[Tails-dev] Idea

2023-11-20 Thread Thyago
Why don't you have any idea to use a virtual machine to install the system and the bootloader? ___ Tails-dev mailing list Tails-dev@boum.org https://www.autistici.org/mailman/listinfo/tails-dev To unsubscribe from this list, send an empty email to

Re: [Tails-dev] idea: stop HDD by default?

2015-01-08 Thread intrigeri
Hi, flapflap wrote (07 Jan 2015 00:51:10 GMT) : bertagaz: We're doing so since 0.8, see https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/6076 Hmm that is strange. On my laptop, the internal hard disk always spins and I never experienced it to stop doing so (plain booting from USB stick). We've started

Re: [Tails-dev] idea: stop HDD by default?

2015-01-06 Thread bertagaz
Hi, On Tue, Jan 06, 2015 at 04:53:28PM +, flapflap wrote: I was thinking whether it makes sense to by default spin-down the harddisks, e.g. via hdparm -y /dev/sdX or hdparm -Y /dev/sdX That would have the advantage of reduced power consumption, less noise (up to complete silence when

Re: [Tails-dev] idea: stop HDD by default?

2015-01-06 Thread flapflap
Hi, bertagaz: On Tue, Jan 06, 2015 at 04:53:28PM +, flapflap wrote: I was thinking whether it makes sense to by default spin-down the harddisks, e.g. via hdparm -y /dev/sdX or hdparm -Y /dev/sdX snip We're doing so since 0.8, see https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/6076 Hmm that is

[Tails-dev] idea: stop HDD by default?

2015-01-06 Thread flapflap
Hi all, I was thinking whether it makes sense to by default spin-down the harddisks, e.g. via hdparm -y /dev/sdX or hdparm -Y /dev/sdX That would have the advantage of reduced power consumption, less noise (up to complete silence when the fan is not spinning), and proof to the user that Tails is

Re: [Tails-dev] Idea: document creating Tails USB thumb drive via VirtualBox

2013-01-09 Thread intrigeri
Hi, Lukasz Dobrogowski wrote (08 Jan 2013 22:53:54 GMT) : However, this seems not true. If I understand https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch03.html#idp11494896 correctly, USB 1.0/1.1 (OHCI/UHCI) passthrough is implemented as free software Great news! USB 1.1 is IMHO good enough for

[Tails-dev] Idea: document creating Tails USB thumb drive via VirtualBox

2013-01-08 Thread Lukasz Dobrogowski
Hello, Today on #tails we had an interesting revelation; i.e. creating Tails USB stick is quite often done via a VM with USB passthrough, such as VirtualBox. So it could be nice to document this method on https://tails.boum.org/doc/first_steps/usb_installation/ There was a concern from

[Tails-dev] Idea or something

2012-11-09 Thread Hans-J. Ullrich
Hi dear tails-team, first of all, I like your cd and think, it is the best way for anonymity. But there is something, I want to suggest to improve security. Although everything is sent over TOR, I think you should make sure, the MAC- address of every network device should be changed at boot.

Re: [Tails-dev] Idea or something

2012-11-09 Thread Ague Mill
(CC'ing you. I don't know if you are subscribed.) Hans-J. Ullrich: Although everything is sent over TOR, I think you should make sure, the MAC- address of every network device should be changed at boot. You ca do this by macchanger. See https://tails.boum.org/todo/macchanger/. Feel free to