4.0.2

[Steven Walker]

Is there any timeline for the release of 4.0.2 Final?

Steve

[Andrew David Wong]

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On 01/09/2019 9.29 AM, Steven Walker wrote:
> Is there any timeline for the release of 4.0.2 Final?
>
> Steve
>

This is a very appropriate question, since we mentioned in our 4.0.2-rc1
announcement that "If no major issues are discovered in 4.0.2-rc1, we
expect the stable release of 4.0.2 to follow in a few weeks." [1]
It's been more than a few weeks since then, so it's a good question.

Unfortunately, two major issues were discovered:

1. An update bug that affects Debian 10 and Whonix. [2] A fix for Debian
is already available. The fix for Whonix is in development.

2. A pending security issue that the Qubes Security Team is currently
addressing.

We don't currently have a timeline for how long it will take to address
these issues, but we're currently working on them and will provide an
update as soon as we know more.


[1] https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2019/07/09/qubes-4-0-2-rc1/#release-candidate-planning
[2] https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/5149

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Andrew David Wong (Axon)
Community Manager, Qubes OS
https://www.qubes-os.org

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There is another "bug" in 4.0.2-rc1. [1] "linux-firmware-20180402-83" was released missing the file "amdgpu/polaris11_k_mc.bin". [2] "linux-firmware-20181219-89" seems to fix the issue.

Most, if not all, Radeon GPUs based on Polaris 11 (Radeon RX 460/560 / Pro 450/455/460/560) attempting to install Qubes 4.0.2-rc1 ends up with the error "X startup failed, aborting installation".

In dmesg, you get something like:
kernel: mc: Failed to load firmware "amdgpu/polaris11_k_mc.bin"
kernel: amdgpu 0000:01:00.0: Fatal error during GPU init

I had a 4.0.2-rc1 working with a Radeon RX 560, [3] installing Qubes with a kickstart file and [4] installing "linux-firmware-20190514-96.fc29".

[1] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1659810
[2] https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2018-ba224c644f
[3] https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora/rawhide/install-guide/advanced/Kickstart_Installations/

[4] https://groups.google.com/d/msg/qubes-devel/4npXsO2mL3Y/1L3_QWXnvYAJ