[qubes-users] R4.0 fails to start VMs (mount root from xvda) due to 4kB sectors?

2019-04-12 Thread 'Ilpo Järvinen' via qubes-users
Hi, I installed R4.0 into a machine with sda (for /boot only) & NVMe drives (I had to use manual partitioning for this but I followed the custom installation instructions on qubes-os.org except I used a larger metadata size). It turns out that Qubes fails to start any VM successfully because

Re: [qubes-users] Re: PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse via USB?

2019-04-11 Thread 'Ilpo Järvinen' via qubes-users
On Thu, 11 Apr 2019, jrsmi...@gmail.com wrote: > On Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at 3:25:34 AM UTC-7, unman wrote: > > On Tue, Apr 09, 2019 at 11:45:02AM -0700, jrsmi...@gmail.com wrote: > > > If there is no signal on PS/2 ground or I can eliminate it, is this the > > > more secure route or is it

Re: [qubes-users] Re: [qubes-devel] QSB #49: Microarchitectural Data Sampling speculative side channel (XSA-297)

2019-05-16 Thread 'Ilpo Järvinen' via qubes-users
On Thu, 16 May 2019, g80vmgm...@riseup.net wrote: > From XSA297: > """ > Work is ongoing on xen-devel to develop core-aware scheduling, which > will mitigate the cross-domain leak by ensuring that vcpus from > different domains are never concurrently scheduled on sibling threads. > However, this

Re: [qubes-users] How to create a new User in Qubes OS 4?

2019-06-02 Thread 'Ilpo Järvinen' via qubes-users
On Sun, 2 Jun 2019, n6-w6...@tuta.io wrote: > I need help to create a new user in Qubes OS 4.0. > > I went to “System Tools - Xfce Terminal” > > I did: > > useradd -m user > passwd user > > usermod -a -G sudo user = ERROR > > I can’t login with my my new user. > Login don’t accept my new

Re: [qubes-users] CVE-2019-11477

2019-06-18 Thread 'Ilpo Järvinen' via qubes-users
On Tue, 18 Jun 2019, Dominique St-Pierre Boucher wrote: > Good day Qubes user, > > Is qubes affected by CVE-2019-11477? AppVMs depending on kernel (most likely yes). But this attack is limited to DoS (triggering a BUG_ON assert that stops the kernel) from the peers (+on-path attackers) you're

Re: [qubes-users] Re: [Advanced] Enabling nested virtualization in Qubes/HVM

2019-07-20 Thread 'Ilpo Järvinen' via qubes-users
On Thu, 18 Jul 2019, lastpoke...@gmail.com wrote: > On Sunday, 7 February 2016 23:12:25 UTC, he...@ruggedinbox.com wrote: > > Input from the developers would be especially welcome. > > > > I've been trying to enable nested virtualization in Qubes, which should be > > possible without

Re: [qubes-users] New Install of Qubes OS 4.0.2 RC1 Dom0 Doesnt Update

2019-07-17 Thread 'Ilpo Järvinen' via qubes-users
On Sat, 13 Jul 2019, alexw8...@gmail.com wrote: > The Issue I am having is that When I try and update Dom0 in the Terminal > using "sudo qubes-dom0-update" I am getting this. > > Fedora 25 - x86_64 - Updates > Fedora 25 - x86_64 > Qubes Dom0 Repository (updates) > determining the fastest

Re: [qubes-users] My bluetooth device appears in sys-usb but itsmodule (wifi) is in sys-net

2020-01-09 Thread 'Ilpo Järvinen' via qubes-users
On Thu, 9 Jan 2020, Guerlan wrote: > I'm trying to understand something. My bluetooth device is a PCI device that > is also a wifi device. The wifi PCI device is mounted to sys-net, so > bluetooth should appear there as well. However: > > [user@sys-usb ~]$ hcitool dev > Devices: >     hci0   

Re: [qubes-users] Intel ax200, wifi 6, 2723 on X1 gen2 extreme

2020-01-19 Thread 'Ilpo Järvinen' via qubes-users
On Sun, 19 Jan 2020, man...@andaztech.com wrote: > I downloaded and ran RebornOS from a live USB, the Intel AX200 gets > picked up be default and works (used it for two hours with no issues) > The only difference I could see wa the firmware file loaded was > iwlwifi-cc-a0-50.ucode instead of

Re: [qubes-users] Intel ax200, wifi 6, 2723 on X1 gen2 extreme

2020-01-22 Thread 'Ilpo Järvinen' via qubes-users
On Wed, 22 Jan 2020, Scott Russell wrote: > HI,     So, since I have no networking, I decided to install the networking > via a usb pen drive.  However, I seem unable to mount the usb drives in any > vm, tried the fedora-29 template, and also the work vm, or sys-firewall.  > But each time I click

Re: [qubes-users] Intel ax200, wifi 6, 2723 on X1 gen2 extreme

2020-01-14 Thread 'Ilpo Järvinen' via qubes-users
On Tue, 14 Jan 2020, Scott Russell wrote: > Hi,   I am installing qubes to an X1 gen2 extreme.  Gone well so far, but > then I stumbled into a problem with wifi.  Unfortunately the intel ax200 is > not supported in linux kernel till after kernel 5-1+.   >

Re: [qubes-users] Hyperthreading is turned off by Qubes

2019-12-29 Thread 'Ilpo Järvinen' via qubes-users
On Sun, 29 Dec 2019, trueriver wrote: > > HT is turned off intentionally for security purposes. Some of the > Intel CPU vulnerabilities demonstrated within the recent years depend on > the side channels within the resources shared by the threads of the same > physical core. Thus it's advisable to

Re: [qubes-users] Qubes/Xen doesn't comply with IOMMU grouping rulesfor PCI passthru

2019-12-29 Thread 'Ilpo Järvinen' via qubes-users
On Sun, 29 Dec 2019, 'awokd' via qubes-users wrote: > Claudia: > > December 26, 2019 12:59 PM, "awokd' via qubes-users" > > wrote: > > > >> Claudia: > >> > >> TLDR; check bottom of https://community.amd.com/thread/241650, looks > >> like there was a recently released related updated. Not sure

Re: [qubes-users] Hyperthreading is turned off by Qubes

2019-12-27 Thread 'Ilpo Järvinen' via qubes-users
On Fri, 27 Dec 2019, trueriver wrote: > Running a new install of Qubes r4.0.1 on an ultrabook based on the > m5-6Y54 processor / SOC. Xentop shows it as having only 2 cores. > > When the same machine boots into Debian on bare metal, with no BIOS > changes, top shows it as having four. > >

Re: [qubes-users] Build USB install with kernel 5+

2020-03-28 Thread 'Ilpo Järvinen' via qubes-users
On Sat, 28 Mar 2020, max via qubes-users wrote: > Hi everyone, > > Any help appreciated. > > I managed to install a Qubes 4.0.3 on an Intel NUC10FNK. No VM's can start > due to an error like: Internal error: Unable to reset PCI device > :00:1f:6:no FLR, PM rset or bus reset available. Test

Re: [qubes-users] Kernel development on a qube

2020-05-05 Thread 'Ilpo Järvinen' via qubes-users
On Tue, 5 May 2020, 'kvb4eu' via qubes-users wrote: > Hi everybody. I am becoming interested in Linux kernel development. > I have read tutorials on using qemu. On a Fedora qube I could not install > qemu due to broken packages during the installation; the template was > vanilla. > Is it possible

Re: [qubes-users] Re: [4.0] Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 adapter

2020-03-19 Thread 'Ilpo Järvinen' via qubes-users
On Thu, 19 Mar 2020, Vít Šesták wrote: > Hello, > I have some interesting updates. I have tried to: > > a. Boot Fedora 31 on the laptop (Live version from USB drive) – adapter is > detected and finds Wi-Fi networks. It just works. > b. Boot Fedora 31 Live (from the same USB drive) in a HVM with

Re: [qubes-users] Re: [4.0] Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 adapter

2020-03-19 Thread 'Ilpo Järvinen' via qubes-users
On Thu, 19 Mar 2020, Vít Šesták wrote: > Well, maybe it would be better to just compile some newer StubDom. > > Also, I have realized that there is some similar discussion on Github: > https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/5615 Yes, multiple person have reported this same issue also on

Re: [qubes-users] Re: QSB-063: Multiple Xen issues (XSA-115, XSA-325,XSA-350)

2020-12-16 Thread 'Ilpo Järvinen' via qubes-users
On Wed, 16 Dec 2020, haaber wrote: > Dera Andrew, > > >   For Qubes 4.0: > >   - Xen packages, version 4.8.5-28 > >   - Linux kernel packages, versions 5.9.14-1, 5.4.83-1, 4.19.163-1 > > how do I fetch 4.19.163-1 for example? I tried > > sudo dnf install

Re: [qubes-users] Re: QSB-063: Multiple Xen issues (XSA-115,XSA-325,XSA-350)

2020-12-16 Thread 'Ilpo Järvinen' via qubes-users
On Wed, 16 Dec 2020, haaber wrote: > On 12/16/20 10:55 AM, 'Ilpo Järvinen' via qubes-users wrote: > > On Wed, 16 Dec 2020, haaber wrote: > > > > > Dear Andrew, > > > > > > >   For Qubes 4.0: > > > >   - Xen packages, version 4.8.5-