HCL Lenovo W540

[piitb...@gmail.com]

Hello,

as my Qubes OS installation seems to get mature and the most important things work, I'm happy to contribute to the HCL:

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layout:
  'hcl'
type:
  'notebook'
hvm:
  'yes'
iommu:
  'yes'
tpm:
  disabled in BIOS
brand: |
  LENOVO
model: |
  20BG001CGE
bios: |
  GNET76WW (2.24 )
cpu: |
  Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4900MQ CPU @ 2.80GHz
cpu-short: |
  Core i7-4900MQ
chipset: |
  Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor DRAM Controller [8086:0c04] (rev 06)
chipset-short: |
  ???
gpu: |
  Intel Corporation 4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0416] (rev 06) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
  NVIDIA Corporation GK106GLM [Quadro K2100M] [10de:11fc] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
gpu-short: |
  NVIDIA Quadro K2100M
network: |
  Intel Corporation Ethernet Connection I217-LM (rev 04)
  Intel Corporation Wireless 7260 (rev 83)
  Sierra Wireless LTE WWAN Card (passed through to to sys-net)
memory: |
  32356
scsi: |
  SAMSUNG MZ7TD512 Rev: 5L0Q - SSD1 = 512 GB
  SanDisk SDSSDXPS Rev: 00RL - SSD2 (in optical Bay) 480 GB

versions:

- works:
    yes
  qubes: |
    R3.1
  xen: |
    4.6.0
  kernel: |
    4.1.13-9
  remark: |
    WWAN is working by passing the USB Controller (PCI-Device 00:1d:0) to sys-net
    Windows 7 HVM is working
    Seamless Windows Mode is working
    the W540 is a workhorse (4 Cores x 2.8 GHz, 32GB RAM, 2 SSDs) and Qubes OS runs very smooth.
  credit: |
    If you own the same device, do not hesitate to contact me, if you need help getting Qubes OS working.
  link: |
    n/a

[rw....@gmail.com]

Hoping you might be able to help. I have the same W540 as you. I made the bootable usb using rufus and the dd method. It install begins fine but gets stuck at qubes-mgmt-salt-base-topd. I have tried several times. I even left it overnight in case it was just taking a long time. Still can't get past it. Did you do anything special or different to get it running on your machine? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.