Which ISO version are you using?
archlinux-2025.05.01-x86_64.iso
The installation log
[2025-06-01 03:44:03] - DEBUG - Setting up Btrfs timeshift
[2025-06-01 03:44:03] - INFO - Installing packages: ['cronie']
[2025-06-01 03:44:04] - INFO - Installing packages: ['timeshift']
[2025-06-01 03:44:07] - INFO - Enabling service cronie.service
[2025-06-01 03:44:07] - INFO - Installing packages: ['grub-btrfs']
[2025-06-01 03:44:33] - INFO - Enabling service grub-btrfs.service
[2025-06-01 03:44:33] - ERROR - Unable to start service grub-btrfs.service: ['/usr/bin/arch-chroot', '/mnt', 'systemctl', 'enable', 'grub-btrfs.service'] exited with abnormal exit code [1]:
[2025-06-01 03:44:33] - ERROR - Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/archinstall/lib/installer.py", line 665, in enable_service
self.arch_chroot(f'systemctl enable {service}')
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/archinstall/lib/installer.py", line 680, in arch_chroot
return self.run_command(cmd)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/archinstall/lib/installer.py", line 674, in run_command
return SysCommand(f'arch-chroot {self.target} {cmd}')
File "/usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/archinstall/lib/general.py", line 336, in __init__
self.create_session()
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^
File "/usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/archinstall/lib/general.py", line 376, in create_session
with SysCommandWorker(
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^
self.cmd,
^^^^^^^^^
...<3 lines>...
working_directory=self.working_directory,
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
) as session:
^
File "/usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/archinstall/lib/general.py", line 194, in __exit__
raise SysCallError(
...<3 lines>...
)
archinstall.lib.exceptions.SysCallError: ['/usr/bin/arch-chroot', '/mnt', 'systemctl', 'enable', 'grub-btrfs.service'] exited with abnormal exit code [1]:
During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/archinstall/__init__.py", line 103, in run_as_a_module
rc = main()
File "/usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/archinstall/__init__.py", line 93, in main
importlib.import_module(mod_name)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3.13/importlib/__init__.py", line 88, in import_module
return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1387, in _gcd_import
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1360, in _find_and_load
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1331, in _find_and_load_unlocked
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 935, in _load_unlocked
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 1026, in exec_module
File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 488, in _call_with_frames_removed
File "/usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/archinstall/scripts/guided.py", line 197, in <module>
guided()
~~~~~~^^
File "/usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/archinstall/scripts/guided.py", line 194, in guided
perform_installation(arch_config_handler.args.mountpoint)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/archinstall/scripts/guided.py", line 59, in perform_installation
with Installer(
~~~~~~~~~^
mountpoint,
^^^^^^^^^^^
disk_config,
^^^^^^^^^^^^
kernels=config.kernels,
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
) as installation:
^
File "/usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/archinstall/lib/installer.py", line 140, in __exit__
raise exc_val
File "/usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/archinstall/scripts/guided.py", line 147, in perform_installation
installation.setup_btrfs_snapshot(snapshot_type, config.bootloader)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/archinstall/lib/installer.py", line 955, in setup_btrfs_snapshot
self.enable_service('grub-btrfs.service')
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/archinstall/lib/installer.py", line 667, in enable_service
raise ServiceException(f'Unable to start service {service}: {err}')
archinstall.lib.exceptions.ServiceException: Unable to start service grub-btrfs.service: ['/usr/bin/arch-chroot', '/mnt', 'systemctl', 'enable', 'grub-btrfs.service'] exited with abnormal exit code [1]:
[2025-06-01 03:44:33] - 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 extract the log from a live ISO
curl -F'file=@/var/log/archinstall/install.log' https://0x0.stdescribe the problem
Install on a VM in QEMU/KVM.
When selecting BTRFS, default subvolumes, no encryption, GRUB as a bootloader and changing the snapshot manager to TimeShift, this error is encountered. I tried twice, just to be sure.
I ran the test again, but left Snapshot manager to Snapper and it worked fine. (Note: When doing this, I had to manually install btrfs-grub and enable the service after the install was completed). I even tested it more times and did select LUKS encryption. As noted, I had to install btrfs-grub manually, but after doing that, I was able to create snapshops, and boot to them, even when encrypted.v
LC_ALL=C PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin USER=root HOME=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain--1-ArchTest01 XDG_DATA_HOME=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain--1-ArchTest01/.local/share XDG_CACHE_HOME=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain--1-ArchTest01/.cache XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain--1-ArchTest01/.config /usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 -name guest=ArchTest01,debug-threads=on -S -object '{"qom-type":"secret","id":"masterKey0","format":"raw","file":"/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain--1-ArchTest01/master-key.aes"}' -blockdev '{"driver":"file","filename":"/usr/share/edk2/x64/OVMF_CODE.secboot.4m.fd","node-name":"libvirt-pflash0-storage","auto-read-only":true,"discard":"unmap"}' -blockdev '{"node-name":"libvirt-pflash0-format","read-only":true,"driver":"raw","file":"libvirt-pflash0-storage"}' -blockdev '{"driver":"file","filename":"/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/nvram/ArchTest01_VARS.fd","node-name":"libvirt-pflash1-storage","read-only":false}' -machine pc-q35-10.0,usb=off,vmport=off,smm=on,dump-guest-core=off,memory-backend=pc.ram,pflash0=libvirt-pflash0-format,pflash1=libvirt-pflash1-storage,hpet=off,acpi=on -accel kvm -cpu host,migratable=on -global driver=cfi.pflash01,property=secure,value=on -m size=6291456k -object '{"qom-type":"memory-backend-ram","id":"pc.ram","size":6442450944}' -overcommit mem-lock=off -smp 4,sockets=4,cores=1,threads=1 -uuid 9b192212-c9b9-4d9a-b36e-6fed7f5311e0 -no-user-config -nodefaults -chardev socket,id=charmonitor,path=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain--1-ArchTest01/monitor.sock,server=on,wait=off -mon chardev=charmonitor,id=monitor,mode=control -rtc base=utc,driftfix=slew -global kvm-pit.lost_tick_policy=delay -no-shutdown -global ICH9-LPC.disable_s3=1 -global ICH9-LPC.disable_s4=1 -boot menu=on,strict=on -device '{"driver":"pcie-root-port","port":16,"chassis":1,"id":"pci.1","bus":"pcie.0","multifunction":true,"addr":"0x2"}' -device '{"driver":"pcie-root-port","port":17,"chassis":2,"id":"pci.2","bus":"pcie.0","addr":"0x2.0x1"}' -device '{"driver":"pcie-root-port","port":18,"chassis":3,"id":"pci.3","bus":"pcie.0","addr":"0x2.0x2"}' -device '{"driver":"pcie-root-port","port":19,"chassis":4,"id":"pci.4","bus":"pcie.0","addr":"0x2.0x3"}' -device '{"driver":"pcie-root-port","port":20,"chassis":5,"id":"pci.5","bus":"pcie.0","addr":"0x2.0x4"}' -device '{"driver":"pcie-root-port","port":21,"chassis":6,"id":"pci.6","bus":"pcie.0","addr":"0x2.0x5"}' -device '{"driver":"pcie-root-port","port":22,"chassis":7,"id":"pci.7","bus":"pcie.0","addr":"0x2.0x6"}' -device '{"driver":"pcie-root-port","port":23,"chassis":8,"id":"pci.8","bus":"pcie.0","addr":"0x2.0x7"}' -device '{"driver":"pcie-root-port","port":24,"chassis":9,"id":"pci.9","bus":"pcie.0","multifunction":true,"addr":"0x3"}' -device '{"driver":"pcie-root-port","port":25,"chassis":10,"id":"pci.10","bus":"pcie.0","addr":"0x3.0x1"}' -device '{"driver":"pcie-root-port","port":26,"chassis":11,"id":"pci.11","bus":"pcie.0","addr":"0x3.0x2"}' -device '{"driver":"pcie-root-port","port":27,"chassis":12,"id":"pci.12","bus":"pcie.0","addr":"0x3.0x3"}' -device '{"driver":"pcie-root-port","port":28,"chassis":13,"id":"pci.13","bus":"pcie.0","addr":"0x3.0x4"}' -device '{"driver":"pcie-root-port","port":29,"chassis":14,"id":"pci.14","bus":"pcie.0","addr":"0x3.0x5"}' -device '{"driver":"qemu-xhci","p2":15,"p3":15,"id":"usb","bus":"pci.2","addr":"0x0"}' -device '{"driver":"virtio-serial-pci","id":"virtio-serial0","bus":"pci.3","addr":"0x0"}' -blockdev '{"driver":"file","filename":"/mnt/VMs/ArchTest01.qcow2","node-name":"libvirt-2-storage","auto-read-only":true,"discard":"unmap"}' -blockdev '{"node-name":"libvirt-2-format","read-only":false,"driver":"qcow2","file":"libvirt-2-storage"}' -device '{"driver":"virtio-blk-pci","bus":"pci.4","addr":"0x0","drive":"libvirt-2-format","id":"virtio-disk0","bootindex":2}' -blockdev '{"driver":"file","filename":"/mnt/Data/ISOs/archlinux-2025.05.31-x86_64.iso","node-name":"libvirt-1-storage","read-only":true}' -device '{"driver":"ide-cd","bus":"ide.0","drive":"libvirt-1-storage","id":"sata0-0-0","bootindex":1}' -netdev '{"type":"tap","fd":"30","vhost":true,"vhostfd":"31","id":"hostnet0"}' -device '{"driver":"virtio-net-pci","netdev":"hostnet0","id":"net0","mac":"52:54:00:7b:61:79","bus":"pci.1","addr":"0x0"}' -chardev pty,id=charserial0 -device '{"driver":"isa-serial","chardev":"charserial0","id":"serial0","index":0}' -chardev socket,id=charchannel0,path=/run/libvirt/qemu/channel/-1-ArchTest01/org.qemu.guest_agent.0,server=on,wait=off -device '{"driver":"virtserialport","bus":"virtio-serial0.0","nr":1,"chardev":"charchannel0","id":"channel0","name":"org.qemu.guest_agent.0"}' -chardev spicevmc,id=charchannel1,name=vdagent -device '{"driver":"virtserialport","bus":"virtio-serial0.0","nr":2,"chardev":"charchannel1","id":"channel1","name":"com.redhat.spice.0"}' -device '{"driver":"usb-tablet","id":"input0","bus":"usb.0","port":"1"}' -audiodev '{"id":"audio1","driver":"spice"}' -spice port=5901,addr=127.0.0.1,disable-ticketing=on,image-compression=off,seamless-migration=on -device '{"driver":"virtio-vga","id":"video0","max_outputs":1,"bus":"pcie.0","addr":"0x1"}' -device '{"driver":"ich9-intel-hda","id":"sound0","bus":"pcie.0","addr":"0x1b"}' -device '{"driver":"hda-duplex","id":"sound0-codec0","bus":"sound0.0","cad":0,"audiodev":"audio1"}' -global ICH9-LPC.noreboot=off -watchdog-action reset -chardev spicevmc,id=charredir0,name=usbredir -device '{"driver":"usb-redir","chardev":"charredir0","id":"redir0","bus":"usb.0","port":"2"}' -chardev spicevmc,id=charredir1,name=usbredir -device '{"driver":"usb-redir","chardev":"charredir1","id":"redir1","bus":"usb.0","port":"3"}' -device '{"driver":"virtio-balloon-pci","id":"balloon0","bus":"pci.5","addr":"0x0"}' -object '{"qom-type":"rng-random","id":"objrng0","filename":"/dev/urandom"}' -device '{"driver":"virtio-rng-pci","rng":"objrng0","id":"rng0","bus":"pci.6","addr":"0x0"}' -sandbox on,obsolete=deny,elevateprivileges=deny,spawn=deny,resourcecontrol=deny -msg timestamp=on
Which ISO version are you using?
archlinux-2025.05.01-x86_64.iso
The installation log
describe the problem
Install on a VM in QEMU/KVM.
When selecting BTRFS, default subvolumes, no encryption, GRUB as a bootloader and changing the snapshot manager to TimeShift, this error is encountered. I tried twice, just to be sure.
I ran the test again, but left Snapshot manager to Snapper and it worked fine. (Note: When doing this, I had to manually install btrfs-grub and enable the service after the install was completed). I even tested it more times and did select LUKS encryption. As noted, I had to install btrfs-grub manually, but after doing that, I was able to create snapshops, and boot to them, even when encrypted.v
LC_ALL=C PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin USER=root HOME=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain--1-ArchTest01 XDG_DATA_HOME=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain--1-ArchTest01/.local/share XDG_CACHE_HOME=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain--1-ArchTest01/.cache XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain--1-ArchTest01/.config /usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 -name guest=ArchTest01,debug-threads=on -S -object '{"qom-type":"secret","id":"masterKey0","format":"raw","file":"/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain--1-ArchTest01/master-key.aes"}' -blockdev '{"driver":"file","filename":"/usr/share/edk2/x64/OVMF_CODE.secboot.4m.fd","node-name":"libvirt-pflash0-storage","auto-read-only":true,"discard":"unmap"}' -blockdev '{"node-name":"libvirt-pflash0-format","read-only":true,"driver":"raw","file":"libvirt-pflash0-storage"}' -blockdev '{"driver":"file","filename":"/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/nvram/ArchTest01_VARS.fd","node-name":"libvirt-pflash1-storage","read-only":false}' -machine pc-q35-10.0,usb=off,vmport=off,smm=on,dump-guest-core=off,memory-backend=pc.ram,pflash0=libvirt-pflash0-format,pflash1=libvirt-pflash1-storage,hpet=off,acpi=on -accel kvm -cpu host,migratable=on -global driver=cfi.pflash01,property=secure,value=on -m size=6291456k -object '{"qom-type":"memory-backend-ram","id":"pc.ram","size":6442450944}' -overcommit mem-lock=off -smp 4,sockets=4,cores=1,threads=1 -uuid 9b192212-c9b9-4d9a-b36e-6fed7f5311e0 -no-user-config -nodefaults -chardev socket,id=charmonitor,path=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain--1-ArchTest01/monitor.sock,server=on,wait=off -mon chardev=charmonitor,id=monitor,mode=control -rtc base=utc,driftfix=slew -global kvm-pit.lost_tick_policy=delay -no-shutdown -global ICH9-LPC.disable_s3=1 -global ICH9-LPC.disable_s4=1 -boot menu=on,strict=on -device '{"driver":"pcie-root-port","port":16,"chassis":1,"id":"pci.1","bus":"pcie.0","multifunction":true,"addr":"0x2"}' -device '{"driver":"pcie-root-port","port":17,"chassis":2,"id":"pci.2","bus":"pcie.0","addr":"0x2.0x1"}' -device '{"driver":"pcie-root-port","port":18,"chassis":3,"id":"pci.3","bus":"pcie.0","addr":"0x2.0x2"}' -device '{"driver":"pcie-root-port","port":19,"chassis":4,"id":"pci.4","bus":"pcie.0","addr":"0x2.0x3"}' -device '{"driver":"pcie-root-port","port":20,"chassis":5,"id":"pci.5","bus":"pcie.0","addr":"0x2.0x4"}' -device '{"driver":"pcie-root-port","port":21,"chassis":6,"id":"pci.6","bus":"pcie.0","addr":"0x2.0x5"}' -device '{"driver":"pcie-root-port","port":22,"chassis":7,"id":"pci.7","bus":"pcie.0","addr":"0x2.0x6"}' -device '{"driver":"pcie-root-port","port":23,"chassis":8,"id":"pci.8","bus":"pcie.0","addr":"0x2.0x7"}' -device '{"driver":"pcie-root-port","port":24,"chassis":9,"id":"pci.9","bus":"pcie.0","multifunction":true,"addr":"0x3"}' -device '{"driver":"pcie-root-port","port":25,"chassis":10,"id":"pci.10","bus":"pcie.0","addr":"0x3.0x1"}' -device '{"driver":"pcie-root-port","port":26,"chassis":11,"id":"pci.11","bus":"pcie.0","addr":"0x3.0x2"}' -device '{"driver":"pcie-root-port","port":27,"chassis":12,"id":"pci.12","bus":"pcie.0","addr":"0x3.0x3"}' -device '{"driver":"pcie-root-port","port":28,"chassis":13,"id":"pci.13","bus":"pcie.0","addr":"0x3.0x4"}' -device '{"driver":"pcie-root-port","port":29,"chassis":14,"id":"pci.14","bus":"pcie.0","addr":"0x3.0x5"}' -device '{"driver":"qemu-xhci","p2":15,"p3":15,"id":"usb","bus":"pci.2","addr":"0x0"}' -device '{"driver":"virtio-serial-pci","id":"virtio-serial0","bus":"pci.3","addr":"0x0"}' -blockdev '{"driver":"file","filename":"/mnt/VMs/ArchTest01.qcow2","node-name":"libvirt-2-storage","auto-read-only":true,"discard":"unmap"}' -blockdev '{"node-name":"libvirt-2-format","read-only":false,"driver":"qcow2","file":"libvirt-2-storage"}' -device '{"driver":"virtio-blk-pci","bus":"pci.4","addr":"0x0","drive":"libvirt-2-format","id":"virtio-disk0","bootindex":2}' -blockdev '{"driver":"file","filename":"/mnt/Data/ISOs/archlinux-2025.05.31-x86_64.iso","node-name":"libvirt-1-storage","read-only":true}' -device '{"driver":"ide-cd","bus":"ide.0","drive":"libvirt-1-storage","id":"sata0-0-0","bootindex":1}' -netdev '{"type":"tap","fd":"30","vhost":true,"vhostfd":"31","id":"hostnet0"}' -device '{"driver":"virtio-net-pci","netdev":"hostnet0","id":"net0","mac":"52:54:00:7b:61:79","bus":"pci.1","addr":"0x0"}' -chardev pty,id=charserial0 -device '{"driver":"isa-serial","chardev":"charserial0","id":"serial0","index":0}' -chardev socket,id=charchannel0,path=/run/libvirt/qemu/channel/-1-ArchTest01/org.qemu.guest_agent.0,server=on,wait=off -device '{"driver":"virtserialport","bus":"virtio-serial0.0","nr":1,"chardev":"charchannel0","id":"channel0","name":"org.qemu.guest_agent.0"}' -chardev spicevmc,id=charchannel1,name=vdagent -device '{"driver":"virtserialport","bus":"virtio-serial0.0","nr":2,"chardev":"charchannel1","id":"channel1","name":"com.redhat.spice.0"}' -device '{"driver":"usb-tablet","id":"input0","bus":"usb.0","port":"1"}' -audiodev '{"id":"audio1","driver":"spice"}' -spice port=5901,addr=127.0.0.1,disable-ticketing=on,image-compression=off,seamless-migration=on -device '{"driver":"virtio-vga","id":"video0","max_outputs":1,"bus":"pcie.0","addr":"0x1"}' -device '{"driver":"ich9-intel-hda","id":"sound0","bus":"pcie.0","addr":"0x1b"}' -device '{"driver":"hda-duplex","id":"sound0-codec0","bus":"sound0.0","cad":0,"audiodev":"audio1"}' -global ICH9-LPC.noreboot=off -watchdog-action reset -chardev spicevmc,id=charredir0,name=usbredir -device '{"driver":"usb-redir","chardev":"charredir0","id":"redir0","bus":"usb.0","port":"2"}' -chardev spicevmc,id=charredir1,name=usbredir -device '{"driver":"usb-redir","chardev":"charredir1","id":"redir1","bus":"usb.0","port":"3"}' -device '{"driver":"virtio-balloon-pci","id":"balloon0","bus":"pci.5","addr":"0x0"}' -object '{"qom-type":"rng-random","id":"objrng0","filename":"/dev/urandom"}' -device '{"driver":"virtio-rng-pci","rng":"objrng0","id":"rng0","bus":"pci.6","addr":"0x0"}' -sandbox on,obsolete=deny,elevateprivileges=deny,spawn=deny,resourcecontrol=deny -msg timestamp=on