[qubes-users] Re: Windows hanging at starting up screen (changing xen video -> cirrus not working?)

2017-05-07 Thread Drew White 
> > > libvirt.libvirtError: internal error: libxenlight failed to create new 
> > > domain 'win7'

I just noticed that the VM is trying to start up "win7" yet the
domain is "win7-x64-template"

Did you change the "" content?
Did you remove or change the "" tag or content in the conf file?

Or is it an AppVM made FROM the Template?

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[qubes-users] Re: Windows hanging at starting up screen (changing xen video -> cirrus not working?)

2017-05-07 Thread Drew White 
On Monday, 8 May 2017 13:13:48 UTC+10, Gaiko  wrote:
> On Sunday, May 7, 2017 at 3:10:55 PM UTC-4, cooloutac wrote:
> > On Saturday, May 6, 2017 at 10:07:53 PM UTC-4, Gaiko wrote:
> > > No responses? Is there any more information that I could post that might 
> > > make it easier to diagnose this issue?
> > > 
> > > 
> > > For what its worth, I was able to make a non-template winVM on another 
> > > computer (before I quite understood that I could make a WinTemplate) and 
> > > then restored it onto my current computer and it works well enough, but I 
> > > really think the best model for me would be using a wintemplate if 
> > > possible, and was hoping to figure out why the intstalling win7 on this 
> > > win7-x64-template isn't working?
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Thoughts would be apprecaited.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > On Sat, Apr 29, 2017 at 10:34 AM, Gaiko Kyofusho  
> > > wrote:
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > I am trying to setup a win7 template. I started with the:
> > > 
> > > qvm-create --hvm-template win7-x64-template -l green
> > > 
> > > which seemed to work well enough, then tried to install windows (win7 pro 
> > > x64). When I try using:
> > > 
> > > qvm-start win7-x64-template --cdrom=/home/user/win7.iso
> > > 
> > > It
> > >  starts up and then hangs (I've tried leaving it overnight, no progress)
> > >  at the glowing starting windows. I then searched around and found two 
> > > posts and the github work around of
> > > 
> > > cp /var/lib/qubes/appvms/win7/win7.conf /tmp
> > > 
> > > then mod'ing the  line to cirrus then 
> > > running 
> > > 
> > > qvm-start win7-x64-template --cdrom=/home/user/win7.iso 
> > > --custom-config=/tmp/win7.conf
> > > 
> > > now I get an error:
> > > 
> > > --> Loading the VM (type = TemplateHVM)...
> > > Traceback (most recent call last):
> > >   File "/usr/bin/qvm-start", line 136, in 
> > >     main()
> > >   File "/usr/bin/qvm-start", line 120, in main
> > >    
> > >  xid = vm.start(verbose=options.verbose, 
> > > preparing_dvm=options.preparing_dvm, start_guid=not options.noguid, 
> > > notify_function=tray_notify_generic if options.tray else None)
> > >   File 
> > > "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/qubes/modules/02QubesTemplateHVm.py", 
> > > line 94, in start
> > >     return super(QubesTemplateHVm, self).start(*args, **kwargs)
> > >   File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/qubes/modules/01QubesHVm.py", 
> > > line 335, in start
> > >     return super(QubesHVm, self).start(*args, **kwargs)
> > >   File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/qubes/modules/000QubesVm.py", 
> > > line 1972, in start
> > >     self.libvirt_domain.createWithFlags(libvirt.VIR_DOMAIN_START_PAUSED)
> > >   File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/libvirt.py", line 1059, in 
> > > createWithFlags
> > >     if ret == -1: raise libvirtError ('virDomainCreateWithFlags() 
> > > failed', dom=self)
> > > libvirt.libvirtError: internal error: libxenlight failed to create new 
> > > domain 'win7'
> > > 
> > > thoughts?
> > 
> > sorry man i have no experience making a win7 template only hvm.  There is a 
> > guy around here named Drew white who has experience doing this maybe you 
> > can message him.
> 
> No worries, thanks for letting me know. I will probably try tinkering a bit 
> more and hold off bugging Drew, if figure if he hasn't answered then he 
> probably has a reason. Cheers.



This is an odd one.
Sometimes it just means your computer needs to be rebooted.
Since they are using SystemD for Qubes, that there has many inherent issues. 
They are using a version of Linux that is becoming Windows similar, as in 
everything controlled by the kernel instead of everything being separate.
Thus if there is an issue in SystemD, then everything falls in a heap.

So if that doesn't work, then there is another issue.

If you leave the config as normal, but in the Guest Settings, set RAM to 2048 
Mb and CPUs to 2. Then try starting.

This setup works for me almost 100% of the time.

If it doesn't, then remove the Guest from the Manager, and create a brand new 
one and do another install.

The reason I say this is because the config may have had something go wrong 
using install. Personally, I've only ever had that error when the Guest has not 
cleanly removed itself from Xen.

Because the Domain already exists, it can't be created again.
So give it a different name for the new template, then copy the root.img and 
private.img from the old windows template, and try booting it. if it works 
,then it's the Qubes-Xen interface that has an issue and has not cleared the 
Domain from the system properly on shutdown.

(This also happens for other guests, not just Windows)

FYI, Win7.. Give it 2048 MB RAM assignment, NOT Balanced...
And 2 VCPUs too. that's a must. (at least to begin with)

If that doesn't work, then please enable debugging mode, and upload the logs 
for me to analyse please.
Then we will see where we go from there.

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[qubes-users] Re: Windows hanging at starting up screen (changing xen video -> cirrus not working?)

2017-05-07 Thread Gaiko 
On Sunday, May 7, 2017 at 3:10:55 PM UTC-4, cooloutac wrote:
> On Saturday, May 6, 2017 at 10:07:53 PM UTC-4, Gaiko wrote:
> > No responses? Is there any more information that I could post that might 
> > make it easier to diagnose this issue?
> > 
> > 
> > For what its worth, I was able to make a non-template winVM on another 
> > computer (before I quite understood that I could make a WinTemplate) and 
> > then restored it onto my current computer and it works well enough, but I 
> > really think the best model for me would be using a wintemplate if 
> > possible, and was hoping to figure out why the intstalling win7 on this 
> > win7-x64-template isn't working?
> > 
> > 
> > Thoughts would be apprecaited.
> > 
> > 
> > On Sat, Apr 29, 2017 at 10:34 AM, Gaiko Kyofusho  
> > wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > I am trying to setup a win7 template. I started with the:
> > 
> > qvm-create --hvm-template win7-x64-template -l green
> > 
> > which seemed to work well enough, then tried to install windows (win7 pro 
> > x64). When I try using:
> > 
> > qvm-start win7-x64-template --cdrom=/home/user/win7.iso
> > 
> > It
> >  starts up and then hangs (I've tried leaving it overnight, no progress)
> >  at the glowing starting windows. I then searched around and found two 
> > posts and the github work around of
> > 
> > cp /var/lib/qubes/appvms/win7/win7.conf /tmp
> > 
> > then mod'ing the  line to cirrus then 
> > running 
> > 
> > qvm-start win7-x64-template --cdrom=/home/user/win7.iso 
> > --custom-config=/tmp/win7.conf
> > 
> > now I get an error:
> > 
> > --> Loading the VM (type = TemplateHVM)...
> > Traceback (most recent call last):
> >   File "/usr/bin/qvm-start", line 136, in 
> >     main()
> >   File "/usr/bin/qvm-start", line 120, in main
> >    
> >  xid = vm.start(verbose=options.verbose, 
> > preparing_dvm=options.preparing_dvm, start_guid=not options.noguid, 
> > notify_function=tray_notify_generic if options.tray else None)
> >   File 
> > "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/qubes/modules/02QubesTemplateHVm.py", 
> > line 94, in start
> >     return super(QubesTemplateHVm, self).start(*args, **kwargs)
> >   File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/qubes/modules/01QubesHVm.py", 
> > line 335, in start
> >     return super(QubesHVm, self).start(*args, **kwargs)
> >   File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/qubes/modules/000QubesVm.py", 
> > line 1972, in start
> >     self.libvirt_domain.createWithFlags(libvirt.VIR_DOMAIN_START_PAUSED)
> >   File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/libvirt.py", line 1059, in 
> > createWithFlags
> >     if ret == -1: raise libvirtError ('virDomainCreateWithFlags() failed', 
> > dom=self)
> > libvirt.libvirtError: internal error: libxenlight failed to create new 
> > domain 'win7'
> > 
> > thoughts?
> 
> sorry man i have no experience making a win7 template only hvm.  There is a 
> guy around here named Drew white who has experience doing this maybe you can 
> message him.

No worries, thanks for letting me know. I will probably try tinkering a bit 
more and hold off bugging Drew, if figure if he hasn't answered then he 
probably has a reason. Cheers.

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[qubes-users] Re: Windows hanging at starting up screen (changing xen video -> cirrus not working?)

2017-05-07 Thread cooloutac 
On Saturday, May 6, 2017 at 10:07:53 PM UTC-4, Gaiko wrote:
> No responses? Is there any more information that I could post that might make 
> it easier to diagnose this issue?
> 
> 
> For what its worth, I was able to make a non-template winVM on another 
> computer (before I quite understood that I could make a WinTemplate) and then 
> restored it onto my current computer and it works well enough, but I really 
> think the best model for me would be using a wintemplate if possible, and was 
> hoping to figure out why the intstalling win7 on this win7-x64-template isn't 
> working?
> 
> 
> Thoughts would be apprecaited.
> 
> 
> On Sat, Apr 29, 2017 at 10:34 AM, Gaiko Kyofusho  
> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> I am trying to setup a win7 template. I started with the:
> 
> qvm-create --hvm-template win7-x64-template -l green
> 
> which seemed to work well enough, then tried to install windows (win7 pro 
> x64). When I try using:
> 
> qvm-start win7-x64-template --cdrom=/home/user/win7.iso
> 
> It
>  starts up and then hangs (I've tried leaving it overnight, no progress)
>  at the glowing starting windows. I then searched around and found two 
> posts and the github work around of
> 
> cp /var/lib/qubes/appvms/win7/win7.conf /tmp
> 
> then mod'ing the  line to cirrus then 
> running 
> 
> qvm-start win7-x64-template --cdrom=/home/user/win7.iso 
> --custom-config=/tmp/win7.conf
> 
> now I get an error:
> 
> --> Loading the VM (type = TemplateHVM)...
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "/usr/bin/qvm-start", line 136, in 
>     main()
>   File "/usr/bin/qvm-start", line 120, in main
>    
>  xid = vm.start(verbose=options.verbose, 
> preparing_dvm=options.preparing_dvm, start_guid=not options.noguid, 
> notify_function=tray_notify_generic if options.tray else None)
>   File 
> "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/qubes/modules/02QubesTemplateHVm.py", 
> line 94, in start
>     return super(QubesTemplateHVm, self).start(*args, **kwargs)
>   File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/qubes/modules/01QubesHVm.py", line 
> 335, in start
>     return super(QubesHVm, self).start(*args, **kwargs)
>   File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/qubes/modules/000QubesVm.py", line 
> 1972, in start
>     self.libvirt_domain.createWithFlags(libvirt.VIR_DOMAIN_START_PAUSED)
>   File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/libvirt.py", line 1059, in 
> createWithFlags
>     if ret == -1: raise libvirtError ('virDomainCreateWithFlags() failed', 
> dom=self)
> libvirt.libvirtError: internal error: libxenlight failed to create new domain 
> 'win7'
> 
> thoughts?

sorry man i have no experience making a win7 template only hvm.  There is a guy 
around here named Drew white who has experience doing this maybe you can 
message him.

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[qubes-users] Re: Windows hanging at starting up screen (changing xen video -> cirrus not working?)

2017-05-06 Thread Gaiko Kyofusho 
No responses? Is there any more information that I could post that might
make it easier to diagnose this issue?

For what its worth, I was able to make a non-template winVM on another
computer (before I quite understood that I could make a WinTemplate) and
then restored it onto my current computer and it works well enough, but I
really think the best model for me would be using a wintemplate if
possible, and was hoping to figure out why the intstalling win7 on this
win7-x64-template isn't working?

Thoughts would be apprecaited.

On Sat, Apr 29, 2017 at 10:34 AM, Gaiko Kyofusho <
gaikokujinkyofu...@gmail.com> wrote:

> I am trying to setup a win7 template. I started with the:
>
> qvm-create --hvm-template win7-x64-template -l green
>
> which seemed to work well enough, then tried to install windows (win7 pro
> x64). When I try using:
>
> qvm-start win7-x64-template --cdrom=/home/user/win7.iso
>
> It starts up and then hangs (I've tried leaving it overnight, no progress)
> at the glowing starting windows. I then searched around and found two posts
> and the github work around of
>
> cp /var/lib/qubes/appvms/win7/win7.conf /tmp
>
> then mod'ing the  line to cirrus then
> running
>
> qvm-start win7-x64-template --cdrom=/home/user/win7.iso
> --custom-config=/tmp/win7.conf
>
> now I get an error:
>
> --> Loading the VM (type = TemplateHVM)...
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "/usr/bin/qvm-start", line 136, in 
> main()
>   File "/usr/bin/qvm-start", line 120, in main
> xid = vm.start(verbose=options.verbose, 
> preparing_dvm=options.preparing_dvm,
> start_guid=not options.noguid, notify_function=tray_notify_generic if
> options.tray else None)
>   File 
> "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/qubes/modules/02QubesTemplateHVm.py",
> line 94, in start
> return super(QubesTemplateHVm, self).start(*args, **kwargs)
>   File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/qubes/modules/01QubesHVm.py",
> line 335, in start
> return super(QubesHVm, self).start(*args, **kwargs)
>   File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/qubes/modules/000QubesVm.py",
> line 1972, in start
> self.libvirt_domain.createWithFlags(libvirt.VIR_DOMAIN_START_PAUSED)
>   File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/libvirt.py", line 1059, in
> createWithFlags
> if ret == -1: raise libvirtError ('virDomainCreateWithFlags() failed',
> dom=self)
> libvirt.libvirtError: internal error: libxenlight failed to create new
> domain 'win7'
>
> thoughts?
>

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