From f8787d20e43477603f26872d955664b5d33a69f6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Rafa=C5=82=20Wojdy=C5=82a?= Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2016 19:03:09 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] QWT installation: update log file information --- managing-os/windows-tools-3.md | 8 +++----- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/managing-os/windows-tools-3.md b/managing-os/windows-tools-3.md index f94d3a5f..e1fdee05 100644 --- a/managing-os/windows-tools-3.md +++ b/managing-os/windows-tools-3.md @@ -34,12 +34,10 @@ Qubes Windows Tools (QWT for short) contain several components than can be enabl **NOTE**: Xen PV disk drivers are not installed by default. This is because they seem to cause problems (BSOD). We're working with upstream devs to fix this. *However*, the BSOD seems to only occur after the first boot and everything works fine after that. **Enable the drivers at your own risk** of course, but we welcome reports of success/failure in any case (backup your VM first!). With disk PV drivers absent `qvm-block` will not work for the VM, but you can still use standard Qubes inter-VM file copying mechanisms. -Verbose installation --------------------- +Installation logs +----------------- -If the install process fails you can retry it using the command line below to get a detailed installation log (and send that to us): - -`msiexec /i path-to-qubes-tools.msi /lv path-to-log-file.txt` +If the install process fails or something goes wrong during it, include the installation logs in your bug report. They are created in the `%TEMP%` directory, by default `\AppData\Local\Temp`. There are two text files, one small and one big, with names starting with `Qubes_Windows_Tools`. Uninstalling QWT 3.x is **not recommended**. It will most likely make the OS non-bootable because drivers for Xen storage devices will be uninstalled. This will be fixed in the future.