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@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ If you've installed successfully in legacy mode but had to change some kernel pa
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**Change the xen configuration on a USB media**
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01. Attach the usb disk, mount the EFI partition (second partition available on the disk)
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02. Edit your xen config (`xen.cfg/BOOTX64.cfg`) changing the `kernel` key to add your kernel parameters on the boot entry of your choice
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02. As `su`, edit your xen config (`EFI/BOOT/BOOTX64.cfg`) changing the `kernel` key to add your kernel parameters on the boot entry of your choice
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03. Install using your modified boot entry
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**Change xen configuration directly in an iso image**
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@ -25,41 +25,99 @@ If you've installed successfully in legacy mode but had to change some kernel pa
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05. Save your changes, unmount and dd to usb device
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Cannot start installation, installation completes successfully but then BIOS loops at boot device selection, hangs at four penguins after choosing "Test media and install Qubes OS" in GRUB menu
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Installation freezes before displaying installer
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-----------------------------------------------------------
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Some systems can freeze with the default UEFI install options.
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You can try the following to remove `noexitboot` and `mapbs`.
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If you have an Nvidia card, see also [Nvidia Troubleshooting](/doc/nvidia-troubleshooting/#disabling-nouveau).
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1. Follow the [steps here](/doc/uefi-troubleshooting/#change-installer-kernel-parameters-in-uefi) to edit the `[qubes-verbose]` section of your installer's `BOOTX64.cfg`.
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You want to comment out the `mapbs` and `noexitboot` lines.
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The end result should look like this:
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~~~
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[qubes-verbose]
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options=console=vga efi=attr=uc
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# noexitboot=1
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# mapbs=1
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kernel=vmlinuz inst.stage2=hd:LABEL=Qubes-R4.0-x86_64 i915.alpha_support=1
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ramdisk=initrd.img
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~~~
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2. Boot the installer and continue to install as normal, but don't reboot the system at the end when prompted.
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3. Go to `tty2` (Ctrl-Alt-F2).
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4. Use your preferred text editor (`nano` works) to edit `/mnt/sysimage/boot/efi/EFI/qubes/xen.cfg`, verifying the `noexitboot` and `mapbs` lines are not present.
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This is also a good time to make permanent any other changes needed to get the installer to work, such as `nouveau.modeset=0`.
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For example:
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~~~
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[4.14.18-1.pvops.qubes.x86_64]
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options=loglvl=all dom0_mem=min:1024M dom0_mem=max:4096M iommu=no-igfx ucode=scan efi=attr=uc
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~~~
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5. Go back to `tty6` (Ctrl-Alt-F6) and click `Reboot`.
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6. Continue with setting up default templates and logging in to Qubes.
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Installation freezes before displaying installer / disable EFI runtime services
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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On some early, buggy UEFI implementations, you may need to disable EFI under Qubes completely.
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This can sometimes be done by switching to legacy mode in your BIOS/UEFI configuration.
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If that's not an option there, or legacy mode does not work either, you can try the following to add `efi=no-rs`.
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Consider this approach as a last resort, because it will make every Xen update a manual process.
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1. Follow the [steps here](/doc/uefi-troubleshooting/#change-installer-kernel-parameters-in-uefi) to edit the `[qubes-verbose]` section of your installer's `xen.cfg`.
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You want to modify the `efi=attr=uc` setting and comment out the `mapbs` and `noexitboot` lines.
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The end result should look like this:
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~~~
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[qubes-verbose]
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options=console=vga efi=no-rs
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# noexitboot=1
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# mapbs=1
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kernel=vmlinuz inst.stage2=hd:LABEL=Qubes-R4.0-x86_64 i915.alpha_support=1
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ramdisk=initrd.img
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~~~
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2. Boot the installer and continue to install as normal, until towards the end when you will receive a warning about being unable to create the EFI boot entry.
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Click continue, but don't reboot the system at the end when prompted.
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3. Go to `tty2` (Ctrl-Alt-F2).
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4. Use your preferred text editor (`nano` works) to edit `/mnt/sysimage/boot/efi/EFI/qubes/xen.cfg`, adding the `efi=no-rs` option to the end of the `options=` line.
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For example:
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~~~
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[4.14.18-1.pvops.qubes.x86_64]
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options=loglvl=all dom0_mem=min:1024M dom0_mem=max:4096M iommu=no-igfx ucode=scan efi=no-rs
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~~~
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5. Execute the following commands:
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~~~
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cp -R /mnt/sysimage/boot/efi/EFI/qubes /mnt/sysimage/boot/efi/EFI/BOOT
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mv /mnt/sysimage/boot/efi/EFI/BOOT/xen.efi /mnt/sysimage/boot/efi/EFI/BOOT/BOOTX64.efi
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mv /mnt/sysimage/boot/efi/EFI/BOOT/xen.cfg /mnt/sysimage/boot/efi/EFI/BOOT/BOOTX64.cfg
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~~~
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6. Go back to `tty6` (Ctrl-Alt-F6) and click `Reboot`.
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7. Continue with setting up default templates and logging in to Qubes.
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Whenever there is a kernel or Xen update for Qubes, you will need to follow [these steps](/doc/uefi-troubleshooting/#boot-device-not-recognized-after-installing) because your system is using the fallback UEFI bootloader in `[...]/EFI/BOOT` instead of directly booting to the Qubes entry under `[...]/EFI/qubes`.
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Installation completes successfully but then boot loops or hangs on black screen
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---------------------
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There is some [common bug in UEFI implementation](http://xen.markmail.org/message/f6lx2ab4o2fch35r), affecting mostly Lenovo systems, but probably some others too. You can try existing workaround:
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There is a [common bug in UEFI implementation](http://xen.markmail.org/message/f6lx2ab4o2fch35r) affecting mostly Lenovo systems, but probably some others too.
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While some systems need `mapbs` and/or `noexitboot` disabled to boot, others require them enabled at all times.
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Although these are enabled by default in the installer, they are disabled after the first stage of a successful install.
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You can re-enable them either as part of the install process:
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01. In GRUB menu<sup id="a1-1">[1](#f1)</sup>, select "Troubleshoot", then "Boot from device", then press `e`.
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02. At the end of `chainloader` line add `/mapbs /noexitboot`.
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03. Perform installation normally, but don't reboot the system at the end yet.
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04. Go to `tty2` (Ctrl-Alt-F2).
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05. Enable `/mapbs /noexitboot` on just installed system. This step differs between Qubes releases:
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**For Qubes 3.1:**
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06. Execute `mount | grep boot/efi` and note device name (first column). It should be something like `/dev/sda1`.
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07. Execute `efibootmgr -v`, search for `Qubes` entry and note its number (it should be something like `Boot0001` - `0001` is an entry number).
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08. Replace existing `Qubes` entry with modified one. Replace `XXXX` with entry number from previous step, `/dev/sda` with your disk name and `-p 1` with `/boot/efi` partition number):
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efibootmgr -b XXXX -B
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efibootmgr -v -c -u -L Qubes -l /EFI/qubes/xen.efi -d /dev/sda -p 1 "placeholder /mapbs /noexitboot"
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09. Compare new entry with the old one (printed in step 6) - it should only differ in additional options at the end, and look probably something like this:
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Boot0001* Qubes HD(1,GPT,partition-guid-here,0x800,0x64000)/File(\EFI\qubes\xen.efi)p.l.a.c.e.h.o.l.d.e.r. ./.m.a.p.b.s. ./.n.o.e.x.i.t.b.o.o.t.
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If instead it looks like:
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Boot0001* Qubes HD(1,0,00000000...0,0x0,0x0)/File(\EFI\qubes\xen.efi)p.l.a.c.e.h.o.l.d.e.r. ./.m.a.p.b.s. ./.n.o.e.x.i.t.b.o.o.t.
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then try passing `/dev/sda1` or `/dev/nvme0n1p1` or whatever your EFI partition is instead of `/dev/sda` and `-p 1`.
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10. Now you can reboot the system by issuing `reboot` command.
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**For Qubes 3.2 or later:**
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11. Edit `/mnt/sysimage/boot/efi/EFI/qubes/xen.cfg` (you can use `vi` editor) and add to every kernel section:
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1. Perform installation normally, but don't reboot the system at the end yet.
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2. Go to `tty2` (Ctrl-Alt-F2).
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3. Enable `mapbs` and/or `noexitboot` on the just installed system.
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Edit `/mnt/sysimage/boot/efi/EFI/qubes/xen.cfg` (you can use `vi` or `nano` editor) and add to every kernel section:
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mapbs=1
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noexitboot=1
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@ -69,43 +127,63 @@ There is some [common bug in UEFI implementation](http://xen.markmail.org/messag
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line (i.e., all sections except the first one, since it doesn't have a
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kernel line).
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12. Now you can reboot the system by issuing `reboot` command.
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4. Go back to `tty6` (Ctrl-Alt-F6) and click `Reboot`.
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5. Continue with setting up default templates and logging in to Qubes.
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Or if you have already rebooted after the first stage install and have encountered this issue, by:
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1. Boot into [rescue mode](/doc/uefi-troubleshooting/#accessing-installer-rescue-mode-on-uefi).
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2. Enable `mapbs` and/or `noexitboot` on the just installed system.
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Edit `/mnt/sysimage/boot/efi/EFI/qubes/xen.cfg` (you can use `vi` or `nano` editor) and add to every kernel section:
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mapbs=1
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noexitboot=1
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**Note:** You must add these parameters on two separate new lines (one
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parameter on each line) at the end of each section that includes a kernel
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line (i.e., all sections except the first one, since it doesn't have a
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kernel line).
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3. Type `reboot`.
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4. Continue with setting up default templates and logging in to Qubes.
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System crash/restart when booting installer
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Installation completes successfully but then system crash/restarts on next boot
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-------------------------------------------
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Some Dell systems and probably others have [another bug in UEFI firmware](http://markmail.org/message/amw5336otwhdxi76). And there is another workaround for it:
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Some Dell systems and probably others have [another bug in UEFI firmware](http://markmail.org/message/amw5336otwhdxi76).
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These systems need `efi=attr=uc` enabled at all times.
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Although this is enabled by default in the installer, it is disabled after the first stage of a successful install.
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You can re-enable it either as part of the install process:
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1. In GRUB menu<sup id="a1-2">[1](#f1)</sup> press `e`.
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2. At the end of `chainloader` line add `-- efi=attr=uc`.
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3. Perform installation normally, but don't reboot the system at the end yet.
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4. Go to `tty2` (Ctrl-Alt-F2).
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5. Execute:
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sed -i -e 's/^options=.*/\0 efi=attr=uc/' /mnt/sysimage/boot/efi/qubes/xen.cfg
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or if you're installing 3.2 execute:
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1. Perform installation normally, but don't reboot the system at the end yet.
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2. Go to `tty2` (Ctrl-Alt-F2).
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3. Execute:
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sed -i -e 's/^options=.*/\0 efi=attr=uc/' /mnt/sysimage/boot/efi/EFI/qubes/xen.cfg
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6. Now you can reboot the system by issuing `reboot` command.
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4. Go back to `tty6` (Ctrl-Alt-F6) and click `Reboot`.
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5. Continue with setting up default templates and logging in to Qubes.
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* * *
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<b name="f1">1</b> If you use rEFInd, you can see 3 options regarding the USB installer. Choose "Fallback Boot Loader" to enter the GRUB menu. [↩](#a1-1) [↩](#a1-2)
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Or if you have already rebooted after the first stage install and have encountered this issue, by:
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1. Boot into [rescue mode](/doc/uefi-troubleshooting/#accessing-installer-rescue-mode-on-uefi).
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2. Execute:
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sed -i -e 's/^options=.*/\0 efi=attr=uc/' /mnt/sysimage/boot/efi/EFI/qubes/xen.cfg
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3. Type `reboot`.
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4. Continue with setting up default templates and logging in to Qubes.
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Boot device not recognized after installing
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------------------------------------------
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Some firmware will not recognize the default Qubes EFI configuration. As such,
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it will have to be manually edited to be bootable. This will need to be done after
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every kernel and Xen update to ensure you use the most recently installed versions.
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Some firmware will not recognize the default Qubes EFI configuration.
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As such, it will have to be manually edited to be bootable.
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This will need to be done after every kernel and Xen update to ensure you use the most recently installed versions.
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1. Copy the `/boot/efi/EFI/qubes/` directory to `/boot/efi/EFI/BOOT/`
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(the contents of `/boot/efi/EFI/BOOT` should be identical to `/boot/efi/EFI/qubes`
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besides what is described in steps 2 and 3):
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1. Copy the `/boot/efi/EFI/qubes/` directory to `/boot/efi/EFI/BOOT/` (the contents of `/boot/efi/EFI/BOOT` should be identical to `/boot/efi/EFI/qubes` besides what is described in steps 2 and 3):
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cp -r /boot/efi/EFI/qubes/. /boot/efi/EFI/BOOT
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mv /boot/efi/EFI/BOOT/xen.cfg /boot/efi/EFI/BOOT/BOOTX64.cfg
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3. Copy `/boot/efi/EFI/qubes/xen-*.efi` to `/boot/efi/EFI/qubes/xen.efi`
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and `/boot/efi/EFI/BOOT/BOOTX64.efi`. For example with Xen 4.8.3
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(you may need to confirm file overwrite):
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3. Copy `/boot/efi/EFI/qubes/xen-*.efi` to `/boot/efi/EFI/qubes/xen.efi` and `/boot/efi/EFI/BOOT/BOOTX64.efi`.
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For example, with Xen 4.8.3 (you may need to confirm file overwrite):
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cp /boot/efi/EFI/qubes/xen-4.8.3.efi /boot/efi/EFI/qubes/xen.efi
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cp /boot/efi/EFI/qubes/xen-4.8.3.efi /boot/efi/EFI/BOOT/BOOTX64.efi
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Installation finished but "Qubes" boot option is missing and xen.cfg is empty
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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In some cases installer fails to finish EFI setup and leave the system without
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Qubes-specific EFI configuration. In such a case you need to finish those parts
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manually. You can do that just after installation (switch to `tty2` with
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Ctrl-Alt-F2), or booting from installation media in "Rescue a Qubes system" mode.
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In some cases installer fails to finish EFI setup and leave the system without a Qubes-specific EFI configuration.
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In such a case you need to finish those parts manually.
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You can do that just after installation (switch to `tty2` with Ctrl-Alt-F2), or by booting from installation media in [rescue mode](/doc/uefi-troubleshooting/#accessing-installer-rescue-mode-on-uefi).
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1. Examine `/boot/efi/EFI/qubes` (if using Qubes installation media, it's in `/mnt/sysimage/boot/efi/EFI/qubes`). You should see 4 files there:
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@ -143,7 +220,6 @@ Ctrl-Alt-F2), or booting from installation media in "Rescue a Qubes system" mode
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3. Create xen.cfg with this content (adjust kernel version, and filesystem
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locations, below values are based on default installation of Qubes 3.2):
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[global]
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default=4.4.14-11.pvops.qubes.x86_64
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efibootmgr -v -c -u -L Qubes -l /EFI/qubes/xen.efi -d /dev/sda -p 1 "placeholder /mapbs /noexitboot"
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Installation freezes before getting to Anaconda (Qubes 4.0)
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-----------------------------------------------------------
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Some systems can freeze with the default UEFI install options.
|
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You can try the following to remove `noexitboot` and `mapbs`.
|
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If you have an Nvidia card, see also [Nvidia Troubleshooting](/doc/nvidia-troubleshooting/#disabling-nouveau).
|
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|
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1. Follow the [steps above](/doc/uefi-troubleshooting/#change-installer-kernel-parameters-in-uefi) to edit the `[qubes-verbose]` section of your installer's `xen.cfg`.
|
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You want to comment out the `mapbs` and `noexitboot` lines.
|
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The end result should look like this:
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~~~
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[qubes-verbose]
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options=console=vga efi=attr=uc
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# noexitboot=1
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# mapbs=1
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kernel=vmlinuz inst.stage2=hd:LABEL=Qubes-R4.0-x86_64 i915.alpha_support=1
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ramdisk=initrd.img
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~~~
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2. Boot the installer and continue to install as normal, but don't reboot the system at the end when prompted.
|
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3. Go to `tty2` (Ctrl-Alt-F2).
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4. Use your preferred text editor (`nano` works) to edit `/mnt/sysimage/boot/efi/EFI/qubes/xen.cfg`, verifying the `noexitboot` and `mapbs` lines are not present.
|
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This is also a good time to make permanent any other changes needed to get the installer to work, such as `nouveau.modeset=0`.
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For example:
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~~~
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[4.14.18-1.pvops.qubes.x86_64]
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options=loglvl=all dom0_mem=min:1024M dom0_mem=max:4096M iommu=no-igfx ucode=scan efi=attr=uc
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~~~
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5. Go back to `tty6` (Ctrl-Alt-F6) and click `Reboot`.
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6. Continue with setting up default templates and logging in to Qubes.
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Installation freezes before getting to Anaconda / disable EFI runtime services
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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On some early, buggy UEFI implementations, you may need to disable EFI under Qubes completely.
|
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This can sometimes be done by switching to legacy mode in your BIOS/UEFI configuration.
|
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If that's not an option there, or legacy mode does not work either, you can try the following to add `efi=no-rs`.
|
||||
|
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1. Follow the [steps above](/doc/uefi-troubleshooting/#change-installer-kernel-parameters-in-uefi) to edit the `[qubes-verbose]` section of your installer's `xen.cfg`.
|
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You want to modify the `efi=attr=uc` setting and comment out the `mapbs` and `noexitboot` lines.
|
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The end result should look like this:
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~~~
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[qubes-verbose]
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options=console=vga efi=no-rs
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# noexitboot=1
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# mapbs=1
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kernel=vmlinuz inst.stage2=hd:LABEL=Qubes-R4.0-x86_64 i915.alpha_support=1
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ramdisk=initrd.img
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~~~
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2. Boot the installer and continue to install as normal, until towards the end when you will receive a warning about being unable to create the EFI boot entry.
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Click continue, but don't reboot the system at the end when prompted.
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3. Go to `tty2` (Ctrl-Alt-F2).
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4. Use your preferred text editor (`nano` works) to edit `/mnt/sysimage/boot/efi/EFI/qubes/xen.cfg`, adding the `efi=no-rs` option to the end of the `options=` line.
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For example:
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~~~
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[4.14.18-1.pvops.qubes.x86_64]
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options=loglvl=all dom0_mem=min:1024M dom0_mem=max:4096M iommu=no-igfx ucode=scan efi=no-rs
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~~~
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5. Execute the following commands:
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~~~
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cp -R /mnt/sysimage/boot/efi/EFI/qubes /mnt/sysimage/boot/efi/EFI/BOOT
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mv /mnt/sysimage/boot/efi/EFI/BOOT/xen.efi /mnt/sysimage/boot/efi/EFI/BOOT/BOOTX64.efi
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mv /mnt/sysimage/boot/efi/EFI/BOOT/xen.cfg /mnt/sysimage/boot/efi/EFI/BOOT/BOOTX64.cfg
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~~~
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6. Go back to `tty6` (Ctrl-Alt-F6) and click `Reboot`.
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7. Continue with setting up default templates and logging in to Qubes.
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Whenever there is a kernel or Xen update for Qubes, you will need to follow these [other steps above](/doc/uefi-troubleshooting/#boot-device-not-recognized-after-installing) because your system is using the fallback UEFI bootloader in `[...]/EFI/BOOT` instead of directly booting to the Qubes entry under `[...]/EFI/qubes`.
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Accessing installer Rescue mode on UEFI
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---------------------------------------
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In UEFI mode installer do not have boot menu, but starts directly the installation wizard. To get into Rescue mode, you need to switch to tty2 (Ctrl+Alt+F2) and then execute:
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In UEFI mode, the installer does not have a boot menu, but boots directly into the installation wizard.
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To get into Rescue mode, you need to switch to tty2 (Ctrl+Alt+F2) and then execute:
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~~~
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pkill -9 anaconda
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