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 Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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]. > > > > >
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