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Do not create BLS and Limine entries for fallback initramfs #3949

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Do not create BLS and Limine entries for fallback initramfs
Mintsuki Nov 25, 2025
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Remove initramfs variant logic altogether
Mintsuki Nov 27, 2025
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34 changes: 16 additions & 18 deletions archinstall/lib/installer.py
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Expand Up @@ -1160,19 +1160,18 @@ def _create_bls_entries(
f"""\
# Created by: archinstall
# Created on: {self.init_time}
title Arch Linux ({{kernel}}{{variant}})
title Arch Linux ({{kernel}})
linux /vmlinuz-{{kernel}}
initrd /initramfs-{{kernel}}{{variant}}.img
initrd /initramfs-{{kernel}}.img
options {' '.join(self._get_kernel_params(root))}
""",
)

for kernel in self.kernels:
for variant in ('', '-fallback'):
# Setup the loader entry
name = entry_name.format(kernel=kernel, variant=variant)
entry_conf = entries_dir / name
entry_conf.write_text(entry_template.format(kernel=kernel, variant=variant))
# Setup the loader entry
name = entry_name.format(kernel=kernel)
entry_conf = entries_dir / name
entry_conf.write_text(entry_template.format(kernel=kernel))

def _add_systemd_bootloader(
self,
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1237,8 +1236,8 @@ def _add_systemd_bootloader(
if uki_enabled:
default_entry = f'arch-{default_kernel}.efi'
else:
entry_name = self.init_time + '_{kernel}{variant}.conf'
default_entry = entry_name.format(kernel=default_kernel, variant='')
entry_name = self.init_time + '_{kernel}.conf'
default_entry = entry_name.format(kernel=default_kernel)
self._create_bls_entries(boot_partition, root, entry_name)

default = f'default {default_entry}'
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1496,15 +1495,14 @@ def _add_limine_bootloader(
config_contents += f'\n/Arch Linux ({kernel})\n'
config_contents += '\n'.join([f' {it}' for it in entry]) + '\n'
else:
for variant in ('', '-fallback'):
entry = [
'protocol: linux',
f'path: {path_root}:/vmlinuz-{kernel}',
f'cmdline: {kernel_params}',
f'module_path: {path_root}:/initramfs-{kernel}{variant}.img',
]
config_contents += f'\n/Arch Linux ({kernel}{variant})\n'
config_contents += '\n'.join([f' {it}' for it in entry]) + '\n'
entry = [
'protocol: linux',
f'path: {path_root}:/vmlinuz-{kernel}',
f'cmdline: {kernel_params}',
f'module_path: {path_root}:/initramfs-{kernel}.img',
]
config_contents += f'\n/Arch Linux ({kernel})\n'
config_contents += '\n'.join([f' {it}' for it in entry]) + '\n'

config_path.write_text(config_contents)

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