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After installation, extra characters are written at the end of the /etc/mkinitcpio.conf file, causing an error. #3917

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Which ISO version are you using?

2025.11.01

The installation log

[2025-11-10 08:59:55] - INFO - �[1m�[32m==>�[m� �[1mBuilding image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux.preset: 'default'�[m�
�[1m�[32m==>�[m� �[1mUsing default configuration file: '/etc/mkinitcpio.conf'�[m�
  �[1m�[34m->�[m� �[1m-k /boot/vmlinuz-linux -g /boot/initramfs-linux.img�[m�
/etc/mkinitcpio.conf: line 82: unexpected EOF while looking for matching `"'
�[1m�[31m==> ERROR:�[m� �[1mFailed to read configuration '/etc/mkinitcpio.conf'�[m�

[2025-11-10 08:59:55] - ERROR - Error generating initramfs (continuing anyway)

describe the problem

After installing the system, I found extra o" characters at the end of the /etc/mkinitcpio.conf file, which caused errors and prevented the proprietary nvidia driver from starting.

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