unman: > 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 >
Could you share where did you buy the X230 with HW switches already installed? I didn't see the vendor that would offer this. Thank you ! -- 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/39d92186-c32c-89f4-f91d-3e13db2dc85f%40mailbox.org.
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