On Thursday, June 1, 2017 at 4:00:08 AM UTC-4, Ahmed Al Aqtash wrote: > On 05/30/2017 05:34 PM, cooloutac wrote: > > On Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at 11:24:43 AM UTC-4, Ahmed Al Aqtash wrote: > >> On Tue, 30 May 2017, 17:11 cooloutac, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at 6:26:10 AM UTC-4, Ahmed Al Aqtash wrote: > >> > >>> Hello! > >> > >>> > >> > >>> I got a ThinkPad X270 that I am trying to install Qubes 3.2 on, but the > >>> installer consistently refuses to load the GUI. > >> > >>> > >> > >>> It loads up anaconda text mode, and I can't seem to finish the > >>> installation through this interface, since it keeps marking some elements > >>> as faulty. > >> > >>> > >> > >>> My BIOS setup: > >> > >>> Virtualisation enabled (tried enabling and disabling VT-d) > >> > >>> Secure Boot disabled, and only booting in legacy (I get a completely > >>> different problem when trying to boot with EFI, and it doesn't really > >>> matter much to me, as long as I can install) > >> > >>> I have tried increasing the initial reserved RAM for the display to 512 > >>> MB (I recall finding a thread before stating that this weird setting > >>> would fix the installer loading the GUI) > >> > >>> > >> > >>> > >> > >>> I created the USB with DD on ubuntu. > >> > >>> > >> > >>> > >> > >>> The X.log in /tmp/X.log states that no screen could be found, but I think > >>> I have the same issue as here > >>> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/qubes-devel/XN6JrEXVOVA but I > >>> have no clue as to how to fix it :S > >> > >>> > >> > >>> > >> > >>> Many thanks for your help in advance! > >> > >>> > >> > >>> Hoping to hear from anyone > >> > >>> > >> > >>> > >> > >>> > >> > >>> > >> > >>> > >> > >>> > >> > >>> > >> > >>> > >> > >>> > >> > >>> > >> > >>> > >> > >>> > >> > >>> > >> > >>> > >> > >>> > >> > >>> -- > >> > >>> Med venlig hilsen/Best regards > >> > >>> Ahmed Al Aqtash > >> > >>>> ^_^> > >> > >> > >> > >> What do you mean keeps marking elements as faulty? > >> > >> > >> Thank you so much for your time, appreciate it! > >> > >> > >> For instance when selecting software sources, it keeps saying that the > >> drive through which data should be installed (ie the USB) has changed, and > >> that I should look at it. But I set the source before selecting the > >> software I want, so I know it hasn't changed. Even if I go back and make > >> sure it is correct, it doesn't mark the step with software selection as > >> correctly configured. > >> > >> > >> So it seems like I won't be able to finish the installer in this mode. > >> > >> > >> Regards! > >> > >> -- > >> > >> > >> Med venlig hilsen/Best regards > >> Ahmed Al Aqtash > >>> ^_^> > > > > What are exact error messages you are getting at what point during the > > installation? I don't know what you mean by setting the source and > > selecting software you want, or selecting software sources? > > > > The person in the thread you linked could not use text mode because his > > installation was totally aborting. This sounds diff from your issue but I > > may be misunderstanding. > > > > Sorry for the delay. > Just to be clear, I went ahead and installed another system, and just > accepted the fact that I might have to wait for Qubes 4.0 before jumping > in again. > > I tried running the installer again (created the disk from scratch, this > time I torrented it, and used DD again from my new system). > > It allows me to fill out all steps, until I reach 'Install destination'. > When I select the only disk in the machine, it says something about not > being able to install to that disk, or some such, and I can't finish the > process. > > Just out of curiousity, if I do install Qubes from the text installer, > what happens when I actually boot up then? Will I even have a GUI, or > will I be plunged into a TTY? > > Anyways, thank you very much for your time. > > I am not in that much of a hurry. Just wanted to hear if there were any > immediate solutions. > > -- > Med venlig hilsen/Best regards > Ahmed Al Aqtash
What type of disk is it? I'm really not sure but even a tty will at least let you update the kernel from testing repo and reboot. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/c0fdb60f-531c-4791-8a79-e1f78f5563b7%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
