[Solved] Pacman preparation failed

Question

I'm trying a new installation from a USB key and it fails on the Package Selection phase. The error message I get on tty7 is:
    Execute(): worker_package_list exit state was 1
More info:
- arch is x86_64
- I'm installing from a USB stick on a laptop that has been running x32 arch for at least a year (it's a core2 cpu)
- I've checked and double-checked the md5sum of the iso and the image on the stick
- I'm using a core iso - no network access
- I select the local core repo when running aif
- I can see all the packages in /repo/core/x86_64/{core,any}
- I've read the aif bash scripts but so far I've been unable to see what the problem might be
I've read all I've found about the subject (there are many threads on this problem), but nothing that describes my exact situation; nothing has helped me. If somebody has any pointers, I'll be grateful!
-- buo
P.S: I've solved this problem; here's the solution in case anyone else encounters something similar. My drive was already partitioned and formatted, so I was telling aif to leave it alone. After I allowed it to reformat the root partition, the problem went away.
Last edited by buo (2012-05-25 15:50:26)

Answer 1

I get an error, "pacman preparation failed. check /dev/tty7 for errors"
did you?