Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4274 12 Mar 2026, 15:22

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Installing Tails to a USB drive 71 1 3 0 0 75 9 1 10 14:9.649 Failed
Tags: @product
Feature Installing Tails to a USB drive
As a Tails user I want to install Tails to a suitable USB drive
23.103
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 7.038
And I temporarily create a 4 GiB disk named "gptfat" 0.040
And I create a gpt partition with a vfat filesystem on disk "gptfat" 3.227
And I plug USB drive "gptfat" 2.378
When I start Tails Installer 10.389
Then I am told by Tails Installer that the destination device "is too small" 0.029
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.104
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.001
Tags: @product
20.118
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.984
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "temp" 0.012
And I start Tails Installer 10.175
But a suitable USB device is not found 0.015
When I plug USB drive "temp" 2.640
Then the "temp" USB drive is selected 0.053
When I unplug USB drive "temp" 0.183
Then a suitable USB device is not found 0.053
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.712
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
15.953
Scenario Installing Tails with Tails Installer to a used USB drive
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 7.276
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "install" 0.010
And I create a gpt partition with a vfat filesystem on disk "install" 3.072
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.245
And I install Tails to USB drive "install" by cloning 3.349
undefined method `[]' for nil (NoMethodError)
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:958:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:78:in `block (2 levels) in try_for'
<internal:kernel>:187:in `loop'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:66:in `block in try_for'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:65:in `try_for'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:958:in `/^I run "([^"]+)" in Console$/'
./features/step_definitions/usb.rb:147:in `/^I start Tails Installer$/'
./features/step_definitions/usb.rb:187:in `/^I (install|reinstall|upgrade) Tails( with Persistent Storage)? (?:to|on) USB drive "([^"]+)" by cloning$/'
features/usb_install.feature:30:in `And I install Tails to USB drive "install" by cloning'
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install" 0.000
And there is a random seed on USB drive "install" 0.000
But there is no persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 5.052

SCENARIO FAILED: 'Installing Tails with Tails Installer to a used USB drive' (at time 00:31:05)

Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4274/artifact/build-artifacts/00:31:05_Installing_Tails_with_Tails_Installer_to_a_used_USB_drive.file_content_var_log_boot.log

Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4274/artifact/build-artifacts/00:31:05_Installing_Tails_with_Tails_Installer_to_a_used_USB_drive.png

Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4274/artifact/build-artifacts/00:31:05_Installing_Tails_with_Tails_Installer_to_a_used_USB_drive.mkv

Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4274/artifact/build-artifacts/00:31:05_Installing_Tails_with_Tails_Installer_to_a_used_USB_drive.journal

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.001
Tags: @product
2:10.636
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.872
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "install" 0.010
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.305
And I install Tails to USB drive "install" by cloning 1:41.996
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install" 16.668
And there is a random seed on USB drive "install" 2.713
But there is no persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.069
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.720
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.118
Tags: @product
2:47.413
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 8.860
And I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.077
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "install" 0.009
And I create a gpt partition with a vfat filesystem on disk "install" 3.155
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.416
And I install Tails with Persistent Storage to USB drive "install" by cloning 2:5.303
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install" 19.183
And there is a random seed on USB drive "install" 3.381
And there is a persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.055
And the USB drive "install" contains the same files as my persistent storage 4.969
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.186
Tags: @product
2:24.116
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 7.946
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "install" 0.011
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.245
And I install Tails to USB drive "install" by cloning 1:53.166
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install" 17.818
And there is a random seed on USB drive "install" 2.855
And there is no persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.072
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.022
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.123
Tags: @product
2:30.823
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
# We reach this first checkpoint only to ensure that the ' __internal' disk has reached the state (Tails installed + persistent partition set up) we need before we clone it below.
# This first part is done without Tails Installer (install from Tails USB image)
# Note: the "__internal" disk will keep its state across scenarios
# and features until one of its snapshots is restored.
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 7.875
And I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 7.026
And I clone USB drive "__internal" to a temporary USB drive "install" 0.876
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.342
# This second part is done with Tails Installer, that's what this scenario is about
When I reinstall Tails to USB drive "install" by cloning 1:54.501
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install" 14.604
And there is a random seed on USB drive "install" 3.534
And there is no persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.062
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.043
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.123
Tags: @product @uefi
1:19.645
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 9.258
And I power off the computer 0.286
And the computer is set to boot in UEFI mode 0.025
When I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login 1:7.135
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.261
And the boot device has safe access rights 2.635
And Tails has started in UEFI mode 0.042
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.954
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.009
Tags: @product
55.014
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 7.021
And I plug and mount a USB drive containing a Tails USB image 22.538
And I create a 7200 MiB disk named "usbimage" 0.014
And I plug USB drive "usbimage" 2.255
And I install a Tails USB image to the 7200 MiB disk with GNOME Disks 23.183
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.359
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.147
Tags: @product
1:2.824
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Given a computer 0.063
And I start Tails from USB drive "usbimage" with network unplugged and I login 1:1.883
Then Tails is running from USB drive "usbimage" 0.238
And the label of the system partition on "usbimage" is "Tails" 0.143
And the system partition on "usbimage" is an EFI system partition 0.158
And the FAT filesystem on the system partition on "usbimage" is at least 4000M large 0.114
And the UUID of the FAT filesystem on the system partition on "usbimage" was randomized 0.074
And the label of the FAT filesystem on the system partition on "usbimage" is "TAILS" 0.070
And the system partition on "usbimage" has the expected flags 0.077
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.912
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.006