[qubes-users] Just bought ASUS KGPE-D16 2x G34 DDR3 /max. 256GB for QubesOS.

2019-09-10 Thread 'one-eye-pirate' via qubes-users
Hello, guys! Has anyone found a solution to use 256GB RAM instead of 192GB possible like this guide https://www.coreboot.org/Board:asus/kgpe-d16 ? IOMMU/VT-d/AMD-Vi and PCI passthrough works good on this board? Thanks ;) Sent with [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com) Secure Email. -- You

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Qubes 4.0 without IOMMU/VT-d/AMD-Vi or Interrupt Remapping

2018-02-26 Thread Zbigniew Łukasiak
On Mon, Feb 26, 2018 at 6:53 AM, Utility Panel <utility.panel@gmail.com> wrote: ... > So, I've decided to build with the KGPE-D16. Thus far, I've got the > motherboard and two 6386SE CPUs with air coolers. I buy the other components > when the pricing is favorable. > >

Re: [qubes-users] Re: new Desktop build recommendation

2017-12-29 Thread taii...@gmx.com
Those dual 6386 are a good price I would get them if I was you, there will always be plenty of buyers if you want to sell the second one. The KGPE-D16 almost always comes with the module so don't worry - btw MSRP is $415 for brand new KGPE-D16 so don't overpay. Yeah that cooler is the one

[qubes-users] HCL - ASUS KGPE-D16

2017-03-21 Thread Thierry Laurion
Any recommendations for tpm? -- 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: Qubes 4.0 without IOMMU/VT-d/AMD-Vi or Interrupt Remapping

2018-02-26 Thread taii...@gmx.com
d I'm pretty certain at this point that I'll start building with either the KCMA-D8 or KGPE-D16. I've got one year after the release of 4.0 to make the transition, so I've got time to collect all the bits before 3.2 reaches end-of-life. Did you consider Dell workstations? I am also looking fo

Re: [qubes-users] Mainboard buying advice :: Should we still avoid mainboards with Intel vPro ??

2017-11-05 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 11/04/2017 09:36 PM, 'Marek Jenkins' via qubes-users wrote: Although an advantage of the KGPE-D16 is that it includes the $50 module needed to run OpenBMC - your choice. I looked it up, but I don't really understand the purpose of the OpenBMC module. Was it for TPE/AEM support

Re: [qubes-users] Coreboot VS Libreboot :: Which is better for Qubes OS ?

2017-11-04 Thread 'Marek Jenkins' via qubes-users
her words any remote access / backdoor, so I guess I could live with Coreboot. I am going for the KGPE-D16 and it seems they really have put in a lot of effort to support it. Also Raptor Engineering seems to do a lot to make KGPE-D16 and coreboot work. I planned to go for a 62xx or 63xx CPU, but pro

Re: [qubes-users] Mainboard buying advice :: Should we still avoid mainboards with Intel vPro ??

2017-11-05 Thread 'Marek Jenkins' via qubes-users
On Monday, 6 November 2017 02:09:32 UTC+1, tai...@gmx.com wrote: > On 11/04/2017 09:36 PM, 'Marek Jenkins' via qubes-users wrote: > > >> Although an advantage of the KGPE-D16 is that it includes the $50 module > >> needed to run OpenBMC - your choice. > > I lo

Re: [qubes-users] Compatible Hardware.

2018-01-07 Thread Samupaha
On Sunday, January 7, 2018 at 12:58:23 AM UTC+2, tai...@gmx.com wrote: > On 01/06/2018 05:02 PM, Sir Hugo Drax wrote: > > Does the KGPE-D16 or KCMA-D8 support an Nvme PCI-E  SSD like an Intel > > 750 Series PCIe 400GB? > Yeah there are a few on the coreboot mailing

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Qubes 4.0 without IOMMU/VT-d/AMD-Vi or Interrupt Remapping

2018-02-06 Thread taii...@gmx.com
Forgot to add: It is a shame that qubes doesn't support POWER. Due to the ceasing of manufacturing of the KGPE-D16 and D8 boards the OpenPOWER9 TALOS 2 is soon the only reasonable brand new option for a performance board with libre firmware/hardware. It is of course possible to make

Re: [qubes-users] Qubes 3.2 only booting with onboard GPU ?? (ASUS KGPE-D16 + AMD Radeon 6450)

2017-11-27 Thread 'Marek Jenkins' via qubes-users
Could using Qubes 4.0rc2 also solve my problem ? -- 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,

Re: [qubes-users] Qubes 3.2 only booting with onboard GPU ?? (ASUS KGPE-D16 + AMD Radeon 6450)

2017-11-30 Thread taii...@gmx.com
Ah 3309 is the latest OEM BIOS version, so that isn't the problem. Like I said trying enabling SVM in CPU Config in the CMOS menu. For coreboot you need 62xx or 63xx CPU's however as stated before. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users"

Re: [qubes-users] Qubes 3.2 only booting with onboard GPU ?? (ASUS KGPE-D16 + AMD Radeon 6450)

2017-12-04 Thread taii...@gmx.com
Status report? is it working? I still need your coreboot config file, you may also have to wait 5 minutes or so on the first post flash boot so that it can build the memory reference data. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To

Re: [qubes-users] Qubes 3.2 only booting with onboard GPU ?? (ASUS KGPE-D16 + AMD Radeon 6450)

2017-12-13 Thread taii...@gmx.com
I forgot to mention (I presume you have not read my notes about this on the coreboot wiki) you need microcode updates for IOMMU and secure operations with the 63xx, please provide a dmesg so I can see if you have the right version! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to

Re: [qubes-users] Coreboot VS Libreboot :: Which is better for Qubes OS ?

2017-11-05 Thread taii...@gmx.com
/vPro - so in other words any remote access / backdoor, so I guess I could live with Coreboot. As I said there isn't any difference if you compile coreboot for a board supported by libreboot. I am going for the KGPE-D16 and it seems they really have put in a lot of effort to support it. Also Raptor

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Qubes 4.0 without IOMMU/VT-d/AMD-Vi or Interrupt Remapping

2018-02-26 Thread Utility Panel
> Apparently there are some problems with the 63xx series Opterons and > coreboot: > https://www.coreboot.org/Board:asus/kgpe-d16#CPUs_recommended_by_users I saw that, but the same page mentions Taiidan's solution for providing the needed microcode updates. Luckily, Taiidan seems to l

[qubes-users] Re: HCL - ASUS KGPE-D16

2020-02-24 Thread nsobin255
What hard drive do you use? I do not recommend this motherboard to anyone, Slow as hell, memory works bad (i use 64gb ram crucial 16x4, works only two modules) Coreboot support is over. No UEFI. And you need ASUS PIKE 2008 ( or any other controller) and one 6100 cpu for stock bios upgrade. --

Re: [qubes-users] Best Desktop for Qubes

2017-07-02 Thread taii...@gmx.com
probably more than that does not make much sense), and 16BG is not enough for me (browsers seem to eat unbelievable amounts of RAM). Is there a recommended desktop system for Qubes with over 16GB RAM? The KCMA-D8 (less expensive, $330) or KGPE-D16 ($415) as I mentioned in the laptop thread

Re: [qubes-users] Re: AMD and ME?

2017-09-04 Thread taii...@gmx.com
) With the KGPE-D16, KCMA-D8, Lenovo G505S and of course the extra high performance TALOS 2 there is no reason at all to buy a system with ME/PSP hardware rootkits - one ends up spending less money for higher performance by going with a non-owner controlled system ironically (to get TALOS 2's POWER9

Re: [qubes-users] Re: new Desktop build recommendation

2017-12-29 Thread Wael M. Nasreddine
no EEB filter offered), this case seems cheap enough https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811219020 but has 80mm fans in the middle, not 120mm. I've seen a few cases with 120mm mid-fans but did not support EEB. Do you have a link for a case you work with? > > The KGPE-D16 almost a

Re: [qubes-users] Compatible Hardware.

2018-01-06 Thread taii...@gmx.com
libre firmware available such as the KGPE-D16 or KCMA-D8 boards for improved security - they have a qubes HCL entry and as there is no hardware code signing enforcement they have the ability for the firmware to be fixed in case anything incompatibilities arise (which will never happen

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Qubes 4.0 without IOMMU/VT-d/AMD-Vi or Interrupt Remapping

2018-02-26 Thread Zbigniew Łukasiak
that I'll start building with either the > KCMA-D8 or KGPE-D16. I've got one year after the release of 4.0 to make the > transition, so I've got time to collect all the bits before 3.2 reaches > end-of-life. > Did you consider Dell workstations? I am also looking for some high-end workst

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Qubes 4.0 without IOMMU/VT-d/AMD-Vi or Interrupt Remapping

2018-02-27 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 02/26/2018 10:53 PM, Utility Panel wrote: Apparently there are some problems with the 63xx series Opterons and coreboot: https://www.coreboot.org/Board:asus/kgpe-d16#CPUs_recommended_by_users Man I am so tired of people fuckin with my baby. I saw that, but the same page mentions

Re: [qubes-users] Qubes 4.0 on high(er) end workstations?

2018-10-19 Thread shizo
be done about it. Decided to collect a workstation on your advice (x220, coreboot/heads) I want to use virtualization at full capacity Advise the video card? Is it RX580? I just bought : 2x CPU AMD-OPTERON-16-Core-6276 ~80 bucks :)) ASUS KGPE-D16 - 170 bucks will she make noise at home

Re: [qubes-users] Mainboard buying advice :: Should we still avoid mainboards with Intel vPro ??

2017-11-04 Thread taii...@gmx.com
use it as a gigabit vpn router with a router distro. Another option for more juice is the pricier KGPE-D16 (same featureset but with more RAM slots, support for socket g34 16 core cpu's and more PCI-e lanes/slots) and get 16 core CPU's you would be able to have 32 cores total with the opteron 6386

Re: [qubes-users] Qubes 4.0 on high(er) end workstations?

2018-10-15 Thread taii...@gmx.com
on fleabay from china) and one or two 8 core socket C32 4386 opteron CPU's plus ECC RDIMM RAM in 8GB sticks (for 64 total) or 16gb (for 128 total) * KGPE-D16 ($130 on fleabay brand new) and one or two 16 core 6386 CPU's or 8 core 6328 CPU's (60 on fleabay brand new) which supports up to 192GB RAM

Re: [qubes-users] Mainboard buying advice :: Should we still avoid mainboards with Intel vPro ??

2017-11-05 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 11/06/2017 12:42 AM, 'Marek Jenkins' via qubes-users wrote: On Monday, 6 November 2017 02:09:32 UTC+1, tai...@gmx.com wrote: On 11/04/2017 09:36 PM, 'Marek Jenkins' via qubes-users wrote: Although an advantage of the KGPE-D16 is that it includes the $50 module needed to run OpenBMC

[qubes-users] Qubes 3.2 only booting with onboard GPU ?? (ASUS KGPE-D16 + AMD Radeon 6450)

2017-11-26 Thread qubesfan
Hi everyone, I recently got an ASUS KGPE-D16 mainboard, since I read over here, that it would be fully compatible with Qubes OS. Installation went fine, the only problem is the low screen resolution (VGA). Unfortunately, I can't get any external graphic cards to work. As soon as I connect my

Re: [qubes-users] Qubes 3.2 only booting with onboard GPU ?? (ASUS KGPE-D16 + AMD Radeon 6450)

2017-11-26 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 11/26/2017 04:47 PM, qubes...@openmailbox.org wrote: Hi everyone, I recently got an ASUS KGPE-D16 mainboard, since I read over here, that it would be fully compatible with Qubes OS. Installation went fine, the only problem is the low screen resolution (VGA). Unfortunately, I can't get any

Re: [qubes-users] Re: What CPU are you running for Q 4.0?

2018-05-22 Thread taii...@gmx.com
I would suggest a pre-PSP AMD 16 core 6386SE on a KGPE-D16 board running coreboot-libre or libreboot - 100% open source firmware with no blobs, the D16 and D8 also have cool stuff like OpenBMC, IOMMU-GFX etc. An 8 core 6328 is also a good fast choice. The D16 supports max 2x16 cores, so 32 cores

Re: [qubes-users] Computer Models Guaranteed to work with Qubes 4.0?

2017-01-04 Thread 'James Funkhauser' via qubes-users
On Wed, Jan 4, 2017 at 7:25 AM, taii...@gmx.com <'taii...@gmx.com'> wrote: You'll want a KGPE-D16 motherboard with a 62xx series processor. Thanks for the advice! Is this what you mean by 62xx series: http://ark.intel.com/products/88193/Intel-Core-i5-6200U-Processor-3M-Cache-up-to-2_

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Best Laptop For Qubes

2017-06-26 Thread taii...@gmx.com
hanism they're entirely separate. My libre kgpe-d16 gaming build cost less than I would have paid for a non-free intel machine with equivalent performance. nation state backdoors? so amd is not part of that? Not sure what we can do about that is except petition for laws against it. some guy was

Re: [qubes-users] Compatible Hardware.

2018-01-07 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 01/07/2018 12:49 PM, Samupaha wrote: How difficult it is to get Qubes to boot from NVMe drive in KGPE-D16? I'm thinking about buying it and I'd like to have NVMe drive for the OS. But I have very limited experience with coreboot/BIOS stuff, so hopefully I don't need to spend several days

Re: [qubes-users] Another "Best Hardware" 4 VMs setup question.

2018-01-20 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 01/20/2018 04:14 PM, Davidson H wrote: As I understood it, its not *totally* disabled but is *partially* disabled (like the TCP/IP stack). Anyway. Your KGPE-D16 suggestion is interesting (thx!), and that mobo+ a 12core 2014 opteron seems like it would be fairly speedy? Certainly compared

Re: [qubes-users] X470 and IOMMU Groups...

2018-08-08 Thread taii...@gmx.com
I would instead consider the purchase of an owner controlled KCMA-D8 or KGPE-D16 motherboard which you can install libre board+bmc firmware on. They support qubes 4.0 very well and all devices have their own IOMMU group. They are a much better choice than a proprietary firmware PSP laden non

[qubes-users] Qubes 4/Coreboot/SeaBIOS Question

2018-03-15 Thread qubes-os
For those who have a KCMA-D8 or KGPE-D16 mainboard running Coreboot with a SeaBIOS payload, have you been able to get Qubes 4 running with a PCI video card? I'm able to get it running with onboard video but not with an AMD PCI graphics card. Was curious if anyone has been successful

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Qubes 4.0 without IOMMU/VT-d/AMD-Vi or Interrupt Remapping

2018-02-26 Thread Utility Panel
RAM. I'm looking to upgrade to something > > comparable, and I'm pretty certain at this point that I'll start building > > with either the KCMA-D8 or KGPE-D16. I've got one year after the release of > > 4.0 to make the transition, so I've got time to collect all the bits befo

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Installation, no AMD-vi, interrupt mapping, etc.

2018-10-04 Thread taii...@gmx.com
Most consumer mobos have broken IOMMU, I suggest instead of wasting your time trying to make it work you simply buy a KCMA-D8 or KGPE-D16 plus used cpu and install coreboot-libre. Without HVM/IOMMU your security will suck. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Re: [qubes-users] Qubes Certified Desktop

2020-05-01 Thread Anil
> Kgpe-d16 is supported under heads, is blobless and supported by coreboot 4.11 > and heads under coreboot 4.8.1 as of right now with plans of Can you give an approximate price (right now no one is shipping, so they are not showing the price either)? Any particular processor that i

Re: [qubes-users] Best Desktop for Qubes

2017-07-02 Thread Chris Laprise
but 16GB RAM is max there (and it is a non-ECC so most probably more than that does not make much sense), and 16BG is not enough for me (browsers seem to eat unbelievable amounts of RAM). Is there a recommended desktop system for Qubes with over 16GB RAM? The KCMA-D8 (less expensive, $330) or KGPE-D16

Re: [qubes-users] Best Desktop for Qubes

2017-07-03 Thread taii...@gmx.com
? The KCMA-D8 (less expensive, $330) or KGPE-D16 ($415) as I mentioned in the laptop thread. Both support 128GB RAM with a libre version of coreboot. (coreboot is not necessarily free firmware) See my buyers guide on the coreboot wiki's kgpe-d16 page if you want to know what CPU's to get, plus

Re: [qubes-users] KCMA-D8 Libre motherboards are going for around $260 on newegg

2017-09-13 Thread Gaijin
odule, required for the upcoming libre OpenBMC port > for KGPE-D16/KCMA-D8 the asus boards) > > TPM (Coreboot supports an owner controlled core root of trust which is > more secure than otherwise) > > > Notes: > > 128GB RAM Max > > You will have to get a graphics c

Re: [qubes-users] Re: AMD and ME?

2017-09-04 Thread taii...@gmx.com
. (performance equal to sandy bridge) With the KGPE-D16, KCMA-D8, Lenovo G505S and of course the extra high performance TALOS 2 there is no reason at all to buy a system with ME/PSP hardware rootkits - one ends up spending **less money for higher performance by going with an owner controlled

Re: [qubes-users] Mainboard buying advice :: Should we still avoid mainboards with Intel vPro ??

2017-11-03 Thread 'Marek Jenkins' via qubes-users
with a router distro. > Another option for more juice is the pricier KGPE-D16 (same featureset > but with more RAM slots, support for socket g34 16 core cpu's and more > PCI-e lanes/slots) and get 16 core CPU's you would be able to have 32 > cores total with the opteron 6386 (be

Re: [qubes-users] Coreboot VS Libreboot :: Which is better for Qubes OS ?

2017-11-05 Thread taii...@gmx.com
problems with flashing the BIOS chip myself - my main problem is getting the settings right in the Coreboot config console (i am using "$ make nconfig" to compile). But I am overwhelmed by all the settings. E.g. which payload (Seabios, GRUB2,etc) to use and which other settings for th

Re: [qubes-users] Coreboot VS Libreboot :: Which is better for Qubes OS ?

2017-11-05 Thread 'Marek Jenkins' via qubes-users
right in the Coreboot config console > > (i am using "$ make nconfig" to compile). > > > > But I am overwhelmed by all the settings. E.g. which payload (Seabios, > > GRUB2,etc) to use and which other settings for the KGPE-D16 ? > SeaBIOS for beginners, oth

Re: [qubes-users] Mainboard buying advice :: Should we still avoid mainboards with Intel vPro ??

2017-11-04 Thread 'Marek Jenkins' via qubes-users
s to come :D I plan to use the machine for video rendering, gaming and running quite a few VMs + HVMs in parallel. > Although an advantage of the KGPE-D16 is that it includes the $50 module > needed to run OpenBMC - your choice. I looked it up, but I don't really understand the purpose of th

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Desperately want Qubes, but can't install on Asus Sabertooth x79

2018-05-16 Thread taii...@gmx.com
difficult. > 3) Will Steam and it's games work on a Windows 7 qubes VM? Yeah you can probably do that. I use qemu on another PC and play my games at max settings in a VM on my libre firmware KGPE-D16 board, if done properly there will be no stuttering or reduced performance vs bare metal. Keep

Re: [qubes-users] Re: new Desktop build recommendation

2017-12-28 Thread taii...@gmx.com
always is recommended as you can use larger fans, with decent fans and running fancontrol or the OpenBMC firmware on the KCMA-D8 and KGPE-D16 they are almost silent and one can watch a film without complaint. Thx for the tip, I'll opt for OpenBMC in that case. If you want this make sure your

Re: [qubes-users] Re: new Desktop build recommendation

2017-12-08 Thread taii...@gmx.com
, boards KGPE-D16 and KCMA-D8 have libre firmware available and can play video games in a VM via IOMMU-GFX, they also have dual onboard separate USB controllers (you can use the second via a breakout bracket) So I looked at both of these boards[0], they take a DDR3 board, but I found this one[1

Re: [qubes-users] Re: new Desktop build recommendation

2017-12-20 Thread Wael Nasreddine
g Mini-itx version which may be unsuitable > >>> for your needs as it only takes 32GB of ram but it would be pretty safe > >>> to assume that full-size AsRock X99 motherboards would also be fully > >>> compatible with Qubes. > >> That isn't disabling

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Is a legacy BIOS preferable to UEFI for a secure system?

2018-02-02 Thread taii...@gmx.com
Yes it is, I despise the OEM's forcing UEFI on us. Although both are insecure vs a libre BIOS such as select coreboot boards (ex: KCMA-D8/KGPE-D16) and the OpenPOWER TALOS 2 (only $2.5K now for board/cpu - which is less than x86_64 server hardware with equiv performance) I highly suggest

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Qubes 4/Coreboot/SeaBIOS Question

2018-03-23 Thread taii...@gmx.com
an ASMB4 or ASMB5 module is required for fan control. The KGPE-D16 is very similar so I suggest anyone who has a D8 to read the D16 wiki page. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving e

Re: [qubes-users] Best Desktop for Qubes

2017-07-02 Thread Robin Schneider
GB RAM? > Hi Zbigniew The ASUS KGPE-D16 can not be left unnoticed and it has been mentioned a couple of times in the "Best Laptop For Qubes" thread already. You can even buy machines based on this MB built and flashed to your wishes: * https://minifree.org/product/libreboot-d16/ * htt

Re: [qubes-users] 2 Xeon Gold vs i9 for Qubes-OS?

2018-05-12 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 05/11/2018 04:30 AM, olegden...@gmail.com wrote: > What will be better for Qubes-OS - i9 or Xeon Gold? Does it support two cpu > based system? Thanks. > I wouldn't waste your money on new spyware filled intel junk. I suggest instead purchasing a KGPE-D16 or KCMA-D8 board With th

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Screensavers : Qubes Questions!

2016-12-20 Thread Mike Mez
which is much larger than IOMMU operations that do not involve graphics devices. The best way to do GPU passthrough is with a card that is only used for that VM and use a blob free coreboot platform such as the KGPE-D16 so that you can disallow option rom execution, have some level of DMA protection

Re: [qubes-users] Re: new Desktop build recommendation

2017-12-22 Thread taii...@gmx.com
it? Your only hope is to buy hardware without it such as the new enough to be useful Socket G34 and C32 AMD PRE-PSP Systems, boards KGPE-D16 and KCMA-D8 have libre firmware available and can play video games in a VM via IOMMU-GFX, they also have dual onboard separate USB controllers (you can use

Re: [qubes-users] Another thread on Qubes 4 machines....

2018-04-11 Thread taii...@gmx.com
available) X220 T420 (ivy bridge cpu upgrade suggested) Libre firmware desktops: KCMA-D8 KGPE-D16 (still easily available new for MSRP) D8/D16 can play new video games in a VM at max settings via IOMMU-GFX. they are great. The D16 comes with the ASMB4 or ASMB5 module you need for the OpenBMC

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Razer Looking for Our Input about Linux on Razer Edge

2017-03-15 Thread taii...@gmx.com
ng key enforcement and you can buy one starting at around 3K (comparable to an intel server system of equivalent cost). if you want an x86-64 laptop the only choice is a 2013 FM2 processor (no AMD PSP unlike FM2+) which is new enough to be useful (see coreboot on the lenovo G505S) For x86-64 desktops

Re: [qubes-users] Mainboard buying advice :: Should we still avoid mainboards with Intel vPro ??

2017-11-03 Thread taii...@gmx.com
(with a tester clip) so it is very secure. The KCMA-D8 and KGPE-D16 support an owner controlled core root of trust TPM via coreboot if you wanna use AEM. Can you elaborate a bit on the performance of the Asus KCMA-D8 + AMD Opteron 4386 ? * Using gentoo is enjoyable for once as it doesn't take forever

Re: [qubes-users] Mainboard buying advice :: Should we still avoid mainboards with Intel vPro ??

2017-11-06 Thread 'Marek Jenkins' via qubes-users
opment/research and probably only manufacture in relatively small quantities (yet). > > Is that all it takes to compile the .rom correctly ? Does SeaBios work > > out-of-the-box with Qubes ? Also, would it be best to simply clone the > > latest working config for the KGPE-D16 from

Re: [qubes-users] Mainboard buying advice :: Should we still avoid mainboards with Intel vPro ??

2018-03-13 Thread mrp2pp
SeaBios work > > > out-of-the-box with Qubes ? Also, would it be best to simply clone the > > > latest working config for the KGPE-D16 from the Coreboot website > > > (https://www.coreboot.org/Supported_Motherboards), which can be > > > downloaded here for exam

[qubes-users] Re: HCL - ASUS KGPE-D16

2020-02-24 Thread thomasc599
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 For the benefit of other users who may wish to use this board here is a few notes from my experience of getting Qubes R4.0 running: Mobo: Asus KGPE-D16 CPU: AMD Opteron Processor 6282 SE Memory: 4x MT36KSF2G72PZ-1G6E1FE GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GT 710

Re: [qubes-users] KCMA-D8 Libre motherboards are going for around $260 on newegg

2017-09-13 Thread taii...@gmx.com
port for KGPE-D16/KCMA-D8 the asus boards) TPM (Coreboot supports an owner controlled core root of trust which is more secure than otherwise) Notes: 128GB RAM Max You will have to get a graphics card if you want decent video, the onboard chip only supports 1280x768 and is quite slow - AMD

Re: [qubes-users] Mainboard buying advice :: Should we still avoid mainboards with Intel vPro ??

2017-11-02 Thread taii...@gmx.com
open source and blob free) Features: 100% Libre firmware available! >>>>Fully supports Qubes 4.0<<<<< No ME/PSP Dual socket - supports 8 core cpu's - 16 core cpus available on its bigger brother the KGPE-D16 (also libre) 128GB Max RAM TPM addon (for AEM) Multiple PCI

[qubes-users] Libre motherboard info

2017-11-02 Thread taii...@gmx.com
boot (on this board it is fully open source and blob free) Features: 100% Libre firmware available! >>>>Fully supports Qubes 4.0<<<<< No ME/PSP Dual socket - supports 8 core cpu's - 16 core cpus available on its bigger brother the KGPE-D16 (also libre) 128GB M

Re: [qubes-users] Re: new Desktop build recommendation

2017-12-29 Thread Wael M. Nasreddine
e as a Desktop machine, > >> are > >>> the 4U also loud? Any suggetions on a specific case? > >>> > >> 4U always is recommended as you can use larger fans, with decent fans > >> and running fancontrol or the OpenBMC firmware on the KCMA-D8 and > &

Re: [qubes-users] Another "Best Hardware" 4 VMs setup question.

2018-01-20 Thread Davidson H
re removable due to no hardware code signing enforcement unlike intel or new amd stuff). It works with Qubes 4.0. For a desktop/workstation I recommend the libre firmware available KCMA-D8/KGPE-D16 (coreboot with entirely open source hardware init) they also feature OpenBMC for libre remote ma

Re: [qubes-users] Gaming with qubes

2018-09-14 Thread taii...@gmx.com
pubg). Still possible. I play the latest games at max settings in a VM with my libreboot firmware KGPE-D16 with a RX580 (must get an 8gb+ gfx card) and 6328 cpu (with a gpu bottleneck) The KCMA-D8 and KGPE-D16 server/workstation boards work well with qubes 4.0 and they support coreboot-libr

Re: [qubes-users] Qubes Certified Desktop

2020-05-01 Thread Anil
When I said adventurous, I meant adventurous. OK. That means I will have to first spend some time learning more about this. I can do the soldering, if I know exactly (or find out) what has to be soldered to what. > > Port and upstreamed doc > https://www.raptorengineering.com/coreboot/kgpe-d16

Re: [qubes-users] Qubes Certified Desktop

2020-05-05 Thread insurgotech
to what. > > https://github.com/osresearch/heads/issues/712 > > > > > Port and upstreamed doc > > https://www.raptorengineering.com/coreboot/kgpe-d16-status.php > > > > https://libreboot.org/docs/hardware/kgpe-d16.html > > > > Build instructions are

Re: [qubes-users] Install to Dell T3610, no Intel graphics, VNC install, NVS 310

2018-02-24 Thread taii...@gmx.com
) or a libre firmware KGPE-D16/KCMA-D8 (slow vs the T2 - I use these for x86-64 VM gaming) for video passthrough. I have bought a variety of closed source firmware devices before that claimed to but didn't actually support IOMMU-GFX, and by getting one of these you also get a BMC platform

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Intel TXT advice

2016-11-15 Thread taii...@gmx.com
procs don't have PSP. The KGPE-d16 for instance is an opteron blob free coreboot/libreboot board that is quite nice for a performance workstation. For a laptop there is always the novena and a few other blob free ones, and if you don't want ME you can buy a non PSP AMD laptop. -- You received

Re: [qubes-users] Computer Models Guaranteed to work with Qubes 4.0?

2017-01-04 Thread taii...@gmx.com
n advance for your time. You'll want a KGPE-D16 motherboard with a 62xx series processor. It is blob free coreboot compatible and it supports user defined TPM CRTM (tpm addon sold separately) I have one and it is great, supports IOMMU for graphics as well. Any recent intel isn't going to sup

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Screensavers : Qubes Questions!

2016-12-20 Thread taii...@gmx.com
I would get the radeon definitely, AMD is more foss/linux friendly than NVIDIA as well. Things to get: a kgpe-d16, the best available g34 socket 16 core opteron 62xx CPU in your price range off ebay (such as 6284SE, 6282SE or 6276) and 32GB DDR3 ECC RDIMM RAM (I would go with 4, 8gb sticks

Re: [qubes-users] UEFI secureboot issue

2017-08-14 Thread taii...@gmx.com
yself have a variety of owner controlled fully libre firmware devices such as the KGPE-D16 and KCMA-D8 asus motherboards, those two are the only ones that offer full libre functionality along with high performance - they also run qubes great - having 32 cores and 128GB ram is excellent

[qubes-users] Re: [qubes-devel] Announcement: Toward a Reasonably Secure Laptop

2017-07-13 Thread taii...@gmx.com
. Potential honest vendors: Thinkpenguin System76 Vikings (they are the only vendor that sells truly free firmware prebuilts such as the libre-coreboot asus boards KGPE-D16/KCMA-D8 and the various older thinkpads) Going forward the only real options to have a performance freedom laptop

Re: [qubes-users] Re: certified laptop delivery to Russia

2017-06-22 Thread taii...@gmx.com
the world. You would have to make every single part from scratch. I don't know anything about coreboot or libreboot. Though I know I'd actually would like to have secure boot, but I guess I'm crazy. Of course you can, see the TALOS project for libre hardware/firmware concepts and the KGPE-D16

[qubes-users] KCMA-D8 Libre motherboards are going for around $260 on newegg

2017-08-24 Thread taii...@gmx.com
is $30 Noctua makes a great C32 cooler for around $40 or you can get a not as great one and have hotter temps for $20 on fleabay. Recommended Accessories: ASMB4-iKVM (BMC Module, required for the upcoming libre OpenBMC port for KGPE-D16/KCMA-D8 the asus boards) TPM (Coreboot supports an owner

Re: [qubes-users] Does VT-d protect against this?

2017-11-10 Thread taii...@gmx.com
: TALOS 2 (POWER 9, so no qubes ATM unless you compile it yourself) - price is appropriate for high end server hardware (for the same performance x86-64 would cost more) Will be RYF upon release Performance: KGPE-D16 KCMA-D8 Can play games in a VM via IOMMU-GFX, with the best CPU's equal to FX-8310

Re: [qubes-users] Coreboot VS Libreboot :: Which is better for Qubes OS ?

2017-11-04 Thread taii...@gmx.com
hardware movement (75K+ for the KGPE-D16 and KCMA-D8 board ports, both entirely libre and RYF certified) and has finally paid her debt for the KCMA-D8 port so I respect her a little bit. Is one better than the other for Qubes OS ? If you compile coreboot for say the KCMA-D8 (libre board I

Re: [qubes-users] Re: new Desktop build recommendation

2017-12-08 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 12/08/2017 03:07 AM, taii...@gmx.com wrote: Your only hope is to buy hardware without it such as the new enough to be useful Socket G34 and C32 AMD PRE-PSP Systems, boards KGPE-D16 and KCMA-D8 have libre firmware available and can play video games in a VM via IOMMU-GFX, they also have dual

Re: [qubes-users] Re: new Desktop build recommendation

2017-12-27 Thread Wael M. Nasreddine
th dual EPS12V (not adapters), I > suggest one that has modular cables. > > If you want to have 192GB RAM there is a guide on the coreboot wiki you > gotta follow to make it work in terms of placement, otherwise I would > just get 8GB DIMM's and save money if you only want 128GB. >

Re: [qubes-users] Re: new Desktop build recommendation

2017-12-27 Thread Wael M. Nasreddine
ith dual EPS12V (not adapters), I > suggest one that has modular cables. > > If you want to have 192GB RAM there is a guide on the coreboot wiki you > gotta follow to make it work in terms of placement, otherwise I would > just get 8GB DIMM's and save money if you only want 128GB. >

Re: [qubes-users] Qubes V4 and Windows7-hardware

2018-09-05 Thread taii...@gmx.com
h of course its not like new cpus lack old instruction sets or what not. Although I would recommend you instead purchase a system without ME/PSP such as the owner controlled libre firmware KGPE-D16/KCMA-D8. New x86 is dead for freedom/security - let us hope that qubes is soon ported to OpenPOWER so we

Re: [qubes-users] Re: cpu

2018-09-05 Thread taii...@gmx.com
i will move to other system but the performance are very bad > > and making my work not so easy . > > Roy > Why not buy an owner controlled libreboot supporting pre-PSP KCMA-D8 or KGPE-D16? They are the last and best owner controlled x86 systems, as of now OpenPOWER (cp

Re: [qubes-users] Gaming with qubes

2018-10-19 Thread shizo
be done about it. Decided to collect a workstation on your advice (x220, coreboot/heads) I want to use virtualization at full capacity Advise the video card? Is it RX580? I just bought : 2x CPU AMD-OPTERON-16-Core-6276 ~80 bucks :)) ASUS KGPE-D16 - 170 bucks will she make noise at home? I

Re: [qubes-users] Qubes with newer hardware and error messages still safe enough?

2018-12-13 Thread Sphere
we are in a world with high demands to processing and stuff and due to how there is hardly any support for libre hardware, the processing needs are hardly filled out and even more so with limited budget. I checked KGPE-D16 KCMA-D8 g505s coreboot and it seems good so long as you have enough budget. Sa

[qubes-users] sys-usb issues recognizing devices & maintaining drive connections

2020-01-03 Thread scallyob
ng similar problems, but maybe someone can help me narrow down the problem here. This is my hardware: https://www.coreboot.org/Board:asus/kgpe-d16 Any advice is much appreciated. scallyob -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" g

Re: [qubes-users] Re: sys-usb issues recognizing devices & maintaining drive connections

2020-01-04 Thread 'awokd' via qubes-users
;> Tails OS 33mb/sec >> Qubes OS 12mb/sec >> This is my hardware: https://www.coreboot.org/Board:asus/kgpe-d16 Try adding irqpoll to the end of your kernelopts in qvm-prefs sys-usb. Had similar behavior with my Corebooted AMD. Please let me know if it helps you. I think root caus

Re: [qubes-users] Qubes Certified Desktop

2020-05-01 Thread Insurgo Technologies Libres / Open Technologies
Kgpe-d16 is supported under heads, is blobless and supported by coreboot 4.11 and heads under coreboot 4.8.1 as of right now with plans of upgrading to latest version supporting it before support got dropped since not enough attention nor love was given to it to justify upstream maintainership

[qubes-users] Re: HCL - ASUS KGPE-D16

2021-10-19 Thread Franklin Wallbrown
I was thinking about utilizing this beast as a Desktop, but using LibreBoot instead of CoreBoot. Is that a crazy idea? It is exciting that you got the NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 to work on this bad boy. Kudos on that... is there any reason you couldn't use a second one? I would be curious to

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Failing BT Proximity Check

2017-12-04 Thread taii...@gmx.com
firmware motherboards: (No PSP/ME - can use coreboot with open source silicon init, vs purisms closed source silicon init coreboot) KGPE-D16 - FSF RYF KCMA-D8 - FSF RYF (this is what I use, $250 for mobo $40 for CPU and I play the latest games in a VM) Lenovo G505S If you don't have the cash for

Re: [qubes-users] Re: new Desktop build recommendation

2018-01-08 Thread Wael M. Nasreddine
this let me know if you need any help setting up VM > >> gaming it is very difficult but very rewarding. > >> One gotcha I have noticed is NUMA alignment, each 16 core CPU contains > >> two NUMA nodes and performance will suffer greatly if things are not > >

Re: [qubes-users] Re: new Desktop build recommendation

2018-01-08 Thread cooloutac
VM > > >> gaming it is very difficult but very rewarding. > > >> One gotcha I have noticed is NUMA alignment, each 16 core CPU contains > > >> two NUMA nodes and performance will suffer greatly if things are not > > >> properly aligned

Re: [qubes-users] Qubes Certified Desktop

2020-05-01 Thread Insurgo Technologies Libres / Open Technologies
gt; >> Port and upstreamed doc >> https://www.raptorengineering.com/coreboot/kgpe-d16-status.php >> >> https://libreboot.org/docs/hardware/kgpe-d16.html >> >> Build instructions are valid: >> http://osresearch.net/Building >> >> Status report on heads. No TPM s

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Qubes 4.0 on high(er) end workstations?

2018-10-22 Thread shizo
s impossible, my english sucks, but you are wizard. Double thanks to you. I understood about processors and motherboard and video and flash settings. Now next step. I would not miss the RAM, I have a limited money, is it correct if I purchase it according to the table here? https://www.core

Re: [qubes-users] Re: new Desktop build recommendation

2017-12-29 Thread Wael M. Nasreddine
; > Yes, it's aweful, it got me depressed for many years, history just keep > repeating itself :( > > >> > On 12/27/2017 02:49 PM, Wael M. Nasreddine wrote: >> >>> I have a 1U server and it's pretty loud, unusable as a Desktop >> machine, >> >> are >

Re: [qubes-users] Question before buying a new laptop

2018-10-09 Thread taii...@gmx.com
very feasible many people do it including me. > > So what games are possible and are you using a windows or linux guest? > (Sadly there are games not running with wine.) Windows without networking to avoid the spying features. There are however a variety of AAA DRM free games that

[qubes-users] Certified Hardware - Why purism and not system76 or thinkpenguin?

2017-02-18 Thread taii...@gmx.com
he curtain. Does one have to pay to be included on this list? how much? how come real libre computer sellers like gluglug and raptor engineering aren't listed on here? If you want to be honest there are only two boards in the world period that check all the qubes 4.0 boxes, the KCMA-D8 and th

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