Newbie: Help Needed

[B. Kent]

So I must say, installing Qubes is definitely a learning curve and its forced me back into learning Terminal commands and such...but I need help at this point:

Relevant System Configuration:

• Asus Zenbook Pro Duo (dual screens)
• Running Ubuntu 19.10 OS
• Nvidia graphics card
• American Megatrends UEFI / BIOS...latest version
  

Plan for installing Qubes:

• Have downloaded the latest Qubes ISO to Linux
• Have tried to create the install medium by using the DD command to create a bootable USB
• If I can ever get that accomplished, plan to install to a Thunderbolt connected external NVME SSD

Problems encountered thus far:

• Created the USB installer disk and then tried to modify the BOOTX64.cfg file (with VI), USB filesystem is Read Only
• I've read that I need to mount the Qubes ISO on my laptop, edit BOOTX64.cfg from the ISO and then save that file...then create a new USB install disk
• Problem is, I'm not sure how to do that via terminal...(if someone can detail, would appreciate it.)
• Problem #2 - Edits to the BOOTX.64.cfg file * See attached (Need help in understanding what should be done to make it to the installer screen)
  



• Please see the attached image showing proposed changes.
  

[awokd]

B. Kent:

>
> - Created the USB installer disk and then tried to modify the

> BOOTX64.cfg file (with VI), USB filesystem is Read Only

> - I've read that I need to mount the Qubes ISO on my laptop, edit

> BOOTX64.cfg from the ISO and then save that file...then create a new USB
> install disk

> - Problem is, I'm not sure how to do that via terminal...(if someone

> can detail, would appreciate it.)

> - Problem #2 - Edits to the BOOTX.64.cfg file * See attached (Need help

> in understanding what should be done to make it to the installer screen)

Of the two options at the beginning of
https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/uefi-troubleshooting/, the first is
probably easier. Since you're running Linux already, I think you can do
it through the Files browser. Just make sure to edit the file as root.

You may not need the efi=no-rs option. In your case, I suspect it's the
nvidia card causing problems. Try to disable it in UEFI config. If not
possible, you probably want at least nouveau.modeset=0, or the full set
of nouveau.modeset=0 rd.driver.blacklist=nouveau video=vesa:off.


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