[tor-talk] Best devices to boot Tails off of?

[spriver]

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Hi,
first of all, this is the Tor talk list, for support on Tails see the
official Tails support channels: https://tails.boum.org/support/

> Hi there,
> 
> Are there flash drives that really work well with Tails? Or does it
> not really matter? I installed Tails on a Sandisk Cruzer and it
> seems it wouldn't boot or at least show the login screen, just gets
> stuck with the blue and white progress bar.
A list with problematic USB sticks is maintained here:

https://tails.boum.org/support/known_issues/index.de.html#problematic-us
b-sticks

Maybe your USB stick is also in this list? If not you could file in a
bug report so it could be added. (I had a similar issue with a Sandisk
Cruzer with the progress bar, I just bought another one and it worked
(some cheap no-name vendor))

> Are DVD-R's the safest way to boot Tails off of? How do can I
> further protect my Tails installation on a flash drive? Would doing
> a checksum from another OS on my Tails device help ensure it's
> safeness/integrity?
> 
> Thanks a lot!

There is another thread on the Tor mailing list regarding to ensure
the integrity of a Tails copy:
https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2015-August/038767.html

Cheers!

spriver
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