Re: [qubes-users] Qubes 3.0 won't install... "No bootable device"

[neilhardley]

I have to say from a user experience... figuring that all out was hell.

When you look at what I did.. I essentially added 2 main bits to the code

mapbs=1
noexitboot=1 

I really just wonder.. if there's any reason QUBES developers couldn't just add 
these 2 lines themselves, so that the user doesn't have to do it.

I'm not an expert at all, so I could be totally wrong but I really wonder

Do any devs know the answer to this..?

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Re: [qubes-users] Qubes 3.0 won't install... "No bootable device"

[donoban]

On 10/07/16 21:59, neilhard...@gmail.com wrote:
> OK... I have found a solution.
> 
> Just use QUBES 3.2
> 
> ---
> 
> That's it. Problem solved.
> 
> It was nothing to do with EUFI or legacy boot or anything like that.
> 
> As I said, I had already done all the BIOS stuff.
> 
> Thanks for the help anyway.
> 


Nice :)

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Re: [qubes-users] Qubes 3.0 won't install... "No bootable device"

[donoban]

On 10/07/16 21:01, Frank wrote:
>
>
>> On 10.07.2016, at 19:36, donoban donoban-at-riseup.net
|qubes-mailing-list/Example Allow|  wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>> On 10/07/16 18:11, neilhard...@gmail.com wrote:
>>> OK... This is what I get
>>>
>>> ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo mount /dev/sda1 /mnt
>>> ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo mount /dev/sda2 /mnt
>>> mount: block device /dev/sda2 is write-protected, mounting read-only
>>> NTFS signature is missing.
>>> Failed to mount '/dev/sda2': Invalid argument
>>> The device '/dev/sda2' doesn't seem to have a valid NTFS.
>>> Maybe the wrong device is used? Or the whole disk instead of a
>>> partition (e.g. /dev/sda, not /dev/sda1)? Or the other way around?
>>
>> first do:
>> mkdir /mnt/root
>> mkdir /mnt/root/boot
>>
>> mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/root/boot
>
> You have to do the second mkdir and this mount AFTER the other second
mount command listed below! Otherwise you will have grub installed in
completely the wrong places...


ouch yes. In fact the second mkdir is not needed, just mount your
crypted device on /mnt/root and you will have a /mnt/root/boot dir where
you can mount /dev/sda1

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Re: [qubes-users] Qubes 3.0 won't install... "No bootable device"

[donoban]

On 10/07/16 18:11, neilhard...@gmail.com wrote:
> OK... This is what I get
> 
> ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo mount /dev/sda1 /mnt
> ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo mount /dev/sda2 /mnt
> mount: block device /dev/sda2 is write-protected, mounting read-only
> NTFS signature is missing.
> Failed to mount '/dev/sda2': Invalid argument
> The device '/dev/sda2' doesn't seem to have a valid NTFS.
> Maybe the wrong device is used? Or the whole disk instead of a
> partition (e.g. /dev/sda, not /dev/sda1)? Or the other way around?
> 

first do:
mkdir /mnt/root
mkdir /mnt/root/boot

mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/root/boot

/dev/sda2 is an encrypted luks, you have to do:

cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/sda2 luksRoot
[enter your passphrase]
mount /dev/mapper/luksRoot /mnt/root

then you have to bind some special folders

mount --bind /proc /mnt/root/proc
mount --bind /dev /mnt/root/dev

and finally do:

chroot /mnt/root

then try to reinstall grub.

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Re: [qubes-users] Qubes 3.0 won't install... "No bootable device"

[raahelps]

On Sunday, July 10, 2016 at 1:19:09 PM UTC-4, neilh...@gmail.com wrote:
> It may be possible that I'm following the EUFI guidelines incorrectly.
> 
> Replace existing Qubes entry with modified one. Replace  with entry 
> number from previous step, /dev/sda with your disk name and -p 1 with 
> /boot/efi partition number):
> 
> With this for example.. how am I supposed to know the /boot/efi partition 
> number...? What would the number usually be? 
> 
> I have no clue.. errgh. Just my guess... I think I'll leave this one to the 
> experts I am very confused.

Do you have option in bios to use legacy boot mode?  Might be easier, thats 
what I do.  Apparently there is no security benefit to using uefi.

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Re: [qubes-users] Qubes 3.0 won't install... "No bootable device"

[neilhardley]

It may be possible that I'm following the EUFI guidelines incorrectly.

Replace existing Qubes entry with modified one. Replace  with entry number 
from previous step, /dev/sda with your disk name and -p 1 with /boot/efi 
partition number):

With this for example.. how am I supposed to know the /boot/efi partition 
number...? What would the number usually be? 

I have no clue.. errgh. Just my guess... I think I'll leave this one to the 
experts I am very confused.

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Re: [qubes-users] Qubes 3.0 won't install... "No bootable device"

[neilhardley]

OK... This is what I get

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo mount /dev/sda1 /mnt
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo mount /dev/sda2 /mnt
mount: block device /dev/sda2 is write-protected, mounting read-only
NTFS signature is missing.
Failed to mount '/dev/sda2': Invalid argument
The device '/dev/sda2' doesn't seem to have a valid NTFS.
Maybe the wrong device is used? Or the whole disk instead of a
partition (e.g. /dev/sda, not /dev/sda1)? Or the other way around?

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Re: [qubes-users] Qubes 3.0 won't install... "No bootable device"

[donoban]

On 10/07/16 17:33, neilhard...@gmail.com wrote:
> In the installer, it shows the USB external HDD, and the local HDD.
> 
> I am currently in a Ubuntu live disc, and in the partition manager, it shows
> 
> partition -- file system -- size -- used -- flags
> 
> /dev/sda1 -- ext4 -- 500MB -- 155.12MB -- boot
> 
> /dev/sda2 -- crypt-luks -- 698.15GB -- N/A -- N/A
> 

You could try doing "grub2-install /dev/sda" but I think you need to
mount and chroot your Qubes root and boot partitions.

look here:
http://howtoubuntu.org/how-to-repair-restore-reinstall-grub-2-with-a-ubuntu-live-cd

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Re: [qubes-users] Qubes 3.0 won't install... "No bootable device"

[neilhardley]

One thing I notice is that I used to be able to press F12, and get the HDD as a 
boot option.

Now it's just missing altogether.

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Re: [qubes-users] Qubes 3.0 won't install... "No bootable device"

[neilhardley]

In the installer, it shows the USB external HDD, and the local HDD.

I am currently in a Ubuntu live disc, and in the partition manager, it shows

partition -- file system -- size -- used -- flags

/dev/sda1 -- ext4 -- 500MB -- 155.12MB -- boot

/dev/sda2 -- crypt-luks -- 698.15GB -- N/A -- N/A

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Re: [qubes-users] Qubes 3.0 won't install... "No bootable device"

[donoban]

On 10/07/16 17:18, neilhard...@gmail.com wrote:
> It was all disabled from the start.
> 
> It simply will not work.
> 
> As I say, it can install to an external HDD just fine. Just not the local 
> drive.
> 

I think it has some problem with Grub (the bootloader), are you sure you
are installing it on the right device? The external HDD is an USB HD?
How is it mapped on the installer? /dev/sdb?

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Re: [qubes-users] Qubes 3.0 won't install... "No bootable device"

[neilhardley]

It was all disabled from the start.

It simply will not work.

As I say, it can install to an external HDD just fine. Just not the local drive.

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Re: [qubes-users] Qubes 3.0 won't install... "No bootable device"

[donoban]

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On 10/07/16 16:50, neilhard...@gmail.com wrote:
> My EUFI is disabled and i still get the message "bootable device
> was not found"
> 
> What do i do?
> 

But was UEFI enabled when you did the installation? If yes try
reinstalling, if no I don't know...
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Re: [qubes-users] Qubes 3.0 won't install... "No bootable device"

[neilhardley]

My EUFI is disabled and i still get the message "bootable device was not found"

What do i do?

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