Re: [qubes-users] Rc2 hangs on install -- Dell Inspiron i5759-8835SLV

2017-11-02 Thread Mike Keehan
On Wed, 1 Nov 2017 16:32:24 -0700 (PDT)
billol...@gmail.com wrote:

> Yeah, I'll do that.  On the other hand, it may be a Fedora thing.
> Just for giggles, I downloaded F26, and it won't install, either --
> it times out, though it gives a different error when it does.
> 
> I use these cheap flash drives I buy in bulk off ebay.  I'll go get a
> pricey one and see if it makes a difference.  But I gotta say, these
> same drives work fine for ubuntu and KDE neon.
> 

I've been having similar 'stuck' problems on my laptop.  And trying to
install Fedora 26 got stuck too.

I found that in my case it is the nouveau driver that gets stuck - the
driver can't handle the newest nvidia chips yet.

I managed to get Fedora to install by adding the option 
'modprobe.blacklist=nouveau' to the kernel boot command line (at the
Fedora install boot use 'e' to edit the command line).

However I haven't yet figured out how to do that for Qubes bootup.

Mike.

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Re: Re: [qubes-users] Rc2 hangs on install -- Dell Inspiron i5759-8835SLV

2017-11-02 Thread billollib
On Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at 7:43:42 PM UTC-4, [799] wrote:

> I've migrated my USB drives to only one Modell:
> SanDisk 
> https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01NARBPI7/
> 
> It has a good performance (I have installed Qubes on of those to showcase it 
> to friends and colleques.
> 
> [799]

Just ordered it.  I'll see if it works.

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AW: Re: [qubes-users] Rc2 hangs on install -- Dell Inspiron i5759-8835SLV

2017-11-01 Thread '[799]' via qubes-users
Hello,

>> I use these cheap flash drives I buy in bulk
>> off ebay. I'll go get a pricey one and see if it
>> makes a difference.

I've migrated my USB drives to only one Modell:
SanDisk
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01NARBPI7/

It has a good performance (I have installed Qubes on of those to showcase it to 
friends and colleques.

[799]

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Re: [qubes-users] Rc2 hangs on install -- Dell Inspiron i5759-8835SLV

2017-11-01 Thread billollib
Yeah, I'll do that.  On the other hand, it may be a Fedora thing.  Just for 
giggles, I downloaded F26, and it won't install, either -- it times out, though 
it gives a different error when it does.

I use these cheap flash drives I buy in bulk off ebay.  I'll go get a pricey 
one and see if it makes a difference.  But I gotta say, these same drives work 
fine for ubuntu and KDE neon.

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Re: [qubes-users] Rc2 hangs on install -- Dell Inspiron i5759-8835SLV

2017-11-01 Thread awokd
On Wed, November 1, 2017 20:26, billol...@gmail.com wrote:
> OK, I updated the BIOS.  That got rid of the microcode error, alright.
> However, it still hangs.
>
> I now get the error:
>
> [2.040734] Couldn't get size: 0x8 0e
> [2.527013] usb 1-1:string descriptor 0 read error-71

Try a different brand flash drive? Maybe it's going bad.

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Re: [qubes-users] Rc2 hangs on install -- Dell Inspiron i5759-8835SLV

2017-11-01 Thread billollib
OK, I updated the BIOS.  That got rid of the microcode error, alright. However, 
it still hangs.

I now get the error:

[2.040734] Couldn't get size: 0x8 0e
[2.527013] usb 1-1:string descriptor 0 read error-71

Just for giggles, I tried a different usb port for my flash drive.  On the 
second port, I get just:

[2.039925] Couldn't get size: 0x8...0e

and it hung, without the usb 1-1 error

and for the third port, it's the same, with a different first number:

[2.037575' Couldn't get size: 0x80...0e

with the "..." being a bunch of zeros


One other thing, there's a series of four lines that pops up quickly, but 
disappears faster than I can write them down, that something about UEFI booting 
or some such.  Then the screen blacks out and these errors appear.


As an aside, I'm running a dual boot machine with Windows 10 and KDE neon.

billo

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Re: [qubes-users] Rc2 hangs on install -- Dell Inspiron i5759-8835SLV

2017-11-01 Thread billollib


Thanks, I'll give it a try.  Now I just have to figure out how to update my 
BIOS.  Once I look that up, I'll report back...

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Re: [qubes-users] Rc2 hangs on install -- Dell Inspiron i5759-8835SLV

2017-10-31 Thread Marek Marczykowski-Górecki
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On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 04:29:55PM -0700, billol...@gmail.com wrote:
> Don't know what this means, but I downloaded the new 4.0 RC2, put it on a 
> flash drive, and tried to install it on my new Dell laptop.  It froze early 
> on, with the messages:
> 
> 
> Firmware Bug:  TSC_DEADLINE disabled due to errate.  Please update microcode 
> to version 0xb2 (or later)

This is about CPU bug, fixable with newer microcode. In most cases it is
applied by BIOS early during system startup.
In short: update your BIOS.

> 2.035271  Could not get size 0x8000e
> 
> Anyway, just a data point.  
> 
> I tried the "troubleshooting" option.  It froze again, but I didn't write 
> down the step.  I believe it was after discovering/creating /dev/sdd
> 
> Good luck!  I'll try again once the final version comes out.  I'll monitor 
> this if someone has an idea of how to get beyond this, but it's just an early 
> hang for me.
> 
> billo
> 


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