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List:       qubes-devel
Subject:    Re: [qubes-devel] Running (or not) Xen during installation
From:       Andrew David Wong <adw () qubes-os ! org>
Date:       2016-11-05 2:14:17
Message-ID: 41e7212c-cb68-8520-d657-0e5fbaf6d040 () qubes-os ! org
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On 2016-11-04 10:01, Matteo wrote:
> I think that an option to check compatible hardware is useful,
> and as far as i know since the installer starts xen this is a good way
> to check if Qubes OS is compatible (not perfect because here installer
> starts good but stops when creating net-vm because of wifi driver problem)
> for example, if i buy new pc i will:
> -get model info at the shop (and mostly online)
> -ask someone at the shop "can i plug this usb key and boot?"
> -->checked if Qubes is compatible
> 
> what about removing xen (which seems that makes many tasks easier)
> and add a boot option "check compatibility" which starts xen and
> display: "hello from xen: it works; vt-x present; vt-d missing; tpm
> missing;"

Isn't this the point of installing Qubes on a portable USB drive so that
you can plug it in to other machines to test it (e.g., qubes-hcl-report)?

> forgive me if what i'm asking is no-sense and if this is too much
> off-topic, i'm new to mailing lists
> 

Not off-topic, but please try to avoid top-posting. Since you say you're
new to mailing lists, you may wish to take a look at our mailing list
guidelines:

https://www.qubes-os.org/mailing-lists/

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Andrew David Wong (Axon)
Community Manager, Qubes OS
https://www.qubes-os.org
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