On Friday, January 18, 2019 at 10:17:01 AM UTC-5, scott.lewi...@gmail.com wrote: > On Friday, January 18, 2019 at 9:16:59 AM UTC-5, unman wrote: > > On Fri, Jan 18, 2019 at 07:40:30AM -0500, Scott wrote: > > > Thanks but unfortunately I don't know that issue helps, as those who were > > > able to resolve it did so by updating which I cannot do since sys-net > > > fails > > > to start. > > > > > > This issue, https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/3349 , seems to > > > cover that problem but nothing's mentioned about net & firewall failing to > > > start. > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jan 18, 2019, 07:22 Mike Keehan <m...@keehan.net wrote: > > > > > > > On Thu, 17 Jan 2019 16:42:28 -0800 (PST) > > > > scott wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hello, I apologize in advance if this has already been addressed but > > > > > searching for "sys-net" & "libxl" give many confusing results, I > > > > > don't see any that match both not working, and I'm completely new to > > > > > Qubes. My problem is that after 2 different installs of the same > > > > > version, 4.01, I keep getting the same problems: When I get into > > > > > Qubes I cannot update dom0, and sys-net & sys-firewall both fail to > > > > > start even though my NIC is correctly listed in devices for -net. > > > > > > > > > > Basic info: > > > > > Dell Optiplex 780, bios= A15 as recommended in HCL. > > > > > Qubes 4.01, sigs checked good. > > > > > Install 1 done by USB, created in windows, had same issues as > > > > > described below. Re-installed by DVD thinking I'd muffed something > > > > > (think I read on reddit that USB installs made from windows had > > > > > issues) and the behavior is exactly the same. > > > > > > > > > > Behavior observed: > > > > > (anything in [xxx] is me telling you the variation, as I get this for > > > > > 2 VM's, 2 error codes, etc.) > > > > > * Dom0 starts and runs, but -net & -firewall will not. > > > > > * When I attempt to manually start either, I get this error message: > > > > > "ERROR: Start failed: internal error: libxenlight failed to create > > > > > new domain 'sys-net' [or sys-firewall], > > > > > see /var/log/libvirt/libxl/libxl-driver.log for details". > > > > > > > > > > When I less the log, I get these errors dozens of time with > > > > > timestamps ranging from date of install to today: 1: "[date:time]: > > > > > libxl: libxl_create.c:610:libxl_domain_make:domain creation fail: > > > > > Operation not supported" 2: "[date:time]: libxl: > > > > > libxl_create.c:982:initiate_domain_create:cannot make domain: -3" > > > > > Those errors and nothing else. > > > > > > > > > > I've tried to update dom0 by command as found in docs, as well as > > > > > through GUI without success. I found a page elsewhere that described > > > > > temporarily putting NIC in firewall or another VM to see if it > > > > > worked, but I must be doing it wrong as I always get loopback errors > > > > > when trying to save. It always tells me failed, regardless. No wonder > > > > > if network isn't working. > > > > > > > > > > Under sys-net, I see the correct name and model of my NIC, but I > > > > > can't seem to figure out how to see if the NIC is operational since > > > > > sys-net isn't working (new to qubes sorry!), however I verified my > > > > > router is not showing an IP assigned, though link LED is on. > > > > > > > > > > If anyone can help me try to figure this out, I'd really appreciate > > > > > it. I'm still a bit green on linux but I learn fast, I recently gave > > > > > up on Windows (I hate 10 so much I could scream) so I'm trying to > > > > > dive in with qubes (deep end of the pool I think) as it best suits my > > > > > needs with the VM implementation. > > > > > > > > > > I'd post the log itself, but I can't seem to figure out how to make > > > > > USB copy work yet since I've been beating my head on the networking > > > > > issue. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, and sorry in advance if this duplicated another thread. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Similar issues in the past were raised in this bug report - > > > > > > > > https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/3125 > > > > > > > > It might give you some pointers. > > > > > > > > (I found it by searching for "Qubes libxl_domain_make:domain creation > > > > fail: Operation not supported" in google.) > > > > > > > > Mike. > > > > > > > > Test whether issue is with NIC by removing the card from sys-net and > > confirming that > > sys-firewall starts (after sys-net). > > Shutdown both. > > Re-attach NIC to sys-net. > > Report back. > > > > > > You can extract logs from dom0 by creating a qube with NO netvm, and > > using qvm-copy-to-vm to transfer the log to that qube. Attach USB > > device to the qube (using devices widget) and copy log off system. > > Thanks Mike, here's the results: > * Trying to start the USB VM results in error: ERROR: Start failed: internal > error: libxenlight failed to create new domain 'USBlogs', see > /var/log/libvirt/libxl/libxl-driver.log for details (at least I know why I > couldn't get it to work the 1 time I tried before OP). > * Trying to start -net resulted in the same error, with the NIC removed. > * Trying to start -firewall resulted in the error saying -net couldn't start, > pointing to libxenlight's log also. > > Other things I observed again but not sure I detailed enough before: > * Sys-net won't save with any setting but none for networking, but firewall > gives me the error that networking is disabled and must be enabled, isn't > that normal though since that's the network VM? The other 4 options give me > the same "loops in network are unsupported" error for any of 'default > (sys-firewall), sys-firewall, sys-net, sys-whonix'. > * Sys-firewall gives me config error that it's connected to sys-net which > doesn't support firewall (I assume due to above).
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