Re: [Tails-dev] Please review draft documentation for IUK

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Autor: sajolida
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> Hi,
>
> sajolida@??? wrote (08 Jan 2014 11:36:08 GMT) :
>>> 1. "Tails was not started from a writable device."
>
>> Which cases does this refer to? when starting from a DVD? a read-only
>> USB stick? what else?
>
> We happily delegate to bilibop the decision regarding whether the boot
> medium is writable. This of course includes DVD, and I believe one of
> the latest bilibop releases (that we're installing in feature/wheezy
> only) also detects the read-only switches on SD cards and USB sticks.


Then what about:

"Tails was started from a DVD or a read-only device."

I know that a DVD is a read-only device, but I bet this phrasing will be
less problematic for some people.

>>>   4. "There is not enough free space on the Tails system partition" (a
>>>      bit too technical, but how to express that without having tons of
>>>      people nagging user support because, oh well, they have space
>>>      left on their persistent volume?)

>
>> Then, what can I do to get out of this? Reinstall?
>
> Yes, manual (full) upgrade. That's already what we tell them to do in
> this case anyway.


Sure, that works.