I have just tried installing Qubes 4 on my Laptop.
It meets ALL of the REQUIREMENTS and then some, for installation.
However I can't even boot the ISO.
I get the "Failed to load ldlinux.c32" error.
Is this a normal occurance for some issue?
Or is there an issue with the ISO?
I have downloaded the ISO twice, and had the same issue.
Hope there is a solution to what is wrong with ISOLINUX in the ISO.
Sincerely,
Drew.
If I install onto HDD via Qubes, will it boot int he PC normally or have the error?
Any thoughts?
Installing in Guest only works if it is not using an external drive as it's primary drive (most likely secondary too).
Does anyone have any possible resolution to resolve this please?
I burn it to DVD. It is an ISO after all.
I always use Legacy Boot mode.
The Qubes 4 ISO fits on a normal DVD. So it's fine.
The thing is it worked and booted in a Guest once.
But wouldn't boot on the PC or using external HDD.
This is why I am unsure.
I have all the requirements filled, but it won't boot to it because of that issue.
Thanks for the details, good to know for using USB. But it's an ISO, not a USB Image that I am using. As I stated I am using Legacy. You should put the information you posted here somewhere that it relates to though.
You can, but I'm using a DVD, not a USB that takes the ISO and writes it to USB. Even if I did that I would still have the same issue if it isn't even booting from an ISO OR a DVD. There is a lot more than just burning it that is causing any issue. It's the ISO/DVD itself from Qubes that has an issue.
Nothing my end, just the Qubes ISO from Qubes.
Are you sure its fine? You can't even download the iso to a default qube its so big. 4.7gb is the size of a normal dvd. And thats the same space I needed to download the iso sucessfully. Thats cutting it pretty close, you sure a bigger dvd wouldn't help?
100% sure.
I'm downloading to a Guest and I have all my ISOs stored on an external drive.
I know the ISO is fine because it booted on a local Guest, then I tried on another drive in the guest, but as soon as I went to another HD it started to fail and not work.
Therefore, I can only conclude that it is the actual Qubes installer since it worked only in that one exact scenario.
If you had read my posts, all of the first ones, you would have seen my tests there.
A guest, a virtual machine, they are called guests because they live and run inside the main machine.
I created a guest. I mounted the ISO to it. I booted it up and installed Qubes 4.0. I even did it with the burned disk.
Now I want to install it to my PC. So that it is no longer a guest but the owner.
As I said, it won't install to any HD that I try to install to.
It has that not found issue.
> anyway mr. awokd is the one to listen to .... otherwise people will
> probably give up, but wish you luck
I do listen to him, I listen to everyone and accept all information if it is on topic and of assistance to that.
As I already have done that I informed as to that it was having the issue for no reason. Unless I have a bad download.
As for your comment regarding the HDD, whether I am using an HDD or SSD doesn't matter, I'm just trying to install to test and make sure it is all working properly before I upgrade my SSD from 3.2 to 4.
So an SSD or HDD, whichever HD I use, it won't install and has that issue.
Which confuses me. Why does it work as a guest, but not when I put it to an HD?
VHD works, HD doesn't.
That is what is so confusing about all this.
Laptop. HP 8460p.
I created 2 in the first place, it worked in the guest without an HD. Attached an HD instead of a VHD and it didn't work.
> > Now I want to install it to my PC. So that it is no longer a guest but
> > the owner.
> >
> > As I said, it won't install to any HD that I try to install to.
> > It has that not found issue.
>
> >> anyway mr. awokd is the one to listen to .... otherwise people will
> >> probably give up, but wish you luck
>
> And thank you, Mr. John. :)
>
> > As I already have done that I informed as to that it was having the issue
> > for no reason. Unless I have a bad download.
>
> Did you see my suggestions in
> https://www.mail-archive.com/qubes...@googlegroups.com/msg21745.html ?
> Based on the new info. above, also add these to the list of things to try:
>
> - boot the DVD in legacy mode instead of UEFI
> - try using Refind- boot to Refind then use that to boot the Qubes install
I don't use UEFI because I want to remain in control of my PC, not let Microsoft and others have control.
What is "Refind"? (I will have to look it up.)
I don't use UEFI because I want to remain in control of my PC, not let Microsoft and others have control.
(...) UEFI rootkits—malicious code that’s meant to hide other malware and its activities—are perfect for cyberespionage or surveillance operations. The 2015 data leak from Italian surveillance software maker Hacking Team revealed that the company was offering a UEFI rootkit to its law enforcement and government customers.
Documents leaked recently by WikiLeaks about the U.S. CIA’s cybercapabilities revealed that the agency purportedly has UEFI “implants” for Mac computers. (...)
Refind is for EFI based. I'm not using EFI.
I can't use EFI without disabling things that allow my PC to be secure.
I will give it a try if I can turn on UEFI booting at some point when I can find out how to disable the security that I have on the board at the moment, with the ability to turn it back on afterwards.
However I still want BIOS, not UEFI, so doing that will only be testing the boot, which it should not matter if I'm using BIOS or UEFI for booting if the ISO was correct.