If I create an "USB" Qube then does that mean I could only use USB storage devices on that particular USB Qube?
I tried another USB device and got the same result, so I know it must be some system setting and not a faulty hardware issue. Thank you! On Wed, 7 Jun 2017 at 08:41, Unman <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Jun 07, 2017 at 12:25:52PM +0000, Christopher Thacker wrote: > > Hi Franz, > > > > Yes I saw that link earlier but didn't understand it. > > > > The link states ". . . Simply insert your USB drive, right-click on the > > desired qube in the Qubes VM Manager list, click *Attach/detach block > > devices*, and select your desired action and device." > > > > That is what I always did on my old Qubes 2 system and it worked. It > > worked on my new Qubes 3.2 system until I updated it. After updating, > the > > "Attach / Detach block devices" was "greyed out" which prevented me from > > selecting it. > > > > I suspect this is a simple fix that I overlooked but I would appreciate > any > > help. > > > > Thank you. > > > > > > On Tue, 6 Jun 2017 at 23:28, Franz <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On Tue, Jun 6, 2017 at 11:32 PM, Christopher Thacker < > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >> I installed Qubes 3.2 (default Fedora) and it easily detected my > external > > >> hdd and let me attach and mount it. I used it as I normally would. > > >> > > >> I applied the updates for the whole system and discovered that Qubes > now > > >> does not detect my external hdd. This holds true even if I restart or > > >> shutdown then start. > > >> > > >> Now if I plugin my external hdd, the option to attach to a Qube is > > >> "greyed out". Again this holds true even after restarts and > shutdowns. > > >> > > >> This is very puzzling and frustrating but I couldn't find any > literature > > >> to help me. I would appreciate any help. > > >> > > >> > > > Have you seen this: https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/usb/ > > > Best > > > Fran > > > > > > > > > > > >> Any thoughts? > > >> > > Do you have a usb qube? If not try creating one. It could be that usb > devices are now hidden from dom0, and you havent started a qube which > will proxy them to the system. > -- -- Christopher Thacker -- 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/CANpb_zUr%2BAopKqgZAa7VzbyuqBhjxZ84y3Qugea-ihoAYD6TQw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
