I was able to install Qubes 4.2.1 without major issues (the trackpad doesn’t work as documented and Ventoy is apparently incompatible with Qubes, but that’s it) but post-install I’ve had a bunch of issues, I think to do with a graphics race condition. They appear to be resolved after the initial setup, but it could be the same root cause so I’m mentioning it.
Currently, I’m hanging at the end of the initial loading screen. I’m able to enter my LUKS password and all that seems to be working, but once the progress bar at the bottom of the screen fills up, everything hangs; after maybe 60 seconds, the laptop just reboots.
I was able to boot Qubes successfully during install and (after a bunch of trouble with black screens and boot loops) for the first-time setup. Then I was able to boot into Qubes successfully exactly once. I added the kernel parameters described in the HCL, and now I’m getting the loop described above, even when I remove the parameters from the grub boot menu.
Removing quiet
, adding console=hvc0 earlyprintk=xen
for Linux and adding loglvl=all guest_loglvl=all vga=,keep
to Xen gives me more logs before the LUKS/loading screen, but after that I end up with the grey loading screen, hang, reboot, no logs. Ctrl+Alt+F1-F7 don’t bring up alternate TTYs. I’ve seen mention of pressing F2 at the LUKS prompt to get a TTY version but that just toggles how the password renders on my machine.
I’ve just tried reinstalling with the “latest kernel” option on my install media (“Install Qubes OS R4.2.1 using kernel-latest (6.7.7-1.qubes.fc37)”). Similar outcome, but instead of the graphical LUKS password prompt it’s a text one.
After trying another reinstall with a fresh download (though the version looked the same) and a different USB stick, it’s back to the same graphical issues as before – i.e. while it’s waiting for the LUKS password to be entered, the screen abruptly goes black. It seems like I can blindly enter my password and continue onto a black screen with a mouse cursor, then the machine reboots.
(Also obligatory first post apology if I’m putting this in the wrong category, missing tags, etc.)