First stab at installing qubes 3.2 - Couple of issues.

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I'm experimenting by installing on a Thinkpad T500, which has integrated (intel) graphics. Since the install freezes after loading the initrd, I try installing in "basic graphics mode". A lot of text streams by, of which I can only see the end, but I notice:

"Not asking for VNC because we don't have a network" [But we do!]
"X startup failed, falling back to text mode"

I try to look at the logs using Alt-Tab, but I don't see any way to scroll up to see above the last page. Is there some way to do this? (It looks like screen or tmux. Is that right?)

Then, I try setting things up, using the text mode, and find myself stuck on the auto-partitioner. I've tried various routes through, but using mostly default (/dev/sda, use all space, LVM), I get:

"Generating updated storage configuration.
Storage configuration failed. Autopart failed.
Encryptation requested for LUKS device sda2, but no ecryption key specififed for this device"

I've tried dropping to the shell and deleting all partitions (no help), partitioning the disk by hand (no help), then setting up swap and using cryptsetup to make a LUKS partition for root (no help). I can easily set up the partitions myself, but I don't know how to get it to recognize what I've done. Anyone have thoughts?

/D

[Patrick Bouldin]

I'm probably a 3 out of 1-10 scale in my expertise on this, hopefully someone else can jump it too - but I ran into some similiar issues. Check this out: https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/thinkpad-troubleshooting/

Notes like disabling VT-d on the ThinkPads, in the bios. Also had to disable some other things - look around there as a start, if you haven't already.

Best,
Patrick

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Patrick - Ok, the main thing in there seems to be to disable VT-d and do the install, with some grub trickery to re-enable it later. I'll try that tonight and report back. Thanks.

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Patrick - I couldn't wait until evening. :)

Your suggestion worked miracles. Only point: install, then reboot with VT-d _off_ and complete the setup process. When that's done, follow the instructions in your link.

Now looking at the HCL, it's woefully out of date for this machine. What doesn't appear to have ever gotten clear is whether the TPM works with Qubes. If you've got any pointers, great. Otherwise, I'll go digging!

Thanks.