Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6412 31 May 2026, 11:23

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Hardware failures 85 2 8 0 0 95 10 2 12 9:55.266 Failed
Tags: @product
Feature Hardware failures
In order to update my failing hardware before I lose data As a Tails user I want to be warned about hardware failures
Tags: @product @broken_welcome_screen
25.591
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Given a computer 0.050
And SquashFS is damaged in a way that some read operations fail 0.000
When I start the computer 0.687
Then the computer boots Tails 23.488
And I see a disk failure message on the splash screen 1.365
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.570
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006
Tags: @product @broken_welcome_screen
25.507
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Given a computer 0.055
And boot device is damaged in a way that some read operations fail 0.000
When I start the computer 0.733
Then the computer boots Tails 21.967
And I see a disk failure message on the splash screen 2.751
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.643
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.026
Tags: @product @broken_welcome_screen
25.872
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.003
Given a computer 0.053
And boot device with a target error is damaged in a way that some read operations fail 0.000
When I start the computer 0.688
Then the computer boots Tails 23.813
And I see a disk failure message on the splash screen 1.316
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.806
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.013
Tags: @product @doc
24.422
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Given a computer 0.055
And I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 7.072
When Tails detects disk read failures on the SquashFS 1.224
Then I see a disk failure message 0.705
Then I can open the hardware failure documentation from the disk failure message 15.364
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.263
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
22.915
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Given a computer 0.052
And I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 7.070
When Tails detects disk read failures on the boot device 1.340
Then I see a disk failure message 0.756
Then I can open the hardware failure documentation from the disk failure message 13.696
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.314
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.000
Tags: @product @doc
24.846
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Given a computer 0.130
And I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 7.447
When Tails detects disk read failures on the boot device with a target error 0.342
Then I see a disk failure message 1.465
Then I can open the hardware failure documentation from the disk failure message 15.460
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.435
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.000
Tags: @product
1:4.897
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 8.398
And I corrupt the boot device's GPT backup header 0.196
And I power off the computer 0.284
When I start the computer 0.777
Then the computer boots Tails 37.880
When I log in to a new session 10.284
And all notifications have disappeared 6.928
Then I am recommended to migrate to a new USB stick due to partitioning errors 0.140
And Tails detected partitioning error partitioning-corruption 0.006
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.797
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.008
Tags: @product
1:34.689
Scenario Outline GPT backup corruption with a persistent partition
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.004
Steps
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 7.225
And I corrupt the boot device's GPT backup partition table 0.195
And I power off the computer 0.251
When I start the computer 0.838
Then the computer boots Tails 1:26.177
can 
can not find any of the patterns ["TailsGreeter.png", "PlymouthGraphicsCardFailureMessage.png"] on the screen (FindFailed)
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:248:in `rescue in wait_any'
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:232:in `wait_any'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:444:in `/^the computer (?:re)?boots Tails$/'
features/hardware_failure.feature:46:in `Then the computer boots Tails'
features/hardware_failure.feature:38:in `Then the computer boots Tails'
When I log in to a new session 0.000
And all notifications have disappeared 0.000
Then I am recommended to migrate to a new USB stick due to partitioning errors 0.000
And Tails detected partitioning error partitioning-corruption 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 4.795 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'GPT backup corruption with a persistent partition, Examples (#2)' (at time 01:26:28)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6412/artifact/build-artifacts/01:26:28_GPT_backup_corruption_with_a_persistent_partition,_Examples___2_.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6412/artifact/build-artifacts/01:26:28_GPT_backup_corruption_with_a_persistent_partition,_Examples___2_.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6412/artifact/build-artifacts/01:26:28_GPT_backup_corruption_with_a_persistent_partition,_Examples___2_.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6412/artifact/build-artifacts/01:26:28_GPT_backup_corruption_with_a_persistent_partition,_Examples___2_.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.034
Tags: @product
1:36.999
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Given a computer 0.051
And I set Tails to boot with options "test_gpt_corruption=gpt_backup,gpt_backup_table" 0.000
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "temp" 0.007
And I plug USB drive "temp" 1.015
And I write the Tails USB image to disk "temp" 13.352
When I start Tails from USB drive "temp" with network unplugged 1:3.606
Then Tails is running from USB drive "temp" 0.593
And the Greeter forbids creating a persistent partition 0.043
When I log in to a new session 8.856
And all notifications have disappeared 6.966
Then I am recommended to reinstall Tails due to partitioning errors 0.134
# We are gonna verify the dialog again so we need to clean up the
# first instance.
And I close the "zenity" window 1.167
And I am told that Persistent Storage cannot be created 1.197
And Tails detected partitioning error partitioning-corruption 0.005
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.999
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.137
Tags: @product
59.060
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Given a computer 0.048
And I set Tails to boot with options "test_partitioning_errors=guid" 0.000
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "temp" 0.008
And I plug USB drive "temp" 1.015
And I write the Tails USB image to disk "temp" 12.852
When I start Tails from USB drive "temp" with network unplugged 44.376
Then Tails is running from USB drive "temp" 0.490
And the Greeter recommends reinstalling Tails due to partitioning errors 0.045
And the Greeter forbids starting Tails 0.029
And the Greeter forbids all settings but language 0.188
And Tails detected partitioning error guid-not-randomized 0.005
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.630
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.114
Tags: @product
59.354
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Given a computer 0.049
And I set Tails to boot with options "test_partitioning_errors=part_resize" 0.000
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "temp" 0.008
And I plug USB drive "temp" 1.015
And I write the Tails USB image to disk "temp" 12.963
When I start Tails from USB drive "temp" with network unplugged 44.539
Then Tails is running from USB drive "temp" 0.558
And the Greeter recommends reinstalling Tails due to partitioning errors 0.040
And the Greeter forbids starting Tails 0.027
And the Greeter forbids all settings but language 0.145
And Tails detected partitioning error system-partition-not-resized 0.005
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.868
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.110
Tags: @product
1:11.109
Scenario Outline Disk partitioning errors without a persistent partition
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Steps
Given a computer 0.051
And I set Tails to boot with options "test_partitioning_errors=fs_resize" 0.000
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "temp" 0.007
And I plug USB drive "temp" 1.015
And I write the Tails USB image to disk "temp" 12.754
When I start Tails from USB drive "temp" with network unplugged 56.822
Then Tails is running from USB drive "temp" 0.457
<"usb"> 
<"usb"> expected but was
<"ata">. (Test::Unit::AssertionFailedError)
./features/step_definitions/usb.rb:938:in `/^Tails is running from (.*) drive "([^"]+)"$/'
features/hardware_failure.feature:82:in `Then Tails is running from USB drive "temp"'
features/hardware_failure.feature:73:in `Then Tails is running from USB drive "temp"'
And the Greeter recommends reinstalling Tails due to partitioning errors 0.000
And the Greeter forbids starting Tails 0.000
And the Greeter forbids all settings but language 0.000
And Tails detected partitioning error fs-not-resized 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 4.690 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Disk partitioning errors without a persistent partition, Examples (#3)' (at time 01:31:22)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6412/artifact/build-artifacts/01:31:22_Disk_partitioning_errors_without_a_persistent_partition,_Examples___3_.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6412/artifact/build-artifacts/01:31:22_Disk_partitioning_errors_without_a_persistent_partition,_Examples___3_.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6412/artifact/build-artifacts/01:31:22_Disk_partitioning_errors_without_a_persistent_partition,_Examples___3_.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6412/artifact/build-artifacts/01:31:22_Disk_partitioning_errors_without_a_persistent_partition,_Examples___3_.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.134