Re: [Tails-testers] Tails 3.0 (and Tails 2.7) hangs during b…

Hi,
All is good. I can now load Tails 3.0 (and 2.7) in VirtualBox with no hanging bug.
The error was, I had to create a completely new VirtualBox profile with Linux 64bit. The first tkme, I just edit the old profile from 32bit to 64bit, but I guess VirtualBox editor cannot handle big changes.
Cheers,
Greg


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Subject: Re: [Tails-testers] Tails 3.0 (and Tails 2.7) hangs during boot-up in Oracle VM VirtualBox (version 5.1.8, Linux 32-bit, 1536mb RAM)
From: greg gfclyde@??? <BM-2cTrmSzGM6AFHisHHPJLfocD13oCdwiWyj@???>
To: u <u@???>, tails-testers@???
Date: 23-Nov-16 14:07


Hi,

Thank you for your advice, but sorry, i am stuck using the free version of VirtualBox on Windows(which has input/output software for my physical handicap). Virt-manager just runs on Linux.

I change VirtualBox to use 2gb of ram, and 64bit linux.
Tails 3.0 gave the same hung bug.
Tails 2.7 gave the same hung bug.
Tails 2.6 is good!

Do you know anybody else who uses Virtualbox for Tails 2.7 or 3.0?

No worry, I will keep using Tails 2.6. Maybe Tails 3.1 (or next Virtualbox version) will work.

Cheers,
Greg



---- Original message -----
Subject: Re: [Tails-testers] Tails 3.0 (and Tails 2.7) hangs during boot-up in Oracle VM VirtualBox (version 5.1.8, Linux 32-bit, 1536mb RAM)
From: u <u@???>
To: tails-testers@???, BM-2cTrmSzGM6AFHisHHPJLfocD13oCdwiWyj@???
Date: 20-Nov-16 14:55


Hi!

greg gfclyde@???:

> But now, Tails 3.0 (and Tails 2.7) hangs during boot-up in Oracle VM
> VirtualBox (version 5.1.8, Linux 32-bit, 1536mb RAM). I do not get
> the 3 little white boxes display at boot time, and no login display.
> After one hour, still black display, the host task-manager shows VM
> still using cpu time. I re-downloaded Tails, same bug. I change to
> Linux 64-bit, same bug. Help?

That Tails >= 2.7 does not boot is expected and due to the Linux 4.7
upgrade. However it should boot in a 64bit VM.

According to our requirements, Tails needs at least 2 GB of RAM.

> Luckly, I kept Tails 2.6, and it still runs on VM. Are you still
> supporting new Tails on VM?

We do. I run Tails 2.7 and 3.0 successfully using virt-manager instead
of Virtualbox. Could you give it a try this way?

Also, if you want to retry on Virtualbox, can you make sure you are
using a 64-bit VM?

Cheers!
u.