Feature #5561

Support persistence from a separate device when running on DVD

Added by Tails 2013-07-18 07:42:48 . Updated 2015-01-03 00:45:17 .

Status:
Duplicate
Priority:
Low
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Category:
Persistence
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Description

  • support bootstrapping persistent storage when running from CD; only differences probably arise from the fact that partitioning and partitions usage are not well-known in this case.

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Related issues

Is duplicate of Tails - Feature #6621: Allow creating persistent volume onto a separate device Confirmed 2014-01-21

History

#1 Updated by intrigeri 2013-10-04 07:48:11

  • Category set to Persistence
  • Starter set to No

#2 Updated by intrigeri 2013-11-02 09:20:21

  • Priority changed from Normal to Low

(As proposed in the “Quarterly tickets gardening: outcome and proposals” thread on tails-dev.)

#3 Updated by sajolida 2014-03-07 20:05:40

  • Subject changed from persistence: support DVD to Support persistence from a separate device when running on DVD

#4 Updated by broncospasm 2014-09-20 22:38:44

I’m not sure if this is a commenting field or not, but if it were me I’d update this back to Normal - there are a lot of machines out there that are finicky about booting off USB still, and DVD users should have an easy way to persist data.

Problems I can identify:

  • deciding which possible storage devices to support (for example, USB flash memory only; any attached USB; any attached disk)
  • displaying which devices are available in an easy-to-understand manner based on which are supported
  • remaining compatible with the FAT32/ExFAT ‘lowest common denominator’ by using a cryptoloop-type volume on devices which the user wishes to keep as FAT32/ExFAT? there are many 64GB microSD cards out there that a user might prefer to give 500MB of to an image file, rather than have it be always and forever “only a TAILS card.”

Best regards and thanks for working on TAILS.

#6 Updated by sajolida 2014-09-21 01:17:46

  • related to Feature #6853: Give an overview of the workflow from downloading an ISO to having a working persistent volume added

#7 Updated by sajolida 2014-09-21 01:19:44

  • is duplicate of Feature #6621: Allow creating persistent volume onto a separate device added

#8 Updated by BitingBird 2014-09-21 11:28:57

  • related to deleted (Feature #6853: Give an overview of the workflow from downloading an ISO to having a working persistent volume)

#9 Updated by BitingBird 2015-01-03 00:45:17

  • Status changed from Confirmed to Duplicate