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From: "C. Lebbe" <[email protected]>
Date: Oct 28, 2016 11:34
Subject: Re: [Tails-support] Utter confusion!
To: "User support for Tails" <[email protected]>
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> Hi Moses,
>
> I'm in my bios and sadly, the secure boot _was_ disabled... but still it
won't work.
> This time I took pictures of the stuff I fiddled around with. I also
believe I accidentally deleted windows, but that's fine it's terrible.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Clémence.
>
> sent from mobile
>
>
> On Oct 28, 2016 00:59, "C. Lebbe" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Ok sweet I'll try that in the morning and get back to you (it's 1 am in
Belgium). I'm pretty sure I actually did try that, but maybe I forgot to
save and reboot.
>>
>> Thank you!
>>
>> sent from mobile
>>
>>
>> On Oct 28, 2016 00:56, "Moses Miller" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>> It looks like you are doing everything perfectly, but the red "could
not authenticate" screen seems to be because your laptop has something
called "secure boot" enabled. Secure boot prevents your computer from
running other operating systems, such as tails, so you need to disable it.
Here is an article on how to do that.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 10/27/2016 04:41 AM, C. Lebbe wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I'm a computer douche and trying to boot Tails on my Asus Notebook
X750L and it's not working out.
>>>>
>>>> - The version I tried to start is 2.6 and dates from this September
>>>>
>>>> - I couldn't verify the image I downloaded because when I tried to
look up how to do this, it proved to be nearly impossible. All threads I
could find on the subject were extremely confusing, and very often for an
Ubuntu audience (I'm on fucking Windows 10 and it kills me slowly but
there's no alternative). I downloaded it from the Trails website though,
but apparently that guarantees nothing.
>>>>
>>>> - The brand and model of my laptop see above.
>>>>
>>>> - When I'm in BIOS (which took me 3 hours to work out btw, it's with
the shift key holding while shutting down and f2 key while starting up)
there seems to be no straight forward way to select my USB stick as a
booting source, or whatever (I don't know the correct terms for this shit,
bear with me). At some point I found a way to access my USB content through
the BIOS menu (I don't know if that's what happened I'm just saying I got
to see some files in the menu that seemed to come from there) and then I
could select something along the lines of bootaefi94.bit (that's definitely
not correct but I don't remember what it was called 'cause this is all
jibberish to me, I think there was an "x" in there as well).
>>>> I figured this seemed like a recognizable "thing" that has something
to do with "a driver" but I don't understand what I'm doing I just had a
hunch that was it. Turned out, from internet fora I browsed, I was right.
>>>> BUT when I select this and press f10 to save and exit, my laptop
clearly is trying to "do something" (black screen, working thingies inside)
but then a red window appears that says something like "could not
authenticate" (also don't remember what it said damnit I should have taken
pictures) and then the only option I have is to click "ok" after which
fucking Windows 10 starts and I die a little more.
>>>>
>>>> - I'm trying to start Tails on a bright orange coy fish shaped USB
that has a capacity of 8 gig.
>>>>
>>>> - The program I used to install it was the Universal USB Installer
suggested to me by the Trails website.
>>>>
>>>> - Have never attempted to install Trails succesfully on this computer
before.
>>>>
>>>> - I don't know if this coy fish could succesfully start on other
computers that would feel like he's cheating on me.
>>>>
>>>> THANKS and sorry (but mostly thanks)
>>>>
>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Clémence
>>>>
>>>>
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