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Warning for usb-vm creation

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Added a warning to ensure that people don't get locked out of Qubes without adequate warning and a guide to getting them out of it.
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@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ Using and Managing USB Devices
Creating and Using a USB qube Creating and Using a USB qube
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**Warning:** This has the potential to prevent you from connecting a keyboard to Qubes via USB. There are problems with doing this with a encrypted install (LUKS). If you find yourself in this situation, see this [issue][2270-comm23]
The connection of an untrusted USB device to dom0 is a security risk since dom0, The connection of an untrusted USB device to dom0 is a security risk since dom0,
like almost every OS, reads partition tables automatically and since the whole like almost every OS, reads partition tables automatically and since the whole
USB stack is put to work to parse the data presented by the USB device in order USB stack is put to work to parse the data presented by the USB device in order
@ -50,8 +52,6 @@ steps as root in dom0:
qubesctl state.highstate qubesctl state.highstate
**Warning:** This has the potential to prevent you from connecting a keyboard to Qubes via USB. There are problems with doing this with a encrypted install (LUKS). If you find yourself in this situation, see this [issue][2270-comm23]
Alternatively, you can create a USB qube manually as follows: Alternatively, you can create a USB qube manually as follows:
1. Read the [Assigning Devices] page to learn how to list and identify your 1. Read the [Assigning Devices] page to learn how to list and identify your