[qubes-users] Fwd: Qubes on Macbook Pro 14,3

[garbage_collector via qubes-users]

Hello everyone, 



Despite my obvious poor choice of security preferences when purchasing a MBP 
14,3, I'd like nonetheless to get Qubes going.  I have a fast portable SSD 
drive on the USB type C that I have installed it to.  The keyboard and mouse 
don't work from the installation start so I use a usb keyboard/ mouse. 



Now I can get through the installation.  Despite the installer saying it won't 
change anything on the main drive, it does edit the first preference of booting 
device in the EFI settings.  When the sytem boots automatically I have a black 
screen. 



Instead I reboot with the drive out, which on my machine allows ReFind to load 
(great thing that is). If I pass the commands /mapbs and /noexitboot to the xen 
start up option, I get a screen. I have managed to get through the 
configuration on first boot. 



On auto rebooting, I have to unplug again then reboot with Refind, pass the 
same options. Again, I get a screen, type my decryption password etc.  
Eventually I get a mouse on a black screen. Eventually the mouse stops moving 
and the system reboots. 



Any ideas how I can troubleshoot this?  Or ideas how to fix it. It would be 
ideal for me to keep the system portable, for plausable deniability purposes 
and obvious portability. 



My system specs are:



  Model Name:    MacBook Pro
  Model Identifier:    MacBookPro14,3
  Processor Name:    Intel Core i7
  Processor Speed:    2,8 GHz
  Number of Processors:    1
  Total Number of Cores:    4
  L2 Cache (per Core):    256 KB
  L3 Cache:    6 MB
  Memory:    16 GB

Intel HD Graphics 630:

  Chipset Model:        Intel HD Graphics 630
  Type: GPU
  Bus:  Built-In
  VRAM (Dynamic, Max):  1536 MB
  Vendor:       Intel
  Device ID:    0x591b
  Revision ID:  0x0004
  Automatic Graphics Switching: Supported
  gMux Version: 4.0.29 [3.2.8]
  Metal:        Supported, feature set macOS GPUFamily2 v1
  Displays:
Colour LCD:
  Display Type: Built-In Retina LCD
  Resolution:   2880x1800 Retina
  Framebuffer Depth:    30-Bit Colour (ARGB2101010)
  Main Display: Yes
  Mirror:       Off
  Online:       Yes
  Rotation:     Supported
  Automatically Adjust Brightness:      No

Radeon Pro 555:

  Chipset Model:        Radeon Pro 555
  Type: GPU
  Bus:  PCIe
  PCIe Lane Width:      x8
  VRAM (Dynamic, Max):  2048 MB
  Vendor:       AMD (0x1002)
  Device ID:    0x67ef
  Revision ID:  0x00c7
  ROM Revision: 113-C980AJ-927
  VBIOS Version:        113-C9801AP-A02
  EFI Driver Version:   01.A0.927
  Automatic Graphics Switching: Supported
  gMux Version: 4.0.29 [3.2.8]
  Metal:        Supported, feature set macOS GPUFamily2 v1



Regards and thanks in advance,

M

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