Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6031 02 Jan 2026, 09:37

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 21:32.375 Failed
Tags: @product
Feature Installing Tails to a USB drive
As a Tails user I want to install Tails to a suitable USB drive
Tags: @product @not_release_blocker
27.115
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 8.616
And I temporarily create a 4 GiB disk named "gptfat" 0.047
And I create a gpt partition with a vfat filesystem on disk "gptfat" 4.772
And I plug USB drive "gptfat" 2.540
When I start Tails Installer 11.093
Then I am told by Tails Installer that the destination device "is too small" 0.044
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.241
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.001
Tags: @product
23.008
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 8.764
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "temp" 0.054
And I start Tails Installer 11.126
But a suitable USB device is not found 0.019
When I plug USB drive "temp" 2.727
Then the "temp" USB drive is selected 0.074
When I unplug USB drive "temp" 0.206
Then a suitable USB device is not found 0.034
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.007
Tags: @product
2:37.540
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.050
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 10.331
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "install" 0.199
And I create a gpt partition with a vfat filesystem on disk "install" 3.881
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.419
And I install Tails to USB drive "install" by cloning 1:57.922
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install" 19.047
And there is a random seed on USB drive "install" 3.668
But there is no persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.071
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.977
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.172
Tags: @product
2:32.729
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 9.812
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "install" 0.085
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.327
And I install Tails to USB drive "install" by cloning 1:56.088
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install" 20.177
And there is a random seed on USB drive "install" 4.159
But there is no persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.077
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.082
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.172
Tags: @product
3:11.456
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 12.561
And I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.100
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "install" 0.057
And I create a gpt partition with a vfat filesystem on disk "install" 4.599
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.367
And I install Tails with Persistent Storage to USB drive "install" by cloning 2:20.623
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install" 22.458
And there is a random seed on USB drive "install" 4.254
And there is a persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.067
And the USB drive "install" contains the same files as my persistent storage 4.365
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.468
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.189
Tags: @product
2:38.665
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 10.934
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "install" 0.053
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.372
And I install Tails to USB drive "install" by cloning 1:59.055
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install" 21.959
And there is a random seed on USB drive "install" 4.222
And there is no persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.211
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.201
Tags: @product
2:58.047
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 10.424
And I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 10.461
And I clone USB drive "__internal" to a temporary USB drive "install" 2.018
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.539
# 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 2:6.596
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install" 21.016
And there is a random seed on USB drive "install" 4.915
And there is no persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.075
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.291
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.213
Tags: @product @uefi
3:14.079
Scenario Booting Tails from a USB drive in UEFI mode
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Steps
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 12.585
And I power off the computer 0.312
And the computer is set to boot in UEFI mode 0.072
When I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login 3:1.109
try_for() 
try_for() timeout expired
Last ignored exception was: FindFailed: can not find any of the patterns ["TailsBootMenuGRUB_Bookworm.png"] on the screen
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:248:in `rescue in wait_any'
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:232:in `wait_any'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:351:in `block in enter_boot_menu_cmdline'
./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:348:in `enter_boot_menu_cmdline'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:398:in `block in <top (required)>'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:235:in `block in <top (required)>' (Timeout::Error)
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:145:in `rescue in try_for'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:51:in `try_for'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:348:in `enter_boot_menu_cmdline'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:398:in `/^the computer (?:re)?boots Tails$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:235:in `/^I start Tails from (.+?) drive "(.+?)"( with network unplugged)?( and I login( with persistence enabled)?( with the changed persistence passphrase)?( (?:and|with) an administration password)?)?$/'
features/usb_install.feature:85:in `When I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login'
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.000
And the boot device has safe access rights 0.000
And Tails has started in UEFI mode 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 10.672 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Booting Tails from a USB drive in UEFI mode' (at time 00:58:15)
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6031/artifact/build-artifacts/00:58:15_Booting_Tails_from_a_USB_drive_in_UEFI_mode.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6031/artifact/build-artifacts/00:58:15_Booting_Tails_from_a_USB_drive_in_UEFI_mode.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6031/artifact/build-artifacts/00:58:15_Booting_Tails_from_a_USB_drive_in_UEFI_mode.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.102
Tags: @product
2:6.858
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 8.441
And I plug and mount a USB drive containing a Tails USB image 42.912
And I create a 7200 MiB disk named "usbimage" 0.076
And I plug USB drive "usbimage" 2.350
And I install a Tails USB image to the 7200 MiB disk with GNOME Disks 1:13.077
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.564
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.178
Tags: @product
1:22.874
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Given a computer 0.182
And I start Tails from USB drive "usbimage" with network unplugged and I login 1:21.263
Then Tails is running from USB drive "usbimage" 0.554
And the label of the system partition on "usbimage" is "Tails" 0.273
And the system partition on "usbimage" is an EFI system partition 0.222
And the FAT filesystem on the system partition on "usbimage" is at least 4000M large 0.131
And the UUID of the FAT filesystem on the system partition on "usbimage" was randomized 0.082
And the label of the FAT filesystem on the system partition on "usbimage" is "TAILS" 0.093
And the system partition on "usbimage" has the expected flags 0.070
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.160
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.007