On Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 12:05:05 AM UTC-7, john wrote:
> On 04/20/18 14:58, Campbell wrote:
> > On Friday, April 20, 2018 at 11:01:16 AM UTC-7, Campbell wrote:
> >> I have a problem with a Qubes 4 installation on USB that will not boot 
> >> after the initial setup. It will restart after initial install, BIOS sees 
> >> the drive as USB Qubes, boots into the configuration loader and eventually 
> >> into the OS. Once there I can do everything and it all works including my 
> >> Windows HVM yesterday.
> >>
> >> But what I thought was a fluke is turning into a real problem.
> >> USB will not boot again if I choose to shut down in the Qubes OS.
> >>
> >> I've now tried this with 2 different size and manufacturer USB drives with 
> >> same results. The BIOS sees either drive as simply a USB drive (instead of 
> >> showing "USB Qubes") and apparently does not see the boot loader any more.
> >>
> >> Please help!
> > 
> > I just now tried a Qubes 3.2 install and have the same problem. Once I 
> > restart after all configuration is done, it never boots again. Computer 
> > BIOS sees the disk but there is nothing to load, even though it rebooted 
> > successfully during the installation.
> > 
> 
> so, 1st you tried to install Q4.0 from USB installation media to another 
> USB drive ?  that failed,  so then you tried to install Q3.2  from one 
> USB drive installtion media  to  another USB drive ?  Is that right ?
> 
> and you've seen and followed this ?
> --
> Installing to a USB drive
> 
> Installing an operating system onto a USB drive can be a convenient and 
> secure method of ensuring that your data is protected. Be advised that a 
> minimum storage of 32 GB is required on the USB drive. This installation 
> process may take longer than an installation on a standard hard disk. 
> The installation process is identical to using a hard disk in 
> conjunction with two exceptions:
> 
>      Select the USB as the storage location for the OS.
> 
>      Leave the option checked to “Automatically configure my Qubes 
> installation to the disk(s) I selected and return me to the main menu”.
> 
> --

There is no option in the install script to "Automatically configure my Qubes 
installation to the disk(s) I selected and return me to the main menu"
When I select my disk, there is an option checked for "Automatically partition 
disk" but nothing like what is written in the documentation.

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