Never mind, I managed to install it successfully using the command line on the 
mac. Thank you for your time and I apologize for any inconvenience. 

Sincerely, 

Richard Finkelstein

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> From: Richard Finkelstein <[email protected]>
> Date: January 23, 2017 at 11:52:10 AM EST
> To: mercedes508 <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [Tails-support] Installation Issue
> Reply-To: Richard Finkelstein <[email protected]>
> 
> Tails,
> 
> I inserted the DVD (Verbatim DVD-R to be specific) into my computer and I 
> burned it from disk utility, as per the instructions on the Tails. I did it 
> at a slow speed to ensure that it would be copied onto the disk just fine. 
> The C key action is not working as well.
> 
>  Is there a number I can call for support?
> 
> I have been trying the command line also, but I had an issue there as well. 
> When I try to burn Tails to the first USB stick, I am asked for a password 
> after getting past the Permission Denied barrier. I type in the 
> administration password in my computer and Tails is apparently transferred to 
> the stick in less than a second (not minutes as per what your instruction 
> says). When I try to boot the computer afterwards, the stick is not being 
> read by the computer. I am lost on how to install this program and if I could 
> talk to somebody or meet up with somebody I imagine it could go much better 
> for me. Please help.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Richard Finkelstein
> 
> 
> 
> On Sunday, January 22, 2017 6:52 AM, mercedes508 <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> How did you burn Tails to your DVD? Does it boot on another laptop?
> 
> You should press the C key to boot from DVD:
> 
> https://support.apple.com/fr-fr/HT201255
> 
> Cheers.
> 
> 
> 
> > My name is Richard Finkelstein. I am trying to install the latest version 
> > of Tails (2.9) on my MacBook Pro. While I am able to burn it onto a disc, I 
> > fail to to start it on my Mac. Once I restart my laptop, I hold the Alt key 
> > and the window disc, but the screen goes black after I select it, but 
> > nothing more really. 
> > 
> > The last time I had attempted to use Tails, it was the 2.5 version and I 
> > was able to successfully load it on my MacBook through the disc despite 
> > problems trying to get it on a USB stick. Now when I try it, I am not able 
> > to get it started it all. My MacBook is the mid-2012 model and I am aware  
> > that earlier versions have problems with Tails. Is my version now too late 
> > with this updated Tails program? Or is there another way, because I notice 
> > that my drive goes silent after a time being, which may mean that it is no 
> > longer reading the disc properly. I burned Tails onto the disc at a slow 
> > speed in an attempt to avoid this problem, but is there anything else I 
> > could do?
> > 
> > Thank you for your time and I appreciate your time and effort in this 
> > program. Please help at your convenience. Take care.
> > 
> > Sincerely,
> > 
> > Richard Finkelstein 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Sent from my iPhone
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