On Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at 12:41:37 PM UTC-5, Eric Shelton wrote: > On Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at 8:15:06 AM UTC-5, mariusz...@gmail.com > wrote:Same as topic name. I am currently running mac os with heavy virtual > machines usage to get more security/privacy. I will probably switch to linux > soon but since i plan on using a lot of one time use VMs or even whonix i > would rather get as secure host as possible. So i figured why not use Qubes > OS since i already do everything manually. > If not mba what high end ultrabook would you recommend ? > > > I got it working on a 2012 MacBook Air w/ 4GB of RAM: > > > https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/qubes-devel/uLDYGdKk_Dk > > > > The 3.1 rc series of Qubes supports EFI boot, so you can likely avoid most, > if not all, of the rEFInd stuff in those directions - it should just boot and > install from a USB stick. Do not create a usbvm in your install - on Macs > the keyboard and trackpad are USB devices, and you won't be able to sign in > if you use a usbvm. If you have 8GB or RAM, you should be good for almost > anything, including running a non-Linux OS in an HVM domain. That could > include running OS X within Qubes > (https://groups.google.com/d/msg/qubes-users/RiVntUzgJmY/hiohgHm4BwAJ). If > you just have 4GB, you can still run Qubes, but mostly just running Linux. > > > To be on the safe side, I would suggest first making a USB stick with the OS > X installer on it (you should be able to find instructions for this online - > generally involves downloading the installer via the App Store and running > the createinstallmedia command hiding inside the application). Then, if > things don't work, or you need to return the MacBook Air to some sane state, > you at least have that as a backup. > > > Good luck, > Eric
Hi Eric, I'm trying to install Qubes 4.0RC on a 2017 MacBook. I have a USB that it boots from and get to the language screen but the keyboard and trackpad do not work. Any clues on how to get past that? Thanks, jason -- 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 qubes-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to qubes-users@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/b358b8c7-d17a-4e88-ad3e-8a2dafbd89f3%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
