Sys-net wont start on a fresh install

[Mickael]

Hi everyone,

Ive just done a fresh install of Qubes 4.3.0.
I had an issue originally where it didnt trigger the new Config screen when I first started it but I googled it and found I had to do a /usr/libexex/initial-setup/initial-setup-graphical. After that, I could see all the qubes which werent there before.
Im trying to get the wifi to work so I can connect the laptop to my internet.

sys-usb starts fine but both sys-firewall and sys-net wont start when I right click on the qubes and click start. I get the msg: Unable to reset PCI device 00_1f.6 no FLR, PM reset or bus available.
After some googling, I found a post on here suggesting to do a qvm-pci ls | grep 1f.6 which returned:
dom0:00_1f.6 Network: Intel Corp Ethernet Connection (17) 1219-M (my laptop is an HP Zbook fury G9)
I then tried:
qvm-pci detach -v sys-net dom0:00_1f.6 which returned: ErrorL pci device 00_1f.6 not attached to sys-net
so I tried to attach it withL qvm-pci attach -v --persistent --option no-strict-reset=True sys-net dom0:00_1f.6 which returned:
Erro: pci device dom0:00_1f.6:0x8086:0x1a1c:p020000 already assigned to sys-net
Not sure the difference between assigned and attached in this context so it would be great if someone could explain.
The end of the error msg when trying to start the sys-net cubes suggests to look at some log file: libxl-driver.log… last entry after trying to start sys-net says:
(timestamp) libxl: libxlx1_pci:1590:libxk__device_pci_reset: The kernel doesnt support reset from sysfs for PCI device 0000:00:14.0
not sure if that’s related as it seems to be a different id (or is it? Im new to Qubes).

Any help would be greatly appreciated to get my wifi working )

Cheers,
M.

[corny]

@Mickael

so I tried to attach it withL qvm-pci attach -v --persistent --option no-strict-reset=True sys-net dom0:00_1f.6 which returned:
Erro: pci device dom0:00_1f.6:0x8086:0x1a1c:p020000 already assigned to sys-net

It is unclear whether the cli command made that change. Try doing it in the GUI settings

Fresh install, cannot open qubes

Hi @Horomancer , The error says, that the PCI device does not react properly to an reset. This is not a big problem and you can try to solve it in that way (according to PCI troubleshooting — Qubes OS Documentation): Go to the VM settings of the failed Qube Go to Devices Make sure the device is in the right field Click “Configure strict reset for PCI devices” Select the device, click OK and apply

[Mickael]

Thanks a lot for your help corny… it worked )
both sys-net and sys-firewall started and I can now see the network icon in the menu at the top, which I couldnt before.
Form there I did manage to connect to both my wi-fi networks so thank you very much!
Cheers,
M.
PS: Just for my knowledge of learning qubes, Id still like to know the different between attached and assigned )

[corny]

Awesome, thanks for letting me know it worked

Is the attached assigned question a USB thing ? If so it means USB is attached to sys-usb whereas assigned means the USB drive has been assigned to a specific appVM (usually appVM like work, vault or a disposable)

Edit: if a sys-net question, I think attached is a hardware designation and assigned is a software one. Like sys-net can have the physical wifi card attached in settings but it doesn’t work if software doesn’t assign it correctly. Not sure really

[Mickael]

it was a sys-net question so thanks again for the clarification
Cheers,
M.