[qubes-users] Qubes 4 starts, but no VMs will load.

[aisteruannanorna]

Dear Fellows,

I can boot into Qubes normally, except I get some scary looking boot 
messages (see boot.log contents below.) No VMs will start. After some 
digging in logs, I found that there was a syntax error on trying to load 
/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/qubes.conf. The file seemed to be corrupted, so I 
renamed it and made a new qubes.conf based on what I found on a working 
qubes install (I typed it line-by-line, no intentional alterations.) This 
seems to have fixed the syntax error, but I still can't get qubesd to load, 
and so can't start any VMs or even start a backup.

I'm not sure what to try next. I strongly suspect more corrupt files are to 
blame. 

As always, any help will be appreciated.

Thanks in advance,


  T. S. P. Capehart



 %G %G %G[ [0;32m  OK   [0m] Started Cryptography Setup for 
luks-e79f0b60-d59c-4caa-b422-fbca72c62f31.
[ [0;32m  OK   [0m] Found device 
/dev/mapper/luks-e79f0b60-d59c-4caa-b422-fbca72c62f31.
[ [0;32m  OK   [0m] Reached target Encrypted Volumes.
[ [0;32m  OK   [0m] Reached target System Initialization.
[ [0;32m  OK   [0m] Reached target Basic System.
[ [0;32m  OK   [0m] Found device /dev/mapper/qubes_dom0-root.
[ [0;32m  OK   [0m] Reached target Initrd Root Device.
[ [0;32m  OK   [0m] Started dracut initqueue hook.
 Starting File System Check on /dev/mapper/qubes_dom0-root...
[ [0;32m  OK   [0m] Reached target Remote File Systems (Pre).
[ [0;32m  OK   [0m] Reached target Remote File Systems.
[ [0;32m  OK   [0m] Started File System Check on 
/dev/mapper/qubes_dom0-root.
 Mounting /sysroot...
[ [0;32m  OK   [0m] Mounted /sysroot.
[ [0;32m  OK   [0m] Reached target Initrd Root File System.
 Starting Reload Configuration from the Real Root...
[ [0;32m  OK   [0m] Started Reload Configuration from the Real Root.
[ [0;32m  OK   [0m] Reached target Initrd File Systems.
[ [0;32m  OK   [0m] Reached target Initrd Default Target.
 Starting Cleaning Up and Shutting Down Daemons...
 Starting Plymouth switch root service...
[ [0;32m  OK   [0m] Stopped target Timers.
 Stopping Forward Password Requests to Plymouth...
[ [0;32m  OK   [0m] Stopped target Remote File Systems.
[ [0;32m  OK   [0m] Stopped target Remote File Systems (Pre).
[ [0;32m  OK   [0m] Stopped dracut initqueue hook.
[ [0;32m  OK   [0m] Stopped dracut cmdline hook.
[ [0;32m  OK   [0m] Stopped Forward Password Requests to Plymouth.
[ [0;32m  OK   [0m] Stopped Cleaning Up and Shutting Down Daemons.
[ [0;32m  OK   [0m] Stopped target Initrd Default Target.
[ [0;32m  OK   [0m] Stopped target Basic System.
[ [0;32m  OK   [0m] Stopped target Sockets.
[ [0;32m  OK   [0m] Stopped target System Initialization.
[ [0;32m  OK   [0m] Stopped Create Volatile Files and Directories.
[ [0;32m  OK   [0m] Stopped Apply Kernel Variables.
[ [0;32m  OK   [0m] Stopped target Local File Systems.
[ [0;32m  OK   [0m] Stopped Load Kernel Modules.
[ [0;32m  OK   [0m] Stopped target Encrypted Volumes.
 Stopping udev Kernel Device Manager...
[ [0;32m  OK   [0m] Stopped udev Coldplug all Devices.
[ [0;32m  OK   [0m] Stopped target Swap.
[ [0;32m  OK   [0m] Stopped target Slices.
[ [0;32m  OK   [0m] Stopped target Paths.
[ [0;32m  OK   [0m] Stopped target Initrd Root Device.
[ [0;32m  OK   [0m] Started Plymouth switch root service.
[ [0;32m  OK   [0m] Stopped udev Kernel Device Manager.
[ [0;32m  OK   [0m] Stopped Create Static Device Nodes in /dev.
[ [0;32m  OK   [0m] Stopped Create list of required static device nodes for 
the current kernel.
[ [0;32m  OK   [0m] Closed udev Kernel Socket.
[ [0;32m  OK   [0m] Closed udev Control Socket.
 Starting Cleanup udevd DB...
[ [0;32m  OK   [0m] Started Cleanup udevd DB.
[ [0;32m  OK   [0m] Reached target Switch Root.
 Starting Switch Root...
 %G %G[ [0;1;31mFAILED [0m] Failed to start Qubes DB agent.
See 'systemctl status qubes-db-dom0.service' for details.
[ [0;32m  OK   [0m] Started Login Service.
[ [0;32m  OK   [0m] Started The Xen xenstore.
 Starting Virtualization daemon...
 Starting Xenconsoled - handles logging from guest consoles and 
hypervisor...
 Starting xen-init-dom0, initialise Dom0 configuration (xenstore 
nodes, JSON configuration stub)...
[ [0;32m  OK   [0m] Started Xenconsoled - handles logging from guest 
consoles and hypervisor.
[ [0;32m  OK   [0m] Started xen-init-dom0, initialise Dom0 configuration 
(xenstore nodes, JSON configuration stub).
[ [0;32m  OK   [0m] Started Daemon for power management.
[ [0;32m  OK   [0m] Started Virtualization daemon.
[ [0;1;31mFAILED [0m] Failed to start Qubes memory management daemon.
See 'systemctl status qubes-qmemman.service' for details.
[ [0;1;31mFAILED [0m] Failed to start Qubes OS daemon.
See 'systemctl status qubesd.service' for details.
 Starting Qubes Dom0 startup setup...
[ [0;32m  OK   [0m] Started Qubes Dom0 startup setup.
 Starting Start Qubes VM sys-usb...
 Starting Start Qubes VM sys-usb-input...
[ [0;1;31mFAILED 

Re: [qubes-users] Can a joystick be used as a mouse?

[aisteruannanorna]

On Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at 3:43:18 PM UTC-5, Giulio wrote:
> Have you considered a vertical mouse?
> 
> 
> On April 10, 2018 10:05:06 PM GMT+02:00, aisterua...@gmail.com wrote:
> Is there a way that a ordinary gaming joystick could be used in place of a 
> mouse to control the cursor in Qubes? I am having some trouble with a 
> repetitive stress injury, and I thought a joystick might be more ergonomic. 
> 
> I have seen information on how this can be done on a normal Linux system 
> (such as by editing the xorg configuration), but have not been able to get it 
> to work. I am also aware that there are special joystick pointers made for 
> people with dexterity problems, but these are prohibitively expensive.
> 
> Any help on this would be appreciated.
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> --Timmy
> 
> 
> -- 
> 
> Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.

I have one, but it hasn't helped as much as I would have liked.

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[qubes-users] Can a joystick be used as a mouse?

[aisteruannanorna]

Is there a way that a ordinary gaming joystick could be used in place of a 
mouse to control the cursor in Qubes? I am having some trouble with a 
repetitive stress injury, and I thought a joystick might be more ergonomic. 

I have seen information on how this can be done on a normal Linux system (such 
as by editing the xorg configuration), but have not been able to get it to 
work. I am also aware that there are special joystick pointers made for people 
with dexterity problems, but these are prohibitively expensive.

Any help on this would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

--Timmy

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