We would need some more information since many things could be causing this. I've had similar issues in the past... If you don't mind I have a few questions for you to see if I can help you obtain a viable way to run tails! 1) I'm assuming your using a laptop (not a PC), does your computer have an operating system on it (i.e. Windows,Ubuntu,etc) that runs normally without this problem? 2) If you are booting from a USB thumb drive, have you tried burning the tails ISO to a blank cd/DVD disc and running tails from that instead of a USB? 3) are you connecting to the Internet wirelessly or through Ethernet cable? 4) did you download and verify the tails iso from a trusted source?
My suggestions going in blind would be to first try to burn the iso and run from a blank cd or DVD rom disk. Second - if your computer will make it this far -I would use 'Tails Installer' to create a second, fresh, and safe USB drive that you can use persistence with and all the extras. Linux (even gnome) is extremely light as is and can run on ancient systems. So I don't think it's the desktop environment. If your computer is running hot and freezing with the operating system that you have installed on your HDD or an alternative live distro (like damn small Linux or puppy) then it would obviously be a hardware issue (that's where my money is!) If you would like a secure copy on cd rom or USB flash drive mailed to you I would be happy to give you one for free made with tails installer from inside tails. Worst case scenario, I believe it's best to have a dedicated computer just for your sensitive work or to run tails. Considering no hard drive is needed and it can be a 15 year old computer and still run tails fine.. You can buy a dedicated machine off of eBay or Craigslist for extremely cheap. Let us know how it goes! > On Jul 12, 2016, at 2:18 AM, u <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi John, > > I'm forwarding your email to the Tails support list. Let's follow up on > your questions there. > >> To whom it may concern, >> >> I am newer to GNU/Linux but know a few things and already looked into info >> related to my issue. >> >> With Tails my computer used to freeze on occasion, and I would have to start >> all over again- turn the computer off- or even have to unplug it along with >> the battery!, let it cool down since it was hot from working hard, booting >> up again, setting up preferences, logging onto internet, hardening the rest >> of preferences in var. programs, connect to the network, and finally use it >> again ~1/2 hour later...! >> >> So doing this only 2 times takes an hour! and that doesnt include time to do >> things. Also, sometimes it freezes at the wrong time before I saved a file I >> was working on losing important data, or before I followed up on a link in >> another tab in the browser, that I cant access anymore due to the freeze, >> that at times was also very important. >> >> Now, the computer freezes Every time!- soon after I get to the desktop, or >> often just at some point of getting things set up.. >> So I was wondering if you could Please help me to see which of the following >> options listed below are possible to enable me to work with your great live >> disc! with my older computer with limited memory, and is non-pae. >> >> 1) Does the iso also come with any other Desktop Environment as a bootup >> option- lighter one that uses less memory? >> >> 2) I saw that if one uses a persistent volume one can Install additional >> software (as long as it's avail. with Debian). If that is the case, can one >> Install onto a USB drive a 2nd lighter Desktop Environment along with the >> iso? >> >> 3) Does the Gnome Desktop vers. included with Tails contain a 'Fallback >> Desktop' that is MUCH less resource intensive (esp. memory) ? >> >> Thank you so much for your help with this! >> >> John - hopeful there is a workable option to use Tails :) > _______________________________________________ tails-support mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.boum.org/listinfo/tails-support To unsubscribe from this list, send an empty email to [email protected].
