Former Windows user, Qubes OS newbie here Please excuse my (mis)use of technical terms; while very interesting, this is all very new for me
When attempting to install Qubes OS, I am shown an error message stating that my hardware lacks IOMMU/VT-d/AMD-Vi
I frown, and check the HCL. I cannot find my motherboard, so I wonder if I’ll need a new motherboard to get Qubes OS
Some Internet searching indicates that my motherboard can support IOMMU/VT-d/AMD-Vi. Yay
However, the methods for getting IOMMU/VT-d enabled on my motherboard state that I’ll need to change my SATA mode from AHCI to RAID, and then do some other steps
Does Qubes OS/Xen usually require RAID rather than AHCI?
IOMMU/VT-d and RAID/AHCI are two complete separated topics. QubesOS does not require RAID, but requires IOMMU/VT-d (at least the current versions).
Would you tell us, which Motherboard and CPU do you have?
(sorry, video is in german, but has screens of all relevant settings).
In the video, it is explained starting from 0:40
If you like, you can turn on subtitles, these are in (automatic translated) english.
Not to “well, actually” you, but it was in (quite accented) English for me
Settings found and enabled Note for anyone who finds this later: I didn’t need to go to Expert mode; I could scroll down and find CPU Features in Normal mode
