HCL - Intel Xeon E3-1275, Gigabyte Z77-DS3H (bios F11a)

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Darius Bakunas

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Dec 10, 2015, 1:15:54 PM12/10/15
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Hello,

Yesterday I successfully installed Qubes OS on my custom built PC.

Networking works (netvm is currently using PCI-E Realtek RTL8169 gigabit controller), but it also worked with integrated Intel controller.
Sound works (i’m using usb Creative Labs sound blaster, model: SB1095).
Put system to sleep, wake up - success.
I currently have two monitors connected to NVidia GTX 770 PCI-E graphics card and both screens work out of the box (with resolution 1680x1050), I did not yet try to install NVidia drivers, not sure if I even have to.
Still learning ins and outs of the system, will let you know if anything comes up.

Freezing problem (fixed):

After I installed it, I started to get random freezes - the body of the trace in /var/log/messages was always different, but the first line ‘irq 18: nobody cared (try booting with the “irqpoll” option)’ was always the same. By looking at /proc/interrupts I found that irq 18 corresponds to my integrated Intel network adapter, so first thing I did was disable it in bios - which did not solve the problem. I suspected it could be some conflict with other devices and so I started by disconnecting my USB devices first and luckily the first device that I disconnected solved the "freezing" problem (it was 3DConextion SpaceNavigator 3D mouse). I’ve attached sample trace from one of those freezes.

I hope this helps, thanks.

Darius Bakunas-Milanowski
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Darius Bakunas-Milanowski

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Dec 10, 2015, 2:30:45 PM12/10/15
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Just froze again, although it took much longer than usual, so the problem is still there.

Darius Bakunas-Milanowski

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Dec 13, 2015, 7:30:55 AM12/13/15
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On Thursday, December 10, 2015 at 2:30:45 PM UTC-5, Darius Bakunas-Milanowski wrote:
Just froze again, although it took much longer than usual, so the problem is still there.
 
So I switched to onboard video (Intel) and it has been stable ever since. Too bad I can only use one monitor, but I guess I can live with it. Have two NetVMs running, was able to successfully forward SSH port to one of my standalone development VMs... really like it so far.
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