On Sat, Dec 17, 2016 at 4:26 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at 12:42:28 PM UTC-5, explodingbee . wrote: > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: explodingbee . <[email protected]> > > Date: Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 12:23 PM > > Subject: Fwd: [qubes-users] I recently installed Qubes and I now have > several problems > > To: Andrew David Wong <[email protected]>, Foppe de Haan < > [email protected]>, dumbcyber <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: explodingbee . <[email protected]> > > > > > > Date: Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 11:17 AM > > Subject: Re: [qubes-users] I recently installed Qubes and I now have > several problems > > To: Andrew David Wong <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > > > Hi Andrew Wong, > > > > See my comments below. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 9:20 AM, Andrew David Wong <[email protected]> > wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > > > Hash: SHA512 > > > > > > > > On 2016-12-13 18:29, explodingbee . wrote: > > > > > [...] > > > > > > > > > > 2) *In Qubes the computer often gets slow as molasses.* I get > > > > > error messages saying "Warning: unresponsive script" sometimes. > > > > > When I try to open a VM it says that there is not enough memory and > > > > > that I should close a VM first. When the computer gets like this > > > > > sometimes I click on things and nothing happens or it takes forever > > > > > for something to happen; sometimes I can't even close windows > > > > > because they don't respond. (I am using an HP Elitebook 8540w > > > > > laptop. It has 4 GB of RAM and an i7 CPU.) Also, when I shut down > > > > > the computer sometimes it gets stuck and does not shut down all the > > > > > way. It freezes with the Qubes splash screen there and the > > > > > progress bar indicating partial or complete progress. > > > > > > > > > > > > > I think this is just due to a lack of RAM. 4 GB is the bare minimum. > > > > Any chance you can add some more? > > > > > > > > I have not had any problems with lack of RAM in Windows 7. Maybe Qubes > needs more RAM than Windows 7? If you are correct I can certainly get more > RAM. After I reinstall Qubes if the problem persists I may get more RAM. > > > > > > > > > 3) *Problem relating to program installation:* When I install > > > > > programs in the Fedora or Debian templates they don't appear in the > > > > > list of available programs in the templates or in the VMs based on > > > > > those templates so I don't see how I can create shortcuts for > > > > > programs in my VMs. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Are you installing these programs from the Fedora and Debian repos? If > > > > so, are you fully shutting down the template after installing the > > > > program? This should trigger qvm-sync-appmenus, but you can try to run > > > > it manually from dom0: > > > > > > > > qvm-sync-appmenus <templatevm-name> > > > > > > > > Yes, I was installing from within the Fedora VM (which is what I think > you mean). Yes, I fully shut everything down, including the whole > computer, after installing the programs and then at no time did the > installed programs appear on the list of available programs in the Fedora > VM or in the AppVMs. If the problem persists after I reinstall Qubes I may > try to manually enter the phrase you provided above. > > > > > > > > > 4) *Problem in getting a video player to work:* I have installed > > > > > four different video players (Snappy, Budgie, Banshee and Parole) > > > > > and none of them seem to be able to play videos I have downloaded > > > > > (with Video Download Helper and Firefox in an App VM). (I can get > > > > > the video players to launch not with the proper shortcuts but in > > > > > another, awkward way, by going to Domain: personal -> personal: > > > > > Software and then clicking around until I get to the right app > > > > > which was previously installed and then clicking on "launch.") > > > > > Also, the default player, apparently called "Videos," doesn't work. > > > > > Am I missing something here? > > > > > > > > > > > > > I haven't had any problems with VLC. I'd recommend giving that a try, > > > > if you're willing. You can easily enable the RPMFusion repos to get it: > > > > > > > > https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/software-update-vm/#rpmfusion-for-a-fedora- > > > > templatevm > > > > > > > > I have also used VLC before in Windows and I liked it. It is a video > player which can play almost any type of video file. After I reinstall > Qubes if I am still having video problems I will probably try to install > it. Thanks for sending the page to help with that. > > > > > > > > > [...] > > > > > > > > > > 5) *I can't update Fedora:* I have tried to update Fedora 23 to > > > > > Fedora 25. I am able to download the update but then I click > > > > > "Install" and nothing happens. I also click "restart and install" > > > > > just below that and again nothing happens. What is going on with > > > > > that? (I just tried that again and I got the following error > > > > > message this time: *"Sorry this did not work Upgrade to Fedora > > > > > failed. Details Detailed errors from the package manager > > > > > follow:** Error running transaction: installing package > > > > > filesystem-3.2-37.fc24.x86_64 needs 135168 on the /rw > > > > > filesystem")* > > > > > > > > > > > > > Instead of trying to upgrade to Fedora 25, I'd recommend upgrading to > > > > Fedora 24 for now (unless you specifically require 25 for some > > > > reason). Fedora 24 templates are supported (assuming you're running > > > > Qubes 3.2), whereas Fedora 25 is not yet supported: > > > > > > > > https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/supported-versions/#templatevms > > > > > > > > Here are instructions on upgrading an existing Fedora 23 template to > > > > Fedora 24: > > > > > > > > https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/template/fedora/upgrade-23-to-24/ > > > > > > > > If you just want a fresh Fedora 24 template, it's much easier: > > > > > > > > $ sudo qubes-dom0-update qubes-template-fedora-24 > > > > > > > > Thanks. I don't even know Fedora very well at all. So I have no > problem with trying Fedora 24 instead of Fedora 25. I think I will try > that after I reinstall Qubes. > > > > > > > > > So I am frustrated. I had a whole life on Windows 7 and now I > > > > > can't do most of what I used to do. (Do you think that maybe I > > > > > downloaded and installed a bad copy of Qubes?) Help would be > > > > > appreciated. > > > > > > > > > > > > > You really should verify the ISO before installing from it: > > > > > > > > https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/verifying-signatures/ > > > > > > I did read that I was supposed to do that before I installed Qubes. But > I am coming from a Windows environment. There seemed to be a number of > concepts and terms used in that page that you provided (which I previously > read) that I did not understand. For example, where do I type that text? > If I am in Windows does that go into a DOS prompt window? Also, I am > supposed to import a key with GPG? I had never heard of GPG before and I > did know what I was importing the key into. But I guess that now, seeing > the problems I had (at least some of which may be due to a bad installation > file of Qubes) I guess I will spend the time and try to figure out how to > understand that page and verify the signature of the file. > > > > > > Thanks. Regards, > > > > > > Vincent > > > > > > > > > > - -- > > > > Andrew David Wong (Axon) > > > > Community Manager, Qubes OS > > > > https://www.qubes-os.org > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > > > > > iQIcBAEBCgAGBQJYUVTtAAoJENtN07w5UDAwwwkP/39LVJl2M+LdNK/Ga953H+33 > > > > 3XSkxqvg87rTBb/3QogkQlll077TVUXKvKvlEwqbGJN1EJKyQrnjBQ02OYUSuIXA > > > > 8UcLo+q33Yf+rENTDeTLrHBMNpSxju4B1S3aCX30ZqtMQXanf01k+Y9p6yGBDRtZ > > > > KJnJhBxI+A9NO9K/hBPk6X1YesFE8tXYdpmTiug0iAC+1BkaCqix4XcKLUMbKeza > > > > keLUVO8ZCgzo7tl7IxLrrEZA9mnfIA0Gs7fJq6fDF+Bg1kitqgVHS2/PWhX343Ao > > > > 57MmvKpb2mPTdcj6cDDlt2fAZ2Ub3qov4puqtLnYph63KirwFrK59+4h9upvTk/g > > > > SB5sHz3GFZBZcQW+VYfXKLuOOfvgHhrYv5pkjQqSCRkDni0tIz09M8lJPZ4RrfKr > > > > iNPxrQPz+E3n/+PQt3jC1QB0fxy4ztPwF5Vl3r3MoHhyx4aoAhEuKAI7kSi1rg2m > > > > LVXUPW+lv46BU74c0SP0LxWskKIrE0uTcH6Kp5Ld+W4X5B24qnJUFZ0VO6SwOmh9 > > > > YKklN8XCEQJE7kZxOxirnZoGGfZ+D4/KLXTouzxbQ6eU7XihwcXVISTvBxTaPkr3 > > > > 6ZGGPtmIQhB/fLBs3FfrwpgUQGpGZSEOQIgk7MfmsXIGvljLiQXpBHY6/XlQYGP3 > > > > +VG6InfKq+cuyEHQ7al9 > > > > =9oH3 > > > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > To triple boot mint, qubes and win 7 with the mint grub. edit the > /etc/grub.d/40_custom file in mint. append in there everything between > the xen sections of the grub.config file located on the qubes boot > partition. > > Then update grub on mint and reboot and qubes should boot from menu. You > will have to do this everytime qubes updates kernel or it errors again.
Hi [email protected], Thanks for the input. The grub menu issue is one thing that is presently working ok. What happened was that when I installed Linux Mint it automatically identified all the operating systems present and it created a boot menu which comes up with every startup which lets me choose between Mint, Qubes and Windows 7 (and some other things). I don't understand some of what you wrote (like what a "xen section" is) but I don't think I need to worry about that right now. Best regards, Vincent -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/CAEgwnuT0i-%3D-W7TPq9oSBY%2B%3Do2p_D%3Dv1ZcHN2%2BY9UFZ0UFTjHA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
