How Can I Update Kernel Offline?

[01101]

Please someone help this has been killing me....

I need to update kernel and have no internet for the following reasons: 

1. I have intel wireless 8260 and based on findings (here), this is not supported until kernel 4.1.14, therefore I must update kernel to use wifi.

2. my laptop does not have ethernet port so I use a usb ethernet and assigning the usb controller to sys-net (netvm), although in doing so yields the following error:

"libxl: error: libxl_pci.c:1041:libxl__device_pci_reset: The kernel doesn't support reset from sysfs foor PCI device"

so must I update the kernel offline? If so, please tell me how as I have no clue how to do this in qubes netvm.

Thank you.

[Andrew David Wong]

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On 2016-05-27 20:01, 01101 wrote:
> Please someone help this has been killing me....
>
> I need to update kernel and have no internet for the following
> reasons:
>
> 1. I have intel wireless 8260 and based on findings (here

> <http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showpost.php?p=1757402&
> postcount=6>), this is not supported until kernel 4.1.14, therefore

> I must update kernel to use wifi.
>
> 2. my laptop does not have ethernet port so I use a usb ethernet
> and assigning the usb controller to sys-net (netvm), although in
> doing so yields the following error: "libxl: error:
> libxl_pci.c:1041:libxl__device_pci_reset: The kernel doesn't
> support reset from sysfs foor PCI device"
>

To work around this, you can use this command in dom0:

qvm-prefs -s sys-net pci_strictreset false

However, you should be aware of the security implications of doing this:

https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/user-faq/#i-assigned-a-pci-device-to-an-
appvm-then-unassigned-itshut-down-the-appvm-why-isnt-the-device-
available-in-dom0

https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/dom0-tools/qvm-prefs/

>
> so must I update the kernel offline? If so, please tell me how as I
> have no clue how to do this in qubes netvm.
>
> Thank you.
>

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Andrew David Wong (Axon)
Community Manager, Qubes OS
https://www.qubes-os.org
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[01101]

Thanks Andrew. I tried the command before assigning usb controller but receive the same error. Checking dmesg, I receive the following: "Driver tried to write to a read-only config space...see permissive attribute in sysfs..etc"

[01101]

I added the USB controller to the permissive file, was able to assign the controller afterward, restarted sys-net and it is attached but there is still no connection

On Saturday, May 28, 2016 at 1:24:32 AM UTC-7, Andrew David Wong wrote:

[01101]

my dam ethernet usb is shit, apparently this is also not working in and of itsef (tested on other comp). Will look into potentially buying a new one and report back

On Saturday, May 28, 2016 at 1:24:32 AM UTC-7, Andrew David Wong wrote:

[01101]

fixed, used tethered connection via phone