By the way: my late model MacBook Air boots tails okay. The touchpad works and I don't need to change the kernel command line. Wifi does not work but for secure document authoring, that's not a big deal.
On 16 January 2015 at 12:32, Jason Dusek <[email protected]> wrote: > On 16 January 2015 at 02:29, intrigeri <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> Jason Dusek wrote (15 Jan 2015 18:40:34 GMT) : >> > I’m trying out Tails on an Acer C720 >> >> Thanks! >> >> > and I’ve noticed that: >> >> > - One must edit the kernel command line to get it to boot. >> >> What exact change do you need to do? >> How exactly was the boot medium prepared? > > The medium was `dd`'d from a Mac, per: > https://tails.boum.org/doc/first_steps/installation/manual/mac/index.en.html > > The change I needed to make comes from Reddit, per: > https://www.reddit.com/r/tails/comments/2mn0yx/acer_c720_chromebook_fails_to_boot_beyond_tails/ > > SOLUTION: Okay, so I found a solution that is 100% working for > me. When Tails boot > menu appears, I click TAB to modify the tags in this way: remove > the '2' from 'vmlinuz2' > and 'initrd2.img', then hit 'enter' and voilà! > >> > - The trackpad doesn’t work. >> >> Please send a complete bug report about it, so that we get enough >> tech details to understand where the problem comes from: >> https://tails.boum.org/doc/first_steps/bug_reporting/ >> >> (Please refer to this thread in your bug report, and make it clear >> that I've asked for this info.) >> >> > I’m open to using a different laptop. What are some models of cheap/small >> > laptop that people have had success using Tails on? >> >> I've seen a lot of people use second-hand ThinkPad X200. > > Oh no, old laptops... _______________________________________________ tails-support mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.boum.org/listinfo/tails-support To unsubscribe from this list, send an empty email to [email protected].
