Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_test-snapshot-restore-improvements 4 21 Aug 2026, 22:02

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Installing Tails to a USB drive 70 1 4 0 0 75 9 1 10 12:55.374 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
17.430
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 3.416
And I temporarily create a 4 GiB disk named "gptfat" 0.024
And I create a gpt partition with a vfat filesystem on disk "gptfat" 3.039
And I plug USB drive "gptfat" 2.206
When I start Tails Installer 8.723
Then I am told by Tails Installer that the destination device "is too small" 0.019
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.680
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.001
Tags: @product
14.373
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 3.258
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "temp" 0.023
And I start Tails Installer 8.697
But a suitable USB device is not found 0.013
When I plug USB drive "temp" 2.205
Then the "temp" USB drive is selected 0.045
When I unplug USB drive "temp" 0.107
Then a suitable USB device is not found 0.021
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.733
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
2:18.131
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 3.284
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "install" 0.028
And I create a gpt partition with a vfat filesystem on disk "install" 2.801
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.176
And I install Tails to USB drive "install" by cloning 1:51.420
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install" 15.858
And there is a random seed on USB drive "install" 2.497
But there is no persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.064
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.687
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.124
Tags: @product
2:2.396
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 3.491
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "install" 0.038
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.201
And I install Tails to USB drive "install" by cloning 1:37.209
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install" 16.832
And there is a random seed on USB drive "install" 2.572
But there is no persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.050
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.839
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.130
Tags: @product
32.663
Scenario Installing Tails with Tails Installer to a used USB drive, cloning the Persistent Storage
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Steps
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 5.197
And I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.084
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "install" 0.025
And I create a gpt partition with a vfat filesystem on disk "install" 2.811
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.177
And I install Tails with Persistent Storage to USB drive "install" by cloning 22.366
try_for() 
try_for() timeout expired (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:1031:in `/^I run "([^"]+)" in Console$/'
./features/step_definitions/usb.rb:155:in `/^I start Tails Installer$/'
./features/step_definitions/usb.rb:195:in `/^I (install|reinstall|upgrade) Tails( with Persistent Storage)? (?:to|on) USB drive "([^"]+)" by cloning$/'
features/usb_install.feature:50:in `And I install Tails with Persistent Storage 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
And there is a persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.000
And the USB drive "install" contains the same files as my persistent storage 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 4.811 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Installing Tails with Tails Installer to a used USB drive, cloning the Persistent Storage' (at time 00:45:43)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-snapshot-restore-improvements/4/artifact/build-artifacts/00:45:43_Installing_Tails_with_Tails_Installer_to_a_used_USB_drive,_cloning_the_Persistent_Storage.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-snapshot-restore-improvements/4/artifact/build-artifacts/00:45:43_Installing_Tails_with_Tails_Installer_to_a_used_USB_drive,_cloning_the_Persistent_Storage.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-snapshot-restore-improvements/4/artifact/build-artifacts/00:45:43_Installing_Tails_with_Tails_Installer_to_a_used_USB_drive,_cloning_the_Persistent_Storage.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-snapshot-restore-improvements/4/artifact/build-artifacts/00:45:43_Installing_Tails_with_Tails_Installer_to_a_used_USB_drive,_cloning_the_Persistent_Storage.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.001
Tags: @product
2:18.901
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 4.853
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "install" 0.027
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.187
And I install Tails to USB drive "install" by cloning 1:52.065
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install" 16.886
And there is a random seed on USB drive "install" 2.826
And there is no persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.858
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.136
Tags: @product
2:10.449
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 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 5.147
And I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 3.617
And I clone USB drive "__internal" to a temporary USB drive "install" 0.724
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.200
# 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 1:39.569
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install" 16.266
And there is a random seed on USB drive "install" 2.879
And there is no persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.044
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.813
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.121
Tags: @product @uefi
1:5.668
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 5.698
And I power off the computer 0.269
And the computer is set to boot in UEFI mode 0.042
When I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login 57.412
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.196
And the boot device has safe access rights 2.019
And Tails has started in UEFI mode 0.028
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.504
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product
1:0.217
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 3.542
And I plug and mount a USB drive containing a Tails USB image 22.696
And I create a 7200 MiB disk named "usbimage" 0.023
And I plug USB drive "usbimage" 2.184
And I install a Tails USB image to the 7200 MiB disk with GNOME Disks 31.771
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.479
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.106
Tags: @product
55.142
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.006
Given a computer 0.093
And I start Tails from USB drive "usbimage" with network unplugged and I login 54.257
Then Tails is running from USB drive "usbimage" 0.223
And the label of the system partition on "usbimage" is "Tails" 0.181
And the system partition on "usbimage" is an EFI system partition 0.131
And the FAT filesystem on the system partition on "usbimage" is at least 4000M large 0.096
And the UUID of the FAT filesystem on the system partition on "usbimage" was randomized 0.054
And the label of the FAT filesystem on the system partition on "usbimage" is "TAILS" 0.050
And the system partition on "usbimage" has the expected flags 0.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.483
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009