archinstall fails on latitude7280
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Assessment
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100
- Issue type
- Bug
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Tech stack
- linux, python
- Domain
- cli, operating-systems
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No source file or test is identified. Start by reproducing the failure from ISO 2026.03.01 with archinstall --debug, then inspect /var/log/archinstall/install.log and the pacman -Sy package-database sync step. Done means the installer completes package-database synchronization on the reported Latitude 7280 setup.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Description
Which ISO version are you using?
2026.03.01
The installation log
[2026-03-23 15:59:57] - DEBUG - Hardware model detected: Dell Inc. Latitude 7280; UEFI mode: True
[2026-03-23 15:59:57] - DEBUG - Processor model detected: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7600U CPU @ 2.80GHz
[2026-03-23 15:59:57] - DEBUG - Memory statistics: 6440056 available out of 8000820 total installed
[2026-03-23 15:59:57] - DEBUG - Could not detect virtual system: ['/usr/bin/systemd-detect-virt'] exited with abnormal exit code [1]: none
[2026-03-23 15:59:57] - DEBUG - System is not running in a VM: ['/usr/bin/systemd-detect-virt'] exited with abnormal exit code [1]: none
[2026-03-23 15:59:57] - DEBUG - Virtualization detected: None; is VM: False
[2026-03-23 15:59:57] - DEBUG - Graphics devices detected: dict_keys(['Intel Corporation Kaby Lake-U GT2 [HD Graphics 620] (rev 02)'])
[2026-03-23 15:59:57] - DEBUG - Disk states before installing:
{
"blockdevices": [
{
"name": "loop0",
"path": "/dev/loop0",
"pkname": null,
"log_sec": 512,
"size": "955 MiB",
"pttype": null,
"ptuuid": null,
"rota": false,
"tran": null,
"partn": null,
"partuuid": null,
"parttype": null,
"uuid": null,
"fstype": "squashfs",
"fsver": "4.0",
"fsavail": 0,
"fsuse_percentage": "100%",
"type": "loop",
"mountpoint": "/run/archiso/airootfs",
"mountpoints": [
"/run/archiso/airootfs"
],
"fsroots": [
"/"
],
"children": []
},
{
"name": "sda",
"path": "/dev/sda",
"pkname": null,
"log_sec": 512,
"size": "14800 MiB",
"pttype": "dos",
"ptuuid": "f177ce2f",
"rota": true,
"tran": "usb",
"partn": null,
"partuuid": null,
"parttype": null,
"uuid": "2026-03-01-10-44-11-00",
"fstype": "iso9660",
"fsver": "Joliet Extension",
"fsavail": null,
"fsuse_percentage": null,
"type": "disk",
"mountpoint": null,
"mountpoints": [],
"fsroots": [],
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{
"name": "sda1",
"path": "/dev/sda1",
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"log_sec": 512,
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"pttype": "dos",
"ptuuid": "f177ce2f",
"rota": true,
"tran": null,
"partn": 1,
"partuuid": "f177ce2f-01",
"parttype": "0x0",
"uuid": "2026-03-01-10-44-11-00",
"fstype": "iso9660",
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"fsavail": null,
"fsuse_percentage": null,
"type": "part",
"mountpoint": null,
"mountpoints": [],
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"children": []
},
{
"name": "sda2",
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"pkname": "sda",
"log_sec": 512,
"size": "251 MiB",
"pttype": "dos",
"ptuuid": "f177ce2f",
"rota": true,
"tran": null,
"partn": 2,
"partuuid": "f177ce2f-02",
"parttype": "0xef",
"uuid": "69A4-187B",
"fstype": "vfat",
"fsver": "FAT32",
"fsavail": null,
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"type": "part",
"mountpoint": null,
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}
]
},
{
"name": "nvme0n1",
"path": "/dev/nvme0n1",
"pkname": null,
"log_sec": 512,
"size": "244198 MiB",
"pttype": "gpt",
"ptuuid": "9463aedd-9887-44b3-a921-e5cc41b1176f",
"rota": false,
"tran": "nvme",
"partn": null,
"partuuid": null,
"parttype": null,
"uuid": null,
"fstype": null,
"fsver": null,
"fsavail": null,
"fsuse_percentage": null,
"type": "disk",
"mountpoint": null,
"mountpoints": [],
"fsroots": [],
"children": []
}
]
}
[2026-03-23 16:00:02] - INFO - Fetching Arch Linux package database...
[2026-03-23 16:03:50] - DEBUG -
[2026-03-23 16:03:50] - ERROR - Failed to sync Arch Linux package database.
[2026-03-23 16:03:50] - ERROR - Run archinstall --debug and check /var/log/archinstall/install.log for details.
[2026-03-23 16:03:50] - DEBUG - Failed to sync Arch Linux package database: ['/usr/bin/pacman', '-Sy'] exited with abnormal exit code [None]: ######-] 96%
extra 7.8 MiB 41.9 KiB/s 00:07 [#####################-] 96%
extra 7.8 MiB 27.9 KiB/s 00:10 [#####################-] 96%
extra 7.8 MiB 40.2 KiB/s 00:07 [#####################-] 96%
extra 7.8 MiB 45.2 KiB/s 00:06 [#####################-] 96%
extra 7.8 MiB 30.1 KiB/s 00:09 [#####################-] 96%
extra 7.8 MiB 38.1 KiB/s 00:06 [#####################-] 96%
[2026-03-23 16:07:58] - DEBUG - Hardware model detected: Dell Inc. Latitude 7280; UEFI mode: True
[2026-03-23 16:07:58] - DEBUG - Processor model detected: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7600U CPU @ 2.80GHz
[2026-03-23 16:07:58] - DEBUG - Memory statistics: 6408036 available out of 8000820 total installed
[2026-03-23 16:07:58] - DEBUG - Could not detect virtual system: ['/usr/bin/systemd-detect-virt'] exited with abnormal exit code [1]: none
[2026-03-23 16:07:58] - DEBUG - System is not running in a VM: ['/usr/bin/systemd-detect-virt'] exited with abnormal exit code [1]: none
[2026-03-23 16:07:58] - DEBUG - Virtualization detected: None; is VM: False
[2026-03-23 16:07:58] - DEBUG - Graphics devices detected: dict_keys(['Intel Corporation Kaby Lake-U GT2 [HD Graphics 620] (rev 02)'])
[2026-03-23 16:07:58] - DEBUG - Disk states before installing:
{
"blockdevices": [
{
"name": "loop0",
"path": "/dev/loop0",
"pkname": null,
"log_sec": 512,
"size": "955 MiB",
"pttype": null,
"ptuuid": null,
"rota": false,
"tran": null,
"partn": null,
"partuuid": null,
"parttype": null,
"uuid": null,
"fstype": "squashfs",
"fsver": "4.0",
"fsavail": 0,
"fsuse_percentage": "100%",
"type": "loop",
"mountpoint": "/run/archiso/airootfs",
"mountpoints": [
"/run/archiso/airootfs"
],
"fsroots": [
"/"
],
"children": []
},
{
"name": "sda",
"path": "/dev/sda",
"pkname": null,
"log_sec": 512,
"size": "14800 MiB",
"pttype": "dos",
"ptuuid": "f177ce2f",
"rota": true,
"tran": "usb",
"partn": null,
"partuuid": null,
"parttype": null,
"uuid": "2026-03-01-10-44-11-00",
"fstype": "iso9660",
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"fsavail": null,
"fsuse_percentage": null,
"type": "disk",
"mountpoint": null,
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"fsroots": [],
"children": [
{
"name": "sda1",
"path": "/dev/sda1",
"pkname": "sda",
"log_sec": 512,
"size": "1200 MiB",
"pttype": "dos",
"ptuuid": "f177ce2f",
"rota": true,
"tran": null,
"partn": 1,
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"type": "part",
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},
{
"name": "sda2",
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"pkname": "sda",
"log_sec": 512,
"size": "251 MiB",
"pttype": "dos",
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"rota": true,
"tran": null,
"partn": 2,
"partuuid": "f177ce2f-02",
"parttype": "0xef",
"uuid": "69A4-187B",
"fstype": "vfat",
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"fsavail": null,
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"type": "part",
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"children": []
}
]
},
{
"name": "nvme0n1",
"path": "/dev/nvme0n1",
"pkname": null,
"log_sec": 512,
"size": "244198 MiB",
"pttype": "gpt",
"ptuuid": "9463aedd-9887-44b3-a921-e5cc41b1176f",
"rota": false,
"tran": "nvme",
"partn": null,
"partuuid": null,
"parttype": null,
"uuid": null,
"fstype": null,
"fsver": null,
"fsavail": null,
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"type": "disk",
"mountpoint": null,
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"fsroots": [],
"children": []
}
]
}
[2026-03-23 16:08:03] - INFO - Fetching Arch Linux package database...
[2026-03-23 16:08:03] - INFO - Checking version...
[2026-03-23 16:08:03] - DEBUG - Failed to check for package upgrades: archinstall
[2026-03-23 16:08:03] - DEBUG - No archinstall upgrades found
[2026-03-23 16:08:03] - DEBUG - Running from ISO (Live Mode)...
[2026-03-23 16:09:47] - DEBUG - load mirrors: True
[2026-03-23 16:10:22] - DEBUG - Creating yescrypt hash with rounds 5
[2026-03-23 16:10:57] - DEBUG - Creating yescrypt hash with rounds 5
[2026-03-23 16:11:05] - DEBUG - Creating yescrypt hash with rounds 5
[2026-03-23 16:11:15] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.14/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/__init__.py
[2026-03-23 16:11:15] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.14/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/custom.py
[2026-03-23 16:11:15] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.14/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktop.py
[2026-03-23 16:11:15] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.14/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/minimal.py
[2026-03-23 16:11:15] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.14/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/server.py
[2026-03-23 16:11:15] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.14/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/tailored.py
[2026-03-23 16:11:15] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.14/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/xorg.py
[2026-03-23 16:11:15] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.14/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/__init__.py
[2026-03-23 16:11:15] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.14/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/awesome.py
[2026-03-23 16:11:15] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.14/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/bspwm.py
[2026-03-23 16:11:15] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.14/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/budgie.py
[2026-03-23 16:11:15] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.14/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/cinnamon.py
[2026-03-23 16:11:15] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.14/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/cosmic.py
[2026-03-23 16:11:15] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.14/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/cutefish.py
[2026-03-23 16:11:15] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.14/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/deepin.py
[2026-03-23 16:11:15] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.14/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/enlightenment.py
[2026-03-23 16:11:15] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.14/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/gnome.py
[2026-03-23 16:11:15] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.14/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/hyprland.py
[2026-03-23 16:11:15] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.14/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/i3.py
[2026-03-23 16:11:15] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.14/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/labwc.py
[2026-03-23 16:11:15] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.14/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/lxqt.py
[2026-03-23 16:11:15] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.14/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/mate.py
[2026-03-23 16:11:15] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.14/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/niri.py
[2026-03-23 16:11:15] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.14/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/plasma.py
[2026-03-23 16:11:15] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.14/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/qtile.py
[2026-03-23 16:11:15] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.14/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/river.py
[2026-03-23 16:11:15] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.14/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/sway.py
[2026-03-23 16:11:15] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.14/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/xfce4.py
[2026-03-23 16:11:15] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.14/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/xmonad.py
[2026-03-23 16:11:15] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.14/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/servers/__init__.py
[2026-03-23 16:11:15] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.14/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/servers/cockpit.py
[2026-03-23 16:11:15] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.14/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/servers/docker.py
[2026-03-23 16:11:15] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.14/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/servers/httpd.py
[2026-03-23 16:11:15] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.14/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/servers/lighttpd.py
[2026-03-23 16:11:15] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.14/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/servers/mariadb.py
[2026-03-23 16:11:15] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.14/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/servers/nginx.py
[2026-03-23 16:11:15] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.14/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/servers/postgresql.py
[2026-03-23 16:11:15] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.14/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/servers/sshd.py
[2026-03-23 16:11:15] - DEBUG - Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.14/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/servers/tomcat.py
[2026-03-23 16:13:03] - DEBUG - -- Chosen configuration --
[2026-03-23 16:13:03] - DEBUG - {
"app_config": {
"audio_config": {
"audio": "pipewire"
},
"bluetooth_config": {
"enabled": true
},
"power_management_config": {
"power_management": "power-profiles-daemon"
},
"print_service_config": {
"enabled": true
}
},
"archinstall-language": "English",
"auth_config": {},
"bootloader_config": {
"bootloader": "Systemd-boot",
"removable": false,
"uki": true
},
"custom_commands": [],
"disk_config": {
"btrfs_options": {
"snapshot_config": null
},
"config_type": "default_layout",
"device_modifications": [
{
"device": "/dev/nvme0n1",
"partitions": [
{
"btrfs": [],
"dev_path": null,
"flags": [
"boot",
"esp"
],
"fs_type": "fat32",
"mount_options": [],
"mountpoint": "/boot",
"obj_id": "2b48eca1-f323-44ea-847e-5057e70f201d",
"size": {
"sector_size": {
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"value": 512
},
"unit": "GiB",
"value": 1
},
"start": {
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"unit": "B",
"value": 512
},
"unit": "MiB",
"value": 1
},
"status": "create",
"type": "primary"
},
{
"btrfs": [],
"dev_path": null,
"flags": [],
"fs_type": "ext4",
"mount_options": [],
"mountpoint": "/",
"obj_id": "39886612-596c-4612-bd2c-09d2c4f78957",
"size": {
"sector_size": {
"unit": "B",
"value": 512
},
"unit": "B",
"value": 254984323072
},
"start": {
"sector_size": {
"unit": "B",
"value": 512
},
"unit": "B",
"value": 1074790400
},
"status": "create",
"type": "primary"
}
],
"wipe": true
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],
"disk_encryption": {
"encryption_type": "luks_on_lvm",
"iter_time": 1000,
"lvm_volumes": [
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],
"partitions": []
},
"lvm_config": {
"config_type": "default",
"vol_groups": [
{
"lvm_pvs": [
"39886612-
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I was installing on latitude 7280
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