Qubes os 4.2 update rendered my laptop unusable

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@namer123

Unable to install, i tried latest kernel Option and regular install, keep getting mid install “failed to set new efi boot target. This is most likely kernel or firmware bug”

Did you try the tips that I linked in another topic?

@hyper

To install, I booted the installer with kernel parameter acpi=off. The installer gives an error about not being able to create the boot entry, but this can be fixed manually with a live CD as mentioned on UEFI troubleshooting | Qubes OS

For booting, the kernel parameter acpi=noirq is required. Without this parameter the laptop reboots immediately after loading the kernel image. To boot to a graphical login screen, it is also required to add the nomodeset kernel parameter.

Probably due to the acpi kernel option, poweroff does not work, neither does the keyboard or touchpad. Current and older versions of Debian and Fedora work fine on this laptop.