Re: [Tails-dev] I would love Tails but...
Hi, Donncha O'Cearbhaill wrote (01 Dec 2015 18:06:01 GMT) : > You can boot Tails fully into RAM which allows your to remove the USB > stick. Press tab at boot to get into the boot options, the provide > 'toram' as an option. Note that this is not supported: we don't test it, and don't even try to guarantee it works as a genuine Tails. It's unlikely, but some important feature of Tails could be broken by using `toram', without us noticing for months or years. Of, course power users should feel free to take the risk if they feel like it. But let's please keep all needed warnings attached when advertising this "maybe shoot yourself in the foot" option to a broader audience :) Cheers, -- intrigeri ___ Tails-dev mailing list Tails-dev@boum.org https://mailman.boum.org/listinfo/tails-dev To unsubscribe from this list, send an empty email to tails-dev-unsubscr...@boum.org.
Re: [Tails-dev] I would love Tails but...
Hi, Austin English wrote (01 Dec 2015 23:17:09 GMT) : > That's not how persistence works (it uses encrypted storage on the > Tails device). As far as what we actively support (as in: document, test, try to keep in good shape, and deal with user support request), and what our GUI allows: this is totally correct. Technically, however, the thing is a tiny bit more flexible: IIRC any removable storage device with a GPT partition labeled "TailsData" that contains a LUKS volume is a valid persistence partition that can be unlocked in the Greeter. This can be useful e.g. for #5561. Cheers, -- intrigeri ___ Tails-dev mailing list Tails-dev@boum.org https://mailman.boum.org/listinfo/tails-dev To unsubscribe from this list, send an empty email to tails-dev-unsubscr...@boum.org.
Re: [Tails-dev] I would love Tails but...
On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 5:14 PM, Daniel Kahn Gillmor wrote: > On Wed 2015-12-02 01:11:51 +0200, Austin English wrote: >> On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 4:56 PM, Daniel Kahn Gillmor >> wrote: >>> On Tue 2015-12-01 20:06:01 +0200, Donncha O'Cearbhaill wrote: >>> You can boot Tails fully into RAM which allows your to remove the USB stick. Press tab at boot to get into the boot options, the provide 'toram' as an option. >>> >>> cool, thanks for the tip. >>> >>> How much RAM is required on the host system to do this successfully? >>> >>> Can this be combined with a persistence volume? >> >> How could the files persist if you remove the storage device they >> would be written to? > > you could write them elsewhere, not to a USB stick, no? (or to a > different USB stick) > > --dkg That's not how persistence works (it uses encrypted storage on the Tails device). You can write to your non-Tails usb device without enabling persistence. -- -Austin ___ Tails-dev mailing list Tails-dev@boum.org https://mailman.boum.org/listinfo/tails-dev To unsubscribe from this list, send an empty email to tails-dev-unsubscr...@boum.org.
Re: [Tails-dev] I would love Tails but...
On Wed 2015-12-02 01:11:51 +0200, Austin English wrote: > On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 4:56 PM, Daniel Kahn Gillmor > wrote: >> On Tue 2015-12-01 20:06:01 +0200, Donncha O'Cearbhaill wrote: >> >>> You can boot Tails fully into RAM which allows your to remove the USB >>> stick. Press tab at boot to get into the boot options, the provide >>> 'toram' as an option. >> >> cool, thanks for the tip. >> >> How much RAM is required on the host system to do this successfully? >> >> Can this be combined with a persistence volume? > > How could the files persist if you remove the storage device they > would be written to? you could write them elsewhere, not to a USB stick, no? (or to a different USB stick) --dkg ___ Tails-dev mailing list Tails-dev@boum.org https://mailman.boum.org/listinfo/tails-dev To unsubscribe from this list, send an empty email to tails-dev-unsubscr...@boum.org.
Re: [Tails-dev] I would love Tails but...
On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 4:56 PM, Daniel Kahn Gillmor wrote: > On Tue 2015-12-01 20:06:01 +0200, Donncha O'Cearbhaill wrote: > >> You can boot Tails fully into RAM which allows your to remove the USB >> stick. Press tab at boot to get into the boot options, the provide >> 'toram' as an option. > > cool, thanks for the tip. > > How much RAM is required on the host system to do this successfully? > > Can this be combined with a persistence volume? How could the files persist if you remove the storage device they would be written to? -Austin ___ Tails-dev mailing list Tails-dev@boum.org https://mailman.boum.org/listinfo/tails-dev To unsubscribe from this list, send an empty email to tails-dev-unsubscr...@boum.org.
Re: [Tails-dev] I would love Tails but...
On Tue 2015-12-01 20:06:01 +0200, Donncha O'Cearbhaill wrote: > You can boot Tails fully into RAM which allows your to remove the USB > stick. Press tab at boot to get into the boot options, the provide > 'toram' as an option. cool, thanks for the tip. How much RAM is required on the host system to do this successfully? Can this be combined with a persistence volume? If this is done, and you need to shut the machine down in an hurry, is there any approach similar to yanking out the USB stick that will trigger a shutdown and memory scrub reliably? --dkg ___ Tails-dev mailing list Tails-dev@boum.org https://mailman.boum.org/listinfo/tails-dev To unsubscribe from this list, send an empty email to tails-dev-unsubscr...@boum.org.
Re: [Tails-dev] I would love Tails but...
Hi Hans, You can boot Tails fully into RAM which allows your to remove the USB stick. Press tab at boot to get into the boot options, the provide 'toram' as an option. Regards, Donncha hans.h...@opentrash.com: > Dear Tails-Developer,tails is good but it would be much better when you could > use Tails"without" USB-Stick. Before I used Tails I used Parted Magic. When > Parted Magicis booted you can unmount the USB-Stick and boot the next > Computer with this USB-stick.I hope you read this E-Mail and you will work at > this.Best wishes from Germany,your "Hans Hack" > > > > ___ > Tails-dev mailing list > Tails-dev@boum.org > https://mailman.boum.org/listinfo/tails-dev > To unsubscribe from this list, send an empty email to > tails-dev-unsubscr...@boum.org. > ___ Tails-dev mailing list Tails-dev@boum.org https://mailman.boum.org/listinfo/tails-dev To unsubscribe from this list, send an empty email to tails-dev-unsubscr...@boum.org.
[Tails-dev] I would love Tails but...
Dear Tails-Developer,tails is good but it would be much better when you could use Tails"without" USB-Stick. Before I used Tails I used Parted Magic. When Parted Magicis booted you can unmount the USB-Stick and boot the next Computer with this USB-stick.I hope you read this E-Mail and you will work at this.Best wishes from Germany,your "Hans Hack" ___ Tails-dev mailing list Tails-dev@boum.org https://mailman.boum.org/listinfo/tails-dev To unsubscribe from this list, send an empty email to tails-dev-unsubscr...@boum.org.