On Fri, Nov 30, 2018, 1:58 AM unman <un...@thirdeyesecurity.org> wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 29, 2018 at 09:35:58PM +0100, pieter lems wrote:
> > Hello max,
> > I think i know the answer to both questions but if there is something
> wrong
> > please correct me. (to the people that know a lot about qubes)
> > Regarding your first question. The download did indeed fail because
> there
> > was not enough disk space on your qube. I've had the same problem
> multiple
> > times but increasing the available disk space should solve the problem.
> > This can be done by increasing the private storage size in the qubes
> > settings manager.
> > As far as i know is the /rw folder the folder which is persistent after a
> > restart of the qube. The rw folder contains configuration files
> concerning
> > the specific qube. Did you maybe point the iso download to the rw folder?
> > this could be the reason why its 100% full.
> >
> > Regarding your second question, Ive had the same problem while
> installing a
> > kali iso. Increasing the max memory to 8GB solved the problem for me.
> This
> > can be done under the advanced tab in the qubes settings manager.
> > I hope some of this info can help you out.
> > Goodluck!
> >
> > Op do 29 nov. 2018 om 21:19 schreef <maxheadonl...@gmail.com>:
> >
> > > Next in my qubes learning is the creation of a HVM. I noticed a couple
> > > things through the process and wanted to get comments on some of the
> > > hang-ups.
> > >
> > > First step was to download an .iso into one of my AppVMs. During this
> > > process, the AppVMs were failing downloads after a couple of minutes.
> I
> > > suspected it was because that they were filling up their disk space,
> even
> > > with no other files on the AppVM.
> > >
> > > After running a 'df -h' I noticed that the "rw" drive was at 100% (is
> this
> > > something Qubes specific?), even after expanding the AppVMs through
> Qubes
> > > Manager.
> > >
> > > 1. What might be causing this? What is the "rw" drive?
> > >
> > > I circumvented this holdup by creating a new AppVM with enough space to
> > > download the .iso. After creating the StandadloneVM and pointing its
> boot
> > > 'cdrom' to the .iso file in the AppVM mentioned above, the opening
> screen
> > > of the OS appears and is interactive. However, after choosing to boot
> the
> > > OS, the screen quickly closes and the StandaloneVM shuts down.
> > >
> > > 2. What do you suspect causes this? The StandaloneVM has been
> allocated
> > > 15GB of space and left the default 4GB RAM.
> > >
> > >
> > > System: Base Qubes 4.0 installation, Fedora 28 template, Thinkpad T480
> > > w/32Gb RAM.
> > >
> > > Expected results: StandaloneVM boots into basic OS configuration wizard
> > > for the .iso and installation can proceed.
> > >
> > > Thanks again for any help in advance!
> > >
> > > - Max
> > >
>
> Pieter - can you remember not to top post please?
>
> You're partly right about /rw - it contains configuration, /usr/local
> and /home.
> That's why the download ran out of space because /rw is created by
> default at 2G. You can change this under settings. /home/user is stored
> there so Downloads can rapidly fill that space.
>
> As to booting StandaloneVM, 4GB should be fine, depending on the OS -
> certainly enough for kali.
> Also worth checking that you have kernel set to '', (and maybe virt_mode
> hvm)
>
> unman
>
> Hi , im sorry im kinda new to this google-groups feature.
>
About the initial question. Iknow 4gb should be enough but it only
worked after setting the max value to 8GB.
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