There was a mistake in the install kernel parameter I shared, instead of "nouveau.modeset=1" it should be "nouveau.modeset=0"
On Wed, 8 Aug 2018 at 08:20, Yassine <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tuesday, 7 August 2018 14:49:33 UTC+1, Jim Snider wrote: > > On Monday, May 7, 2018 at 12:03:17 AM UTC-5, Yassine wrote: > > > On Sunday, 6 May 2018 14:46:32 UTC+1, Yassine wrote: > > > > Updating previous report as reinstalling from 4.0-rc3 to 4.0 > > > > > > > > Needed to edit xen EFI config to remove mapbs/noexitboot keys and > disable nouveau modesetting (nouveau.modeset=0) > > > > > > After install I tested different configuration and was able to get > discrete gpu hardware support: > > > - Removed nouveau.modeset=0 > > > - Added kernel param: acpi_osi=! > > > - Changed iommu support from iommu=no-igfx to iommu=on > > > > Yassine > > > > I have a Dell Precision 5520 like yours except mine has the Xeon > E3-1505M v6 processor, so I think your solution should work on my Dell. I > have not been able to get it to work. > > > > Problem : Qubes 4.0 Installer hangs at anaconda screen. > > > > I made the install USB using Rufus 3.1 in dd mode. I have tried and > tried to edit the BOOTX64.cfg on the USB install drive but it is write > protected and I have not been able to writew changes using several > different approaches. > > I booted UEFI, The results of the install: > > > > message : "Not asking for VNC because we don't have a network" > > message : "44.288997 watchdog: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#5 stuck fot 23s! > [Xorg:1383] > > > > I then made a ISO mode install USB using Rufus and edited the > BOOTX64.cfg as follows: > > > > [global] > > default=qubes-verbose > > > > [qubes-check] > > options=console=none > > kernel=vmlinuz inst.stage2=hd:LABEL=Qubes-R4.0-x86_64 > i915.alpha_support=1 quiet rhgb rd.live.check > > ramdisk=initrd.img > > > > [qubes] > > options=console=none > > kernel=vmlinuz inst.stage2=hd:LABEL=Qubes-R4.0-x86_64 > i915.alpha_support=1 quiet rhgb > > ramdisk=initrd.img > > > > [qubes-verbose] > > options=console=vga efi=attr=uc > > # noexitboot=1 > > # mapbs=1 > > kernel=vmlinuz inst.stage2=hd:LABEL=Qubes-R4.0-x86_64 > i915.alpha_support=1 > > ramdisk=initrd.img > > > > [qubes-rescue] > > options=loglvl=all > > kernel=vmlinuz inst.stage2=hd:LABEL=Qubes-R4.0-x86_64 rescue > > ramdisk=initrd.img > > > > I booted the ISO USB Legacy, At Blue Qubes screen, Trouble Shooting, > TAB, added nouveau.modeset=0 > > The results of the install: > > > > message : "Not asking for VNC because we don't have a network" > > message : "X starting failed, aborting installation" > > message : "The installation cannot continue the system will be > rebooted Press ENTER to continue" > > > > Yassine, > > > > I have searched high and low on the internet and your 5520 / Qubes > sucess is rare. There is very little discussion of this specific > combination. > > > > If you could Please give me some guidance and edit my BOOTX64 above to > match yours verbatim, I can try that. > > > > Anyone else reading this post that may have suggestions, please add to > the discussion > > > > Thank you so much > > Hi Jim, > > Try changing the default boot entry to the following: > > [qubes-verbose] > options=console=vga efi=attr=uc > kernel=vmlinuz inst.stage2=hd:LABEL=Qubes-R4.0-x86_64 i915.alpha_support=1 > nouveau.modeset=1 > ramdisk=initrd.img > > Once you've installed Qubes successfully, try tuning your xen.cfg file > from dom0 with the following configuration: > > [global] > default=4.14.57-1.pvops.qubes.x86_64 > > [4.14.57-1.pvops.qubes.x86_64] > options=loglvl=all dom0_mem=min:1024M dom0_mem=max:4096M iommu=on > ucode=scan > kernel=vmlinuz-4.14.57-1.pvops.qubes.x86_64 > root=/dev/mapper/qubes_dom0-root rd.luks.uuid=luks-some-uuid > rd.lvm.lv=qubes_dom0/root > rd.lvm.lv=qubes_dom0/swap i915.alpha_support=1 acpi_osi=! rhgb > rd.qubes.hide_all_usb > ramdisk=initramfs-4.14.57-1.pvops.qubes.x86_64.img > > Hope this help > > Yassine > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "qubes-users" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/qubes-users/WMc88pfT-hM/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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/75ac78ff-42ef-422f-a3ed-8d9efafa1f26%40googlegroups.com > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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/CAC2-P-5UPjpX9bfoRwzhuABQaTDmCy3wFXMV92cWXUt%2BbuCimg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
