Hi, this is a gentle ping regarding what follows.
I got a few test results, and what's missing now is mainly testing in UEFI mode (with a USB stick installed with Tails Installer), so feel free to focus on that and ignore the rest. Thanks! intrigeri wrote (28 Jul 2014 20:31:59 GMT) : > Hi fellow Tails testers, > I'd like to upgrade the boot loader we use (syslinux) in Tails 1.2. > I need a lot of tests to be done in order 1. to get enough confidence > that it does not introduce too many regressions; 2. to confirm, > hopefully, that the new version fixes a few known issues. > So, here's what I need you to do: > 1. Take notes about how the hardware you have supports Tails 1.1, in > terms of "does it boot at all": > - using a DVD > - using a USB device installed the good old "manual" (isohybrid + > cat) way > - using a USB device installed with Tails Installer > - using a USB device installed with the Universal USB Installer > - all of the above, but switching from Legacy mode (MBR) to UEFI, > or vice-versa > 2. Download the latest ISO built from the experimental branch: > http://nightly.tails.boum.org/build_Tails_ISO_experimental/ > 3. Try starting Tails with a device created using this ISO, and take > detailed notes of any regression or improvement compared to > Tails 1.1: > - using a DVD > - using a USB device installed the good old "manual" (isohybrid + > cat) way > - using a USB device installed with Tails Installer > - using a USB device installed with the Universal USB Installer > - all of the above, but switching from Legacy mode (MBR) to UEFI, > or vice-versa > 4. Send us your report, ideally with WhisperBack (from a Tails > system installed with the new ISO), or to me personally. If you > discover unrelated regressions in this experimental ISO, feel > free to report about it too. > What I am *particularly* interested about is: > * Regressions. > * Improvements. > * Tests with our boot menu background image re-enabled, especially > on Mac. Uncomment this line in EFI/BOOT/stdmenu.cfg on the Tails > USB stick: > menu background splash.png > * Especially on Mac, same as above, but also add this line to > EFI/BOOT/tails.cfg on the Tails USB stick: > MENU RESOLUTION 1024 768 > * Tests in VirtualBox (report back what exact version of VirtualBox > you're using, and on which OS). > * Tests in QEMU with OVMF (if you don't know what I'm talking > about, don't bother). > Thanks in advance! > Cheers, -- intrigeri _______________________________________________ Tails-dev mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.boum.org/listinfo/tails-dev To unsubscribe from this list, send an empty email to [email protected].
