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#2526 basic-miktex installer fails at initexmf
The latest basic-miktex-2.9.6069-x64.exe which I tried both as normal and elevated (admin) fails at the very end. I'm using Win 8.1 Pro x64. Full log below.
message: The executed process did not succeed. info: fileName="p:\miktex\miktex/bin/x64\initexmf.exe", arguments="--force --mklinks --admin --log-file=p:\miktex\miktex/config\uninst.log --verbose", exitCode="1"
I've seen similar issue sposted before but no fixes. Anyone knows what to do?
Previous to this I had miktex installed and it was running fine, but after I did an update just a few days ago, I got the same error message. Others suggested to reinstall so I wiped miktex (from program files, appdata, registry etc) and tried to install from the latest installer ... this fails too.
Full log:
initializing setup service... starting installer... Loading package database... starting package maintenance... installation directory: p:\miktex package repository: C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Temp\mik87927 visiting repository C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Temp\mik87927... repository type: local package repository loading lightweight database... lightweight database digest: b6ab78589e15989154a884d99aade9c4 going to install 10238 file(s) (178 package(s)) extracting files from ae.tar.lzma... extracting files from amscls.tar.lzma... extracting files from amsfonts.tar.lzma... extracting files from amsmath.tar.lzma... extracting files from avantgar.cab... extracting files from babel.tar.lzma... extracting files from babel-english.tar.lzma... extracting files from babel-french.tar.lzma... extracting files from babel-german.tar.lzma... extracting files from babel-spanish.tar.lzma... extracting files from bidi.tar.lzma... extracting files from bookman.cab... extracting files from carlisle.tar.lzma... extracting files from 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--log-file=p:\miktex\miktex/config\uninst.log --verbose: 0 [0x00003058] INFO initexmf null - starting: MiKTeX Configuration Utility 2.9.6050 (MiKTeX 2.9 64-bit) 15 [0x00003058] INFO initexmf null - Registering root directories... Registering root directories... p:\miktex\miktex/bin/x64\initexmf.exe --rmfndb --admin --log-file=p:\miktex\miktex/config\uninst.log --verbose: p:\miktex\miktex/bin/x64\mpm.exe --register-components --admin --verbose: configuring fontconfig\config\fonts.conf registering p:\miktex\miktex/bin/x64\MiKTeX209-core.dll registering p:\miktex\miktex/bin/x64\MiKTeX209-core-PS.dll registering p:\miktex\miktex/bin/x64\MiKTeX209-packagemanager.dll registering p:\miktex\miktex/bin/x64\MiKTeX209-packagemanager-PS.dll p:\miktex\miktex/bin/x64\initexmf.exe --update-fndb --admin --log-file=p:\miktex\miktex/config\uninst.log --verbose: Skipping user root directory (C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9)... Skipping user root directory (C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\2.9)... Creating fndb for common root directory (C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9)... Creating fndb for common root directory (p:\miktex)... p:\miktex\miktex/bin/x64\initexmf.exe --force --mklinks --admin --log-file=p:\miktex\miktex/config\uninst.log --verbose: Sorry, but "MiKTeX Configuration Utility" did not succeed. The log file hopefully contains the information to get MiKTeX going again: C:/Users/USERNAME/AppData/Local/MiKTeX/2.9/miktex/log/initexmf.log You may want to visit the MiKTeX project page, if you need help. An error occurred: source file: Libraries\MiKTeX\Core\Process\Process.cpp source line: 159 message: The executed process did not succeed. info: fileName="p:\miktex\miktex/bin/x64\initexmf.exe", arguments="--force --mklinks --admin --log-file=p:\miktex\miktex/config\uninst.log --verbose", exitCode="1"
I also note that the suggested file
C:/Users/USERNAME/AppData/Local/MiKTeX/2.9/miktex/log/initexmf.logdoesn't exist (it wasn't created).I also tried to manually run
p:\miktex\miktex/bin/x64\initexmf.exe --force --mklinks --admin --log-file=p:\miktex\miktex/config\uninst.log --verboseto no avail.The 32bit installer gives the exact same error, identical log file.
I don't have any anti-virus running (windows defender is also disabled)
Last edit: Mast B. 2016-09-02
Also, interestingly, if I manually run (elevated or not, either 32bit or 64bit)
p:\miktex\miktex/bin\initexmf.exe --force --mklinks --admin --log-file=p:\miktex\miktex/config\uninst.log --verboseI get that
--log-fileis not a valid option (which seems true when looking at--help)But if I run it without the
--log-fileoptionp:\miktex\miktex/bin\initexmf.exe --force --mklinks --admin --verboseI get:
In both cases, the suggested
initexmf.logfile does not exist.Last edit: Mast B. 2016-09-02
Wow, even the latest portable installer
miktex-portable-2.9.5987.exegives the same error as soon as I try to update from the tray icon's Update MikTeX.Anyone?
Last edit: Mast B. 2016-09-02
Ok, I'm digging a little deeper, here's what I did. I used the portable install. I didn't update miktex itselg but wanted to install the
pgfpackage. It started installing but then failed again atinitexmf.exe --mklinks --mkmaps. I then tried to run this command manually and this time theinitexmf.logfile was actually created inP:/miktex-portable/texmfs/data/miktex/log/initexmf.logand it contains an odd error:Full log:
Any clues?
Thank you for the report. Unfortunately, the bug is not reproducible on my machine. For this reason, I cannot do anything at the moment.
Not sure what causes it on mine but I'm not the only one from what I've seen online. Isn't my previous post useful at all? The error
actually gives some specific info to look at. Isn't that useful at all? Isn't there anything else I can do to trace the cause?
For the moment I wiped it all and moved to TeXLive 2016 because I need a working tex distro but given that I donated to MikTex a few times, I'd like to continue using it ...
Last edit: Mast B. 2016-09-02
Could it be that drive
p:was created with theSUBSTcommand? For me theGetVolumePathNameWfunction used inPathName::GetMountPointreturnsX:\\MikTex\\instead ofX:\\if driveX:was created with"SUBST X: D:\\Programs"(for example). Then theGetVolumeInformationWfunction call inUtils::SupportsHardLinksfails withWindows API error 144: The directory is not a subdirectory of the root directory.It is indeed created with subst