Re: [qubes-users] Best practices?

2019-03-04 Thread Swâmi Petaramesh
th clone VM entries, and avoid starting by mistake an app from a clone backup VM... ॐ -- Swâmi Petaramesh PGP 9076E32E -- 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, se

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Qubes 4.0 Cannot change desktop background

2019-02-28 Thread Swâmi Petaramesh
older thumbnails by the correct ones. The machine being an i7, it's quite unexpected. So I thought it wasn't working and retried and retried... At some point I went away for a pee, and when I came back the thumbnails were displayed and I could select one. Since, the background slide show

[qubes-users] Qubes 4.0 Cannot change desktop background

2019-02-28 Thread Swâmi Petaramesh
t folder name is displayed, I can anyhow only see the images from the original picture folder. I checked the rights of the files and folders and everything seems to be OK, still I cannot navigate and select what I want. Any clue appreciated :) Best regards. ॐ -- Swâmi Petaramesh PGP 9076E32

[qubes-users] Qubes 4.01 and hybrid Intel + NVidia GPU issues on Lenovo P51

2019-02-27 Thread Swâmi Petaramesh
et a proper Plymouth boot screen with a password prompt ? BTW I do get a proper Plymouth display whent powering the machine down... Any help highly appreciated. Kind regards. ॐ -- Swâmi Petaramesh PGP 9076E32E -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: [qubes-users] Re: UEFI Troubleshooting workaround does not work

2017-09-17 Thread Swâmi Petaramesh
explained how to try and solve a serious UEFI issue and boot Qubes in UEFI mode on a system that doesn't want to, but if you're sure it is irrelevant ;-) Regards. ॐ -- Swâmi Petaramesh PGP 9076E32E -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes

Re: [qubes-users] [SOLVED] Qubes 3.2 on Lenovo Thinkpad P51

2017-09-13 Thread Swâmi Petaramesh
tool... But rEFInd brings a graceful solution. I think I will have to install it permanently in the EFI system partition (which leaves way too many boot possibilities for my taste, but the Qubes SSD being encrypted anyway...) Le 10/09/2017 à 12:35, Swâmi Petaramesh a écrit : > Hi, > > I

[qubes-users] Qubes 3.2 on Lenovo Thinkpad P51

2017-09-10 Thread Swâmi Petaramesh
help would be much appreciated. TIA. -- Swâmi Petaramesh PGP 9076E32E -- 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...@googlegroup

Re: [qubes-users] Win7 Template?

2017-07-09 Thread Swâmi Petaramesh
instantly create Windows appvms (and can even use them in "seamless GUI" mode, it finally works for me too). Kind regards. ॐ -- Swâmi Petaramesh PGP 9076E32E -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscrib

[qubes-users] Qubes WIndows seamless GUI integration

2017-07-02 Thread Swâmi Petaramesh
o display, no error, nothing. Does anybody have any clue ? TIA, kind regards. ॐ -- Swâmi Petaramesh PGP 9076E32E -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails fr

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Any release schedule for Qubes 4.0

2017-06-20 Thread Swâmi Petaramesh
Ms. ॐ -- Swâmi Petaramesh PGP 9076E32E -- 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 post to this grou

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Any release schedule for Qubes 4.0

2017-06-20 Thread Swâmi Petaramesh
Le 20/06/2017 à 19:34, Foppe de Haan a écrit : > Do you know if driver support is included in newer kernels? I know that recent Mints and Debian do manage this hardware well... ॐ -- Swâmi Petaramesh PGP 9076E32E -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Gro

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Any release schedule for Qubes 4.0

2017-06-20 Thread Swâmi Petaramesh
security considerations with qubes, and I strongly support it of course. Only, I hope to be able to use my laptop :-\ ॐ -- Swâmi Petaramesh PGP 9076E32E -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from th

[qubes-users] Any release schedule for Qubes 4.0

2017-06-20 Thread Swâmi Petaramesh
Hi there, I've been googling here and there, and couldn't find any release schedule for the upcoming qubes 4.0... Any clue anybody ? ॐ -- Swâmi Petaramesh PGP 9076E32E -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group.

Re: [qubes-users] Qubes and USB Ethernet adapter

2017-06-20 Thread Swâmi Petaramesh
valid argument » ॐ -- Swâmi Petaramesh PGP 9076E32E -- 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 pos

Re: [qubes-users] [UP] Qubes and USB Ethernet adapter

2017-06-19 Thread Swâmi Petaramesh
Hi, Does anybody here have an idea about this ? Le 16/06/2017 à 08:28, Swâmi Petaramesh a écrit : > Hi, > > I have a new Asus laptop which comes with no integrated Ethernet, but an > USB Gigabit Ethernet adapter. > > I wonder if this will be compatible with Qubes' Net

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Transform an HVM into a template ?

2017-06-18 Thread Swâmi Petaramesh
... There is also a root-cow.img, a volatile.img... I don't figure out yet this quite complex filesystem setup with overlays etc... Any further help appreciated, for turning wy HVM into a template ;-) TIA ॐ -- Swâmi Petaramesh PGP 9076E32E -- You received this message because you are sub

[qubes-users] Qubes and USB Ethernet adapter

2017-06-15 Thread Swâmi Petaramesh
clue appreciated. Kind regards. -- Swâmi Petaramesh PGP 9076E32E -- 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.

[qubes-users] Transform an HVM into a template ?

2017-05-21 Thread Swâmi Petaramesh
m it ? I coudln't find this documented anywhere... TIA for any help. Best regards. ॐ -- Swâmi Petaramesh PGP 9076E32E -- 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

Re: [qubes-users] [Security] Anti-evil-maid didn't notice Xen update ?

2017-01-12 Thread Swâmi Petaramesh
On 01/12/2017 03:51 PM, Matt McCutchen wrote: > On Thu, 2017-01-12 at 13:42 +0100, Marek Marczykowski-Górecki wrote: >> On Thu, Dec 01, 2016 at 04:32:50PM +0100, Swâmi Petaramesh wrote: >>> Hi Rusty Bird, and thanks for your help, >>> >>> Please see below. >&

Re: [qubes-users] Best way to install qubes on mixed ssd and sata disks

2017-01-03 Thread Swâmi Petaramesh
preciated > > At the moment I installed qubes on the sata drive to test out and experiment > on. Yo can go on from there by following this : https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/qubes-users/ArHTEeQAH8A/r9zzY0DLBQAJ ॐ -- Swâmi Petaramesh PGP 9076E32E -- You received this message bec

[qubes-users] SSD cache breaks Anti Evil Maid completely

2017-01-03 Thread Swâmi Petaramesh
But I wanted to document this to the list : SSD cache works plain good, but breaks AEM. ॐ -- Swâmi Petaramesh PGP 9076E32E -- 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

Re: [qubes-users] Re: disk passphrase failing with error message "luks_open failed for /dev/sda2 with errno -1"

2016-12-18 Thread Swâmi Petaramesh
Le 17/12/2016 à 18:55, Hello Mister a écrit : > Luks error started way before I even thought of reinstallation attempt. So I'm very afraid that you definitely lost your data. ॐ -- Swâmi Petaramesh PGP 9076E32E -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Googl

Re: [qubes-users] Qubes Windows 7 HVM & Windows update

2016-12-18 Thread Swâmi Petaramesh
gt; patches needed. Hi Entropy, I could finally get the Windows to update by manually applying most of the patches mentionned there (at least 4). Thanks for your help. ॐ -- Swâmi Petaramesh PGP 9076E32E -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "

Re: [qubes-users] Re: disk passphrase failing with error message "luks_open failed for /dev/sda2 with errno -1"

2016-12-17 Thread Swâmi Petaramesh
u'll be less prone to starting it by mistake if the installer isn't there ;-) Kind regards. ॐ -- Swâmi Petaramesh PGP 9076E32E -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receivin

Re: [qubes-users] Re: disk passphrase failing with error message "luks_open failed for /dev/sda2 with errno -1"

2016-12-17 Thread Swâmi Petaramesh
# cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/sda2 open_sda2 ...If your passphrase works that's good. if it doesn't, that's probably dead. Good luck ! ॐ -- Swâmi Petaramesh PGP 9076E32E -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group

[qubes-users] Qubes Windows 7 HVM & Windows update

2016-12-17 Thread Swâmi Petaramesh
llations I attempted, Windows cannot use "Windows Update" : When starting Windows update, the Win7 VM will stay at the "Checking for updates" phase forever, without any visible progress, until the VM eventually crashes. Is there something that I missed, does anybody have a clue ? TI

Re: [qubes-users] disk passphrase failing with error message "luks_open failed for /dev/sda2 with errno -1"

2016-12-16 Thread Swâmi Petaramesh
manual partitioning during Qubes installation is a bit tricky (and somewhat bugged), better use the default automated way. You may have hard times finding more help if you're not going with the latest release... Kind regards. ॐ -- Swâmi Petaramesh PGP 9076E32E -- You received this message

Re: [qubes-users] How to completely remove a template ?

2016-12-16 Thread Swâmi Petaramesh
On 12/16/2016 02:26 PM, Swâmi Petaramesh wrote: > Thanks for the reply Cubit, > > Unfortunately I get > > $ qvm-remove fedora-23 > > This VM has been installed by RPM, use yum remove to remove it! > > ...Which has been done long ago :/ Well, I finally soled it by rein

Re: [qubes-users] disk passphrase failing with error message "luks_open failed for /dev/sda2 with errno -1"

2016-12-16 Thread Swâmi Petaramesh
our setup. Try to type [Esc] and enter your passphrase in text mode, so you may see more detailed error messages. Regards. ॐ -- Swâmi Petaramesh PGP 9076E32E -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this

Re: [qubes-users] How to completely remove a template ?

2016-12-16 Thread Swâmi Petaramesh
Thanks for the reply Cubit, Unfortunately I get $ qvm-remove fedora-23 This VM has been installed by RPM, use yum remove to remove it! ...Which has been done long ago :/ On 12/16/2016 12:31 PM, cubit wrote: > qvm-remove ॐ -- Swâmi Petaramesh PGP 9076E32E -- You received this mess

[qubes-users] How to completely remove a template ?

2016-12-16 Thread Swâmi Petaramesh
I have then removed all the fedora-23 folders under /var/lib/qubes , still I cannot get rid of the entry in the VM manager.* Any clue ? TIA, kind regards. ॐ -- Swâmi Petaramesh PGP 9076E32E ॐ -- Swâmi Petaramesh PGP 9076E32E -- You received this message because you are subscribed

[qubes-users] Are qubes-windows-tools gone ?

2016-12-07 Thread Swâmi Petaramesh
clue about where to find it ? TIA, Kind regards. ॐ -- Swâmi Petaramesh PGP 9076E32E -- 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-user

Re: [qubes-users] [SOLVED] Trouble installing Windows SP1 7 64-bit on Qubes 3.2

2016-12-07 Thread Swâmi Petaramesh
f it'll be necessary once the install is complete. Thank you very much for the hint. Kind regards. ॐ -- Swâmi Petaramesh PGP 9076E32E -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop

[qubes-users] Qubes' Firefox and videos

2016-12-06 Thread Swâmi Petaramesh
ssue, but I'd prefer to get my own language interface and I'm not sure where to change this in the Qubes context. TIA for any help. Kind regards. -- ॐ Swâmi Petaramesh PGP 9076E32E -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" g

[qubes-users] Trouble installing Windows SP1 7 64-bit on Qubes 3.2

2016-12-06 Thread Swâmi Petaramesh
Hello, I run Qubes 3.2 on an HP ProBook 6470b laptop I'm trying to install Windows 7 64-bit SP1 following instructions : https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/hvm/ I'm using an ISO file sitting in an AppVM. I could create the VM and start it, it first starts in character mode and displays a "Windows

Re: [qubes-users] [Security] Anti-evil-maid didn't notice Xen update ?

2016-12-04 Thread Swâmi Petaramesh
Hi again, On 12/04/2016 03:54 PM, Rusty Bird wrote: Maybe your system still doesn't boot into AEM mode for some reason. Does /proc/cmdline in dom0 contain "rd.antievilmaid" at the end? If not: Yes, it does. In the GRUB boot menu, do you choose the entry "AEM Qubes, with Xen hypervisor"? If t

Re: [qubes-users] [Security] Anti-evil-maid didn't notice Xen update ?

2016-12-04 Thread Swâmi Petaramesh
ension) show exactly one file? Yes, it does. Thanks again for your help. ॐ -- Swâmi Petaramesh PGP 9076E32E -- 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 a

Re: [qubes-users] [Security] Anti-evil-maid didn't notice Xen update ?

2016-12-01 Thread Swâmi Petaramesh
he wrong place? The file > /usr/share/plymouth/themes/qubes-dark/antievilmaid_secret.png should > *not* exist in dom0. This is OK as well. Thanks again for your help. ॐ -- Swâmi Petaramesh PGP 9076E32E -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "

Re: [qubes-users] [Security] Anti-evil-maid didn't notice Xen update ?

2016-11-30 Thread Swâmi Petaramesh
Hi, On 11/30/2016 09:40 AM, Jean-Philippe Ouellet wrote: Check if the latest xen version installed is actually the xen version running. [root@dom0 ~]$ xl dmesg | head -1 Xen 4.6.3-24.fc23 [root@dom0 ~]$ rpm -q xen-hypervisor xen-hypervisor-4.6.3-24.fc23.x86_64 [root@dom0 ~]$ rpm -qi xen-hyper

[qubes-users] [Security] Anti-evil-maid didn't notice Xen update ?

2016-11-29 Thread Swâmi Petaramesh
ng whatsoever. So I wonder : Is AEM actually working on my system ? Any clue appreciated. TIA. Kind regards. -- Swâmi Petaramesh PGP 9076E32E -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop

[qubes-users] HCL - HP ProBook 6470b

2016-11-28 Thread Swâmi Petaramesh
--- layout: 'hcl' type: 'notebook' hvm: 'yes' iommu: 'no' slat: 'yes' tpm: 'yes' brand: | Hewlett-Packard model: | HP ProBook 6470b bios: | 68ICE Ver. F.66 cpu: | Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3320M CPU @ 2.60GHz cpu-short: | i5-3320M chipset: | Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core proces