[qubes-users] Re: HCL - Surface Pro 3 (i5-4300U 4Gb)
Hi Anguilla1980, now after some time I question my attempt to install Qubes, which relies on GPU passtrough and lots of RAM, on a Surface Pro with just an IGP. This is what I suppose: Since this is a not common use case for Xen it denies its service. See the latest changelog from Xen. https://lists.gt.net/xen/changelog/489651?page=last If you like to go ahead, wait for the Qubes 4.0 final. It will probably include this upstream fix for your problem. By the way, I did the install as well successfully using rufus and a microSD. The Boot manager correctly chooses the microSD OS by default. But I get the same error as you do. -- 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/574746ba-b217-4cfe-ade7-8fb78a7db407%40email.android.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[qubes-users] Re: HCL - Surface Pro 3 (i5-4300U 4Gb)
Hi to all, @gawehner: it has been some time now since I did that crazy thing with the surface pro, so my memory is not fresh about how I did it. But I remember using Unetbootin, Rufus and in some cases the linux tool dd at the time. I didn't worry about file system. But try the ISO and DD method. Otherwise I used the standard options for starting the USB Stick. I hope you succeed. As long as you keep the VMs to a minimum it is quite fun to use. Even with 4 Gb ;-p On 7. April 2017 18:22:24 MESZ, gaweh...@gmail.com wrote: On Saturday, November 19, 2016 at 9:48:31 PM UTC-5, Johannes Zipperer wrote: > I tested Qubes 3.2 with the Fedora 24 template for about 5 hours intensely. > > Installation: No problems during install. Bootable USB is only accepted > when the Secure Boot keys are removed (hit ESC or DEL during boot for > uefi). TPM Module seems not to be identified but I did put not much > effort into diagnosing the problem. > > Connect wifi: After some trouble of finding the network manager in the > sys-net qube I successfully connected. Oddly the reception bars are red > while there is no issue using the web. > > Whonix: Following the installation wiki for whonix it worked out of the > box to connect to the TOR network verified by check.torproject.org. I > was able to watch a youtube clip with smooth playback and with working > sound. HighDPI scaling has to be configured manually. The performance > concerning web browsing is not much worse from firefox from the > fedora-24 template. > > Windows: using in dom0 the command qvm-start Windows-10 > --cd-rom=fedora-24:/home/user/Downloads/Windows.iso was not successful. > So I gave up for now on that. > > Touchscreen and stylus: both work out of the box. Stylus connected not > very reliably, but drawing lines and writing after that is fine. > Onscreen keyboard is missing and I didn't get florence to type anything. > Annotating PDFs works fairly well in Okular. Volume rocker and power button works out of the box > > USB-Devices and microSD: Mounted a FAT formatted USB drive successfully. Cherry DW5000 works out of the box but media keys and super key need > configuring. I have no original type or touch cover to test. exFAT > microSD didn't work. But the same microSD card worked in the built-in > reader when formatted in NTFS (tested transfering and opening a JPG). > Using a USB hub with SD cardreader worked out of the box. > > High DPI scaling: works generally well for touch control. Firefox opens > first time after restart with too big UI elements and text. Icons in > some applications like in Gimp are not scaled and kind of small. The > dom0 and template applications are generally not scaled. > > Audio and Video: sound output works out of the box, playing mp3 in vlc > as well, mp4 in vlc in software decoding mode very choppy. youtube > videos are more fluid but no fullscreen support. streaming youtube > videos in vlc didn't work. Recording audio from the microphone with > pulsecaster works out of the box. > > installing software: I was able to install and use vlc, Okular, > LibreOffice, Inkscape (bad stylus support), Gimp (better stylus > support), Thunderbird, Darktable, I changed the language and keyboard > layout to german sucessfully. Since I installed, tested and configured > everything in the template I have to say something about the use inside > a qube. I didn't test the pulsecaster, florence, Okular successfully in > the "personal" qube. > > suspend reboot and shutdown: shutdown works, but is slow. device shows > black screen after suspending and wakes up when a key is pressed, but I > don't know if it really gets into the lower C states inbetween. reboot > does not work. > > File manager: starting the file manager needs a second click in 50% of > the cases when I wanted to start it. Copying files works. > > Performance and battery life: I assume that it is all rendered in > software, so considering that, I think the performance is decent, maybe > as a 1,3 GHz quad core Android phone regarding application start and tabbed browsing (sorry for the comparison =/). Battery life is lower > than under windows, I didn't find the brightness controls and the > brightness sensor did not work out of the box, so my battery life was > only around 3 hours. > > Reverting back to windows: I successfully tested installing again Windows 10, which was previously tied to this device on a certain Microsoft account (important because of the license server, that works without keys). It was installed by a USB stick previously formatted by the media creation tool. The risk is not so high to try Qubes, although I recommend getting accustomed before using it in production. I hope this helps others.
[qubes-users] HCL - Surface Pro 3 (i5-4300U 4Gb)
I tested Qubes 3.2 with the Fedora 24 template for about 5 hours intensely. Installation: No problems during install. Bootable USB is only accepted when the Secure Boot keys are removed (hit ESC or DEL during boot for uefi). TPM Module seems not to be identified but I did put not much effort into diagnosing the problem. Connect wifi: After some trouble of finding the network manager in the sys-net qube I successfully connected. Oddly the reception bars are red while there is no issue using the web. Whonix: Following the installation wiki for whonix it worked out of the box to connect to the TOR network verified by check.torproject.org. I was able to watch a youtube clip with smooth playback and with working sound. HighDPI scaling has to be configured manually. The performance concerning web browsing is not much worse from firefox from the fedora-24 template. Windows: using in dom0 the command qvm-start Windows-10 --cd-rom=fedora-24:/home/user/Downloads/Windows.iso was not successful. So I gave up for now on that. Touchscreen and stylus: both work out of the box. Stylus connected not very reliably, but drawing lines and writing after that is fine. Onscreen keyboard is missing and I didn't get florence to type anything. Annotating PDFs works fairly well in Okular. Volume rocker and power button works out of the box USB-Devices and microSD: Mounted a FAT formatted USB drive successfully. Cherry DW5000 works out of the box but media keys and super key need configuring. I have no original type or touch cover to test. exFAT microSD didn't work. But the same microSD card worked in the built-in reader when formatted in NTFS (tested transfering and opening a JPG). Using a USB hub with SD cardreader worked out of the box. High DPI scaling: works generally well for touch control. Firefox opens first time after restart with too big UI elements and text. Icons in some applications like in Gimp are not scaled and kind of small. The dom0 and template applications are generally not scaled. Audio and Video: sound output works out of the box, playing mp3 in vlc as well, mp4 in vlc in software decoding mode very choppy. youtube videos are more fluid but no fullscreen support. streaming youtube videos in vlc didn't work. Recording audio from the microphone with pulsecaster works out of the box. installing software: I was able to install and use vlc, Okular, LibreOffice, Inkscape (bad stylus support), Gimp (better stylus support), Thunderbird, Darktable, I changed the language and keyboard layout to german sucessfully. Since I installed, tested and configured everything in the template I have to say something about the use inside a qube. I didn't test the pulsecaster, florence, Okular successfully in the "personal" qube. suspend reboot and shutdown: shutdown works, but is slow. device shows black screen after suspending and wakes up when a key is pressed, but I don't know if it really gets into the lower C states inbetween. reboot does not work. File manager: starting the file manager needs a second click in 50% of the cases when I wanted to start it. Copying files works. Performance and battery life: I assume that it is all rendered in software, so considering that, I think the performance is decent, maybe as a 1,3 GHz quad core Android phone regarding application start and tabbed browsing (sorry for the comparison =/). Battery life is lower than under windows, I didn't find the brightness controls and the brightness sensor did not work out of the box, so my battery life was only around 3 hours. Reverting back to windows: I successfully tested installing again Windows 10, which was previously tied to this device on a certain Microsoft account (important because of the license server, that works without keys). It was installed by a USB stick previously formatted by the media creation tool. The risk is not so high to try Qubes, although I recommend getting accustomed before using it in production. I hope this helps others. Life is good, Jesus is better! Johannes -- 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/1249599975.32906.1479610107263%40office.mailbox.org. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. Qubes-HCL-Microsoft_Corporation-Surface_Pro_3-20161119-225602.cpio.gz Description: application/gzip Qubes-HCL-Microsoft_Corporation-Surface_Pro_3-20161119-225602.yml Description: application/yaml
