From d48ca106354c9f5995175e8a40fcd53617a2de8c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew David Wong Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2017 19:44:09 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Add warning about QubesOS/qubes-issues#2835 --- installing/installation-guide.md | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) diff --git a/installing/installation-guide.md b/installing/installation-guide.md index 067a85ca..bb7b4a80 100644 --- a/installing/installation-guide.md +++ b/installing/installation-guide.md @@ -19,6 +19,15 @@ redirect_from: Installation Guide ================== +Warning +------- + +There is a set of known upstream bugs in the Fedora installer that affect Qubes OS ([Bug 1170803], [Bug 1374983], and [Bug 1268700]; tracked in Qubes issue [#2835]). +Because of these bugs, the installer will try to access all existing disk partitions, run fsck on them, and mount them. +Therefore, we *strongly* recommended that, prior to starting the Qubes installer, you physically disconnect all disks that you do not want to be modified. +Furthermore, if you are installing Qubes on a potentially compromised system, we *strongly* recommended that you wipe your target installation disk before starting the installer. + + Hardware Requirements --------------------- @@ -117,6 +126,10 @@ Getting Help questions to the appropriate mailing list. +[Bug 1170803]: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1170803 +[Bug 1374983]: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1374983 +[Bug 1268700]: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1268700 +[#2835]: https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/2835 [system requirements]: /doc/system-requirements/ [Hardware Compatibility List]: /hcl/ [live USB]: /doc/live-usb/