Latest master crashes at user creation stage
Author: planetlifeCreated Sep 7, 2026Updated Sep 7, 2026
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2026-09-01
The installation log
[2026-09-07 00:58:25] - DEBUG - Hardware model detected: ZEBRONICS H110; UEFI mode: True
[2026-09-07 00:58:25] - DEBUG - Processor model detected: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-9100 CPU @ 3.60GHz
[2026-09-07 00:58:25] - DEBUG - Memory statistics: 14260744 kB available out of 16281808 kB total installed
[2026-09-07 00:58:25] - DEBUG - Could not detect virtual system: ['/usr/bin/systemd-detect-virt'] exited with abnormal exit code [1]: none
[2026-09-07 00:58:25] - DEBUG - System is not running in a VM: ['/usr/bin/systemd-detect-virt'] exited with abnormal exit code [1]: none
[2026-09-07 00:58:25] - DEBUG - Virtualization detected: None; is VM: False
[2026-09-07 00:58:25] - DEBUG - Graphics devices detected: dict_keys(['Intel Corporation CoffeeLake-S GT2 [UHD Graphics 630]'])
[2026-09-07 00:58:25] - DEBUG - Disk states before installing:
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[2026-09-07 00:58:25] - INFO - Fetching Arch Linux package database...
[2026-09-07 00:58:26] - DEBUG - Checking version
[2026-09-07 00:58:26] - DEBUG - Failed to check for package upgrades: archinstall
[2026-09-07 00:58:26] - DEBUG - No archinstall upgrades found
[2026-09-07 00:58:26] - DEBUG - Running from ISO (Live Mode)...
[2026-09-07 00:58:26] - DEBUG - Could not determine the filesystem: None
[2026-09-07 00:58:26] - DEBUG - Mounting /dev/nvme0n1p2: mount /dev/nvme0n1p2 /mnt/arch_btrfs
[2026-09-07 00:58:27] - DEBUG - Partition /dev/nvme0n1p2 is currently mounted at: ['/mnt/arch_btrfs']
[2026-09-07 00:58:27] - DEBUG - Unmounting mountpoint: /mnt/arch_btrfs
[2026-09-07 00:58:32] - DEBUG - load mirrors: True
[2026-09-07 00:59:04] - DEBUG - Creating yescrypt hash with rounds 5
[2026-09-07 00:59:24] - DEBUG - Creating yescrypt hash with rounds 5
[2026-09-07 00:59:31] - DEBUG - Error while running main app: zip() argument 2 is shorter than argument 1
[2026-09-07 00:59:31] - ERROR - Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/root/archinstall/archinstall/main.py", line 197, in main
rc = run()
File "/root/archinstall/archinstall/main.py", line 171, in run
module.main(arch_config_handler)
~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/root/archinstall/archinstall/scripts/guided.py", line 214, in main
show_menu(arch_config_handler, mirror_list_handler)
~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/root/archinstall/archinstall/scripts/guided.py", line 47, in show_menu
result: ArchConfig | None = tui.run(global_menu)
~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/root/archinstall/archinstall/tui/components.py", line 1348, in run
raise result
File "/root/archinstall/archinstall/tui/components.py", line 1320, in _run_worker
result: ValueT | None = await self._main.run()
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/root/archinstall/archinstall/lib/menu/abstract_menu.py", line 109, in run
return await self.show()
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/root/archinstall/archinstall/lib/menu/abstract_menu.py", line 138, in show
item.value = await item.action(item.value)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/root/archinstall/archinstall/lib/global_menu.py", line 271, in _select_authentication
auth_config = await AuthenticationMenu(preset).show()
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/root/archinstall/archinstall/lib/authentication/authentication_menu.py", line 34, in show
return await super().show()
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/root/archinstall/archinstall/lib/menu/abstract_menu.py", line 138, in show
item.value = await item.action(item.value)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/root/archinstall/archinstall/lib/authentication/authentication_menu.py", line 61, in _create_user_account
users = await select_users(preset=preset)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/root/archinstall/archinstall/lib/user/user_menu.py", line 115, in select_users
users = await UserList(prompt, preset).show()
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/root/archinstall/archinstall/lib/user/user_menu.py", line 30, in show
return await super()._run()
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/root/archinstall/archinstall/lib/menu/list_manager.py", line 63, in _run
).create_menu_group()
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^
File "/root/archinstall/archinstall/lib/menu/menu_helper.py", line 19, in create_menu_group
table_data_mapping = self._table_to_data_mapping(self._data)
File "/root/archinstall/archinstall/lib/menu/menu_helper.py", line 44, in _table_to_data_mapping
for row, entry in zip(rows[2:], data, strict=True):
~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
ValueError: zip() argument 2 is shorter than argument 1
[2026-09-07 00:59:31] - WARNING - Archinstall experienced the above error. If you think this is a bug, please report it to
https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall and include the log file "/var/log/archinstall/install.log".
Hint: To upload the log and get a shareable URL, run
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Latest master crashes at user creation stage
Source: archlinux/archinstall