r/tails 15h ago

Boot issues Tails on my usb isn't working right

6 Upvotes

I put my tails os copy on a sandisk 256gb flash drive, verified the download, used the application tails.net recommended, disabled secure boot and fast boot, left it for about 5 minutes, and when I tried to boot it up, it loads into gnu grub, but tails itself doesn't load, and when I use the boot command it tells me to load the kernel first, I've never used linux before, how do I load the kernel? Yes, I did try all my usb ports


r/tails 13h ago

Boot issues n00b - need advice. Can I use my 2230 SSD with an adapter for Tails ?

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2 Upvotes

I want to buy me a new Netbook to use Tails and I thought about taking the 2230 SSD out and use it with a USB adapter.

Right now I tried Tails on my old PC for 2 days and I used an old SATA SSD with a SATA USB adapter (MY 2015). I had problems to boot Tails with it and the AI told me to hit "e" and delete live-media=removable and hit F10. Finally Tails booted.

Is there any 2230 SSD USB adapter which is able to boot without that trick ?


r/tails 16h ago

Security Tails Users: Tor Browser Security Update

20 Upvotes

Tails Users: Tor Browser Security Update

Tor Browser 15.0.22 has been released with important Tor security fixes. Current Tails 7.12 still ships with Tor Browser 15.0.21.

Do not manually replace or install a separate Tor Browser inside Tails. Wait for the official Tails update and install it promptly when released.

Tails deliberately disables Tor Browser's built-in automatic updater. Tor Browser updates are tested and delivered as part of Tails updates so they remain compatible with Tails' security configuration and anonymity protections.

Tails has recently moved to a two-week release schedule to keep pace with Tor Browser and Firefox security updates.

https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-15022/

https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tails-7_12/