On Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at 9:43:17 AM UTC+1, Daniil .Travnikov wrote: > I can't install Qubes Release 4.0-rc4 in some reason. > > > I use the Rufus tool for “DD image” on 8 GB Flash Drive, after that I see in > Boot Menu this 2 kind of select: > --- > EFI:JetFlashTranscend 8GB 1100HD(Part1,Sig2161DF44) > JetFlashTranscend 8GB 1100 > --- > > > > When I choose the 1st one with EFI:... it's showing some black screen: > --- > Xen 4.8.3 (c/s) EFI loader > Using configuration file 'BOOTX64.cfg' > vmlinuz: 0x000000008a01f000-0x000000008a71adb8 > initrd.img: 0x0000000088c6f000-0x000000008a01e64c > --- > and after that just rebooting. > > > But when I choose another JetFlash... it's showing Menu where I can choose > Install methods. I am choosing Install Qubes R4.0-rc4 and see black screen: > --- > Loading xen.gz... ok > Loading vmlinux... ok > Loading initrd.img... ok > --- > and after that flickering cursor on whole black sreen and rebooting. > > > How and what I must fix?
Not all hardware systems (UEFI firmware etc.) can boot up Qubes (or even other Linux distro's), even if you disable the secure boot and other various settings that can cause issues, it might still not be possible. So there is a "risk" that you can't get the UEFI boot to work. Though it may also just be a rogue setting you need to change, but even so, it might still prove impossible in the end. Did you try install with LegacyBIOS/Grub? New isn't always better, and UEFI/EFI is by no means bug free, unexploitable or more stable, so this is a scenario where new really isn't "better". For that matter, LegacyBIOS/Grub is pretty much its equal when it comes to security, stability and reliability, if not better. Booting with Grub or similar Linux boot manaters is also more versatile, you can easier change kernel/xen versions during boot, if you one day should need to. If you use UEFI/EFI, then it's a bit annoying having to kind of "hack" your own system with a live-boot medium just to change the configuration file. Not that it's very difficult, it's just annoying, and it may also be difficult for the first time a person needs to do it. Try LegacyBIOS/Grub boot instead, see if it gives you better results. This also has another benefit being you can also easier enable/disable graphic drivers and such in the Grub menu, which makes it easier to troubleshoot the issue by trial and error'ing. btw, does your hardware meet Qubes 4 minimum hardware recommendations? (It's not a question of work-power here, but required features), and are these features enabled in your BIOS/UEFI? Is it new hardware? Old hardware? Have you successfully run any Linux distry on it in the past? -- 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/16c95747-5fb0-4c1f-bebe-89a8a74c930a%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
