Add VM Troubleshooting

doc.md

@@ -135,13 +135,19 @@ Core documentation for Qubes users.
  * [Making Any File Persistent Using `bind-dirs`](/doc/bind-dirs/)
  * [GUI Configuration](/doc/gui-configuration/)
  * [Resizing Disk Images](/doc/resize-disk-image/)
- * [Troubleshooting UEFI](/doc/uefi-troubleshooting/)
  * [Troubleshooting Newer Hardware](/doc/newer-hardware-troubleshooting/)
  * [Mounting and Decrypting Qubes Partitions from Outside Qubes](/doc/mount-from-other-os/)
  * [KDE](/doc/kde/)
  * [i3 Window Manager](/doc/i3/)
  * [awesome Window Manager](/doc/awesome/)
 
+### Troubleshooting
+
+ * [Installation Troubleshooting](/doc/installation-troubleshooting/)
+ * [UEFI Troubleshooting](/doc/uefi-troubleshooting/)
+ * [Suspend/Resume Troubleshooting](/doc/suspend-resume-troubleshooting/)
+ * [VM Troubleshooting](/doc/vm-troubleshooting/)
+
 ### Reference Pages
 
  * [Command-line Tools](/doc/tools/)
@@ -294,8 +300,6 @@ Unofficial, third-party documentation from the Qubes community and others.
  * [Lenovo ThinkPad Troubleshooting](/doc/thinkpad-troubleshooting/)
  * [Apple MacBook Troubleshooting](/doc/macbook-troubleshooting/)
  * [Getting Sony Vaio Z laptop to work with Qubes](/doc/sony-vaio-tinkering/)
- * [Fixing wireless on suspend & resume](/doc/wireless-troubleshooting/)
- * [How to remove VMs manually](/doc/remove-vm-manually/)
  * [Intel Integrated Graphics Troubleshooting](/doc/intel-igfx-troubleshooting/)
 
 ### Building Guides

external/troubleshooting/remove-vm-manually.md

@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
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-layout: doc
-title: How to Remove VMs Manually
-permalink: /doc/remove-vm-manually/
----
-
-How to Remove VMs Manually
-==========================
-
-How to Remove a TemplateVM Manually 
------------------------------------
-
-Try the [normal method] before resorting to this.
-All of the following commands should be executed in a dom0 terminal.
-
-When a template is marked as 'installed by package manager', but cannot be uninstalled there, trying to uninstall manually will result in the error "ERROR: VM installed by package manager: template-vm-name". Do as follows to be able to uninstall the template:
-
-1. Check the state of `installed_by_rpm`
-
-       $ qvm-prefs template-vm-name
-
-2. If `installed_by_rpm - True]`, mark the template as not installed by package manager
-
-       $ qvm-prefs template-vm-name installed_by_rpm false
-
-3. Re-check the state of `installed_by_rpm`
-
-- If `installed_by_rpm - False`, remove the template like you would a regular qube:
-
-       $ qvm-remove template-vm-name
-
-- If `installed_by_rpm` remains `True`, reboot your computer to bring qubes.xml in sync with qubesd, and try again to remove the template.
-
-
-[normal method]: /doc/templates/#uninstalling
-

user/advanced-configuration/managing-vm-kernel.md

@@ -355,12 +355,7 @@ The output should look like this:
 
 #### Troubleshooting
 
-In case of problems, you can access the VM console using `qvm-console-dispvm VMNAME` in dom0, then access the GRUB menu.
+In case of problems, visit the [VM Troubleshooting guide](/doc/vm-troubleshooting/#vm-kernel-troubleshooting) to learn how to access the VM console, view logs and fix a VM kernel installation. 
-You need to call it just after starting the VM (until `GRUB_TIMEOUT` expires); for example, in a separate dom0 terminal window.
-
-In any case you can later access the VM's logs (especially the VM console log `/var/log/xen/console/guest-VMNAME.log`).
-
-You can always set the kernel back to some dom0-provided value to fix a VM kernel installation.
 
 
 [dom0-kernel-upgrade]: /doc/software-update-dom0/#kernel-upgrade

user/managing-os/debian/debian.md

@@ -99,17 +99,7 @@ The lesson is that you should carefully look at what is being installed to your
 
 ### Package installation errors in Qubes 4.0
 
-By default, templates in 4.0 only have a loopback interface.
+If some packages throw installation errors, see [this guide.](/doc/vm-troubleshooting/#fixing-package-installation-errors)
-
-Some packages will throw an error on installation in this situation.
-For example, Samba expects to be configured using a network interface post installation.
-
-One solution is to add a dummy interface to allow the package to install correctly:
-
-    ip link add d0 type dummy
-    ip addr add 192.168.0.1/24 dev d0
-    ip link set d0 up
-
 
 [TemplateVM]: /doc/templates/
 [Minimal TemplateVMs]: /doc/templates/minimal/

user/troubleshooting/vm-troubleshooting.md

@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+---
+layout: doc
+title: Suspend/Resume Troubleshooting
+permalink: /doc/vm-troubleshooting/
+redirect_from:
+- /doc/remove-vm-manually/
+---
+
+# VM troubleshooting #
+
+## VM Kernel troubleshooting ##
+
+In case of problems, you can access the VM console using `qvm-console-dispvm VMNAME` in dom0, then access the GRUB menu.
+You need to call it just after starting the VM (until `GRUB_TIMEOUT` expires); for example, in a separate dom0 terminal window.
+
+In any case you can later access the VM's logs (especially the VM console log `/var/log/xen/console/guest-VMNAME.log`).
+
+You can always set the kernel back to some dom0-provided value to fix a VM kernel installation.
+
+## Qubes starts, but no VMs load ##
+
+This issue may occur if a dom0 update is interrupted halfway through and/or a hard power off is done without shutting down Qubes, which results in files getting corrupted. 
+In this case, the best fix is to reinstall Qubes and restore your files from a backup. 
+Even if you have not backed up data in a while, you should be able to mount the volumes to pull data from them. 
+
+## Can not uninstall a VM / “ERROR: VM installed by package manager: template-vm-name”
+
+Try the [normal method] before resorting to this method to remove a VM manually.
+All of the following commands should be executed in a dom0 terminal.
+
+When a template is marked as 'installed by package manager', but cannot be uninstalled there, trying to uninstall manually will result in the error "ERROR: VM installed by package manager: template-vm-name". Do as follows to be able to uninstall the template:
+
+1. Check the state of `installed_by_rpm`
+
+       $ qvm-prefs template-vm-name
+
+2. If `installed_by_rpm - True]`, mark the template as not installed by package manager
+
+       $ qvm-prefs template-vm-name installed_by_rpm false
+
+3. Re-check the state of `installed_by_rpm`
+
+- If `installed_by_rpm - False`, remove the template like you would a regular qube:
+
+       $ qvm-remove template-vm-name
+
+- If `installed_by_rpm` remains `True`, reboot your computer to bring qubes.xml in sync with qubesd, and try again to remove the template.
+
+
+[normal method]: /doc/templates/#uninstalling
+
+
+## Fixing package installation errors ##
+
+By default, templates in 4.0 only have a loopback interface.
+
+Some packages will throw an error on installation in this situation.
+For example, Samba expects to be configured using a network interface post installation.
+
+One solution is to add a dummy interface to allow the package to install correctly:
+
+    ip link add d0 type dummy
+    ip addr add 192.168.0.1/24 dev d0
+    ip link set d0 up
+
+## "Cannot connect to qrexec agent" error ##
+
+If you face this error when starting a VM, it may be due to too little initial memory. 
+A solution is to increase the initial memory from 200MB to 400MB by navigating to VM settings » Advanced » Initial memory. 
+