Tails

#1 Updated by intrigeri 2014-07-16 08:55:57

Please report a bug with WhisperBack, so that we have all the info we need.

#3 Updated by sajolida 2014-07-22 19:42:54

> Please report a bug with WhisperBack, so that we have all the info we need.

That’s bug report e6027f3da2b6c6557cd08220a9f02bc.

Relevant log lines:

[ 10.794] (II) vmware(0): Driver was compiled without KMS- and 3D
@ support.@
[ 10.794] (WW) vmware(0): Disabling 3D support.
[ 10.794] (WW) vmware(0): Disabling Render Acceleration.
[ 10.794] (WW) vmware(0): Disabling RandR12+ support.
[ 10.794] (--) vmware(0): VMware SVGA regs at (0x1070, 0x1071)
[ 10.794] (II) Loading sub module "vgahw"
[ 10.794] (II) LoadModule: "vgahw"
[ 10.794] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libvgahw.so
[ 10.794] (II) Module vgahw: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 10.794] compiled for 1.12.4, module version = 0.1.0
[ 10.794] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 12.1
[ 10.839] (--) vmware(0): caps: 0x01FF83E2
[ 10.839] (--) vmware(0): depth: 24
[ 10.839] (--) vmware(0): bpp: 32
[ 10.839] (--) vmware(0): vram: 33554432
[ 10.839] (--) vmware(0): pbase: 0xe8000000
[ 10.839] (--) vmware(0): mwidt: 3840
[ 10.839] (--) vmware(0): mheig: 1920
[ 10.839] (II) vmware(0): Creating default Display subsection in
@ Screen section@
@ “Default Screen Section” for depth/fbbpp 24/32@
[ 10.839] (--) vmware(0): depth: 24
[ 10.839] (--) vmware(0): bpp: 32
[ 10.839] (--) vmware(0): w.red: 8
[ 10.839] (--) vmware(0): w.grn: 8
[ 10.839] (--) vmware(0): w.blu: 8
[ 10.839] (--) vmware(0): vis: 4
[ 10.839] (==) vmware(0): Depth 24, (==) framebuffer bpp 32
[ 10.839] (==) vmware(0): RGB weight 888
[ 10.839] (==) vmware(0): Default visual is TrueColor
[ 10.839] (==) vmware(0): Using HW cursor
[ 10.839] (==) vmware(0): Will set up a driver mode with dimensions
@ 800x600.@
[ 10.839] (==) vmware(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
[ 10.839] (II) vmware(0): Clock range: 0.00 to 400000.00 MHz

#5 Updated by soulplane11 2014-09-03 21:55:12

I have upgraded to Tails 1.1.1 and I have the same problem.

#6 Updated by soulplane11 2014-09-25 11:42:08

I have upgraded to Tails 1.1.2 and I have the same problem. Do you plan to fix this bug or should I switch to Virtual Box or something for Tails? Please let me know what you recommend. Thanks

#7 Updated by intrigeri 2014-09-25 15:30:15

> Do you plan to fix this bug

None of them use VMWare, so it’s safe to assume that this bug is pretty low on our todo list.

> should I switch to Virtual Box or something for Tails?

We’ll always recommend free software over proprietary software, so yes, better switch to VirtualBox.

#8 Updated by soulplane11 2014-10-09 21:59:41

I am now using Tails with VirtualBox. However I tried Tails 1.2 rc1 with VMWare Workstation 10 and I still have the same problem.

#12 Updated by bb2048 2015-06-12 05:14:04

I am also affected by this but have the solution as I finally figured out the problems on some debian vms. The solution is to install the open-vm-dkms and open-vm-toolbox as well as the present open-vm-tools. In jessie open-vm-toolbox seems to be renamed open-vm-tools-desktop (go figure). It is a bit counter inuitive that to have the resolution correct you need the gui instead of cli tools even if you never use the gui tools.

As a work around, for those of us running in vmware, changing the resolution in tails to the resolution of either the vmware window or the native resolution in full screen mode is sufficient. The issue with the fonts that others are seeing is almost certainly vmware scaling the 800x600 resolution to whatever the window size is. Vmware’s display drivers are already included in the xserver-xorg-vmware package.

On a side note, it would be really nice to put a short cut to the “system settings” somewhere easier to get to. It gets to be really annoying to have to go three menus deep to get the “system settings” and then “displays” just to change the resolution of the screen. For those of us in vmware this is required at every tails boot.

Cheers.

#14 Updated by soulplane11 2016-07-09 22:59:16

I tried in VMWare 12 and no matter what resolution I set in VMWare for Tails it still starts up as 800x600. But once Tails is started I can change the resolution in Tails to 1280x800. Since I am using the ISO and starting fresh each time I am not installing any tools. I’m having better luck in VirtualBox now as long as I use a common resolution, see ticket Bug #10077 for more information.

#16 Updated by soulplane11 2018-01-27 06:54:13

u wrote:
> Is this stil the case with recent versions of Tails?

Yeah VMware workstation 14.1.1 build-7528167 and Tails 3.5, it starts up as 800x600 and the display size has to be changed manually. Also, as it’s starting the scrolling text on the screen of the boot process is corrupted.