[qubes-users] clarification on usb qubes

2016-06-04 Thread pixel fairy
Still shopping for a good laptop. >From reading this, https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/usb/ I gather you can make a usb qube, attach your mouse to it, then use it from dom0, though it would be possible for the usb qubes to spy on or mess with your mouse if its infected. So, if you only have one

[qubes-users] gui protection within app vms and autotype for more paranoid password management.

2016-06-21 Thread pixel fairy
note: not yet running qubes-os. just my own multi-vm setup until i find a good laptop. so if this is already solved, please just tell me :) within my appvms i run all gui apps with firejail --x11 --private=... this means each app gets its own x server, home directory, and is sandboxed from

[qubes-users] Updated requirements for Qubes-certified hardware

2016-08-02 Thread pixel fairy
Any laptops on the market meet these requirements yet? -- 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

[qubes-users] x201t not compatible

2016-08-02 Thread pixel fairy
thought it should work. pretty standard i7 with intel graphics. no problems in linux. but ive tried 3 releases now and always get that Q in rainbow static trying to install it. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe

[qubes-users] Re: x201t not compatible

2016-08-03 Thread pixel fairy
On Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at 11:44:43 AM UTC-7, Bill Wether wrote: > Try disabling VT-d in the BIOS. It's a common Lenovo problem. > > Cheers > > BillW ok, i totally missed https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/thinkpad_x201/ thanks! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

[qubes-users] ssh-agent, gnome-keyring, ed25519 keys

2016-08-03 Thread pixel fairy
out of the box, fedora23 template, ssh-agent works fine with rsa keys, but not ed25519. could not add identity "/home/user/.ssh/id_ed25519": communication with agent failed running "ssh-agent bash" and then adding both keys works fine. is there a clean way to disable this keyring? its not

[qubes-users] stickers and glitter for physical evil maid detection?

2016-08-04 Thread pixel fairy
any recommendations on stickers/glitter for physical tamper detection (or deterrence?) the nail polishes ive tried so far havent worked well, and the stickers were too easy to replace without looking out of place. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[qubes-users] Re: installing Signal on Qubes mini-HOWTO

2016-08-15 Thread pixel fairy
On Sunday, August 14, 2016 at 3:22:30 PM UTC-7, Alex wrote: ... > 1. Install the Chromium browser in your appvm template - skip if you were > already using it. Shut down the template VM. I keep wondering how safe chromium browser is. do redhat or debian track updates in time with google-chrome?

Re: [qubes-users] Inhibit Screensaver During Video Playback

2016-08-08 Thread pixel fairy
why not just make it a simple action, like leave the mouse in the upper left corner or hot key + button in the notification window that could look like [screensaver: disabled] then theres no worry about the app. a timer could be good here too, like disable for 1hr if thats how long the movie

[qubes-users] Live network traffic monitor

2016-08-07 Thread pixel fairy
for live traffic monitoring use wireshark. it will also dissect packets for you showing you what each field means. its a great learning tool. you can also run apps like darkstat or ntop for logging. there's console version of wireshark called tshark. never used it. -- You received this

[qubes-users] Re: ios in Qubes

2017-02-01 Thread pixel fairy
another option, if you must, are cloud services. here are the first 3 from google. https://www.macincloud.com/ https://xcloud.me/ https://www.hostmyapple.com/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and

[qubes-users] Re: traveling - best practice

2017-02-07 Thread pixel fairy
On Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at 5:09:45 AM UTC-8, haaber wrote: > Hello, I wonder how you behave when traveling, for example in places > with cameras all around. I feel uncomfortable to enter my passwords in > such situations. Of course I can simply not turn my computer on. But most "security"

[qubes-users] Re: Chipping/Crackling noise on HDMI

2017-01-24 Thread pixel fairy
On Monday, January 23, 2017 at 10:54:31 AM UTC-8, raah...@gmail.com wrote: > On Sunday, January 22, 2017 at 6:03:16 AM UTC-5, FWM wrote: > > Im running a HDMI cable from my GPU to my home theater system, and have set > > the VM to use that Audio output. > > > > Unfortunately im getting a

[qubes-users] Re: Just realized one of the major disadvantages of Qubes OS...

2017-01-24 Thread pixel fairy
On Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at 1:50:56 AM UTC-8, pixel fairy wrote: > On Sunday, January 22, 2017 at 2:04:43 AM UTC-8, qmast...@gmail.com wrote: > > суббота, 21 января 2017 г., 22:12:10 UTC+3 пользователь > > e5f3c2ea89...@tutanota.com написал: > > > ... It makes you feel

[qubes-users] Re: Just realized one of the major disadvantages of Qubes OS...

2017-01-26 Thread pixel fairy
On Thursday, January 26, 2017 at 2:13:09 AM UTC-8, qmast...@gmail.com wrote: > четверг, 26 января 2017 г., 6:12:56 UTC+3 пользователь jkitt написал: > > On Tuesday, 24 January 2017 11:54:34 UTC, qmast...@gmail.com wrote: > > > > > I was sad when installed VirtualBox, tried launching it and it

[qubes-users] Re: wacom pressure?

2017-01-30 Thread pixel fairy
On Saturday, January 28, 2017 at 9:37:40 AM UTC-8, pibot...@gmail.com wrote: > Em quarta-feira, 31 de agosto de 2016 10:39:29 UTC+1, pixel fairy escreveu: > > is there a way to turn on tilt or pressure sensitivity for pens? > > > > using qubes 3.2rc2 with xfce (tes

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Just realized one of the major disadvantages of Qubes OS...

2017-01-27 Thread pixel fairy
On Thursday, January 26, 2017 at 12:16:17 PM UTC-8, Oleg Artemiev wrote: > what about using linux containers as vagrant provider or attempt to > use Xen same way? See thread 'Slow performance of Docker containers in > AppVMs' . lxc or xen would work for developers only on linux. one of the

[qubes-users] Re: Just realized one of the major disadvantages of Qubes OS...

2017-01-25 Thread pixel fairy
On Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at 7:12:56 PM UTC-8, jkitt wrote: > On Tuesday, 24 January 2017 11:54:34 UTC, qmast...@gmail.com wrote: > > > I was sad when installed VirtualBox, tried launching it and it said that > > something like "not supported on Xen hosts" > > But why would you want to do

[qubes-users] Re: no tpm, what now

2017-02-21 Thread pixel fairy
On Monday, February 20, 2017 at 8:08:47 AM UTC-8, jo...@vfemail.net wrote: > hi. > > since my laptop seems to have no tpm i can't install aem. > > how con i try to protect my laptop now? work with what you have and be aware of limitations. > there is an option im my efi to require a password

[qubes-users] off topic, made a group/list for general mobile privacy / security discussions

2017-02-09 Thread pixel fairy
discussion about mobile privacy not specific to qubes-os come up often here, so i made a separate group for that. i like the web interface, and google is good at spam filtering. that said, i fully realize the irony of using google groups for this, and am open to moving the forum. you have to

[qubes-users] Re: Shouldn't this be specially noted in Qubes HCL? (was: what about usb to jtag interface?)

2017-02-10 Thread pixel fairy
On Friday, February 10, 2017 at 2:56:15 PM UTC-8, Oleg Artemiev wrote: > On Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 6:38 PM, pixel fairy <pixelfa...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Thursday, February 9, 2017 at 3:54:03 AM UTC-8, Oleg Artemiev wrote: > >> Does this mean that USB qube is now usel

[qubes-users] Re: Nested virtualization

2017-02-10 Thread pixel fairy
On Friday, February 10, 2017 at 5:40:36 PM UTC-8, adoni...@gmail.com wrote: > Hi guys, > > Is it possible to install let's say Virtual Box inside a Qube? I've done some > reading and all people seem to say is that it should be possible, but nothing > conclusive. this should be a faq somewhere,

[qubes-users] Re: Nested virtualization

2017-02-10 Thread pixel fairy
On Friday, February 10, 2017 at 9:03:47 PM UTC-8, adoni...@gmail.com wrote: > Hi guys, thanks for the responses, I will have a look at it. > > What I need in this case in particular requires VBox, it is Genymotion, an > Android emulator. this might help.

[qubes-users] Re: what about usb to jtag interface?

2017-02-09 Thread pixel fairy
On Thursday, February 9, 2017 at 3:54:03 AM UTC-8, Oleg Artemiev wrote: > I've heared that new intel mother boards will have (or already have) > ability to access jtag interface via USB. yes, skylake and kabylake processors. heres the ccc talk on it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JCUrG7ERIE

Re: [qubes-users] Re: traveling - best practice

2017-02-10 Thread pixel fairy
On Friday, February 10, 2017 at 3:02:23 AM UTC-8, john.david.r.smith wrote: > On 10/02/17 11:53, '0xDEADBEEF00' via qubes-users wrote: ... > > This also serves as a decoy, if I'm forced to boot my laptop when passing > > borders or so. > > > > Best, > > > > 0xdeadbeef > > dual booting opens a

Re: [qubes-users] Re: installing Signal on Qubes mini-HOWTO

2016-08-21 Thread pixel fairy
> We'll probably have to repeat the same steps in a Chrome OS VM. where would you get one? you mean chromiumos? -- 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

[qubes-users] Re: AEM from SDCARD on Thinkpad

2016-08-21 Thread pixel fairy
On Sunday, August 21, 2016 at 10:05:57 AM UTC-7, blar...@gmail.com wrote: > Trying to configure AEM on an SD card for my Thinkpad. what model? have you checked the release notes for you bios version or seen if theres an update? have you tried booting the sd card on something else? -- You

[qubes-users] Re: Qubes OS 4.0 + Wayland + Flatpaks - Can Qubes OS 4.0 become Wayland-only?

2016-08-21 Thread pixel fairy
On Sunday, August 21, 2016 at 4:40:55 AM UTC-7, kev27 wrote: > I know Joanna has long talked about how insecure X11 is and how the Qubes > team worked to isolate the GUI. Wouldn't it be simpler if Qubes became > Wayland-only sooner? the gui isolation issues are mostly solved by the current

Re: [qubes-users] Re: installing Signal on Qubes mini-HOWTO

2016-08-21 Thread pixel fairy
On Sunday, August 21, 2016 at 11:44:08 AM UTC-7, grzegorz@gmail.com wrote: > W dniu niedziela, 21 sierpnia 2016 20:32:34 UTC+2 użytkownik pixel fairy > napisał: > > > We'll probably have to repeat the same steps in a Chrome OS VM. > > > > where would you get one?

[qubes-users] Re: ssh-agent, gnome-keyring, ed25519 keys

2016-08-04 Thread pixel fairy
On Wednesday, August 3, 2016 at 8:21:03 PM UTC-7, pixel fairy wrote: > out of the box, fedora23 template, ssh-agent works fine with rsa keys, but > not ed25519. > > could not add identity "/home/user/.ssh/id_ed25519": communication with agent > failed >

[qubes-users] Re: Installing Qubes on MacBook Air

2017-03-01 Thread pixel fairy
On Monday, February 27, 2017 at 12:00:18 AM UTC-8, peten...@gmail.com wrote: > I posted this on GitHub earlier and was advised to post here. > > Basically I am attempting to install Qubes on a MacBook Air and I have had > little success following the instructions for putting the Broadcom

[qubes-users] Re: do I really need these packages in dom0 :?

2017-03-01 Thread pixel fairy
i also noticed glusterfs in dom0. -- 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

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Benefits of running Qubes on server-grade hardware?

2016-09-03 Thread pixel fairy
does qubes do any rowhammer mitigation? -- 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

Re: Request for test: Re: [qubes-users] Fedora 24?

2016-09-08 Thread pixel fairy
On Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at 6:40:24 AM UTC-7, Marek Marczykowski-Górecki wrote: > > For Qubes 4.0 it hasn't been decided yet (most likely will be Fedora > 23 too). But hopefully we'll have newer kernel there. I'd aim for 4.8. looks like fedora 23 will be EOL in 3-4 months.

[qubes-users] Re: security question: keepass vault password

2016-09-04 Thread pixel fairy
On Sunday, September 4, 2016 at 10:37:53 AM UTC-7, Eva Star wrote: > Simple question: > > Are there any reasons to set up passwords to keepass databases if it > stored at separate vaultVM and OS is already encrypted? > I queses NO. Only much fuss every time typing password > > -- > Regards

[qubes-users] Re: making hvm iso to block device?

2016-09-03 Thread pixel fairy
On Saturday, September 3, 2016 at 2:05:23 AM UTC-7, grzegorz@gmail.com wrote: > Why would You want to do that? You can pass the .iso file as an rgument of > the --drive or --cdrom arguments for the qvm-start script > > If the iso resides in a vm all You need to do is do it like this

[qubes-users] Re: epoxy on ram to prevent cold boot attacks?

2016-08-31 Thread pixel fairy
On Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at 10:40:23 AM UTC-7, grzegorz@gmail.com wrote: > An actual protection would be some kind of a chemical that would destroy the > ram chips if they ever reach certain (lower than room) temperature. the epoxy is likely to damage them in most means of removal.

[qubes-users] wacom pressure?

2016-08-31 Thread pixel fairy
is there a way to turn on tilt or pressure sensitivity for pens? using qubes 3.2rc2 with xfce (test box, not production) -- 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

[qubes-users] Re: torvm / whonix / Tor Browser / P.O.R.T.A.L ?

2016-08-31 Thread pixel fairy
On Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at 8:54:05 AM UTC-7, 499eph+30e...@guerrillamail.com wrote: > Hi, > > Which of these tools provides a better privacy and security for a threat > model that intends to protect against massive surveillance (the intention is > not to protect against state actors as

[qubes-users] epoxy on ram to prevent cold boot attacks?

2016-08-31 Thread pixel fairy
poured some epoxy over where the ram connects to the motherboard, and where the clips are that you would use to take it out. the chips themselves dont have any, just the surrounding pcb. this was couple days ago. so far its survived 2 reinstalls of test qubes releases, and is doing one of rc3.

Re: [qubes-users] Is there any hope for Wayland?

2016-09-09 Thread pixel fairy
wayland is inevitable. for the vms, this would take the form of a qubes compositor. that said, ive used the gimp, watched movies, even toyed with video editing on a 6 year old laptop running qubes 3.2rc3. also played a bit with blender and it seems fine, but havent tried animating yet. if

Re: Request for test: Re: [qubes-users] Fedora 24?

2016-09-11 Thread pixel fairy
On Monday, September 5, 2016 at 4:24:09 PM UTC-7, Marek Marczykowski-Górecki wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA256 > > On Thu, Jun 23, 2016 at 09:31:46PM +0200, Niels Kobschaetzki wrote: > > On 16/06/23 00:28, Marek Marczykowski-Górecki wrote: > > > On Wed, Jun 22, 2016 at

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Can DMA attacks work against Ethernet... or just WiFi/wireless...?

2016-09-13 Thread pixel fairy
On Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at 8:57:14 AM UTC-7, johny...@sigaint.org wrote: > > Am Montag, 12. September 2016 01:29:14 UTC+2 schrieb neilh...@gmail.com: > >> Qubes uses VT-D to protect against DMA attacks on things such as WiFi > >> chip. by having a separate tor gateway, you now have two

[qubes-users] Re: Using virt-viewer for remote systems

2016-09-13 Thread pixel fairy
On Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at 9:20:33 AM UTC-7, pixel fairy wrote: > On Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at 8:26:10 AM UTC-7, ludwig jaffe wrote: > > > Can one use virtviewer to give another remote user control about one > > guest-vm? > > This would be a cool feature, if

[qubes-users] Re: Using virt-viewer for remote systems

2016-09-13 Thread pixel fairy
On Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at 8:26:10 AM UTC-7, ludwig jaffe wrote: > Can one use virtviewer to give another remote user control about one guest-vm? > This would be a cool feature, if there is authentication of remote users > against a role based system, so that remote users are able to run

Re: Request for test: Re: [qubes-users] Fedora 24?

2016-09-13 Thread pixel fairy
i think fedora24 should be the default template for qubes 3.2. were all testing it, cant see any problems. we cant have an EOL release for appvms. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop

[qubes-users] Re: Using virt-viewer for remote systems

2016-09-14 Thread pixel fairy
On Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at 12:30:34 PM UTC-7, ludwig jaffe wrote: > From a user point of view: > Just send the red framed applications to another remote user to display them > there, after the user authenticated to the machine and his role allow him to > see red framed applications of

[qubes-users] new hardware for qubes.

2016-09-15 Thread pixel fairy
https://www.crowdsupply.com/design-shift/orwl personally wouldnt pay that kind of money for a box with only 8 gigs of ram, but its got some good ideas. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop

[qubes-users] got vagrant kinda working

2016-09-15 Thread pixel fairy
ssh.insert_key = false and libvirt.driver = "qemu" set globally. after vagrant box add centos/7, vagrant up took 10minutes and 14 seconds. tried two boxes with a private network to try to ping one from the other, and the laptop rebooted while the vagrant boxes were coming up. dont know why.

[qubes-users] Re: got vagrant kinda working

2016-09-15 Thread pixel fairy
On Thursday, September 15, 2016 at 3:28:36 AM UTC-7, pixel fairy wrote: > ssh.insert_key = false and libvirt.driver = "qemu" set globally. after > vagrant box add centos/7, vagrant up took 10minutes and 14 seconds. tried two > boxes with a private network to try to ping

Re: [qubes-users] new hardware for qubes.

2016-09-15 Thread pixel fairy
On Thursday, September 15, 2016 at 12:25:04 AM UTC-7, Robin Schneider wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA512 > > On 15.09.2016 09:14, pixel fairy wrote: > > https://www.crowdsupply.com/design-shift/orwl > > > > personally wouldnt pay that kind

[qubes-users] offloading vagrant so qubes doesnt have to support it.

2016-09-21 Thread pixel fairy
I should start a support group for vagrant users who like qubes-os :( Nested virtualization may become possible in qubes-4.x, but would come with an increased attack surface and some other complications. for one thing, virtualbox doesnt run in xen, and thats the mostly solid platform for

Re: [qubes-users] Qubes Windows 7 / 10

2016-09-20 Thread pixel fairy
On Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at 10:06:06 AM UTC-7, Pawel Debski wrote: > On 2016-09-20 18:27, entr0py wrote: > > Pawel Debski: > >> W dniu niedziela, 18 września 2016 17:21:47 UTC+2 użytkownik ludwig jaffe > >> napisał: > >>> On Saturday, September 17, 2016 at 3:55:58 AM UTC-4, Pawel Debski

[qubes-users] how many passphrases and passwords do you need?

2016-10-03 Thread pixel fairy
passphrase: long, like 15+ words. used for encryption, does not change often password: short, like 3-5 words. used for login/access, changes more often passphrases per client device (laptop etc) bios/firmware disk encryption other passphrases backups keepass passwords per client device

[qubes-users] recommendations on encrypted usb disk?

2016-11-06 Thread pixel fairy
crypt setup has a lot of options. what do you recommend for a usb disk for backups and file transfer between qubes and bare metal linux systems? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving

[qubes-users] entropy sources?

2016-11-08 Thread pixel fairy
where do vms get their entropy? can anything be done to help with this? -- 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.

[qubes-users] Re: Restart sound card "state"..?

2016-10-15 Thread pixel fairy
On Saturday, October 15, 2016 at 12:24:41 AM UTC-4, neilh...@gmail.com wrote: > When I first installed Qubes, my webcam/mic was plugged in. > > I have since removed the webcam/mic physically. > click on the volume icon on top and pick audio mixer. the third tab is output devices. see if a

[qubes-users] Re: Possible to run a launcher (like Synapse) in Qubes?

2016-10-15 Thread pixel fairy
On Friday, October 14, 2016 at 6:43:54 PM UTC-4, Gaiko Kyofusho wrote: > given qubes separation is it possible to run something like Synapse (or some > similar launcher) in Qubes? > > It would be awesome to have times that one could say start typing the VM Name > then start typing the app . >

[qubes-users] Re: Possible to run a launcher (like Synapse) in Qubes?

2016-10-15 Thread pixel fairy
On Saturday, October 15, 2016 at 4:13:05 AM UTC-4, pixel fairy wrote: > On Friday, October 14, 2016 at 6:43:54 PM UTC-4, Gaiko Kyofusho wrote: > > given qubes separation is it possible to run something like Synapse (or > > some similar launcher) in Qubes? > > theres nothin

[qubes-users] detecting malicious usb devices

2016-10-25 Thread pixel fairy
can the a usbvm be used to detect malicious usb devices? has anyone tried this? -- 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

Re: [qubes-users] detecting malicious usb devices

2016-10-25 Thread pixel fairy
On Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at 11:43:51 AM UTC-4, Vít Šesták wrote: > I am not sure if the devices can sniff both directions. I've believed that a > device can sniff only inbound data and cannot communicate with other devices. > I've tried to look for some document that would allow me to be

[qubes-users] Re: beginner trying to choose a laptop question

2016-11-22 Thread pixel fairy
On Monday, November 21, 2016 at 11:45:10 AM UTC-5, Warren wrote: > I'm looking at the "HP Laptop 250 G5 (X9U07UT#ABA) Intel Core i5 6200U (2.30 > GHz) 8 GB Memory 256 GB SSD Intel HD Graphics 520" at >

[qubes-users] just found this on twitter: Neutralize ME on firmware on SandyBridge and IvyBridge platforms

2016-11-28 Thread pixel fairy
http://hardenedlinux.org/firmware/2016/11/17/neutralize_ME_firmware_on_sandybridge_and_ivybridge.html -- 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] Re: Incremental / continuous backups?

2016-11-16 Thread pixel fairy
On Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at 2:12:37 PM UTC-5, Loren Rogers wrote: > What's a good approach for regular backups? > > Does Qubes have a simple way of automatically saving VM snapshots? And, > is there a way to do this incrementally? I assume not, since the > encryption would block it? you

[qubes-users] sys-usb trouble

2016-11-16 Thread pixel fairy
sys-usb has been giving me problems in the past couple days. whenever its restarted, it no longer talks to usb devices. the only solution ive found is rebooting the laptop. now, coming out of suspend its "on", but i couldnt even start a terminal in it. this might be the relevant log entry. the

[qubes-users] error reporting

2016-11-16 Thread pixel fairy
how do you copy paste errors from the qubes vm manager? -- 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

Re: [qubes-users] recommendation for a laptop to use windows in qubes?

2016-11-16 Thread pixel fairy
so far dell is the only company thats said yes to this, but no one ive talked to has actually tried qubes. -- 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] Re: desktop sharing, capturing and screenshoting

2016-11-19 Thread pixel fairy
On Saturday, November 19, 2016 at 4:30:44 AM UTC-5, Ray Brainer wrote: > I am having hard time to make desktop sharing in Qubes. > Within VM I see white screen. > Installing software on dom0 and using it in broadcast is denied. > What should I do? what are you trying to do? dom0 has no internet,

Re: [qubes-users] recommendation for a laptop to use windows in qubes?

2016-11-15 Thread pixel fairy
On Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at 8:46:51 AM UTC-5, Andrew David Wong wrote: > > As far as I'm aware, any laptop with VT-x should be able to handle a Windows > VMs, and in general, most laptops comes with Windows. So, you're basically > just looking for a laptop that has good Qubes

[qubes-users] Re: Thinkpad X201t

2016-11-14 Thread pixel fairy
On Monday, November 14, 2016 at 1:02:42 PM UTC-5, lo...@lorentrogers.com wrote: > Hi everyone, > > This is my first message on this list, so I hope I'm not spamming folks > with this! > > I'm trying to test out an install of Qubes on my Thinkpad X201t, and the > installer seems to have issues

[qubes-users] macbookpro 11,3 installer keeps returning to grub menu

2016-11-14 Thread pixel fairy
just what the subject line says. there is an error message, but it flashes by too fast to read. all four choices have the same result. hardware is late 2013 15" retina, 11,3 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from

[qubes-users] recommendation for a laptop to use windows in qubes?

2016-11-15 Thread pixel fairy
management is interested in qubes, but still need windows for some tasks. this means buying a laptop that comes with windows, but still can run qubes well. any recommendations? any license issues to be aware of? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: [qubes-users] Access all vm data from a backup-vm?

2016-11-20 Thread pixel fairy
On Sunday, November 20, 2016 at 8:07:58 AM UTC-5, Marek Marczykowski-Górecki wrote: > This is risky. If one of your VMs is compromised, it may try to exploit > some bug in filesystem handling code, or rsync, to steal data from other > VMs. > Handling this at block device level (so do not mount,

Re: [qubes-users] Access all vm data from a backup-vm?

2016-11-20 Thread pixel fairy
On Sunday, November 20, 2016 at 10:15:44 AM UTC-5, Marek Marczykowski-Górecki wrote: > > what do you think of "qvm-copy-to-vm backupvm ." followed by rdiff-backup > > on the backupvm to luks encrypted disks? > > It's better, but personally I wouldn't do that either. how would you do

Re: [qubes-users] Re: mounting a disk image or volume in app-vm, fast backups

2016-11-14 Thread pixel fairy
On Monday, November 14, 2016 at 5:09:41 PM UTC-5, Chris Laprise wrote: > Using btrfs as the dom0 filesystem (or a btrfs volume added to a dom0 > pool) could enable the advantages being sought here. Using either > snapshots or reflinks, you can create an offline copy of the VM's > private.img,

[qubes-users] paste clipboard text into rdp session?

2016-11-03 Thread pixel fairy
is it possible to paste into an rdp session? not share the clipboard with any app in the session, but the session itself, to type those characters. im using remmina, but i dont care what rdp client i use. i just dont want anything sensitive falling to keyboard timing attacks. if not, i realize

[qubes-users] Re: Introducing the qubes-announce read-only mailing list

2016-10-28 Thread pixel fairy
On Thursday, October 27, 2016 at 8:00:34 PM UTC-4, Drew White wrote: > > So it's a forum, not a mailing list its a mailing list that happens to have a forum interface. kinda like nntp but the other way around. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

[qubes-users] "VM didnt give back all requested memory"

2016-10-11 Thread pixel fairy
i keep getting this while running appvms based on fedora-24. the template was updated from fedora-23. Just got it on one of the two new appvms i just made. havent used either one yet. everything seems to work ok. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

[qubes-users] Re: Google Maps producing a very high CPU usage

2016-10-13 Thread pixel fairy
On Thursday, October 13, 2016 at 4:36:28 AM UTC-4, koto...@gmail.com wrote: > Hello, > > I have consistently issues when accessing Google Maps from a DispVM (or VM) > with Firefox: the site becomes unresponsive or extremely slow and the CPU > usage is between 70 and 99%. > > Do other users

Re: Negative test result for fedora 24... Was: Re: Request for test: Re: [qubes-users] Fedora 24?

2016-10-10 Thread pixel fairy
On Saturday, September 24, 2016 at 8:04:54 PM UTC-7, Sebastian Jug wrote: > On Friday, September 16, 2016 at 4:37:17 AM UTC-4, Marek Marczykowski-Górecki > wrote: > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > > Hash: SHA256 > > > > On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 09:41:37PM -0700, J. Eppler wrote: > > > Is

[qubes-users] Re: 3.2 installation crash on a ThinkPad

2016-10-10 Thread pixel fairy
On Thursday, October 6, 2016 at 1:47:02 AM UTC-7, jkitt wrote: > I'm trying to install 3.2 on a ThinkPad T420S but the installation seems to > crash while booting. The kernel boot log display is distorted (see pic) and > the system seems to hang. > > Does 3.2 work on the T420? Is it a graphical

[qubes-users] debian templates for sys vms?

2016-10-10 Thread pixel fairy
given debians longer release cycle and the trouble with getting a current / supported version of fedora working for appvms, any reason not to use debian for the sys- vms? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from

Re: [qubes-users] Re: 3.2 installation crash on a ThinkPad

2016-10-10 Thread pixel fairy
On Monday, October 10, 2016 at 3:07:06 AM UTC-7, yaqu wrote: > On Mon, 10 Oct 2016 01:49:07 -0700 (PDT), pixel fairy > <pixelfa...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Thursday, October 6, 2016 at 1:47:02 AM UTC-7, jkitt wrote: > > > I'm trying to install 3.2 on a Think

[qubes-users] Re: Hardware acceleration in Chrome (or "make google maps great again!")

2016-12-15 Thread pixel fairy
On Saturday, December 10, 2016 at 10:52:29 PM UTC-8, Jean-Philippe Ouellet wrote: > Hello, > > Google Chrome disabled the chrome://flags mechanism to disable WebGL > some time ago, but now it appears that it is back as "Use hardware > acceleration when available" at the bottom of the Advanced

[qubes-users] Re: Installing on macOS Macbook

2016-12-15 Thread pixel fairy
On Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at 3:38:24 AM UTC-8, dumbcyber wrote: > I am reading and responding to this thread on a Macbook Pro 11,1 running > Qubes R3.2. Andrew and others are right: yes it works, but you need to work > hard to make it work. I had the keyboard not working issue and in

[qubes-users] are skylake / kaby lake laptops just screwed?

2017-01-11 Thread pixel fairy
https://www.scmagazine.com/debugging-mechanism-in-intel-cpus-allows-seizing-control-via-usb-port/article/630480/ in part of the talk he said to disable dci in the bios, but in q he seemed to say that doesnt help. i have a 7th gen and found no option to disable it. -- You received this message

Re: [qubes-users] safer typing in public places

2016-11-30 Thread pixel fairy
On Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at 2:26:30 PM UTC-5, Foppe de Haan wrote: > why not just learn a new keyboard layout, like colemak/workman/norman? Seems > less of a hassle, besides being beneficial from a speed/ergonomics > perspective. the same methods of video (and audio) analysis would still

[qubes-users] Re: Qubes and HiDPI

2016-12-01 Thread pixel fairy
On Thursday, December 1, 2016 at 2:58:21 PM UTC-5, Marc de Bruin wrote: > Is there a way to get around this? Doesn't the Qubes VM Manager “window” > proportionally scale itself related to the occupied pixels of the text due to > the font? Or am I missing something? > Im missing something

[qubes-users] Re: Announcement: Qubes OS Begins Commercialization and Community Funding Efforts

2016-12-01 Thread pixel fairy
So this is basically support contracts with some custom coding thrown in? The next step, probably scary to some users, is corporate channels. Have you contacted dell and hp yet? either way, im happy for this and hope it works! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

[qubes-users] Re: [qubes-devel] Re: Announcement: Qubes OS Begins Commercialization and Community Funding Efforts

2016-12-02 Thread pixel fairy
On Friday, December 2, 2016 at 6:55:18 PM UTC-5, pixel fairy wrote: > On Friday, December 2, 2016 at 6:13:35 PM UTC-5, Andrew David Wong wrote: > > > > So that's what I'm thinking, maybe it would be good for the > > > "evangelization" of Qub

[qubes-users] Re: [qubes-devel] Re: Announcement: Qubes OS Begins Commercialization and Community Funding Efforts

2016-12-02 Thread pixel fairy
On Friday, December 2, 2016 at 6:13:35 PM UTC-5, Andrew David Wong wrote: > > So that's what I'm thinking, maybe it would be good for the > > "evangelization" of Qubes to make some very simple, brief, and to-the-point > > videos and howto's? > > > > Yes, certainly. Would you be willing to

[qubes-users] Re: safer typing in public places

2016-11-29 Thread pixel fairy
in our test, it was still pretty easy to see at 5 and 7 oclock, probably because were both really skinny. a couple more strips in front on the sides fixes that. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and

[qubes-users] safer typing in public places

2016-11-29 Thread pixel fairy
just lined the sides of the lid of my laptop with velcro, and stapled the other end to cloth to fold over the keyboard while the lid is lowered. this allows for safer typing in public places. seems to work really well, but waiting on a friend to come over for a real test. see pic (remember to

[qubes-users] Re: Qubes install on EFI MacBook Pro

2017-01-02 Thread pixel fairy
On Monday, January 2, 2017 at 11:51:08 AM UTC-8, xxdea...@gmail.com wrote: > Starting a new thread, as the previous seems to be mislabeled at this point > (Empty Xen.cfg after install). > > Booting from the install media for Qubes 3.2 works 100%, and so far, I've > used the automatic

[qubes-users] lemur7 Unable to reset PCI device

2017-01-02 Thread pixel fairy
used a working desktop to install and update to qubes-unstable. this time the lemur was able to boot, but sys-net could not run. heres an hcl-report followed by a typescript session showing pci devices and the error. adding pci devices to sys-net in the qubes-manager gave the same result. ---

[qubes-users] strange bug: qubes-os booted from external device forces filevault reset.

2017-01-04 Thread pixel fairy
when booting qubes-os on a mac (hardware 11,3) filevault stops accepting the passphrase and you have to use the reset key to make a new one. ive only done this with an external drive. for some reason, qubes is either writing to the internal drive, or the mac firmware is rewriting it, or

[qubes-users] Re: lemur7 Unable to reset PCI device

2017-01-04 Thread pixel fairy
On Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at 11:36:23 PM UTC-8, Sean wrote: > For Wifi, in sys-net keep 02:00.0, but remove (03:00.0 and) 03:00.1. > > If you need Ethernet, good luck. I have been unable to get the Realtek > Ethernet devices to function reliably -- barely at all -- on my Lemur, but > Wifi

[qubes-users] Re: Installing on macOS Macbook

2016-12-19 Thread pixel fairy
On Thursday, December 15, 2016 at 8:20:51 PM UTC-8, dumbcyber wrote: i had the same problem on my 11,3. how did you get it working? > > On the Macbook I could not get past the initial installation menu (four > choices) which kept failing regardless of which option I chose. So I build > the

[qubes-users] Re: Is Fedora Really A Good Choice For QubeOS?

2016-12-27 Thread pixel fairy
On Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 6:32:41 PM UTC-7, ears...@gmail.com wrote: > We all know Fedora is a big name, but is it a good choice for a Security > Driven OS like QubeOS to be based around? > What do others here think? There are a lot of packages creating a bigger attack surface. but, bigger

[qubes-users] is kaby lake too new?

2016-12-16 Thread pixel fairy
tried installing qubes-3.2 on an i7 kaby lake laptop. efi mode gave the reboot issue noted in the troubleshooting efi page, but neither solution helped. should i try building a newer version? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To

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