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I've recently downloaded the ISO image for Tails 1.4.1 and verified the ISO image. I've burned the image at the lowest speed via Brasero onto a DVD+R disc. I've changed the boot order so that the DVD drive is first priority, and then restarted my computer. So the problem is that Tails sometimes boots, and mostly doesn't. If it does, it won't be read more than once. I've burned several discs, and it's very much like pot-luck.
I would consider myself a newbie and would very much appreciate your help, since I'm pulling my hair out.
I'm not really sure if you're asking if I had a thumbdrive, etc., plugged in at the time, or if I have it at all? Either way, no to the first, yes to the second.
I don't have Windows 8, I'm afraid. What are you thinking? Installing it onto a USB or SD card?
I meant as in plugged in while the LiveDVD was booting, as that sometimes makes my system act up in live environments.
Windows 8 would have meant Secure Boot, which would have created issues. But after seeing John VV's post, DVD issues seem like the most likely culprit.
Thumbdrives could also be the solution to your problem - you can put ISO images on a thumb key rather than bothering with a DVD using the "dd" command or a certain tool if you want to go that way.
Last edited by wagscat123; 07-20-2015 at 08:29 PM.
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