needs to, after arch-chroot setup:
-1. *Set correct mkinitcpio.conf HOOKS*:
+1. *Set correct mkinitcpio.conf HOOKS* (no autodetect - see note above):
#+begin_src bash
- sed -i 's/^HOOKS=.*/HOOKS=(base udev autodetect microcode modconf kms keyboard keymap consolefont block zfs filesystems)/' /mnt/etc/mkinitcpio.conf
+ sed -i 's/^HOOKS=.*/HOOKS=(base udev microcode modconf kms keyboard keymap consolefont block zfs filesystems)/' /mnt/etc/mkinitcpio.conf
#+end_src
2. *Remove archiso drop-in*:
@@ -118,8 +120,8 @@ zpool import -f zroot
zfs mount zroot/ROOT/default
mount /dev/nvme0n1p1 /boot # adjust device as needed
-# Fix mkinitcpio.conf
-sed -i 's/^HOOKS=.*/HOOKS=(base udev autodetect microcode modconf kms keyboard keymap consolefont block zfs filesystems)/' /etc/mkinitcpio.conf
+# Fix mkinitcpio.conf (no autodetect - detects live ISO hardware, not target)
+sed -i 's/^HOOKS=.*/HOOKS=(base udev microcode modconf kms keyboard keymap consolefont block zfs filesystems)/' /etc/mkinitcpio.conf
# Remove archiso drop-in
rm -f /etc/mkinitcpio.conf.d/archiso.conf