Re: [qubes-users] USB headset, how to control volume?

2020-07-16 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Thu, Jul 16, 2020 at 10:40:47PM +0200, 'cubit' via qubes-users wrote: > Is there any way to control the sound level once it is passed to an > AppVM?    It would also be nice to control my mic levels but so far > people have not complained about me being too quiet so not as > pressing. use an

Re: [qubes-users] Template Installation Problem

2020-07-03 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Fri, Jul 03, 2020 at 11:01:48AM +0200, Qubes wrote: > Using sys-whonix as UpdateVM to download updates for Dom0; this may take > some time... > error: could not delete old database at > /var/lib/qubes/dom0-updates/home/user/.rpmdbold.3146 > I don't have a /var/lib/qubes/dom0-updates/ folder

Re: [qubes-users] Qubes dom0 to Debian

2020-07-02 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Thu, Jul 02, 2020 at 07:08:27PM +0200, Joo Nasss wrote: > How to Change qubes OS dom0 to Debian? short answer: if you have to ask, you dont. longer: https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/1919 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: [qubes-users] USB fails to boot on one computer, but succeeds on other, and the USB listed in device selection menu's storage volume is waaay lower than it really is

2020-06-27 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Sat, Jun 27, 2020 at 01:28:57AM -0700, Frogfessor wrote: > that it doesn't support virtualization. But, either way, I was planning to > just flash it onto a live USB anyways. But, my 64gb USB, which has been > formatted to FAT32 and has no filed on it, is said to have only about 900 >

Re: [qubes-users] Move To a Larger Disk

2020-06-26 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Fri, Jun 26, 2020 at 06:38:09AM -0300, Franz wrote: > Next time I would suggest a very simple and reliable backup of the old > disk, install Qubes on the new disk, restore backup on the new disk and > you'll have a clean new system with no problems. uh. even in the best case, this is a _lot_

Re: [qubes-users] Move To a Larger Disk

2020-06-25 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Thu, Jun 25, 2020 at 10:29:33PM +, 'Matt Drez' via qubes-users wrote: > How to safely raise it to the maximum size (1TB ) and not just an > arbitrary number that's close enough? which "it"? if you bought a "1TB disk", that usualy means 931GiB. the pvresize dance means the pv is now as

Re: [qubes-users] Move To a Larger Disk

2020-06-25 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Thu, Jun 25, 2020 at 08:54:51PM +, Matt Drez wrote: > This is where I am at now (below). What would be the best course of > action. What would you if this was your mess to clean up? :) > WARNING: Device > /dev/mapper/luks-55a20051-8c1a-435e-a1c8-862493f2d576 has size of > 1948924598

Re: [qubes-users] Move To a Larger Disk

2020-06-25 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Thu, Jun 25, 2020 at 08:05:11PM +, Matt Drez wrote: > That makes total sense. Well, I'm glad I didn't screw everything up > but now how do I reverse what I have done so I could achieve my goal? > How can I "take away" the 100% free space I assigned to root and give > it to the whole system?

Re: [qubes-users] Move To a Larger Disk

2020-06-25 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Wed, Jun 24, 2020 at 07:49:56PM +, Matt Drez wrote: > [@dom0 ~]$ sudo lvextend -l +100%FREE /dev/mapper/qubes_dom0-root this means you resized your dom0 root volume. that is probably not what you were trying to do. you can check if that worked with "df -h /" or "lsblk -d

Re: [qubes-users] Updating Linux and Whonix

2020-06-25 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Thu, Jun 25, 2020 at 11:03:19AM -0700, E. Foster wrote: > I finally got latest version of Qubes installed. thanks for the what version is that? > version displayed did not change. From reading the documentation, The > updater should have updated to Whonix 16, and Fedora 35 or 36 as

Re: [qubes-users] Move To a Larger Disk

2020-06-24 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Wed, Jun 24, 2020 at 04:38:21PM +, Matt Drez wrote: > None of the three commands you gave showed 900+GB you can doublecheck the partition and luks device already have the right size with ... lsblk -d /dev/nvme* /dev/mapper/luks-* if these show 900+GB you are good to go with the lvm

Re: [qubes-users] Move To a Larger Disk

2020-06-23 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Tue, Jun 23, 2020 at 04:11:56PM +, 'Matt Drez' via qubes-users wrote: > I was trying to move my Qubes to a bigger disk. I used clonezilla to > clone it. I was able to successfully boot up but Qubes was still > complaining that my disk is full. For some reason it doesn't want to > use the

Re: [qubes-users] Debian10 - Reading From Proxy Failed

2020-06-22 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Mon, Jun 22, 2020 at 04:54:18PM +, 'Matt Drez' via qubes-users wrote: >   Reading from proxy failed - read (104: Connection reset by peer) [IP: > 127.0.0.1 8082] try ... qrexec-client-vm '$default' qubes.UpdatesProxy ... and/or ... (echo -e 'GET http://google.com/

Re: [qubes-users] How to install snort or ossec Into Network vm

2020-06-20 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Sat, Jun 20, 2020 at 11:12:51AM +0200, Joo Nasss wrote: > How can I Install Network Intrusion system for the whole system just as you would on any other fedora. (or whatever distro template you are using for your netvm) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Re: [qubes-users] Full disk encryption in qubes - best practice for high risk environment

2020-06-12 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 12:49:04PM +, taran1s wrote: > - - set a higher encryption from qubes default to aes 512-bit full disk > encryption. a) there is no "aes 512". b) the qubes default is aes-xts-512. (which is really aes-256 with two different keys since whoever implemented it for

Re: [qubes-users] How to add multiple virtual hard drive to a StandaloneHVM

2020-06-11 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 10:28:22PM -0700, ramboman...@gmail.com wrote: please dont top-post here. > The reason I was specifying virtual hard drives and not partitions, is ... > functionalities it offers, I am trying to reproduce a virtual file server > containing many hard drives so I can

Re: [qubes-users] Where to connect monitor

2020-06-05 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Fri, Jun 05, 2020 at 08:05:50AM -0700, romandash...@gmail.com wrote: > I can passthrough GPU to *one* of the VMs for computational purposes. But > for display purposes, I still must connect my monitor to the motherboard > display port only. Correct? the question of where the physical port is

Re: [qubes-users] Qubes won't boot

2020-06-04 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Thu, Jun 04, 2020 at 01:45:26PM +0200, haaber wrote: > how do you use qvm-run if qubes won't boot? First step is a always > proper backup, on some external drive. That is what I wrote in my other > answer. i recommend to read what this thread is about. the user installed qubes to a new ssd

Re: [qubes-users] Qubes won't boot

2020-06-04 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
> On 6/3/20 10:58 PM, Boot problems wrote: > > How do I restore a mounted vm using dd? qvm-run -p HELPERVM "sudo cat /dev/mapper/qubes_dom0-vm--VMOLD--private" | sudo dd conv=sparse of=/dev/mapper/qubes_dom0-vm--VMNEW--private this assumes you have the old disk opened in HELPERVM, the old vm

Re: [qubes-users] Qubes won't boot

2020-06-01 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Sun, May 31, 2020 at 04:59:43PM -0700, Boot problems wrote: > Using fdisk -l /dev/xvdi shows me 2 partitions only, a 200m EFI System > and xvdi2 a 931G Linux file system, there are no more partitions even > if I decrypt, mount and fdisk -l /dev/xvdi2 after the luksOpen, check with lvm tools:

Re: [qubes-users] Qubes won't boot

2020-05-31 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Sun, May 31, 2020 at 01:57:24PM -0700, Boot problems wrote: > /dev/xvdi but using that it just says permission denied. so use "sudo fdisk -l /dev/xvdi" > the cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/xvdi2 name, then it says access denied, I so use "sudo cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/xvdi2 name" > can

Re: [qubes-users] Qubes won't boot

2020-05-31 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Sun, May 31, 2020 at 12:45:22PM -0700, Boot problems wrote: > Hello, I wanted to migrate from my old hhd to a new ssd, I installed [...] > could it be a grub issue? What can I do? assuming you were NOT reinstalling because you were compromised... - just boot your new qubes system - with the

Re: [qubes-users] Re: docker install problems on debian-10

2020-05-31 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Sun, May 31, 2020 at 11:55:15AM +0200, haaber wrote: > Thank you! I removed my debian-9 template long ago (surprised?), but I > could re-install one for building. Just to evaluate the time-cost: how > would "downgrade" work? just install the right rpm for either kernel or debian template. so

Re: [qubes-users] Qubes don't Install on revodrive

2020-05-31 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Sun, May 31, 2020 at 09:07:14AM +0200, Joo Nasss wrote: > Qubes 4.0.3 don't Install on revodrive > There comes an Error that ist failed to make DM RAID not familiar with revodrive, but for installing to a different kind of barely-supported storage (internal eMMC via sdhci-pci driver) i tend to

Re: [qubes-users] Updating sys-usb template

2020-05-30 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Sat, May 30, 2020 at 09:46:57AM +0200, Zbigniew Łukasiak wrote: > > > > disable sys-usb autostart. > > > maybe "lock out" refers to a USB keyboard ? > > yes, that is how i read it, and that is what my suggestions for > > dealing with the update are about. > > Yes - I have an USB keyboard. So

Re: [qubes-users] Updating sys-usb template

2020-05-29 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
> > disable sys-usb autostart. > maybe "lock out" refers to a USB keyboard ? yes, that is how i read it, and that is what my suggestions for dealing with the update are about. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe

Re: [qubes-users] USB3 Controller

2020-05-29 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Fri, May 29, 2020 at 11:09:00PM +0200, Magali Bardet wrote: > Does anyone know what is the problem ? How can I solve it ? use "qvm-block" instead of "qvm-usb" to attach it to another qube. (or the block instead of the usb section of the device widget) -- You received this message because

Re: [qubes-users] Updating sys-usb template

2020-05-29 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Thu, May 28, 2020 at 09:26:34AM +0200, Zbigniew Łukasiak wrote: > My sys-usb uses a very old template. I tried some googling - but > failed to find any advice about update it without locking me out of > the system. disable sys-usb autostart. and reboot. now you can replace the sys-usb

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Errors during downloading metadata for repository 'fedora-modular':

2020-05-27 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 07:30:29AM -0700, Dave wrote: > The upgrade process for Standalone Fedora-31-work-test worked up until the > end when it complained about disk space. > *dnf --releasever= distro-sync --best* --allowerasing uh, since you do not seem to follow the fedora upgrade guide

Re: [qubes-users] qubes-mirage-firewall 0.7

2020-05-25 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Mon, May 25, 2020 at 02:23:08AM -0700, sschi...@gmail.com wrote: > On Saturday, 23 May 2020 17:24:42 UTC+2, qubeslover wrote: > Is there any plan to create a package for Qubes Dom0 repo for the future? > We are planning to collaborate with Qubes folks on packaging it. there is

Re: [qubes-users] which OCR software, address database and e-mail program run with the Qubes-OS operating system - welche OCR Software, Adressdatenbank sowie E-Mail- Programm mit dem Betriebssystem Qu

2020-05-24 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Mon, May 25, 2020 at 12:08:49AM +0200, Caroline Villinger wrote: > Because I suspect that you can no longer use them with Qubes OS. > That's why I'm interested in whether there is such software in Qubes OS. for these questions, qubes is "just another linux". if you have a working solution for

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Some VMs Stopped Opening Terminal

2020-05-20 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Wed, May 20, 2020 at 02:01:21PM +, 'Matt Drez' via qubes-users wrote: > > `qvm-run gnome-terminal` > that did not work, but this one had a different error code: > `Command failed with code: 1` check the output by adding a -p: qvm-run -p gnome-terminal it might actualy tell you

Re: [qubes-users] feature request: qvm-print command

2020-05-19 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Tue, May 19, 2020 at 11:14:45AM +0200, haaber wrote: > Hello there, I was thinking about the usefulness of a qvm-print command > that takes an input file, sends it to the "printing-VM" (defined in some > config file), and launches there a document viewer (defined in the > config file) in order

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Install of the Fedora-32 templateVM failed

2020-05-18 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Mon, May 18, 2020 at 02:38:34PM -0700, TheGardner wrote: > [user@sys-firewall ~]$ df -h /var/lib/qubes/dom0-updates > /dev/xvda3 9.6G 8.7G 450M 96% / > sudo mkfs.ext4 /dev/xvdc3 > sudo mount /dev/xvdc3 /var/lib/qubes/dom0-updates > Do I have to change (back) somethings, after I

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Install of the Fedora-32 templateVM failed

2020-05-18 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Mon, May 18, 2020 at 03:33:02AM -0700, TheGardner wrote: > - Setting the space up to 4096 on sys-firewall > same result the default download location in udaptevm is /var/lib/qubes/dom0-updates so with a default appvm layout that is inside the rootfs (or its overlay). you can check if this is

Re: [qubes-users] Mistakenly deleted MBR & system partitions to install, can't boot Qubes

2020-05-17 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Sat, May 16, 2020 at 07:25:59PM -0700, sjill...@gmail.com wrote: > nvme0n1p 953G (hd1) > nvme0n1p1 1MBIOS boot efi (hd1,1) this is WAY too small. make it at least 100M, better 500M or even 1GB. here a single set of xen+linux+initrd is about 35-40MB, and in general you

Re: [qubes-users] Installation failed to install several software and VMs

2020-05-16 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Sat, May 16, 2020 at 06:22:20AM -0700, sarru1...@gmail.com wrote: > > you need at least one usable template, and in general for a q4.0.3 > > install that means fedora-30. > but I'm not able to connect to the internet. It's not showing sys-net, > nothing. How can I troubleshoot for an

Re: [qubes-users] Installation failed to install several software and VMs

2020-05-16 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
> > stderr: “qubes-prefs:error: “No such domain:\’fedora-30\”” this indicates you do not have a fedora-30 template. did you deselect templates during install? you need at least one usable template, and in general for a q4.0.3 install that means fedora-30. (and the first thing you should do

Re: [qubes-users] Is it possible to build any BSD template on QubesOS?

2020-05-14 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Thu, May 14, 2020 at 06:56:56PM +0200, onelovecisco via qubes-users wrote: > In PHV mode like Fedora-31 or Debian-10. > Is the Qubes-builder capable of this? qubes-builder most certainly can not build bsd templates. but like almost any PC OS, you can install it in hvm mode, and that should

Re: [qubes-users] dom0:mmcblk0 regularly disappearing (usb storage mounting)

2020-05-14 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Thu, May 14, 2020 at 06:06:43AM -0700, sairus@gmail.com wrote: > Does anyone have an idea what is wrong and how to fix it? "dom0:mmcblk0" and "usb storage" doesnt match up too well. on this computer the dom0:mmcblk0 is a pci device entirely unrelated to anything USB. check what kind of

Re: [qubes-users] Can I have Windows & Qubes on the same laptop?

2020-05-11 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Mon, May 11, 2020 at 01:48:58AM -0700, matteochicarella...@gmail.com wrote: > Firstly, is it safe to have Windows and Qubes on the same machine? I > use VeraCrypt for full disc encryption veracrypt does not support actual full disc encryption. > Also, I've got a 2TB external HDD, would it

Re: [qubes-users] Re: HCL - Latitude E6230

2020-05-11 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Sun, May 10, 2020 at 06:00:49PM -0700, Catacombs wrote: > am trying to find a USB Wireless Dongle which comes pre installed in > the Kernel. But. there is only exactly _one_ wifi usb dongle that is documented to work with qvm-usb (aka linux usbip) _and_ has a driver included in mainline

Re: [qubes-users] LVM not using full partition size

2020-05-10 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Sun, May 10, 2020 at 08:21:03PM +0200, jiggermas...@posteo.de wrote: > [user@dom0 ~]$ sudo vgs >   VG #PV #LV #SN Attr   VSize   VFree  >   qubes_dom0   1 168   0 wz--n- 701.28g 100.00g this means the VG is already the right size. for resizing the pool, google "how to resize an lvm

Re: [qubes-users] LVM not using full partition size

2020-05-10 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
(please dont top post) On Sun, May 10, 2020 at 07:51:01PM +0200, jiggermas...@posteo.de wrote: > Yes, that's what I mean, mixed up terminology there. The pool has now > 584 GiB, before the reinstall it had around 670 GiB - I am wondering > where that additional 84 GiB ended up (and I need it,

Re: [qubes-users] LVM not using full partition size

2020-05-10 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Sun, May 10, 2020 at 05:12:04PM +0200, jiggermas...@posteo.de wrote: > The partition size for the LVM correctly shows about 700 GiB, but the > root storage then only gets 584, and I am not able to set it higher. the root partition is just the root partition for dom0. if you want to see how

Re: [qubes-users] Re: connecting an iPhone to a AppVM - 4 non-working attempts

2020-05-08 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Sun, May 03, 2020 at 10:01:40PM +0100, lik...@gmx.de wrote: > Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP Serial IO > I2C Controller #0 that is not a USB controller. > Any ideas to resolve that? make sure to attach the right device. if you are trying to assign a USB

Re: [qubes-users] template and dependent qube show different behaviour

2020-05-07 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Thu, May 07, 2020 at 08:30:14AM -0300, Franz wrote: > I installed into Fedora 31 template a proprietary banking rpm > application/plugin/extension which is supposed to work with the browsers > during banking tasks. This is called warsaw_setup_fedora_64.rpm this sounds like a terrible idea

Re: [qubes-users] Removing Template VMs?

2020-05-07 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Wed, May 06, 2020 at 09:31:50PM -0700, viktor.ransm...@gmail.com wrote: > >> i recommend to keep your one-generation-outdated mainline-template > >> around (even if it is EOL) if you can spare the diskspace. > >> if you manage to wreck your new mainline template some way, it is > >> easier

Re: [qubes-users] How to bridge a subnet ot the firewall

2020-05-06 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Wed, May 06, 2020 at 06:17:58PM +, 'Matt Drez' via qubes-users wrote: > My problem is that I don't see their individual IP addresses in the > capture just a NAT'd address of SPS's eth0. I supposed I have to > create a bridge somehow but that's way beyond my skills. you are simply sniffing

Re: [qubes-users] Salt worm

2020-05-06 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Wed, May 06, 2020 at 12:02:55PM +0200, haaber wrote: > > https://labs.f-secure.com/advisories/saltstack-authorization-bypass > Thanks for the source. How do you infer that this "doesn't apply" (and > maybe "did never apply") to qubes? Recall my question: where does salt the vulnerabilities

Re: [qubes-users] Salt worm

2020-05-06 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
sm1> Qubes uses Salt, and there's something nasty going around: sm1> https://saltexploit.com/ sm2> to be used "by hand only" we could enforce risk = 0 by the above formula sm2> and keeping fingers off salt for a while. Thanks! sm3> There was today an update for all templates related to the

Re: [qubes-users] Grub with encrypted boot

2020-05-06 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Wed, May 06, 2020 at 06:21:00AM +, lamboicarus via qubes-users wrote: > I am wondering if anyone knows how I might install grub for use with > an encrypted boot partition, or no boot partition at all. I have > recently decided to use btrfs, and I have grub working fine. The > grub2-efi

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Password not working a day after reinstall

2020-05-05 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Tue, May 05, 2020 at 11:36:27PM +0530, Anil wrote: > By the way, as I write this mail, the keyboarding is again acting up: > sometimes eating up space, sometimes emitting two for one key press. > It was working well the whole day. did you try asking the internet about this problem? like,

Re: [qubes-users] Password not working a day after reinstall

2020-05-05 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Tue, May 05, 2020 at 11:25:53PM +0530, Anil wrote: > I tried to use a USB keyboard, but of course that won't work in Qubes. that is not a "of course" qubes thing but your choice / configuration. you can use a USB keyboard with qubes if you want to, including for entering luks passphrase. >

Re: Solved: [qubes-users] external CD writer

2020-05-04 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Mon, May 04, 2020 at 11:21:18PM +0200, Olaf Klinke wrote: > Where in the documentation is that stated? The manpage of qvm-device > does not mention this. The only hint is that all examples of qvm-usb in > the documentation show sys-usb as backend. for example in the documentation about usb

Re: [qubes-users] Removing Template VMs?

2020-05-04 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Mon, May 04, 2020 at 12:28:27PM -0700, viktor.ransm...@gmail.com wrote: > If I'd like to remove any old & **unused** Template VMs (e.g. Debian 9, > Fedora 29, etc.) all I have to do is to start the Qubes Manager, select the > template I'd like to remove - and - select 'Delete qube' ... this

Re: Antw: [EXT] Re: [qubes-users] Contradictory measures of disk space in a VM

2020-05-04 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Mon, May 04, 2020 at 09:12:59PM +0200, Ulrich Windl wrote: > Is it possible to set a flag that makes fsck do a full filesystem > check on the next boot? > Havent found one for ext3... use tune2fs to set the current-mountcount (-C) to something bigger than the max-mountcount (check with -l,

Re: [qubes-users] To the Qubes developers (German translation) - An die Qubes Entwickler (Übersetzung auf Deutsch)

2020-05-03 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Sat, May 02, 2020 at 11:11:34PM -0700, Caroline Villinger wrote: > Would you be willing to give us all the files we need for the translation? https://github.com/QubesOS/ > If you agree, it would be very nice if you could give us an answer. the qubes-translation mailinglist might be a

Re: Solved: [qubes-users] external CD writer

2020-05-02 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Sat, May 02, 2020 at 11:01:06PM +0200, Olaf Klinke wrote: > I presume dom0 did not recognize the drive as a USB device and hence > refuses to attach as such? `qvm-usb` yields the empty list. oh right, you just came full circle: attaching USB devices is not going to work without a usbVM. >

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Fedora 30 approaching EOL, Fedora 31 TemplateVM available, Fedora 32 TemplateVM in testing

2020-05-02 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
> was really unrisky and straightforward scripting, why did the Qubes OS > installer not offer this choice, let alone just do it? a mix of historic reasons and expecting users to do their homework. without a sys-usb, you can not really use usb devices with qubes. and _trying_ to use them will

Re: [qubes-users] Dividing Qubes Into Separate Networks (FAILED)

2020-05-02 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Sat, May 02, 2020 at 03:14:42AM +, 'Zsolt Bicskey' via qubes-users wrote: > > Set the VLAN correctly? > yes, as I said if I connect a Windows latptop it works right away > > Set all parameters necessary to satisfy any port security on the switch? > Yes, same answer as above actualy, those

Re: [qubes-users] external CD writer

2020-05-02 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Sat, May 02, 2020 at 01:23:53AM +0200, Olaf Klinke wrote: > just lacking the knowledge how different writing to a CD is from > reading from CD, on the hardware level. Is there more to burning a CD > than a single block special device? try attaching it as a USB-device instead of a block device.

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Fedora 30 approaching EOL, Fedora 31 TemplateVM available, Fedora 32 TemplateVM in testing

2020-05-01 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Fri, May 01, 2020 at 04:33:55PM -0500, Sven Semmler wrote: > So make sure to remove those from your grub/EFI config before rebooting! yes, that would be what the second qubesctl call does. there should be no need for manual config editing during this. > The USB qube will work anyway but if

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Fedora 30 approaching EOL, Fedora 31 TemplateVM available, Fedora 32 TemplateVM in testing

2020-05-01 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Fri, May 01, 2020 at 10:33:08PM +0200, Olaf Klinke wrote: > > > and my keyboard / mouse uses sys-usb. I need to have this appVM > > > running to use the peripheral obviously. But, since the appVM > > > running, I can't update the templateVM? if you really _need_ sys-usb (== only

Re: [qubes-users] How to mount App-VMs from Outside qubes

2020-05-01 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Fri, May 01, 2020 at 06:18:10PM +0200, Dieter wrote: > I tried accessing data on an old qubes (3.2) drive that doesnt boot > However after decryption I only see the lvms "qubes_dom0-swap" and > "qubes_dom0-root"  > reading from dom0 is no problem but how can I access the other VMs? mount

Re: [qubes-users] Qubes Certified Desktop

2020-05-01 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Fri, May 01, 2020 at 11:19:45AM +0530, Anil wrote: > system perhaps? Or better, some older version of NUC or other mini PC? NUCs will not allow you to do anything weird with the firmware, so no me_cleaner or coreboot or so. they work reasonably well with qubes. > I know Purism is selling a

Re: [qubes-users] Contradictory measures of disk space in a VM

2020-04-29 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Wed, Apr 29, 2020 at 03:10:48PM -0300, Franz wrote: > I tried fsck on dom0, but got the enclosed terror screen. it would have helped if you had tried to fsck the right filesystem: fsck /dev/qubes_dom0/vm-per-dec-private and if it is asking for repair a bazillion times, perhaps with

Re: [qubes-users] Contradictory measures of disk space in a VM

2020-04-29 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Wed, Apr 29, 2020 at 08:11:37AM -0300, Franz wrote: > Did it with Fedora 30, but with exactly the same result > But checking other VMs I am getting the same error on some of them :(( > So this is a widespread problem. did you try to google your problem? because at this point it is starting to

Re: [qubes-users] Contradictory measures of disk space in a VM

2020-04-28 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Tue, Apr 28, 2020 at 03:26:44PM -0300, Franz wrote: > > a) check what the actual size is: > > dom0$ sudo lvs -a | grep yourvmname > > => whats the size of the yourvm-private volume? > did it, but there is no unit, so number are difficult to interpreter, > snapshot enclosed not

Re: [qubes-users] QUBES Friendly Version

2020-04-28 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
and just to shred that last bit of misinformation the other two responses skipped ... On Tue, Apr 28, 2020 at 12:44:38AM +, '[NOTIFICATION]' via qubes-users wrote: > It would be great if you opened up QUBES for worldwide editing and > audit and development. https://github.com/QubesOS/

Re: [qubes-users] Contradictory measures of disk space in a VM

2020-04-28 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Mon, Apr 27, 2020 at 09:06:41PM -0300, Franz wrote: > So, it seems that Qubes Manager, Nautilus and df are consistent, telling > that available space is almost 5GB totally used. > > But Qubes VM settings with Private Storage Max Size of 18524 MB is totally a) check what the actual size is:

Re: [qubes-users] Boot qubes-os from net?

2020-04-27 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Mon, Apr 27, 2020 at 11:34:30AM +0800, Sandy Harris wrote: > Can the OS be booted from the network? short answer: no. > Can I avoid the problem by booting Qubes-OS from the network? what problem? "i dont trust the vendor bios"? how would running an even more complex untrusted bios solve the

Re: [qubes-users] TPM settings for Qubes OS

2020-04-26 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Sun, Apr 26, 2020 at 01:16:42PM -0700, Harold Smith wrote: > TPM and TXT were listed as required for AEM in the recommended section, so > i'll disable TXT and TPM, I have vt-x with ept and vt-d and I;ll try again. you can also just keep them enabled. you can use the TPM for whatever you

Re: [qubes-users] qubes AppVM nameservers

2020-04-26 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Sun, Apr 26, 2020 at 09:17:10PM +0200, Olaf Klinke wrote: > it seems that some iptables rules are set on VM boot that redirect port > 53 requests, but I can't get iptables inside the AppVM to divulge these those rules should exist in your external netvm (sys-net), and point to the "real"

Re: [qubes-users] TPM settings for Qubes OS

2020-04-26 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Sat, Apr 25, 2020 at 05:09:46PM -0700, Harold Smith wrote: > Hello, I'm getting ready to Intall Qubes onto a machine, I can't find any > information about TPM settings, apart from that TPM is required. where did you get that impression? qubes doesnt use a TPM, much less require one. > and

Re: [qubes-users] Qubes-device-applet

2020-04-25 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Sat, Apr 25, 2020 at 06:45:11PM +0200, 'Max Andersen' via qubes-users wrote: > ert > > Hi there, > > After upgrades to latest kernel and several other updates, enabling > sound, I still need support for t your message looks incomplete/corrupted. but the most likely answer to your unasked

Re: [qubes-users] Pulseaudio update error - fedora-31

2020-04-22 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Wed, Apr 22, 2020 at 11:29:30PM +0200, Frédéric Pierret wrote: whats with the top-posting, eh? :P > From a brief look, it's due to newer Fedora pulseaudio and our Qubes > package requires older one. I'll try to fix that soon. actualy it seems to have been fixed some days ago and is now in

Re: [qubes-users] Re: NTP and/or clock issue

2020-04-20 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 01:12:20AM -0700, l319...@gmail.com wrote: > I have tried what Matthew did and you pointed to but I still have dom0 time > an hour behing from what it supposed to be. Weird as both dom0 timedatectl > and sys-net vm how same timezone a) run "qubes-prefs clockvm" in dom0.

Re: [qubes-users] Intel Management Engine and RNG

2020-04-17 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Fri, Apr 17, 2020 at 02:53:01PM -0700, Catacombs wrote: > I would have thought someone could suggest a more trustworthy RNG. there is no real problem with using the intel RNG. if it is as part of a proper software RNG setup. (just dont use anything handpatched by debian devs... *coughs*) >

Re: [qubes-users] Intel Management Engine and RNG

2020-04-17 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Fri, Apr 17, 2020 at 02:06:19AM -0700, Catacombs wrote: > It is my understanding that “the “Number Generator” is on the MOBO. > Could the “Intel Management Engine” be changed to alter the RNG > to create weakened Encryption? yes. > Could the IME be altered to load malware to steal

Re: [qubes-users] Increase the size of disk image and root file system

2020-03-25 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 04:21:29PM +0100, GD rub wrote: > Device BootStart End Sectors Size Id Type > /dev/xvda1 *2048 29360127 29358080 14G 83 Linux > /dev/xvda2 18946048 20969471 2023424 988M 82 Linux swap / Solaris urgh! be super careful there. your xvda2 is

Re: [qubes-users] Increase the size of disk image and root file system

2020-03-25 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 03:12:04PM +0100, GD rub wrote: > You can't do that on the root filesystem. resize2fs is permissible only if > the partition is unmounted. actualy, no, resize2fs works just fine on a mounted filesystem. > > > Device BootStart End Sectors Size Id Type > >

Re: [qubes-users] Associate office files to win7 VM and prevent qvm-open-in-vm pop-up

2020-03-23 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Mon, Mar 23, 2020 at 05:48:29AM -0700, peebl...@gmail.com wrote: > asking me in which VM i want to open the file.. So it seems the command > line parameter for VM is not taken into account.. it probably is, but you need to authorize it anyways: security. > How can I fix this?

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Fedora-31 template

2020-03-22 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Sun, Mar 22, 2020 at 05:07:44AM -0700, max via qubes-users wrote: > [max@dom0 ~]$ sudo qubes-dom0-update > --enablerepo=qubes-dom0-current-testing qubes-template-fedora-31 wrong repo. try with --enablerepo=qubes-templates-itl-testing -- You received this message because you are subscribed

Re: [qubes-users] How can I recover my Qube'sVM if I cannot boot anymore ?

2020-03-22 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Sun, Mar 22, 2020 at 11:57:38AM +0100, haaber wrote: > > Assuming you didn't make backups before the crash: You need to have a > > running Qubes system to backup VMs the normal way. > Does that mean Chris, that in case of a disaster, there is no way to > backup your data "by hand" (booting a

Re: [qubes-users] Compatibility

2020-03-21 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Fri, Mar 20, 2020 at 11:07:55PM +, 'jrsrrs33' via qubes-users wrote: > to understandif my computer is compatible or not and in this case, > what should I install? qubes 3.2 or qubes 4.0.3? do not use qubes 3.x ... it has been deprecated for a long time now. please do use qubes 4.0.3 ...

Re: [qubes-users] Set Battery thresholds x230

2020-03-18 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Wed, Mar 18, 2020 at 11:56:31AM -0300, Franz wrote: > When a laptop is always connected to power, e very good behavior to > strongly prolong battery life is to avoid charging it to 100% and limiting > it to lower threshold, perhaps 80%. i am using a (perl) script for doing this on my qubes

Re: [qubes-users] Installing templates.

2020-03-11 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Wed, Mar 11, 2020 at 10:46:12AM -0700, redpoll...@gmail.com wrote: > I've downloaded some ubuntu templates with the .rpm extension. I have been > told by someone that I need to put the rpm file into dom0 and then install > via cli with dnf etc. this means you are giving the person who

Re: [qubes-users] Is it possible to get an app like WinAuth for Linux or what do you use for 2 step verification ?

2020-03-07 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Sat, Mar 07, 2020 at 03:08:13PM -0800, A wrote: > Is it possible to get an app like WinAuth for Linux or what do you use > for 2 step verification ? https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/multifactor-authentication/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: [qubes-users] Obtaining genuine Qubos installer

2020-03-05 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Thu, Mar 05, 2020 at 01:21:47PM -0500, Chris Laprise wrote: > You can also qualify the model somewhat and say that an attacker cannot > successfully infect all of your (hopefully diverse) computers, so that makes the diversity bit is important. and if its mainly about validating a download,

Re: [qubes-users] HVM sound, webcam, microphone, resolution

2020-03-05 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Thu, Mar 05, 2020 at 05:48:36PM +, 'Ian' via qubes-users wrote: > I've just started using Qubes and I'm trying to ease transition from > my current virtualbox based setup by just importing my virtualbox VMs > as HVMs. good strategy! > 1. Resolution above 1920x1080 (the host is 2560x1440,

Re: [qubes-users] Obtaining genuine Qubos installer

2020-03-05 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Thu, Mar 05, 2020 at 03:56:55PM +, Mark Fernandes wrote: > Well that's an idea. But still what if the software you are being 'fed' is > all tampered software, so that after replacing the computer, as soon as you > use software, you are compromised again? > Purchasing a new computer can also

Re: [qubes-users] Obtaining genuine Qubos installer

2020-03-05 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Thu, Mar 05, 2020 at 03:30:26PM +, Mark Fernandes wrote: > So if your computer has been compromised, the methods you suggest may be if your computer has been compromised to the point where you dont trust it to verify a signature, you need a new computer to install qubes on. once you

Re: [qubes-users] Obtaining genuine Qubos installer

2020-03-05 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
could you please try to at least spell the name right? this is giving my inner monk a headache... On Thu, Mar 05, 2020 at 02:40:18PM +, Mark Fernandes wrote: > The only thing relevant to this topic in the guide, appears to be the > information on verifying signatures (which is of course

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Tor not connecting over DSL

2020-03-05 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Thu, Mar 05, 2020 at 04:54:45AM -0800, Rafael Reis wrote: > Could be and MTU issue. I had trouble with Qubes, VPNs, TOR and PPOE > connection due to it’s unusual MTU size (lower than 1500). Maybe the > experts could shed some light into how Qubes deals with MTU across VMs qubes? not at all.

Re: [qubes-users] Usb modem passthrough error how to fix?

2020-03-03 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Tue, Mar 03, 2020 at 12:20:57PM -0800, Eva Star wrote: > collection ticket: > > https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/3778 > Thanks! Yes, exactly this issue. Can I use passthrough mode if I will > connect external 2.0 usb hub to my current notebook usb port and then >

Re: [qubes-users] Usb modem passthrough error how to fix?

2020-03-03 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Tue, Mar 03, 2020 at 09:43:56AM -0800, Eva Star wrote: > Get this error. Please, how to fix? Cable is fine. It work on non virtual > environment on other machine. > [ 64.124877] usb usb1-port1: Cannot enable. Maybe the USB cable is bad? this most likely means your device is not supported by

Re: [qubes-users] Where to find the directory of a attached mobile phone ?

2020-02-29 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Sat, Feb 29, 2020 at 08:02:25AM +0100, A E wrote: > When I execute "sudo mount /dev/xvdi /mnt" in the terminal of the VM, I get > this error: “mount: /dev/xvdi/mnt: can’t find in /etc/fstab. that error doesnt match the command. one of them must be incorrect. if the error is real, it indicates

Re: [qubes-users] Benefits of Sys-Firewall

2020-02-28 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Fri, Feb 28, 2020 at 06:00:04PM -0600, Sven Semmler wrote: > You want your sys-firewall to be separate from sys-net for the same > reason: compartmentalization. as usual "depends on your threat model". if you are into outbound-firewalling of appvms, not doing so in the appvm makes a lot of

Re: [qubes-users] Where to find the directory of a attached mobile phone ?

2020-02-28 Thread dhorf-hfref . 4a288f10
On Fri, Feb 28, 2020 at 10:02:42PM +0100, A E wrote: > Thank you for your very quick response. and thanks for a good/comprehensive reply from you. > The mobile phone is listed as two devices: > 1) sys-usb: sda - Disk () > 2) sys-usb: 1-3 - ..._Mass_Storage_Device_... this is normal. go

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