On Saturday, February 11, 2017 at 4:03:53 PM UTC-5, raah...@gmail.com wrote: > On Saturday, February 11, 2017 at 11:38:29 AM UTC-5, qubesn...@gmail.com > wrote: > > I am attempting to install Qubes, version 3.2, never having used any prior > > versions. > > > > My computer is custom-built with the following components: > > > > CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K Quad-core 4.2 GHz LGA 1151 Processor > > Motherboard: GIGABYTE Aorus GA-Z270X-Gaming 7 (rev 1.0) > > RAM: G.SKILL TridentZ Series 64GB > > Primary HDD: Samsung 850 EVO 2.5" 500GB 3-D Vertical Internal SSD > > CD-ROM: Pioneer 16x BD-R Blu-ray Burner (BDR-209DBK) > > > > I tried installing using the following types of media: > > > > -ISO burned to DVD > > -ISO burned to USB using Rufus in Windows and selecting dd mode > > -ISO burned to USB using dd in Debian > > > > When none of these worked, I started searching this newsgroup for similar > > problems. I found one suggestion that I tried, which was to add > > "GRUB_CMDLINUX_XEN_DEFAULT iommu-no-igfx" to grub.cfg - I could not do this > > one because I could not get the USB device out of read-only mode > > > > I removed the "quiet" option from the install, but still no success > > > > Afterward, I disabled VT-d in BIOS, but again, no success > > > > Every time, I get the splash screen with the options for installation. For > > any option I pick, it gets to the point where I believe Xen is launching > > the graphics for the installer. At that point, the screen goes completely > > black. In the case where I use the DVD, the drive stops spinning, and > > nothing else happens. > > > > I am at a loss, and any help would be greatly appreciated. > > hmm tried a diff usb stick, checked the signatures of the downloaded iso, > used only onboard gpu unplug pcie one. check gpu bios options, unplug all > other usb devices, check mobo for options, update mobo bios, does the > baremetal fedora 24 installer work? > > That board looks like it should work good with qubes, if I can think of > anything else I'll post back. > > Also
Hi, Thank you for writing back. I have not tried a different USB stick, as I don't have any others large enough for the image, however I have downloaded the ISO / checked all signatures & digests on two separate occasions. They checked out as good both times. I also burned the ISO to 2 different DVDs. I have only been using the on-board video, and don't have any separate PCI-E cards for the system. I only have the mouse & keyboard plugged in as USB when I am booting from the DVD. I will check on the GPU BIOS options again, but I couldn't really find much to change... As far as updating the BIOS, I went to the Gigabyte site and it looks like there's only 3 releases - the first release, and two beta releases, so I think I am good there. I am downloading Fedora now, but it looks like they're up to version 25. I'll let you know if that boots up and installs. I am trying to figure out how to boot into legacy mode, and will try that as well, and I didn't see much in the way of USB settings - I tinkered with a few of them and it didn't seem to help any. I'll keep trying... -- 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 qubes-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to qubes-users@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/a29532ae-9734-4b9d-8871-0188aec3fdcc%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.