Problem installing Qubes on Lenovo Thinkpad T450s

[Janik Besendorf]

Hi,

I have a T450s and followed the instructions here
https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/thinkpad-troubleshooting/ for the UEFI
options but when I select "Install Qubes" in the bootmanager the
installer start loading image files but then reboots the laptop.

A friend of my once had the same problem with a T450 and told me that he
needed an older kernel in order to install Qubes. Does anyone know more
about that?

greetings,

Janik Besendorf

[7v5w7go9ub0o]

Sorry, can't answer your question.

Recent update, ICYDK:
<http://pcsupport.lenovo.com/us/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/thinkpad-t-series-laptops/thinkpad-t450s/downloads/ds102109>

[Zrubi]

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I have a T450 and I can install and run every Qubes OS release.
Including the latest 4.0-rc1.

All you have to do is disable UEFI boot, and set "legacy boot only" in
BIOS.


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[Janik Besendorf]

Hi,

I tried 4.0 today and that worked. But I dont think that I want to use
the RC on my productive system.
I attached my UEFI settings in the mail.

[Zrubi]

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On 08/08/2017 02:44 PM, Janik Besendorf wrote:
> Hi,
>

> I tried 4.0 today and that worked. But I dont think that I want to
> use the RC on my productive system. I attached my UEFI settings in
> the mail.

With this setting, you should be ebale to install/use Qubes 3.2 as well.
As I have this setup too.

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[hugon...@gmail.com]

On Tuesday, 8 August 2017 13:45:09 UTC+1, Janik Besendorf wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I tried 4.0 today and that worked. But I dont think that I want to use
> the RC on my productive system.
> I attached my UEFI settings in the mail.
>
>
>
> On 08.08.2017 09:24, Zrubi wrote:
> > On 08/07/2017 06:16 PM, Janik Besendorf wrote:
> > > Hi,
> >
> > > I have a T450s and followed the instructions here
> > > https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/thinkpad-troubleshooting/ for the
> > > UEFI options but when I select "Install Qubes" in the bootmanager
> > > the installer start loading image files but then reboots the
> > > laptop.
> >
> > > A friend of my once had the same problem with a T450 and told me
> > > that he needed an older kernel in order to install Qubes. Does
> > > anyone know more about that?
> >
> > I have a T450 and I can install and run every Qubes OS release.
> > Including the latest 4.0-rc1.
> >
> > All you have to do is disable UEFI boot, and set "legacy boot only" in
> > BIOS.
> >
> >

We have similar BIOS, so check under Config or Security for "Virtualization". You'll have to turn it off. After that, you should be able to install Qubes. If you need an HVM (windows, for example), you'll need to turn Virtualization back on.

[Janik Besendorf]

I tried turning off Virtualization but it is still the same problem. I
really think It's a incompatiblity with the Kernel or the bootloader.
Anyone got any ideas? I mean it works with 4.0

[vel...@tutamail.com]

I am trying to load 3.2 onto a T450s, I'd like to keep Legacy mode as it allows me to have AEM.

I was able to install using the same thumb(created using dd), no problems, however I keep going back to "Test and install 3.2" when trying to load Qubes onto a T450s.

I saw some users having similar challenges...any suggestions? Kind of a bummer thought I was getting a popular "all green" choice from the HCL list.

Any help would be greatly appreciated....

V

[vel...@tutamail.com]

I am trying to load 3.2 onto a T450s, I'd like to keep Legacy mode as it allows me to have AEM.

I was able to install using the same thumb(created using dd) on another computer, no problems, however I keep going back to "Test and install 3.2" when trying to load Qubes onto a T450s.

I saw some users having similar challenges...any suggestions? Kind of a bummer thought I was getting a popular "all green" choice from the HCL list.

Any help would be greatly appreciated....

V

(I corrected an omission in this post: "I was able to install using the same thumb(created using dd) ON ANOTHER COMPUTER"