Update mkinitcpio faced error

vilmil · 4 February 2023 07:57

Last night I updated my system (about 4 GB) and today morning another update was available for mkinitcpio package. So I just tried to update it but it exited with error. The full result is provided below:

:: Running post-transaction hooks...
(1/4) Reloading system manager configuration...
(2/4) Creating temporary files...
(3/4) Arming ConditionNeedsUpdate...
(4/4) Updating linux initcpios...
==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux414.preset: 'default'
  -> -k /boot/vmlinuz-4.14-x86_64 -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-4.14-x86_64.img
==> Starting build: 4.14.280-1-MANJARO
  -> 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
==> ERROR: file not found: `/lib/modules/4.14.280-1-MANJARO/modules.builtin.modinfo'
depmod: WARNING: could not open modules.builtin.modinfo at /tmp/mkinitcpio.YFAm5e/root/lib/modules/4.14.280-1-MANJARO: No such file or directory
==> Creating gzip-compressed initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-4.14-x86_64.img
==> WARNING: errors were encountered during the build. The image may not be complete.
==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux414.preset: 'fallback'
  -> -k /boot/vmlinuz-4.14-x86_64 -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-4.14-x86_64-fallback.img -S autodetect
==> Starting build: 4.14.280-1-MANJARO
  -> Running build hook: [base]
  -> Running build hook: [udev]
  -> Running build hook: [modconf]
  -> Running build hook: [kms]
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: ast
  -> Running build hook: [keyboard]
  -> Running build hook: [keymap]
  -> Running build hook: [consolefont]
==> WARNING: consolefont: no font found in configuration
  -> Running build hook: [block]
==> 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
  -> Running build hook: [filesystems]
  -> Running build hook: [fsck]
==> Generating module dependencies
==> ERROR: file not found: `/lib/modules/4.14.280-1-MANJARO/modules.builtin.modinfo'
depmod: WARNING: could not open modules.builtin.modinfo at /tmp/mkinitcpio.8WCdQ4/root/lib/modules/4.14.280-1-MANJARO: No such file or directory
==> Creating gzip-compressed initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-4.14-x86_64-fallback.img
==> WARNING: errors were encountered during the build. The image may not be complete.
==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux419.preset: 'default'
  -> -k /boot/vmlinuz-4.19-x86_64 -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-4.19-x86_64.img
==> Starting build: 4.19.271-1-MANJARO
  -> 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-4.19-x86_64.img
==> Image generation successful
==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux419.preset: 'fallback'
  -> -k /boot/vmlinuz-4.19-x86_64 -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-4.19-x86_64-fallback.img -S autodetect
==> Starting build: 4.19.271-1-MANJARO
  -> Running build hook: [base]
  -> Running build hook: [udev]
  -> Running build hook: [modconf]
  -> Running build hook: [kms]
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: ast
  -> Running build hook: [keyboard]
  -> Running build hook: [keymap]
  -> Running build hook: [consolefont]
==> WARNING: consolefont: no font found in configuration
  -> Running build hook: [block]
==> 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
  -> Running build hook: [filesystems]
  -> Running build hook: [fsck]
==> Generating module dependencies
==> Creating gzip-compressed initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-4.19-x86_64-fallback.img
==> Image generation successful
==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux54.preset: 'default'
  -> -k /boot/vmlinuz-5.4-x86_64 -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-5.4-x86_64.img
==> Starting build: 5.4.230-1-MANJARO
  -> 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-5.4-x86_64.img
==> Image generation successful
==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux54.preset: 'fallback'
  -> -k /boot/vmlinuz-5.4-x86_64 -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-5.4-x86_64-fallback.img -S autodetect
==> Starting build: 5.4.230-1-MANJARO
  -> Running build hook: [base]
  -> Running build hook: [udev]
  -> Running build hook: [modconf]
  -> Running build hook: [kms]
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: ast
  -> Running build hook: [keyboard]
  -> Running build hook: [keymap]
  -> Running build hook: [consolefont]
==> WARNING: consolefont: no font found in configuration
  -> Running build hook: [block]
==> 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
  -> Running build hook: [filesystems]
  -> Running build hook: [fsck]
==> Generating module dependencies
==> Creating gzip-compressed initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-5.4-x86_64-fallback.img
==> Image generation successful
error: command failed to execute correctly

What’s the problem and how can I fix it?

NOTE: During previous updates, some of these warnings and errors was there but they never caused a problem till now. I wish fixed them immediately

Information

$ uname -a
Linux milad-pc 5.4.230-1-MANJARO #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Jan 24 11:04:34 UTC 2023 x86_64 GNU/Linux

brahma · 4 February 2023 08:00

it complains about linux414, which is a dead kernel - end of life - no longer supported…
post output from:
mhwd-kernel -li

vilmil · 4 February 2023 08:01

The result is as below:

$ mhwd-kernel -li
Currently running: 5.4.230-1-MANJARO (linux54)
The following kernels are installed in your system:
   * linux414
   * linux419
   * linux54

Should I remove linux414?

brahma · 4 February 2023 08:06

yes remove it:
sudo mhwd-kernel -r linux414
and the mkinitcpio should now finish without errors, so check

banjo · 4 February 2023 08:09

Old uninstalled kernel versions are still present in mkinitcpio.d

Adjust your Manjaro-Notifier-Settings to warn you when EOL-kernel is still installed.

system · 6 February 2023 22:09

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