Added a --skip-ntp parameter to deal with #2144 (#2225)

* Added a --skip-ntp parameter to deal with #2144

* Made info/warn strings translateable

* Corrected spelling mistake

2 files changed, 18 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/archinstall/__init__.py b/archinstall/__init__.py
index 67230c71..a77de737 100644
--- a/archinstall/__init__.py
+++ b/archinstall/__init__.py
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ def define_arguments():
 	parser.add_argument("-v", "--version", action="version", version="%(prog)s " + __version__)
 	parser.add_argument("--config", nargs="?", help="JSON configuration file or URL")
 	parser.add_argument("--creds", nargs="?", help="JSON credentials configuration file")
+	parser.add_argument("--skip-ntp", nargs="?", help="Disables NTP checks during instalation")
 	parser.add_argument("--silent", action="store_true",
 						help="WARNING: Disables all prompts for input and confirmation. If no configuration is provided, this is ignored")
 	parser.add_argument("--dry-run", "--dry_run", action="store_true",
diff --git a/archinstall/lib/installer.py b/archinstall/lib/installer.py
index e2ca5e2b..4668fdfc 100644
--- a/archinstall/lib/installer.py
+++ b/archinstall/lib/installer.py
@@ -130,13 +130,23 @@ class Installer:
 		One such service is "reflector.service" which updates /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
 		We need to wait for it before we continue since we opted in to use a custom mirror/region.
 		"""
-		info('Waiting for time sync (systemd-timesyncd.service) to complete.')
 
-		while True:
-			time_val = SysCommand('timedatectl show --property=NTPSynchronized --value').decode()
-			if time_val and time_val.strip() == 'yes':
-				break
-			time.sleep(1)
+		if not storage['arguments'].get('skip_ntp', False):
+			info(_('Waiting for time sync (timedatectl show) to complete.'))
+
+			_started_wait = time.time()
+			_notified = False
+			while True:
+				if not _notified and time.time() - _started_wait > 5:
+					_notified = True
+					warn(_("Time syncronization not completing, while you wait - check the docs for workarounds: https://archinstall.readthedocs.io/"))
+					
+				time_val = SysCommand('timedatectl show --property=NTPSynchronized --value').decode()
+				if time_val and time_val.strip() == 'yes':
+					break
+				time.sleep(1)
+		else:
+			info(_('Skipping waiting for automatic time sync (this can cause issues if time is out of sync during installation)'))
 
 		info('Waiting for automatic mirror selection (reflector) to complete.')
 		while self._service_state('reflector') not in ('dead', 'failed', 'exited'):
@@ -146,7 +156,7 @@ class Installer:
 		# while self._service_state('pacman-init') not in ('dead', 'failed', 'exited'):
 		# 	time.sleep(1)
 
-		info('Waiting for Arch Linux keyring sync (archlinux-keyring-wkd-sync) to complete.')
+		info(_('Waiting for Arch Linux keyring sync (archlinux-keyring-wkd-sync) to complete.'))
 		# Wait for the timer to kick in
 		while self._service_started('archlinux-keyring-wkd-sync.timer') is None:
 			time.sleep(1)