On Tue, Sep 5, 2017 at 8:39 AM, Unman <un...@thirdeyesecurity.org> wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 05, 2017 at 08:27:14AM -0300, Franz wrote: > > On Mon, Sep 4, 2017 at 9:30 PM, Unman <un...@thirdeyesecurity.org> > wrote: > > > > > On Mon, Sep 04, 2017 at 07:37:10PM -0300, Franz wrote: > > > > On Mon, Sep 4, 2017 at 4:14 PM, Unman <un...@thirdeyesecurity.org> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Sep 02, 2017 at 11:18:14PM -0300, Franz wrote: > > > > > > On Fri, Sep 1, 2017 at 11:54 AM, Unman < > un...@thirdeyesecurity.org> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Anyway I tried to start again debian-8-multimedia-dvm and > the > > > empty > > > > > file > > > > > > > > is there, still empty. Also there is a folder and an hidden > file > > > from > > > > > > > > Softmaker that do not appear on normal DispVMs > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This shows that your disposableVMs are not using the updated > > > > > > > DVMTemplate. > > > > > > > Whenever this issue has come up in the past, it's invariably > been > > > > > solved > > > > > > > by a slow and methodical approach. > > > > > > > Make sure that the DVMTemplate has customisations and the > > > > > > > .qubes-dispvm-customized file in /home/user (It does, you say.) > > > > > > > Close down the DVMTemplate. > > > > > > > Wait. > > > > > > > Regenerate the DVMTemplate (as you have). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If this doesnt work, then try closing all disposableVMs, > > > qvm-remove the > > > > > > > debian-8-multimedia-dvm, and start again. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I rebooted the whole computer, did what you suggested, but what > is > > > > > strange > > > > > > is that when I start the normal DispVM it starts immediately and > the > > > > > usual > > > > > > screen (telling that the first time it is slow, but later will be > > > faster) > > > > > > does not appears. Is that expected? > > > > > > > > > > > > Any way the DispVM does not contain the files that are in the > > > > > > DispVM-template, particularly the softmaker folders and the > hidden > > > > > > .qubes-dispvm-customized > > > > > > > > > > You havent said what you did - ie which of the methods I suggested > you > > > > > acted upon. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sorry Unman you are right > > > > I did > > > > qvm-remove debian-8-multimedia-dvm > > > > then rebooted the computer > > > > then > > > > qvm-create-default-dvm debian-8-multimedia > > > > > > > > then > > > > qvm-run -a debian-8-multimedia-dvm gnome-terminal > > > > > > > > then checked which files were present. The softmaker folder was > there, > > > but > > > > the .qubes-dispvm-customized was not, so created it with touch > > > > > > > > then in terminal wrote shutdown and it closed. > > > > > > > > then started the standard dispvm which contains neither the softmaker > > > > folder nor the .qubes.... file > > > > > > > > > > > > > > After you have created the .qubes-dispvm-customized file, and shutdown > > > the DVMTemplate, you have to regenerate the dispVMTemplate by running > > > qvm-create-default-dvm debian-8-multimedia again. You dont mention this > > > step. > > > > > > > > No I did not understood you have to repeat it after the changes to > > incorporate them. > > This last step does not work. I am getting an error here: > > > > connecting to VM's GUI agent....................time out > > > > Error: cannot start qubes-guid > > Best > > Fran > > > > OK, that's the principal issue resolved. You need to run > qvm-create-default-dvm again AFTER making your customizations. > > As to the failure to starts qubes-guid I suspect that some of the > changes you have made to the template are causing this. You may find > some help in the logs, or you may be able to connect using xl console, > and see what has happened. > > Alternatively, you could break down the customization in to discrete steps > (or groups of steps), and see if you can isolate the issue like that. > > Thanks Unman, but all that seems very difficult to do. I did nothing strange to the template, just installed applications. It seems new Qubes release 4 uses different way to manage dispvms, so possibly it will work there once the final release is ready. Is this reasonable? > unman > -- 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/CAPzH-qDSzVKhc3tz7L3m33Qy0kKRiBujTYR-fq8%2BbLHeTdjsNg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
