Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6323 22 Apr 2026, 12:00

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Installing Tails to a USB drive 67 1 7 0 0 75 9 1 10 18:27.902 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
36.297
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 20.725
And I temporarily create a 4 GiB disk named "gptfat" 0.013
And I create a gpt partition with a vfat filesystem on disk "gptfat" 3.137
And I plug USB drive "gptfat" 2.299
When I start Tails Installer 10.081
Then I am told by Tails Installer that the destination device "is too small" 0.039
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.181
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.001
Tags: @product
19.774
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 7.499
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "temp" 0.017
And I start Tails Installer 9.518
But a suitable USB device is not found 0.014
When I plug USB drive "temp" 2.509
Then the "temp" USB drive is selected 0.044
When I unplug USB drive "temp" 0.149
Then a suitable USB device is not found 0.021
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.237
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
2:22.724
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 7.324
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "install" 0.027
And I create a gpt partition with a vfat filesystem on disk "install" 3.204
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.322
And I install Tails to USB drive "install" by cloning 1:53.501
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install" 13.614
And there is a random seed on USB drive "install" 2.672
But there is no persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.875
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.222
Tags: @product
2:21.640
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 7.623
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "install" 0.012
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.348
And I install Tails to USB drive "install" by cloning 1:53.944
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install" 14.626
And there is a random seed on USB drive "install" 3.039
But there is no persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.044
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.954
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.116
Tags: @product
2:42.395
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 8.863
And I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.064
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "install" 0.014
And I create a gpt partition with a vfat filesystem on disk "install" 3.062
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.271
And I install Tails with Persistent Storage to USB drive "install" by cloning 2:1.122
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install" 18.627
And there is a random seed on USB drive "install" 4.400
And there is a persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.260
And the USB drive "install" contains the same files as my persistent storage 3.707
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.011
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.118
Tags: @product
2:23.021
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 7.719
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "install" 0.009
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.249
And I install Tails to USB drive "install" by cloning 1:53.706
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install" 16.377
And there is a random seed on USB drive "install" 2.905
And there is no persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.913
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.116
Tags: @product
2:28.273
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
# 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 7.671
And I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 8.099
And I clone USB drive "__internal" to a temporary USB drive "install" 0.812
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.299
# 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 1:53.736
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install" 12.571
And there is a random seed on USB drive "install" 3.025
And there is no persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.082
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.199
Tags: @product @uefi
1:19.784
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 8.958
And I power off the computer 0.274
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 1:7.427
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.323
And the boot device has safe access rights 2.727
And Tails has started in UEFI mode 0.046
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.589
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.030
Tags: @product
52.729
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 7.711
And I plug and mount a USB drive containing a Tails USB image 23.241
And I create a 7200 MiB disk named "usbimage" 0.010
And I plug USB drive "usbimage" 2.227
And I install a Tails USB image to the 7200 MiB disk with GNOME Disks 19.538
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 2.220
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.158
Tags: @product
3:1.261
Scenario The system partition is updated when booting from a USB drive where a Tails USB image was copied
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Steps
Given a computer 0.055
And I start Tails from USB drive "usbimage" with network unplugged and I login 3:1.205
try_for() 
try_for() timeout expired
Last ignored exception was: FindFailed: can not find any of the patterns ["TailsBootMenuSyslinux.png", "TailsBootMenuSyslinux_alt.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:354: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:351:in `enter_boot_menu_cmdline'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:403: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:351:in `enter_boot_menu_cmdline'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:403: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:100:in `And I start Tails from USB drive "usbimage" with network unplugged and I login'
Then Tails is running from USB drive "usbimage" 0.000
And the label of the system partition on "usbimage" is "Tails" 0.000
And the system partition on "usbimage" is an EFI system partition 0.000
And the FAT filesystem on the system partition on "usbimage" is at least 4000M large 0.000
And the UUID of the FAT filesystem on the system partition on "usbimage" was randomized 0.000
And the label of the FAT filesystem on the system partition on "usbimage" is "TAILS" 0.000
And the system partition on "usbimage" has the expected flags 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 10.607 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'The system partition is updated when booting from a USB drive where a Tails USB image was copied' (at time 00:50:07)
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6323/artifact/build-artifacts/00:50:07_The_system_partition_is_updated_when_booting_from_a_USB_drive_where_a_Tails_USB_image_was_copied.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6323/artifact/build-artifacts/00:50:07_The_system_partition_is_updated_when_booting_from_a_USB_drive_where_a_Tails_USB_image_was_copied.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6323/artifact/build-artifacts/00:50:07_The_system_partition_is_updated_when_booting_from_a_USB_drive_where_a_Tails_USB_image_was_copied.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.063