Lenovo ThinkPad W530

[Dutch]

Continuing the discussion from Short list of laptops/desktops that work well with Qubes OS:

---
layout:
  'hcl'
type:
  'notebook'
hvm:
  'yes'
iommu:
  'yes' Intel VT-d
slat:
  'yes'
tpm:
  'yes'
remap:
  'yes'
brand: |
  LENOVO W530
model: |
  2441A75 modified
bios: |
  G5ETB6WW (2.76 ) Intel AMT control disabled
cpu: |
  Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3940XM CPU @ 3.00GHz
cpu-short: |
  CPU is unlocked and running at 3.20GHz
chipset: |
  Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor DRAM Controller [8086:0154] (rev 09)
chipset-short: |
  Additional liquid cooling on top of oem air system
gpu: |
  Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller [8086:0166] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
  NVIDIA Corporation GK107GLM [Quadro K1000M] [10de:0ffc] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
gpu-short: |
  Running in NVIDIA Optimus mode
network: |
  Intel Corporation 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection (Lewisville) (rev 04)
memory: |
  32313
scsi: |
  SHGS31-1000GS-2  Rev: 0Q00
usb: |
  3
versions:

- works:
   Yes, no work arounds needed
  qubes: |
    R4.1
  xen: |
    4.14.2
  kernel: |
    5.10.69-1
  remark: |
    No problem installing or building Qubes OS
    When building a Qubes OS Linux kernel, CPU temp maxs out at 62C with additional liquid cooling running
  credit: |
    A man called Dutch
  link: |
    none

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[deeplow]

Split into new topic (referencing the old one) and added some markdown formatting to make it more readable. Thanks for the report @Dutch.

[Dutch]

Thank you for cleaning up the formatting deeplow! Below are some pics of my W530.

Dutch

[Sven]

Hey @Dutch, thank you very much for your HCL report, it is now available on the website.

[Plexus]

---
layout:
  'hcl'
type:
  'laptop'
hvm:
  'yes'
iommu:
  'yes'
slat:
  'yes'
tpm:
  ''
remap:
  'yes'
brand: |
  LENOVO
model: |
  244123G
bios: |
  CBET4000 Heads-v0.2.0-1192-g3201cd4
cpu: |
  Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3820QM CPU @ 2.70GHz
cpu-short: |
  FIXME
chipset: |
  Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor DRAM Controller [8086:0154] (rev 09)
chipset-short: |
  FIXME
gpu: |
  Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller [8086:0166] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
  
gpu-short: |
  FIXME
network: |
  Intel Corporation 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection (Lewisville) (rev 04)
  Qualcomm Atheros AR9462 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
memory: |
  12052
scsi: |
  SanDisk SSD PLUS Rev: 04RL
  SanDisk SSD PLUS Rev: 04RL
usb: |
  3
versions:

- works:
    'partial'
  qubes: |
    R4.1
  xen: |
    4.14.4
  kernel: |
    5.10.104-3
  remark: |
    FIXME
  credit: |
    FIXAUTHOR
  link: |
    FIXLINK

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Remarks

Using SATA caddy in CDROM slot for 2nd SSD. The hardestkit swraid fork of heads to allow RAID-1 to assemble and boot at heads stage, subject to current PR 1157

Confirmed Working

• Display brightness
• Trackpad
• Webcam
• USB
• Internal WiFi (upgraded to Atheros AR9462)
• Volume control
• Integrated speaker
• Dock USB ports (note issue with display, below)
• Sleep seems OK

Issues

• Tracking nipple and buttons inoperative
• External monitor is not working, either with internal VGA or using vga/dvi & Dport display outputs on dock. I have tried with NVRAM settings for Discrete GPU, Integrated only and will try Dual GPU next (note, this seems to be along standing issue with the dual GPU models)

Untested

• Bluetooth, as I have removed the bluetooth module
• Fingerprint sensor (does show up as a device in USB list, jut not tried it)
• PCMCIA
• SD slot
• Dock sound output
• 1394
• internal mini displayport
• Internal and Dock ethernet ports (devices show up so expect they should be fine)

Qubes-HCL-LENOVO-244123G-20220423-055214.yml (953 Bytes)

[Plexus]

@Sven looks like the qubes-hcl-report script has a bug around TPM report. It seems to chekc for PCRS and then set the var TPM if present and then var TPM and TPM_s if not present . Yet it is TPM_s which is printed in the output. This means any board which has a TPM will never display it in the HCL. Only boards without a TPM will show as ‘unknown’

[KarlinQubes]

@Plexus

The hardestkit swraid fork of heads to allow RAID-1 to assemble and boot at heads stage, subject to current PR 1157

What exactly is this for?

Thanks.

[enmus]

TPM Column in a HCL List

So I ran qubes-hcl-report -s vault in my dom0’s terminal. In a terminal’s output I got HVM: Active I/O MMU: Active HAP/SLAT: Yes TPM: Device present Remapping: yes but in a .yml hvm: ‘yes’ iommu: ‘yes’ slat: ‘yes’ tpm: ’ ' remap: ‘yes’ is generated. Can someone please explain what (exactly) does this mean? Is there any log with a more detailed info generated during the HCL report creating process? Is this why TMP column in a HCL list is mostly empty, or with a value “unk…

[Plexus]

@KarlinQubes This is my patch set ( I am hardestkit on github ) that allows Heads to boot QubesOS from software RAID-0 or software RAID-1 devices. So if QubesOS is installed over two drives with RAID and /boot is itself a RAID device, without these patches Heads will not be able to boot the OS nor will it be able to seal a disk decryption key to the TPM.

This means that W530 and T430 laptops can have the CDROM drive removed and an inexpensive caddy can be added which allows a 2nd SATA SSD to be added. Or other devices that support 2nd drives can now install QubesOS using RAID0/1 for /boot and luks

[Plexus]

thanks @enmus that helped. A pull request has been created to resolve.

[Sven]

Thank you @Plexus for your HCL report, which is online now!

I am super excited about this machine:

• Ivy Bridge (allows full ME removal)
• quad-core up to i7-3940XM 8M Cache, up to 3.90 GHz
• 32 GB memory with quad core !!!

Please update this thread when you got the external monitor working. I am short on free time at the moment, but sooner or later I will go and get / upgrade one myself. Super excited!

Congrats on getting the RAID-1 working. I already ordered the SSD bay and will try this too on my second T430 once I got a bit more time on my hands. So awesome!

Also: I merged your new thread into this one and I aim to maintain one thread per machine in this category

[KarlinQubes]

I’m going to be getting one when I can find one, and I’ll let you know how the HEADS installation goes. I don’t think I’m going to trick it out beyond the 3840QM though, would need new heatsink

[KarlinQubes]

This board is designed for a w530 with the K1000M Nvidia Quadro dGPU. Initialization of the dGPU is necessary in order to use an external monitor whether through the in-build VGA or mini-DisplayPort or via the dock. In order to build this the relevant script in the blobs directory must be run (or self-pulled roms placed in that directory) and after building the rom, the nvramtool must be run on the 12MB rom to change the default graphics mode away from integrated-only graphics (see README_vbios in the blobs directory).

osresearch/heads/blob/master/boards/w530-dgpu-K1000m-maximized/w530-dgpu-K1000m-maximized.config

RE: External monitor.

[Plexus]

The issue highlighted earlier still remains for me on this machine despite the nvram settings, is it working for you?

External monitor is not working, either with internal VGA or using vga/dvi & Dport display outputs on dock. I have tried with NVRAM settings for Discrete GPU, Integrated only and will try Dual GPU next (note, this seems to be along standing issue with the dual GPU models)

[KarlinQubes]

Ohh shoot sorry

I just saw it mentioned in the HCL (Was looking for other w530 experiences) and went straight to the replies.

I haven’t tested mine with an external monitor yet. I successfully got HEADS running but I’ve been struggling with performance issues that I’m trying to figure out.

Walk before I run

I’ll message you with any details of my experience once I get around to it.

Edit - My W530 with Heads is working great now, the issue was with RAM not laptop related. I’ll create a HCL report soon.