Unit file grub-btrfsd.service does not exist.

[Mossy93]

When I try to enable the grub-btrfsd service on a fresh install on Arch Linux, I get the error message: Unit file grub-btrfsd.service does not exist.

[Schievel1]

What version did you install? Git version or 4.11?

/ sorry, I see there is only one version on the AUR.
// and one in the official tree. The one in the official tree is versioned to 4.11

[Schievel1]

Well I am not quite sure which version Arch installs. The Readme should come with the package I guess. But have you tried with the old instructions from the 4.11? https://github.com/Antynea/grub-btrfs/tree/v4.11

so try systemctl enable grub-btrfs.path instead I mean

[Mossy93]

Yes, the Arch version should be 4.11 according to the Arch package database

I will try that and let you know

[Schievel1]

I am not very familiar with Arch's pkgbuild format.
So the -git version from the AUR is fetching HEAD of master branch isn't it?
This one https://aur.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/tree/PKGBUILD?h=grub-btrfs-git

It just wonder because the version says 4.11.r4.g3dc1d89, and this is not the commit SHA of the last commit on master.

If so you could actually try this one, I am happy if some people would test the new daemon before we make a new release.

[Mossy93]

pacman -Q confirms that I have grub-btrfs 4.11-2.

I ran sudo systemctl enable grub-btrfs.path and I got:
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/\x2esnapshots.mount.wants/grub-btrfs.path → /usr/lib/systemd/system/grub-btrfs.path. Unit /usr/lib/systemd/system/grub-btrfs.path is added as a dependency to a non-existent unit \x2esnapshots.mount.

[Schievel1]

Right, place follow the readme from 4.11. originally this is set up for snapshots to be mounted on /.snapshots like snapper does it. If you don't have snapshots there yet or you don't use snapper you will have to edit the service file accordingly

[Mossy93]

Okay. I'll have to take a look later on, but I'm using Snapper and my snapshots are saved to /.snapshots

[Mossy93]

It just wonder because the version says 4.11.r4.g3dc1d89, and this is not the commit SHA of the last commit on master.

It appears to be flagged out of date, and has no maintainer listed
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/grub-btrfs-git

[maetthew]

Experiencing what seems to be exactly the same issue as @Mossy93.

[Mossy93]

I installed the -git version from the AUR, and was able to follow the instructions on the main GitHub page

[Schievel1]

Hey, thanks for trying that out.

Does it work well?

[Mossy93]

Hey, thanks for trying that out.

Does it work well?

Once I updated it worked right out of the box

[LorenzoBettini]

I don't think the AUR package will be updated until there's a new release of grub-btrfs (the latest one is 4.11, dated Nov 29, 2021).

In any case, do you suggest we simply install it from the master branch of grub-btrfs? I mean, is the master branch to be considered stable to install it from there?

[Schievel1]

Well judging from your other issue it isn’t, but then again, I was waiting for some people to install the git package or manually “from source” so to speak and the issue to come up before I make a release. So please, install the git package or the master branch :)

/ The AUR package IS the current head from master on github btw.

[Schievel1]

I think it is save to assume this is a version mismatch and no issue of grub-btfs

[Schievel1]

Speaking of versions, let’s have a new feature to print the version when the script is called with —version.
I reopen so I can remember it.