On Mon, May 11, 2020 at 04:17:39AM -0700, Andrew Sullivan wrote: > > > On Monday, 11 May 2020 12:08:22 UTC+1, unman wrote: > > > > On Mon, May 11, 2020 at 02:31:52AM -0700, Andrew Sullivan wrote: > > > > Not *double* but *top-posted*. Please don't do this. > > > > It's not a naive idea - it's a good one. Depending on your machine you > > may be able to find ways to do this, by installing a kill switch, or by > > BIOS configuration. > > You may find that your BIOS allows you to disable certain devices pre > > boot, and this may enable you to switch between active disks. Have a > > look.(Depending on what's available this may determine what sort of disk > > you use to install Qubes) > > I have an x230 with some extra hardware switches installed to allow for > > device isolation. With minimal skills you could do the same yourself. > > Take a look at what's already there and have a think about what you > > might manage to do. If it's important enough you'll find a way. > > > > Not *double* but *top-posted*. Please don't do this. - oops, sorry; is this > the right place?
Yes, it is. Thanks. Inline replies are also fine. > > When I get a suitable laptop (I have a separate post on this) I'll look > into that. Are you able to share > how you implemented hardware switches on your X230? Do you find the X230 > "man enough" to run Qubes? They're not expensive... > I bought the x230 with HW switches and Qubes installed. There's already a switch for WiFi, and control over the speakers and Mic. There's a micro switch to isolate the mSata SSD or main drive. Another for the camera. There was option to install a switch to isolate USB/SD slots, but I haven't seen that, and wouldn't use it much anyway. Coreboot allows you to control many other components. The x230 is great - I posted some comparisons here some time back between x220/x230 with different configurations. Takeaway was that 16GB RAM and fast SSD are optimal. As with security, assessing the (wo)manliness of a laptop depends on what you will use it for. I'm using an x220 tablet right now, and it's fine for multiple qubes, music/video/compiling. I did some video editing last week and the x230 was fine. BUT, for various reasons, I don't game, I tend not to use heavy graphical components, and I work in terminal *a lot*, so I guess you should factor that in to my view. 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/20200511120532.GA13836%40thirdeyesecurity.org.
