From 6c7260fa336909c7a9775dcf2f3cb78027e7af3c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Anton Hvornum <torxed@archlinux.org>
Date: Sun, 25 May 2025 13:30:47 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Added a more humane error message on no initial network
 (#3501)

* Added a more humane error message on no initial network

* Fixed ruff complaints
---
 archinstall/__init__.py | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/archinstall/__init__.py b/archinstall/__init__.py
index df853bcf..7e086e6e 100644
--- a/archinstall/__init__.py
+++ b/archinstall/__init__.py
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ def _fetch_arch_db() -> None:
 	try:
 		Pacman.run('-Sy')
 	except Exception as e:
+		error('Failed to sync Arch Linux package database.')
+		if 'could not resolve host' in str(e).lower():
+			error('Most likely due to a missing network connection or DNS issue.')
+		error('Run archinstall --debug and check /var/log/archinstall/install.log for details.')
+
 		debug(f'Failed to sync Arch Linux package database: {e}')
 		exit(1)