On Sun, Sep 13, 2026 at 11:29:42PM +0200, DMC wrote: > Hello guys, > > I don't know if this is on purpose but IMO it's self-defeating that the > bcachefs module is not included in the ISO. > > The absolute majority of missing packages/binaries are fine and can be > installed in the live environment but AFAIK kernel modules are a little bit > more special. > > As bcachefs-tools package is already pre-installed, it is pretty useless if > the corresponding filesystem can't be mounted which is why I think the > module should be build into the ISO too. > > I found out that it is possible to build the module in the live environment > the hard way, but: > > - you have to download the linux-headers package for the Linux-Kernel > version used in the ISO > - there might be some point where the most current version of bcachefs-dkms > will not compile due to breaking changes in the kernel > - same goes for older ISO images one might want to use because there is > currently no way to get current ISO > - need to find a working bcachefs version for the current kernel version > - you can not simply change/upgrade the kernel in the live environment > > Please let me know if I am completely on a wrong track and overlooked > something or why the module is not included by default. > > Best regards, > DMC > >
Hi, I am also running bcachefs now. Arch is a great distro to test it. I have resorted to creating an install on an external USB drive as my live system as a workaround for the missing module in the ISO. This would indeed be quite useful. Best, Anindya
