Error after installation | Premature end of file amd-ucode.img

[maurice-m]

After the installation of the latest Manjaro Sway Edition, I ran into the following error:

error: premature end of file /@/boot/amd-ucode.img

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So there was no possibility to load another kernel etc. since this was a fresh install. I found another thread here, but this was due to a failed update of an existing system.

To solve this issue I did the following:

1. install Manjaro Sway
2. do not reboot after installation
3. open a terminal and install arch-install-scripts (or use manjaro-chroot as suggested in the comments below)
   – sudo pamac install arch-install-scripts
   – this will make the tool arch-chroot available
4. chroot into your fresh install
   • check where your install drive is mounted (e.g. cat /proc/mounts)
   • sudo arch-chroot /PATH/TO/MOUNT
5. pamac reinstall amd-ucode
6. (optional) full system update
7. reboot

For future references:

• I tested the install ISOs manjaro-sway-22.1.2-240324-linux66.iso and manjaro-sway-22.1.2-240310-linux66.iso (a slightly older one to quickly check if the problem is newly introduced). Both have the same problem (at my machine).
• my install parameters: swap to file, btrfs, encrypted
• CPU (x86_64): AMD Ryzen 7 5700G with Radeon Graphics

[maurice-m]

The issue was resolved as stated in the initial post.

[zhongsiu]

Manjaro-chroot is present on the Live ISO. I don’t see any need to install arch-tools. Manjaro has those too, if you want to use em on your installed system.
Scroll halfway on this page: GRUB/Restore the GRUB Bootloader - Manjaro

On behalf of others who might face this, thanks for the fix.

[maurice-m]

Thanks for your reply! I added manjaro-chroot to the initial post (I didn’t know about that tool).