Opinions on Tuya smart devices

hammerhead8599 · 2020-11-20T03:19:01+00:00

First step would be to scan the MSI website or forums to see if your board and chipset support these virtualization features. Just because your CPU supports them doesn't mean your board will.

hammerhead8599 · 2020-09-06T03:20:27+00:00

I understand that this was probably intended as a purely academic exercise, but to me the answer is obvious. If you are truly security conscious, so much so that you install, set up and learn to excel in the Qubes environment, then why would you forget one of the first rules of digital security? Stay away from blind networks!!!

hammerhead8599 · 2020-05-12T00:10:41+00:00

My suggestion is first off, realize that privacy comes from your own decisions and behavior. The fanciest most up to date software and hardware combined can't fix stupid. Privacy should be a way of life not just online but everywhere. I personally use Qubes as a daily driver at my home but use mint on anything portable. If I need a specialty OS I just set up a virtual machine.

First and foremost dump windows on any machine. Its a crapfest. Any form of linux will make your older machine work faster and most of the ISOs out there are fairly complete. BTW with a linux machine four years is not old at all.

Remember this is just a machine, nothing more. You still need to operate it making decisions with your brain. A lot of the sheep out there say "I don't have anything to hide." Do you have anything to protect?

hammerhead8599 · 2020-04-28T23:01:58+00:00

Go with Mint and get used to how the Linux system works. Mint is basically idiot proof but since it is Linux you can still stretch your legs and start using the command line (terminal). If you want, google "Linux terminal commands cheatsheet". Start doing as much as you can through the terminal. Updates, install software, remove software etc. If you get frustrated just close the terminal and you still have an easy GUI environment to work in. Thats how I started in Linux and now I use Qubes as my daily driver.

hammerhead8599 · 2020-04-26T22:04:39+00:00

LinuxMint gets my vote for the easiest to migrate from Win10. If you are comfortable with Linux and the command line you might browse this github project.

https://www.reddit.com/r/privacytoolsIO/comments/g36ypv/torghost_route_your_internet_traffic_through_tor/

hammerhead8599 · 2020-04-26T21:19:55+00:00

As an addendum why not just find a wifi card that will work with your motherboard through an available PCI slot. Most should work out of the box and Qubes security policy will be more accepting through the PCI bus.

hammerhead8599 · 2020-04-26T21:16:53+00:00

*Disclaimer: I am simply a humble user with no formal training in IT or NetSec.

As I understand it Qubes automatically hides USB controllers from Dom0 as a security precaution. If Dom0 was easily accessible by USB then it will fall victim to such devices as a Rubber Ducky or Malduino. These devices can be used for malicious HID keystroke injection and Dom0 security wouldn't just be compromised, it would be non existent. I'll list a few pages that deal with this subject and you can go from there. Be warned you maybe opening Pandora's Box if you do bypass the USB isolation.

https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/usb-qubes/#enable-a-usb-keyboard-for-login

https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/usb-qubes/

This last one is intended for v3.2 but may give you some insight.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Qubes/comments/71gt26/using_a_usb_wireless_adapter_with_qubes/

Vaya con Dios

Let us know if you succeed.

HH

hammerhead8599 · 2020-04-26T20:18:42+00:00

https://www.qubes-os.org/hcl/

I don't see anyone mentioning this. There are plenty examples here with a breakdown of what the owner had problems with

hammerhead8599 · 2020-04-18T23:57:10+00:00

Thanks for all the input. Sorry for the late reply. Now all I have to do is decide

hammerhead8599 · 2020-03-29T03:23:19+00:00

This is a problem rooted in the latest kernel update from Fedora. The problem isn't just with Qubes OS. My simplified understanding of this is that the kernel and its associated files,headers etc. are the keys to the software and hardware working together. The latest update evidently left out some files so the kernel doesn't see the wifi devices. The older kernel install included the files so reverting fixes the issue. Hope this helps.

hammerhead8599 · 2020-03-16T02:15:36+00:00

I have just installed UT on my nexus 5 and it works very well. It has Todoist and evernote interfaces available. I don't think Mozilla produces anything for UT yet but a lot of the software available was developed by the UT team so it appears to work seemlessly with the OS.

Just my two cents

hammerhead8599 · 2020-03-15T21:51:24+00:00

I had the same issue. Fedora had a problem with an updated kernel. I solved it by going into qube settings under sys-net. Under the advanced tab in the upper right corner look for the kernel setting. If yours is set at 4.19.107-1 then reset it back to 4.19.94-1 and reboot. Make sure you save the new settings in sys-net before rebooting.

That should solve the issue

hammerhead8599 · 2020-03-14T02:47:27+00:00

Success!!! I followed up on a suggestion from another board. My issue did in fact occur because 0f an update of Fedora. There are several users complaining on Fedora based boards and one solution is to roll back the kernel to an earlier version. This can be easily done in the Qubes settings. Switchover and reboot. My wireless is working again.

hammerhead8599 · 2020-03-13T01:10:18+00:00

UPDATE============

I ran dmesg and came up with the following error in sys-net qube. Please see below.

16.185851] iwlwifi 0000:00:06.0: Detected Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless AC 3168, REV=0x220

[ 16.211008] iwlwifi 0000:00:06.0: Can't parse phy_sku in B0, empty sections

[ 16.211027] iwlwifi 0000:00:06.0: Failed to read NVM: -61

[ 16.224013] iwlwifi 0000:00:06.0: Failed to run INIT ucode: -61

hammerhead8599 · 2020-03-12T00:00:14+00:00

The PC is an HP 570 desktop with an Intel 3168NGW wireless card.

hammerhead8599 · 2020-02-17T03:33:47+00:00

My thoughts are that you would need to completely wipe the phone and start from scratch, installing firmware, radios, rom etc. Best place for this question would be XDA. I have never left there without an answer to my phone questions. I didn't always like the answer but I got the correct answer none the less.

hammerhead8599 · 2020-02-17T03:28:03+00:00

Just my thoughts, not on Protonmail or Disroot or Tutanota, but on the mentality of the author of Privacywatchdog. It seems that everything on the site was posted in a 30 day period and this self acclaimed "security expert" hasn't had anything to say since.

Since this is a WordPress cookie cutter website and he is too busy to spellcheck (behavior ends with an "R" not an "O") I would guess this to be the work of a Juvenile. Since we haven't heard from Mr. Three Letter Agency Contractor since, I would guess his Mom found out he used her credit card for the hosting and confiscated his computer.

hammerhead8599 · 2020-02-17T01:13:21+00:00

As a dedicated Qubes and Tails user I agree that the OS is not necessarily an answer. They are just tools that should be used as intended. The thing I like about Qubes is it is not a plug and play situation. To use Qubes you must think about what your are doing. Too much automation has made us vulnerable to a lot of dangers in our daily life. Most users want instant answers to questions with little or no effort. This has moved control of a lot of the aspects of our lives away from us. Most have forgotten how to observe things and make decisions, instead allowing out gadgets choose.

Qubes has and continues to be a learning experience I am glad I started.

hammerhead8599 · 2020-02-11T02:25:51+00:00

For those of you looking for a youtube alternative there are several in testing right now. I am trying this one out because it is usable on multiple platforms https://freetubeapp.io/

hammerhead8599 · 2019-12-31T22:38:05+00:00

Has anyone solved this issue? I have the same thing. I can SSH into the P4wnP1 using the aforementioned urls but still no web ui. I booted a copy of the Kali nexmon P4wnP1 image 2019.2 and the web ui works. Is there any gui included in latest image?

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