ok, i found now a way to install 4.2-rc4: While the automatic detection of th einstallation source, that used to work in 4.1-2 did not work, the new option to install from an iso (one needs to first choose a drive, then find the directory where the iso is stored on that drive, finally select the iso) did work, even from an nts drive, quite impressive! after selecting the iso, i still needed to install the software. i am a bit puzzled: there is no choice, only one option, but i had to confirm it anyway. after then choosing my target drive, the installaiton ran without problems, like with version 4.1-2
Again, at the end the boot from the external ss that i had selected as installation target did not work with the F12 bootmenu from the lebovo thinkpad p15, however. i checked that this also does not work with other linix installations, so it is no error from qubes but a limitation in the bios of the p15 i guess. Thank you for listening. all the best Kai On Wednesday, 25 October 2023 at 02:56:55 UTC+1 Kai wrote: > Sorry, the described problem came from secure boot no tbeing disabled (I > thoiught i had read somewhere that this is not necessary in 4.2, bu ti most > probably got this wrong). > Now, with secure boot disabled, i see considerable progress: > > - when trying the last grub option with the latest kernel, i get a > anaconda50 error in line19: > the error messages suggests that the inst.stage2 or inst.repo boot > parameters are missing > - when trying just the second (default) option in the grub menu (test > medium and start), i can access the GUI installation program. Here i see > the following problems: > -- minor: all help options seem to be still empty > -- while i can select all needed options in th eleft column (keyboard, > time zone, users/passwords), and i can choose the target partition as well, > selecting the source seems to be tricky. I see the name of the usb ISO: > LABEL=QUBES-R4-2-0-RC4-X86-64 however, the check (German: überprüfen) > button right to it seems to have no effect. > Also, when I leave that option by choosing the blue finished (german: > fertig) button on the tope left, after a short checking again i see the > triangle that there is something to be changed. > Also, the software selection below that option is not selectable but also > has a triangle attached to it. > i was not able to solve these problems. > > When I instead tried to install version 4.1.-2, i was able to run thru all > the installation. the installation source medium was recognised instantly > and i did not see any triangle (a problem must have been introduced here > between 4.1-2 and 4.2-rc4). > However, as my target for my qubes installation was a 1TB WD Red external > sata ssd drive, i expected to be able to boot into it by using the thinkpad > F12 boot manager menu. indeed, after rebboting and pressing F12, i was able > to select the ssd like always, but it had no eeffect, so i was not able to > boot from that device. > > I hope that helps. > As mentioned, I have a Lenovo thinkpad P12 2nd generation. > > All the best > Kai > > On Wednesday, 25 October 2023 at 00:02:30 UTC+1 Kai wrote: > >> Greetings, >> >> I have a Lenovo thinkpad P15 gen2, currrently with Windows 11 installed. >> I am trying to install Qubes 4.2 RC on it, using an Scandisk USB stick >> that has been prepared with the latest Ventoy 1.0.96 ( >> https://www.ventoy.net/en/index.html). >> >> With the RC3 iso, the boot process starts until it reaches the 16th line >> of feedback messages: >> "[ OK ] Reached target Basic System" >> there is no further output/rreaction beyond that line. >> >> With rc4, regardless which of the four grub menu option i choose, i get >> the message: >> " >> error: shim.. lock protocl not found. >> error: you need to load the kernel first >> error: you need to load the kernel first [sic!] >> >> Press any key to cotinue... >> " >> >> I hope that helps. >> All the best and good luck >> Kai > > -- 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/454a37ae-2212-4b4a-a12b-2c73e6bd2316n%40googlegroups.com.
