Re: [Tails-testers] Test 3.9~rc1

flowa wrote:
> Hi,
> here are my results:
>
> Veracrypt:
> - Tried to open a 4 GB Veracrypt partition from a separate USB-Stick
> (created with Windows).
>
> I unlocked the drive via "Unlock Veracrypt Volumes", via "Disks" or via
> "Files", all lead to the same results. After entering the VC password,
> an error message appears: Error waiting for cleartext object after
> unlocking /dev/sdh.
> Meanwhile, a new Block Device shows up in Disks, named e.g. /dev/mapper/
> tcrypt-2160.
> When I mount this new device via Disks, the admin password is
> requesteds. After that it actually works.
> For everyday use, this seems a little bit complicated to me. Is there a
> way to do it in a single step? It also requires that a admin password
> was introduced during boot.
>
> - Tried to use a 250 MB Veracrypt file container, created with Windows
> and located on Persistent storage. Leads to same results as with the
> encrypted partition above.
>
> - The flag "Hidden volume" in program "Unlock Veracrypt Volumes" has no
> effect. I successfully opened a hidden volume when I unlocked with Disks
> instead.
>
> Tor Browser:
> - Click on onion icon doesn't show Tor circuit anymore
> - Click on onion icon/menu "Check for Tor Browser Update" has no effect
> - Tor Browser sends user agent string to web server "Mozilla/5.0 (X11;
> Linux x86_64; rv:60.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/60.0". In contrast to
> Tails 3.8, that reports a Windows computer: "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT
> 6.1; rv:52.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/52.0"
>
> Libre Office:
> - Writer and Calc work
>
> Multimedia:
> - Playing videos (MP4, MKV) or audios (MP3) with "Videos" plays audio
> for about 10 seconds and then stops. No video visible. Computer freezes
> during that time.

<snip>

My video playback experience is similar under the current 3.9 rc-1 build on my Lenovo T410 and HP Pavilion dm4 laptops. Both employ Intel integrated graphics.

> - Playing audios with "Audacity" works.

I've not yet tested Audacity in this rc build, but will today.

regards,
alienpup