<h3 id="heading-boot-is-out-of-space">/boot is out of space</h3>
<pre><code class="lang-bash">==&gt; Creating zstd-compressed initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img
zstd: error 25 : Write error : No space left on device (cannot write compressed block) 
==&gt; ERROR: Image generation FAILED: zstd reported an error
</code></pre>
<p>solution: Delete all of the .img files and reinstall the standard kernel packages (or LTS kernel).</p>
<pre><code class="lang-bash">sudo rm /boot/*.img
sudo pacman -Syu linux linux-headers
<span class="hljs-comment">## Optionally sudo yay mkinitcpio-firmware</span>
</code></pre>
<h3 id="heading-annoying-firmware-warnings">Annoying firmware warnings</h3>
<pre><code class="lang-bash">==&gt; WARNING: Possibly missing firmware <span class="hljs-keyword">for</span> module: module_name
</code></pre>
<p>"If you want to suppress the warnings, you can install the missing firmware. The meta-package <code>mkinitcpio-firmware</code> contains most optional firmware." -archwiki</p>
<pre><code class="lang-bash">sudo yay mkinitcpio-firmware
</code></pre>


### /boot is out of space

```bash
==> Creating zstd-compressed initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img
zstd: error 25 : Write error : No space left on device (cannot write compressed block) 
==> ERROR: Image generation FAILED: zstd reported an error
```

solution: Delete all of the .img files and reinstall the standard kernel packages (or LTS kernel).

```bash
sudo rm /boot/*.img
sudo pacman -Syu linux linux-headers
## Optionally sudo yay mkinitcpio-firmware
```

### Annoying firmware warnings

```bash
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: module_name
```

"If you want to suppress the warnings, you can install the missing firmware. The meta-package `mkinitcpio-firmware` contains most optional firmware." -archwiki

```bash
sudo yay mkinitcpio-firmware
```

Common mkinitcpio issues

This is a place where I'll be making tutorials for future-me on archlinux-related installs and fixes so I don't have to figure stuff out againe every few months. Use at your own risk.


My memory is Volatile

My memory is Volatile

Common mkinitcpio issues

/boot is out of space

Annoying firmware warnings