Bug #8965

Document memory failure Wipe/Reboot on Macbook Air 5,2

Added by danielschonfeld 2015-02-27 15:02:49 . Updated 2015-05-09 03:05:40 .

Status:
Resolved
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
goupille
Category:
Hardware support
Target version:
Tails_1.4
Start date:
2015-02-27
Due date:
% Done:

0%

Feature Branch:
Type of work:
End-user documentation
Blueprint:

Starter:
Affected tool:
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Description

I am not sure if it’s the memory wipe feature, but for certain the final rebooting itself does not work on a Macbook Air 5,2.

Interestingly enough, this only happens when running Tails after its been installed utilizing the Tails installer onto the USB stick. If you use the tails that was copied over utilizing `dd` then it reboots fine.

When it doesn’t work, after it tells you to remove the USB stick and press enter, it says “Starting new kernel” and then goes through what I believe is the memory wiping phase. At the end of which it starts makes the laptop produce these alternating sound like a truck going in reverse through the computer’s “speaker”.

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History

#1 Updated by BitingBird 2015-02-27 17:47:53

  • Category set to Hardware support
  • Priority changed from Normal to Elevated
  • Target version set to Tails_1.3.2
  • Type of work changed from Discuss to End-user documentation

We’ll have to add it to the known issues (https://tails.boum.org/support/known_issues/index.en.html#index21h2)

#2 Updated by intrigeri 2015-02-27 18:18:33

  • Priority changed from Elevated to Normal

#3 Updated by intrigeri 2015-03-02 15:57:35

  • Assignee set to goupille

goupille, that’s on your plate I believe.

#4 Updated by BitingBird 2015-03-26 03:53:14

  • Subject changed from Memory Wipe/Reboot on Macbook Air 5,2 to Document memory Wipe/Reboot on Macbook Air 5,2

#5 Updated by intrigeri 2015-03-26 06:51:52

  • Subject changed from Document memory Wipe/Reboot on Macbook Air 5,2 to Document memory failure Wipe/Reboot on Macbook Air 5,2
  • Status changed from New to Confirmed

#6 Updated by BitingBird 2015-04-01 12:41:06

  • Target version changed from Tails_1.3.2 to Tails_1.4

#7 Updated by intrigeri 2015-05-09 03:05:40

  • Status changed from Confirmed to Resolved

This was apparently fixed a month ago, woohoo :)

goupille, when you send a patch to tails-dev@, please update the ticket’s metadata accordingly, otherwise someone will waste time doing garbage collection on Redmine. Please read https://tails.boum.org/contribute/merge_policy/, and especially the “How to submit your changes” section in there.