Tuxedo InfinityBook Pro 14 Gen 6

User Support HCL Reports
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Hello,

I would like to share my experience installing Qubes on Tuxedo InfinityBook Pro 14 Gen 6.

Technical data:

  • model: TUXEDO InfinityBook Pro 14 Gen6
  • cpu: 11th Gen Intel(R) Core™ i7-1165G7 @ 2.80GHz
  • network: Intel Corporation Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (rev 20)
  • memory: 65269
  • qubes: R4.1
  • xen: 4.14.3
  • kernel: 5.10.76-1

I was unable to boot with the images from qubes-os.org. (On other notebooks these worked) I switched to an alternative download, which are listed on qubes-os.org.

During installation leave the deault templates on Fedora, when selecting Debian WiFi does not work.

Suspend does not work. The screen stays black. Solution: Hard reset of the notebook.

WiFi, touchpad, audio, webcam, hotkeys and Ethernet via USB-C work when Fedora is selected as default template during installation.

I can’t upload HCL reports unfortunately.

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@ontherun:

I can’t upload HCL reports unfortunately.

Feel free to copy&paste into this post, send via PM or email to me.

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Could you elaborate on this? What image did you end up using? Did you happen to try 4.0?

Did you happen to find any solution for this since you posted?

This might be a little out of scope: but any other thoughts on this laptop, and specifically qubes on this laptop?

Thanks!

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I may can help to finish this report…

---
layout:
  'hcl'
type:
  'notebook'
hvm:
  'yes'
iommu:
  'yes'
slat:
  'yes'
tpm:
  'unknown'
remap:
  'yes'
brand: |
  TUXEDO
model: |
  TUXEDO InfinityBook Pro 14 Gen6
bios: |
  N.1.15A07
cpu: |
  11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-11370H @ 3.30GHz
cpu-short: |
  FIXME
chipset: |
  Intel Corporation 11th Gen Core Processor Host Bridge/DRAM Registers [8086:9a14] (rev 01)
chipset-short: |
  FIXME
gpu: |
  Intel Corporation TigerLake-LP GT2 [Iris Xe Graphics] [8086:9a49] (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
gpu-short: |
  FIXME
network: |
  Intel Corporation Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (rev 20)
memory: |
  65267
scsi: |

usb: |
  3
versions:

- works:
    'FIXME:yes|no|partial'
  qubes: |
    R4.1
  xen: |
    4.14.3
  kernel: |
    5.15.14-1
  remark: |
    FIXME
  credit: |
    FIXAUTHOR
  link: |
    FIXLINK

---

This device only works correctly since 4.1 (at least, I could not install 4.0, because of kernel panic or alike during start of the installer iirc).

What I successfully tested (=what works fine):

  • general usage (using this device since 1-2 months with Qubes now)
  • internal camera
  • bluetooth and WiFi
  • connections etc.

What does not work or needed to get tweaked:

  • suspend does not work, as for many other Tiger Lake models as well
  • add i915.enable_psr=0 as kernel parameter, otherwise screen is flickering when moving the mouse
  • the TPM is not supported yet
  • after disabling the ME in BIOS, boot may need a long time to actually start (totally Qubes unrelated and a known issue of this model in general, just wanted to let you know)

All in all a really capable device, only the missing suspend is a bummer, but security-wise for the better that I am forced to shutdown…

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Thank you @slimy-crawdad for your HCL report, which is online now.

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I hope this questions belongs here.

How did you do

exactly?

I’m considering to buy this device but can’t find an instruction that tells me how to do that.

EDIT:

I found this solution here in the forum: How to add custom kernel options in v4.1?

Is this also the way you did it?

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  • Edit the file /etc/default/grub .
  • Find the line which starts:
 GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=

  • After quiet add i915.enable_psr=0 and save file

  • Run this command in dom0:

 sudo grub2-mkconfig --output=/boot/grub2/grub.cfg
  • Reboot
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thanks!

9

The default installation image for Qubes 4.1.0 works for me, but the fix for the flickering by @enmus does not work for me.

What else can I try to fix the flickering? It happens whenever I move the mouse.

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This is not a good place to ask for a help on the issue.

It would be better if you’d create separate topic or searched the forum.

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Hi,
I have also the flickering issue. I found here solutions: add i915.enable_psr=0 as kernel parameter and here: [ xfwm4…] (Flickering screen after 4.1 update - #8 by kindasecure)

Neither helped for me.

Here my HCL Report (cant upload).

Any idea?

layout:
‘hcl’
type:
‘notebook’
hvm:
‘yes’
iommu:
‘yes’
slat:
‘yes’
tpm:
‘unknown’
remap:
‘yes’
brand: |
TUXEDO
model: |
TUXEDO InfinityBook Pro 14 Gen6
bios: |
N.1.15A09
cpu: |
11th Gen Intel(R) Core™ i5-11300H @ 3.10GHz
cpu-short: |
FIXME
chipset: |
Intel Corporation 11th Gen Core Processor Host Bridge/DRAM Registers [8086:9a14] (rev 01)
chipset-short: |
FIXME
gpu: |
Intel Corporation TigerLake-LP GT2 [Iris Xe Graphics] [8086:9a49] (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
gpu-short: |
FIXME
network: |
Intel Corporation Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (rev 20)
memory: |
16125
scsi: |

usb: |
3
versions:

  • works:
    ‘FIXME:yes|no|partial’
    qubes: |
    R4.1
    xen: |
    4.14.3
    kernel: |
    5.10.90-1
    remark: |
    FIXME
    credit: |
    FIXAUTHOR
    link: |
    FIXLINK
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Welcome to the qubes forum!

mh… dunno how the driver situation for your gpu is.

what is the output of:

sudo glxinfo | grep Accelerated in your dom0?
What kernelmodule is active at lspci -v | grep --after-context 25 VGA?

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Moved to HCL reports @Sven

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Thanks.
Accelerated: yes
and
Kernel driver in use: i915

Should i post the whole text?

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That looks good, so you have the driver and it seems to work.

Unfortunately i am not sure what to try next.

Maybe switching out the compositor and/or try some vsync related settings? Somebody else tried that compton (other compositor) without it helping.

I am not sure that this is a strictly qubes related issue, so maybe also try to look for “xfce4 flickering” for other distros.

Sorry i could not help more :confused:

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Thanks, I try…

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A played a little bit.

Compositor off doesnt help.

I have found that with an external monitor it works. it concerns the internal display (3k).

The “vsync related settings”. I dont know where an how. But i will search for it.

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I recently switched to compton and saw that there are some settings for that there.

That is interesting!

Have you tried to reduce the resolution to FHD just to see if this happens then too or play with refresh rates?

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Yes i did. That makes no difference

I tried also this, but no effect: TearFree

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Now I have a track.

There is also a help from the manufacturer of laptop. the result of last command made me wonder.
The 'i915.enable_psr=0’ parameter is not showing!?

Maybe the grub update command is not correct. Stepp by step:

sudo nano /etc/default/grub => Ok and saved

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT= => I dont have such a command line
Only have one line: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="…" and another line: GRUB_CMDLINE_XEN_DEFAULT="…" and another line: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="$GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX …"

I tried each of the three variants with the i915 parameter. But the result of cat /proc/cmdline command doesn’t contain i915.enable_psr=0.

Is the command cat /proc/cmdline wrong or ist the grub update command wrong? I tried all:

sudo update-grub => not working because of grub2 i think

sudo grub2-mkconfig --output=/boot/grub2/grub.cfg => done

sudo grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg => done

sudo grub2-mkconfig -o /etc/grub2-efi.cfg UEFI new?

sudo grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/efi/EFI/fedora/grub.cfg UEFI old?

sudo grub2-mkconfig -o /etc/grub2.cfg ?

Updating_the_GRUB_configuration_file

I am a little bit confused now. I think a have UEFI.

But never the result of cat /proc/cmdline command doesn’t contain i915.enable_psr=0.

(Qubes R4.1 / Fedora 34)