Hello,
I’m fairly new to Qubes, got myself a gaming PC that I will now use as my daily PC and I know how much of a hassle it can be to install Qubes on most computers (at least that is my experience. Here are the specs:
- The CPU is a Intel I9 12900KF.
- The GPU is an RTX 4070 from Nvidia with 12G of memory
- The RAM is a 65G + peanuts DDR4
- The SSD is a M.2 NVMe 2TB
I believe that is all the specs I need to address.
While looking in the hardware compatibility list (HCL) I saw the people with the same GPU needing TPM 2.0 which I am not sure what it is but I am sure Ill find out as this process progresses. The users with the same PCU talked about needing kernel latest (when choosing whether to install, test and install, recuperate a qubes or using latest kernel.
So
- I copied the ISO to a 125g pendrive using the commands indicated for linux (used Fedora but dont think it is pertinent).
- Booted from “UEFI: ” and not from “” itself, see exemple down below. (PS: had to upload it in a reply as Im not allowed to upload more than one picture here)
- Chose to use kernel latest as specified on the HCL
- The Installation Summary page poped up
- I personalised settings such as Keyboard, time zone and language
- Successfully verified media on the installation, chose the software too
- I chose the destination (had to delete all and reclaim all too erase my previous SSD content and chose the encryption password
- Created a user but not a root
- Clicked on begin installation.
- Had this pop up
When this happened I went around the site trying to see whether or not a solution had already been given but just saw this:
Installation troubleshooting | Qubes OS
but when I restarted my computer trying to go back to the old OS the UEFI-Bios showed no SSD available and rather just the flashdrive still connected on its USB A port.
Although I have successfully installed Qubes previously, I am fairly new to this process and dont really know how to look for more ponctual data about what happened but I invite all help possible.
Back in my first installation (on different equipment) I used a different forum account (which I have since lost ) but never got replies to my questioins so Im also open to criticism of the form of my questions themselves. If the is data missing or I uploaded this topic under the wrong Tag or whatever I’m more than open to hear about it.
