[SOLVED] mkinitcpio `not a valid kernel module directory`, appears to be using outdated kernel ver

[lilac swallow]

Hi, I am trying to run mkinitcpio to generate a new initramfs (some kernel module issues that I ran into and am trying to fix), but I always get the output ==> ERROR: '/lib/modules/6.0.8-arch1-1' is not a valid kernel module directory. It's obviously an issue with that file not existing, as this is the contents of my /lib/modules/ directory ```
5.19.13-arch1-1
6.0.1-arch2-1
6.0.2-arch1-1
6.0.5-arch1-1
6.0.6-arch1-1
6.0.9-arch1-1
6.0.9-zen1-1-zen

however, I have no idea how to tell `mkinitcpio` to look at a newer kernel version, even after looking at the man page.

[pallid flame]

there shouldn't be that many kernel module folders

[lilac swallow]

well I've literally never touched these folders ever

[bright spade]

@lilac swallow does uname -r say the right thing

[lilac swallow]

I mean I've rebooted by now, it says 6.0.9-arch1-1 now, and it looks like d4l2loopback or whatever it's called is working fine now

so maybe I updated the kernel without noticing? ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[bright spade]

so you can run it now?

[lilac swallow]

Well I can run things like obs camera, yes

[bright spade]

no, mkinitcpio
that's what you were trying to do, no?

[lilac swallow]

I can't check

[bright spade]

ls /boot

does it show a initramfs-6.0.9_1.img

[lilac swallow]

amd-ucode.img EFI grub initramfs-linux-fallback.img initramfs-linux.img initramfs-linux-zen-fallback.img initramfs-linux-zen.img vmlinuz-linux vmlinuz-linux-zen

I didn't run the command yet

do you want me to run the command

[bright spade]

oh right

[bright spade]

what, mkinitcpio?

[lilac swallow]

yes

I haven't bothered cause it wasn't a problem for me anymore since I got what I was trying to use mkinitcpio for working

[bright spade]

ok

@lilac swallow sudo dmesg -T | grep "initrd"

[lilac swallow]

[Tue Nov 22 18:38:04 2022] Freeing initrd memory: 9428K

[bright spade]

and is uname -r still the same?

[bright spade]

this?

[lilac swallow]

yes

[bright spade]

great, then your initramfs is fine

... close

[foggy wolf]

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