Hello, everyone. Recently, I discovered Qubes OS and researched a lot about it so I decided to install it and try it on my laptop. My laptop model is a Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 16ILL10, my processor is an Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 256V × 8, and I am using Intel® Graphics (LNL). I believe my laptop meets all of the requirements for Qubes OS. Virtualization (VT-d) is enabled and secure boot is currently disabled in the UEFI so I can reach the Qubes OS grub.
I successfully verified that the .iso file was safe to use, created the installation media on my flash drive using the “sudo dd” command, and installed it using the option “Test media and install Qubes OS” without any problems. However, when I try to boot Qubes OS for the first time, I receive the error “Warning: USB in dom0 is not restricted” and then after 2-3 seconds the laptop freezes and I can’t do anything. I’ve tried looking for multiple solutions online and nothing solves my problem. I can’t access the dom0 terminal and I can’t create my Qubes because of the unsuccessful first boot. I’ve tried booting with advanced options, changing the code in the kernal, and nothing works. I tried adding “i915.force_probe=*”, “rd.qubes.hide_all_usb”, “usbcore.authorized_default=0”, and acpi using several different combonations and the same thing happened. “acpi=off” actually doesn’t show the error and shows the next screen where I can enter my SSD’s decryption key. However, my internal laptop’s keyboard doesn’t work so I have to use a USB keyboard, after I entered the SSD’s decryption key, the laptop froze again. I am very confused and I am not sure what to try next. I’ve spent hours on troubleshooting this and I can’t figure out what to do now… I’ve checked every forum relating to this issue and none of them solved it.
Let me know if you need more information. Any help is appreciated.
To narrow down the cause, try to turn off certain features in bios. I’ve had success turning off wifi and memory features (if available)
Did you complete both stages of install or just first ? There is a reboot and then it asks for some settings to finish the install, second stage takes 10-20 minutes. I’m guessing only the first stage
Okay, I’ll try customizing settings in the UEFI. I’ll let you know what happens.
I only completed the first stage of the installation. I can’t complete the post-installation steps because of this error, which means I can’t make qubes or access dom0 terminal.
I tried your suggestion. I changed a few settings in the UEFI that relate to what you said and no luck… When I added rd.qubes.hide_all_usb at the end, it actually didn’t show the error but my laptop’s screen was all black and nothing happened. My UEFI doesn’t have anything relating to memory but I tried disabling every network-related option and it still gave me the same error and then the laptop freezes. I also tried adding plymouth.enable=0 in the kernel’s code before booting the OS to see the logs. I notice that it freezes during the initialization of integrated peripheral devices with no errors, only [ OK ] messages. What else can I try?
I got DMed assistance. I was told that my hardware is too recent so Qubes OS isn’t supported on my hardware yet. I’ll have to wait for an update in the future that’ll eventually support my hardware. Thank you for your help though.