# Common mkinitcpio issues

### /boot is out of space

```bash
==> Creating zstd-compressed initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img
zstd: error 25 : Write error : No space left on device (cannot write compressed block) 
==> ERROR: Image generation FAILED: zstd reported an error
```

solution: Delete all of the .img files and reinstall the standard kernel packages (or LTS kernel).

```bash
sudo rm /boot/*.img
sudo pacman -Syu linux linux-headers
## Optionally sudo yay mkinitcpio-firmware
```

### Annoying firmware warnings

```bash
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: module_name
```

"If you want to suppress the warnings, you can install the missing firmware. The meta-package `mkinitcpio-firmware` contains most optional firmware." -archwiki

```bash
sudo yay mkinitcpio-firmware
```