Error when trying to install Manjaro

Elektroniko · 1 July 2025 07:50

Hi, I was trying to reinstall Manjaro on my PC but I get the following error in question:

==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux612.preset: 'default'
==> Using default configuration file: '/etc/mkinitcpio.conf'
  -> -k /boot/vmlinuz-6.12-x86_64 -g /boot/initramfs-6.12-x86_64.img
==> Starting build: '6.12.28-1-MANJARO'
  -> Running build hook: [base]
  -> Running build hook: [udev]
  -> Running build hook: [autodetect]
  -> Running build hook: [microcode]
  -> Running build hook: [kms]
  -> Running build hook: [modconf]
  -> Running build hook: [block]
  -> Running build hook: [keyboard]
  -> Running build hook: [keymap]
  -> Running build hook: [consolefont]
==> WARNING: consolefont: no font found in configuration
  -> Running build hook: [plymouth]
  -> Running build hook: [filesystems]
==> Generating module dependencies
==> Creating zstd-compressed initcpio image: '/boot/initramfs-6.12-x86_64.img'
  -> Early uncompressed CPIO image generation successful
==> Initcpio image generation successful
==> Running post hooks
  -> Running post hook: [sbctl]
Secureboot key directory doesn't exist, not signing!
==> Post processing done
==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux612.preset: 'fallback'
==> Using default configuration file: '/etc/mkinitcpio.conf'
  -> -k /boot/vmlinuz-6.12-x86_64 -g /boot/initramfs-6.12-x86_64-fallback.img -S autodetect
==> Starting build: '6.12.28-1-MANJARO'
  -> Running build hook: [base]
  -> Running build hook: [udev]
  -> Running build hook: [microcode]
  -> Running build hook: [kms]
==> ERROR: file not found: '/usr/lib/firmware/amdgpu/beige_goby_mec2.bin'
==> ERROR: file not found: '/usr/lib/firmware/amdgpu/dimgrey_cavefish_dmcub.bin'
==> ERROR: file not found: '/usr/lib/firmware/amdgpu/navy_flounder_dmcub.bin'
==> ERROR: file not found: '/usr/lib/firmware/amdgpu/sienna_cichlid_dmcub.bin'
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'ast'
  -> Running build hook: [modconf]
  -> Running build hook: [block]
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'aic94xx'
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'bfa'
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'qed'
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'qla2xxx'
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'qla1280'
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'wd719x'
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'xhci_pci_renesas'
  -> Running build hook: [keyboard]
  -> Running build hook: [keymap]
  -> Running build hook: [consolefont]
==> WARNING: consolefont: no font found in configuration
  -> Running build hook: [plymouth]
  -> Running build hook: [filesystems]
==> Generating module dependencies
==> Creating zstd-compressed initcpio image: '/boot/initramfs-6.12-x86_64-fallback.img'
==> WARNING: errors were encountered during the build. The image may not be complete.
==> Running post hooks
  -> Running post hook: [sbctl]
Secureboot key directory doesn't exist, not signing!
==> Post processing done

I have tried everything to fix it, using another USB, formatting my USB, reinstalling the manjaro ISO, Using the manjaro ISO of GNOME, KDE Plasma, XFCE and Cinnamon, Using rufus, ventoy and etcher, checking the integrity of the iso to see if it was correct but whatever I do it always gives the same error and I highly doubt it is my hardware because a few months ago I could install manjaro with kde plasma and it is not my USB either because I could install several distros without problem.

Here is the information of my hardware in question:

System:
  Kernel: 6.15.2-1-default arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 14.3.0
    clocksource: tsc
  Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.3.5 tk: Qt v: N/A wm: kwin_x11 vt: 2 dm: SDDM
    Distro: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20250614
Machine:
  Type: Desktop Mobo: ASRock model: H61M-VG3 serial: <superuser required>
    uuid: <superuser required> UEFI: American Megatrends v: P1.90
    date: 07/11/2013
CPU:
  Info: dual core model: Intel Pentium G2030 bits: 64 type: MCP
    smt: <unsupported> arch: Ivy Bridge rev: 9 cache: L1: 128 KiB L2: 512 KiB
    L3: 3 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 1600 min/max: 1600/3000 cores: 1: 1600 2: 1600
    bogomips: 11973
  Flags: ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core processor Graphics
    vendor: ASRock driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-7 ports: active: VGA-1
    empty: none bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:0152 class-ID: 0300
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.15 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.6
    compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X: loaded: modesetting unloaded: vesa
    alternate: fbdev,intel dri: crocus gpu: i915 display-ID: :0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 508x285mm (20.00x11.22")
    s-diag: 582mm (22.93")
  Monitor-1: VGA-1 model: Samsung SMB2230N serial: <filter> res:
    mode: 1920x1080 hz: 60 scale: 100% (1) dpi: 102
    size: 477x268mm (18.78x10.55") diag: 547mm (21.5") modes: max: 1920x1080
    min: 720x400
  API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: intel crocus platforms: device: 0 drv: crocus
    device: 1 drv: swrast gbm: drv: crocus surfaceless: drv: crocus x11:
    drv: crocus inactive: wayland
  API: OpenGL v: 4.5 compat-v: 4.2 vendor: intel mesa v: 25.1.3 glx-v: 1.4
    direct-render: yes renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics 2500 (IVB GT1)
    device-ID: 8086:0152
  API: Vulkan v: 1.4.313 layers: 1 surfaces: N/A device: 0
    type: integrated-gpu driver: N/A device-ID: 8086:0152 device: 1 type: cpu
    driver: N/A device-ID: 10005:0000
  Info: Tools: api: eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo
    de: kscreen-console,kscreen-doctor wl: wayland-info
    x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel 6 Series/C200 Series Family High Definition Audio
    vendor: ASRock driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
    chip-ID: 8086:1c20 class-ID: 0403
  API: ALSA v: k6.15.2-1-default status: kernel-api with: aoss
    type: oss-emulator
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.4.5 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
    status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
    4: pw-jack type: plugin
Network:
  Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
    vendor: ASRock driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1
    port: e000 bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168 class-ID: 0200
  IF: enp2s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Cambridge Silicon Radio Bluetooth Dongle (HCI mode) driver: btusb
    v: 0.8 type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 2-1.5:3
    chip-ID: 0a12:0001 class-ID: e001
  Report: btmgmt ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 4.0
    lmp-v: 6 class-ID: 7c0104
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 733.36 GiB used: 7.49 GiB (1.0%)
  ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Addlink model: SATA SSD size: 238.47 GiB
    speed: 3.0 Gb/s tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 628 scheme: GPT
  ID-2: /dev/sdb vendor: Western Digital model: WD5000AAKX-08ERMA0
    size: 465.76 GiB speed: 3.0 Gb/s tech: HDD rpm: 7200 serial: <filter>
    fw-rev: 1H19 scheme: GPT
  ID-3: /dev/sdc model: Mass Storage Device size: 29.12 GiB type: USB
    rev: 2.0 spd: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 tech: N/A serial: <filter> scheme: MBR
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 27.69 GiB used: 7.2 GiB (26.0%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda7
  ID-2: /boot/efi size: 498 MiB used: 296.7 MiB (59.6%) fs: vfat
    dev: /dev/sda1
Swap:
  ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 8 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2
    dev: /dev/sda5
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 41.0 C mobo: N/A
  Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
Info:
  Memory: total: 6 GiB note: est. available: 5.5 GiB used: 2.31 GiB (42.0%)
  Processes: 187 Power: uptime: 0h 23m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep
    wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform Init: systemd v: 257 default: graphical
  Packages: pm: rpm pkgs: N/A note: see --rpm Compilers: N/A Shell: Bash
    v: 5.2.37 running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.37

By the way, I had to remove it from my previous distribution because the Manjaro live USB gives me several problems when running programs [especially KDE plasma and Cinnamon, it just shows me a black screen and the installer]

PS: I used a translator so forgive me if there are one or more misspelled words.

Wollie · 1 July 2025 08:13

Have you disabled Secure boot in your firmware? This is required for a standard installation.

linux-aarhus · 1 July 2025 08:43

This is just an information and can me ignored.

If you want to get rid of the message, run

sudo sbctl create-keys

This does not in any way enable or configure secure boot - it is just generating a key to be used - should you later decide to implement secure boot.

[INFO] What is it with Secure Boot, why is it not supported OOB?

Elektroniko:

  -> Running build hook: [kms]
==> ERROR: file not found: '/usr/lib/firmware/amdgpu/beige_goby_mec2.bin'
==> ERROR: file not found: '/usr/lib/firmware/amdgpu/dimgrey_cavefish_dmcub.bin'
==> ERROR: file not found: '/usr/lib/firmware/amdgpu/navy_flounder_dmcub.bin'
==> ERROR: file not found: '/usr/lib/firmware/amdgpu/sienna_cichlid_dmcub.bin'

It is not relevant when your GPU is an integrated Intel GPU as your inxi shows

Elektroniko:

Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core processor Graphics
    vendor: ASRock driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-7 ports: active: VGA-1
    empty: none bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:0152 class-ID: 0300

I have no idea as to why the message appear but since it appears just
after the Running build hook: [kms] message it could be related to the hook.

Manjaro Linux default to use kms and it is thus possible that your system is not happy about it.

Edit /etc/mkinitcpio.conf, scroll down to the HOOKS= and remove kms - then rebuild init using

sudo mkinitcpio -P

soundofthunder · 1 July 2025 12:41

Then, by definition, it must already be fixed.

As mentioned aboove, the most likely is that SecureBoot needs to be disabled in BIOS; why it was magically re-enabled, is anyone’s guess, at this time.

However, there are other possibilities; poor Internet connection leading to a damaged ISO being downloaded; always check ISO’s for consistency; make sure checksums of ISOs match that of the downloadable .sha256 file.

Or; misconfiguration of the application used to create the Manjaro Installer; whether it be Rufus, Etcher (not generally recommended for Manjaro), or even Ventoy.

On the chance that the latter applies, the following link might be useful for creating a Ventoy USB properly. Remember that if installing as UEFI, the Installer USB must also boot as UEFI.

Regards.

andreas85 · 1 July 2025 13:14

Elektroniko · 1 July 2025 20:45

Well, just in case I checked everything again
I don’t have the segure boot enabled, I checked the ISO and it is correct

“b720e0fc06eb03cab841378e8856f462b29450e6a5375906a93987c2fea86286”

and remove the KMS from the “/etc/mkinitcpio.conf” file, however it is impossible to execute the command “sudo mkinitcpio -P” because when I try to execute it, it says that this command does not exist

And again I tried to install Manjaro but I think I got the same error

El programa externo <i>mkinitcpio</i> ha terminado con un código de salida 1.
Información de salida:
==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux612.preset: 'default'
==> Using default configuration file: '/etc/mkinitcpio.conf'
  -> -k /boot/vmlinuz-6.12-x86_64 -g /boot/initramfs-6.12-x86_64.img
==> Starting build: '6.12.28-1-MANJARO'
  -> Running build hook: [base]
  -> Running build hook: [udev]
  -> Running build hook: [autodetect]
  -> Running build hook: [microcode]
  -> Running build hook: [kms]
  -> Running build hook: [modconf]
  -> Running build hook: [block]
  -> Running build hook: [keyboard]
  -> Running build hook: [keymap]
  -> Running build hook: [consolefont]
==> WARNING: consolefont: no font found in configuration
  -> Running build hook: [plymouth]
  -> Running build hook: [filesystems]
==> Generating module dependencies
==> Creating zstd-compressed initcpio image: '/boot/initramfs-6.12-x86_64.img'
  -> Early uncompressed CPIO image generation successful
==> Initcpio image generation successful
==> Running post hooks
  -> Running post hook: [sbctl]
Secureboot key directory doesn't exist, not signing!
==> Post processing done
==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux612.preset: 'fallback'
==> Using default configuration file: '/etc/mkinitcpio.conf'
  -> -k /boot/vmlinuz-6.12-x86_64 -g /boot/initramfs-6.12-x86_64-fallback.img -S autodetect
==> Starting build: '6.12.28-1-MANJARO'
  -> Running build hook: [base]
  -> Running build hook: [udev]
  -> Running build hook: [microcode]
  -> Running build hook: [kms]
==> ERROR: file not found: '/usr/lib/firmware/amdgpu/beige_goby_mec2.bin'
==> ERROR: file not found: '/usr/lib/firmware/amdgpu/dimgrey_cavefish_dmcub.bin'
==> ERROR: file not found: '/usr/lib/firmware/amdgpu/navy_flounder_dmcub.bin'
==> ERROR: file not found: '/usr/lib/firmware/amdgpu/sienna_cichlid_dmcub.bin'
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'ast'
  -> Running build hook: [modconf]
  -> Running build hook: [block]
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'aic94xx'
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'bfa'
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'qed'
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'qla2xxx'
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'qla1280'
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'wd719x'
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'xhci_pci_renesas'
  -> Running build hook: [keyboard]
  -> Running build hook: [keymap]
  -> Running build hook: [consolefont]
==> WARNING: consolefont: no font found in configuration
  -> Running build hook: [plymouth]
  -> Running build hook: [filesystems]
==> Generating module dependencies
==> Creating zstd-compressed initcpio image: '/boot/initramfs-6.12-x86_64-fallback.img'
==> WARNING: errors were encountered during the build. The image may not be complete.
==> Running post hooks
  -> Running post hook: [sbctl]
Secureboot key directory doesn't exist, not signing!
==> Post processing done

btw, I tried to send an image showing the integrity of the iso but I got an error when trying to send an image.

Elektroniko · 2 July 2025 00:49

In the end I managed to install Manjaro, at least the XFCE version. The only thing I did was install the ISO by image and not by Torrent and without using a program like JDownloader to download it faster, It installed correctly and without errors, although I still don’t understand why it worked? I don’t think JDownloader corrupted my Torrent ISO out of nowhere

linux-aarhus · 2 July 2025 15:15

So all your debacle boils down to the ISO being incomplete in some capacity.

That is the reason signature and checksum files exist - to make sure the ISO is complete in all aspects.

→ [root tip] [How To] Forum mini guide to verify ISO signature

soundofthunder · 2 July 2025 16:57

Posting of images unnecessarily is discouraged, in any case; you only need to confirm the checksums matched, so simply telling us if fine (we don’t need absolute proof).

Cheers.

system · 5 July 2025 16:58

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