#Cannot install Zen Kernel "errors were encountered during the build"

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wild pike
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If I try to install the zen kernel using sudo pacman -S linux-zen it gives me back an error and it's not installed. I don't know why or what could cause it

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Cannot install Zen Kernel "errors were encountered during the build"

fringe totem
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you need nvidia-dkms if you wanna use nvidia-drivers with custom kernels

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and install kernel headers for every kernel you have

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so...

sudo pacman -S linux-zen-headers linux-headers nvidia-dkms
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errors are because initcpio is trying to add nvidia modules for the initramfs
but it doesn't exist for the linux-zen kernel, hence, nvidia-dkms

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@wild pike

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and kernel is installed regardless of error

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you probably haven't updated grub's config for the linux-zen entry to appear

wild pike
wild pike
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it wasn't

fringe totem
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dkms won't build for kernels that don't have headers

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fringe totem
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@wild pike

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what's your bootloader?

wild pike
fringe totem
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add an entry config for that kernel

wild pike
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wait dont waste your time helping this its probably cuz i didnt install the headers like you said

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lemme install them

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yeah now it worked

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thanks for that

fringe totem
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okay, a boot entry still won't appear tho

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show me bootctl status

wild pike
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give me a sec

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it still gives me an error in german "command couldn't be executed properly"

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at the end

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it says image generation successful and dkms actually installs but like

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hm

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wild pike
fringe totem
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now show bootctl status

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okay, now bootctl list

wild pike
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the rest was still here

fringe totem
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okay now```
sudo cp /boot/loader/entries/arch{,-zen}.conf

wild pike
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copy to where?

fringe totem
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and then edit

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wild pike
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yes im in edit

fringe totem
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editing arch-zen.conf?

wild pike
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yes

fringe totem
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edit title and linux and initrd

title Arch Zen
linux /vmlinuz-linux-zen
initrd /initramfs-linux-zen.img
wild pike
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not vmlinuz-linux?

fringe totem
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mb

wild pike
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did it

fringe totem
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okay

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run bootctl list again

wild pike
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does system-d just show me another boot option then?

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can I delete arch.conf if I don't wanna load into the standard kernel?

fringe totem
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you can set a default entry

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bootctl set-default arch-zen.conf
wild pike
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i just found out myself with the help thingy

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im prob gonna install grub later anyway cuz of my windows partition on my diff drive (why does windows install it on drive 0 no matter what) but still thank you so much!

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