date:20200415

[qubes-users] Re: requesting i3-gaps package

2020-04-15 Thread Yethal



W dniu środa, 15 kwietnia 2020 09:30:31 UTC+2 użytkownik Frédéric Pierret 
napisał:
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> On 2020-04-15 08:59, Mr CapsLock wrote: 
> > Hi, I'm a Qubes-OS user. It's the best OS that I had. 
> > 
> > Thanks for this project. 
>
> Welcome! 
>
> First of all, if you were not aware, please CC at least Qubes users 
> mailing list for such request. 
>
> > I like tiling window manager like i3, but it's not very impressive 
> without gaps. How can I request to add i3-gaps package officially for 
> Qubes-OS? 
>
> I would suggest you to create an issue here: 
> https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/ 
>
>
> > I'm not pro user but maybe i can help to add this, but can you help me 
> on that? 
> > 
> > In new release, i mean new release that have gui manager, is it possible 
> to use i3-gaps on Qubes-OS? 
>
> I'm not sure about what you are talking about for 'gui manager', maybe you 
> refer to the Gui domain called GuiVM in upcoming 4.1 release? In all the 
> cases, it's already possible to use i3 as primary desktop (I'm using it) 
> and packages are available in official Qubes repositories. We don't provide 
> i3-gaps yet but that could be possible. We don't aim to provide every 
> desktop but that could possible into QubesOS-contrib repository. 
>
> So first of all, please create an issue as we can exchange about 
> possibilities on it. 
>
> Best, 
> Frédéric 
>
> i3-gaps is not really a best choice for Qubes as it by default hides 
titlebars from all the windows. On regular Linux distros it's not really an 
issue however on Qubes where the titlebar is used to identify parent AppVM 
of a given window this is a potential security issue. 

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Re: [qubes-users] Creating ones own Insurgo

2020-04-15 Thread David Hobach

On 4/15/20 6:05 PM, Catacombs wrote:

I purchased a refurbished Lenovo X 230 Core I5, 4 GB RAM, and a spinning hard
drive, Windows 7 Pro for $228.00.

I ordered 16 GB RAM for about a hundred dollars. I thought the RAM would be
less expensive.

My first mistake was to raise the BIOS/EFI to 2.77. Turns out Intel encrypts
something to prevent one from rolling back the BIOS/EFI.

The option I had before was to run a jailbreak on the Lenovo that should allow
me to neutralize the Intel Management Engines ability to get updates from
Intel. Intel also had a whitelist that limits which WiFi chip it will allow to
be used. I guess to make sure the Intel Management Engine can talk to the
mothership.That jailbreak does not one to take apart the laptop. The
jailbreak is on github 1vyrain. The site says do not attempt to use the
jailbreak unless one has the allowed, correct, lower version of BIOS/EFI or it
will brick it. As I write this I see some folks who say (Lenovo Forum) they
have -done something - to roll back BIOS/EFI to 2.6. So they could use
1vyrain. Jailbreak 1vyrain actually accomplishes two of the big items I
require. Prevent Intel from changing my X230 to something I do not want. And
allow me to use another WiFi chip.

The jailbreak doesn't even require hardware access. So no pi, Pomona etc.

However it cannot disable Intel ME if I recall correctly. Just check
their site.

Flashing the Lenovo X230 BIOS/EFI w
ith an EEPROM is git hub Skulls. Which requires I spend money. And the
documentation for doing that is not obvious, and old.

I decided I should buy a PI to program the X230. I started to buy one from
Amazon and cancelled that when I saw the voltage on the power supply was 2.5
volts and someone said not use 3.3 Or less as the flash might not work
correctly. Someone suggested ADA Fruit for the Pi. But the more complete ones
are not
In stock. I am waiting on Corona money to buy one so I wil keep looking. I had
a link once suggested by Insurgo. But it came from China, and took many weeks
before the Corona started.

My first questions. I had thought while looking at the Skulls there would be an
option for Core I5 versus Core I7. I haven’t seen it so far. Does that matter?

For coreboot it doesn't matter which CPU you have.

For Qubes OS i7 quad core is usually a lot better than i5 dual core on
these old platforms. The latter might make Qubes OS almost unusable.

However you'll have to make sure the CPU supports VT-d. There are some
which don't - usually the gamer models. Check ark.intel for that.

Clearly states to remove the battery, but did not say the coin CMOS battery.
In fact I have not found that little turkey.

I'd recommend to also remove that. Check the tons of youtube videos on
X230 disassembly on where to find it. There's also a Lenovo hardware
maintenance manual describing all steps.

I want to have enough in my bank account to afford a replacement MOBO if I
brick this one and can’t unbrick it.

There's probably even youtube videos flashing the X230 out there.

And usually unbricking always works with hardware access to the
firmware/BIOS chip.

Mostly the available documentation might have some flaw I am not experienced
enough to catch.

One thing is obvious, while I my income may be to low to buy one, Insurgo
products are not overpriced. This project is a lot of trouble. Parts. Tools.
are not free.

True.

Anyone have recent experience with flashing Skulls onto Lenovo X230?

I didn't try skulls (it's just coreboot pre-compiled for the X230 if I
recall correctly) as I don't like flashing some untrusted binaries from
the Internet.

But I have some coreboot flashing experience (!= X230 though).

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[qubes-users] Creating ones own Insurgo

2020-04-15 Thread Catacombs