Qubes R4.0.2-RC2 Custom Partition Fresh Install Issue
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Rafael Reis
Nov 6, 2019, 1:58:20 PM11/6/19
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Hey guys,
TLDR> Qubes Installer does not let me assign mountpoints to the manually created lvm pools. (attachment)
After trying out Qubes for a while on a 64GB USB Drive, decided to pull the plug and get a dedicated 256GB disk for it in my laptop.
Went for the custom partitioning route, to increase encryption levels as per:https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/custom-install/
Followed the guide to the letter. Ran into the following issues:
1 - Step 6 says "Proceed with the installer. At the disk selection screen, select:"
Does that mean I should reboot and restart installation? Or is there a command to resume installation from the shell? Since I didn't know the command I went for the reboot.
2 - The installer detects the luks volume, decrypts it just fine. But the LVM pools although seemingly correctly created, have the mountpoints options greyed out (attachment)
If I set for the defaults instead of the custom partitioning, it appears to move with the install just fine.
Since I'm reinstalling from scratch, I'd like to take the opportunity to use the higher encryption levels instead of the defaults.
Regards,
Rafael
Rafael Reis
Nov 6, 2019, 3:44:06 PM11/6/19
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Hey,
The installer expects you to format filesystems prior to allocating the mountpoints. I honestly wasn't sure which FSes I should use. So i checked out what auto mode would do, and mimicked it with the custom created pools. As soon as I check Reformat option and choose the appropriate FS, the mountpoint box is whited out and I can move on with the installation.
Rafael
So I was able to figure this one out on my own.
The installer expects you to format filesystems prior to allocating the mountpoints. I honestly wasn't sure which FSes I should use. So i checked out what auto mode would do, and mimicked it with the custom created pools. As soon as I check Reformat option and choose the appropriate FS, the mountpoint box is whited out and I can move on with the installation.
Maybe this step and the clarification of point 1 on my previous email could make it into the documentation, for improved clarity.
Regards,
Rafael
Andrew David Wong
Nov 7, 2019, 2:06:40 AM11/7/19
to Rafael Reis, qubes-users
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On 2019-11-06 2:44 PM, Rafael Reis wrote:
> Hey,
>
> So I was able to figure this one out on my own.
>
> The installer expects you to format filesystems prior to allocating
> the mountpoints. I honestly wasn't sure which FSes I should use. So
> i checked out what auto mode would do, and mimicked it with the
> custom created pools. As soon as I check Reformat option and choose
> the appropriate FS, the mountpoint box is whited out and I can move
> on with the installation.
>
> Maybe this step and the clarification of point 1 on my previous
> email could make it into the documentation, for improved clarity.
>
> Regards,
>
> Rafael
>
Would you mind contributing this change to the documentation? Here is
a guide for how to do so:
https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/doc-guidelines/#how-to-contribute
Thank you!
- --
Andrew David Wong (Axon)
Community Manager, Qubes OS
https://www.qubes-os.org
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On 2019-11-06 2:44 PM, Rafael Reis wrote:
> Hey,
>
> So I was able to figure this one out on my own.
>
> The installer expects you to format filesystems prior to allocating
> the mountpoints. I honestly wasn't sure which FSes I should use. So
> i checked out what auto mode would do, and mimicked it with the
> custom created pools. As soon as I check Reformat option and choose
> the appropriate FS, the mountpoint box is whited out and I can move
> on with the installation.
>
> Maybe this step and the clarification of point 1 on my previous
> email could make it into the documentation, for improved clarity.
>
> Regards,
>
> Rafael
>
a guide for how to do so:
https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/doc-guidelines/#how-to-contribute
Thank you!
Andrew David Wong (Axon)
Community Manager, Qubes OS
https://www.qubes-os.org
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Claudia
Nov 7, 2019, 6:01:46 AM11/7/19
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Rafael Reis:
1: You can go back to the graphical installer from the shell using
ctrl-alt-f6 (or one of the other F-keys, I forget which one). Then click
"rescan devices." But rebooting works too.
2: I haven't quite figured out the Qubes/Fedora installer yet. It seems
it won't touch any filesystem it didn't format itself, so you always
have to let the installer format it. Looks like you figured that out.
This is, for example, why you can't use custom cryptsetup options and
btrfs at the same time - the installer refuses to install to an existing
filesystem, but it also won't let you create btrfs on dm-crypt.
Glad to hear you got it working.
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ctrl-alt-f6 (or one of the other F-keys, I forget which one). Then click
"rescan devices." But rebooting works too.
2: I haven't quite figured out the Qubes/Fedora installer yet. It seems
it won't touch any filesystem it didn't format itself, so you always
have to let the installer format it. Looks like you figured that out.
This is, for example, why you can't use custom cryptsetup options and
btrfs at the same time - the installer refuses to install to an existing
filesystem, but it also won't let you create btrfs on dm-crypt.
Glad to hear you got it working.
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Rafael Reis
Nov 7, 2019, 9:59:30 AM11/7/19
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It's done!
Glad to help. Added a TODO note on the pull request to, in the future, add instructions for GPT / UEFI Installations. I ran into this issue. Did the whole thing which implies a MBR disk (step 2) and couldn't boot afterwards. Had to redo the disk initialization from a Live CD to GPT, and figure out the different mount points and filesystems for /boot/efi . I could propose instructions but I'd rather have someone more experienced review it.
Rafael
Andrew David Wong
Nov 7, 2019, 11:33:14 PM11/7/19
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On 2019-11-07 8:59 AM, Rafael Reis wrote:
> It's done!
>
> https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-doc/pull/881
>
> Glad to help. Added a TODO note on the pull request to, in the future, add
> instructions for GPT / UEFI Installations. I ran into this issue. Did the
> whole thing which implies a MBR disk (step 2) and couldn't boot afterwards.
> Had to redo the disk initialization from a Live CD to GPT, and figure out
> the different mount points and filesystems for /boot/efi . I could propose
> instructions but I'd rather have someone more experienced review it.
>
> Rafael
>
Thank you!
> It's done!
>
> https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-doc/pull/881
>
> Glad to help. Added a TODO note on the pull request to, in the future, add
> instructions for GPT / UEFI Installations. I ran into this issue. Did the
> whole thing which implies a MBR disk (step 2) and couldn't boot afterwards.
> Had to redo the disk initialization from a Live CD to GPT, and figure out
> the different mount points and filesystems for /boot/efi . I could propose
> instructions but I'd rather have someone more experienced review it.
>
> Rafael
>
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Andrew David Wong (Axon)
Community Manager, Qubes OS
https://www.qubes-os.org
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