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Author: sajolida
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To: The Tails public development discussion list
Subject: Re: [Tails-dev] Help needed with screenshots of Mac boot menu with Tails
Spencer:
> intrigeri wrote:
>> [shall we go on cross-posting forever, or?]
>
> I will keep this in dev since you seem to like reading this kind of
> stuff :)


Yes, let's do that as we're all three on tails-dev and nobody from
tails-testers answered.

>> Do you need tests on another Mac?
>
> All should perform the same based on their Boot ROM Version; here[0] is
> a list. An OSXpert, or someone with access every Boot ROM Version,
> would need to fully confirm the subtle differences in each.
>
> [0]: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201518


I think we have enough. I'll phrase the instructions in a way that makes
it clear that the screenshot might vary a bit depending on the Mac
version. But I still think they are going to be important to clarify the
context (what screen are we talking about).

>> sajolida:
>> Do you confirm that the DVD appears with a hard disk icon on
>
> I cannot. The disk icon image is what shows :(
>
> Here [1] :)


Ah! I like this better :)

>> Does it make any difference if the USB Stick is installed
>> using the command line?
>
> Nope. Tail 1.6 prompts the same screen and icon set on startup from USB
> Sticks that have Tails cloned via both the Tails Installer and Bash.


Ok, that's easier for us then.

> Direct USB Stick install might differ, but maybe not since I think the
> startup icons are driven by the firmware on whatever device is in question.
>
>> Well, now I'm wondering ...
>
> No worries. Although Cheetah, Panther, Leopard, and Lion introduce
> major graphic updates, it seems that there are only two major startup
> screens Mac users will be presented with today:
>
>     - One for Yosemite & El Capitan.
>     - One for Lion to Mavericks.

>
> The differences here are icons and background colors; minor enough that
> it isn't confusing (unless they have the bug that shows a ghost volume,
> but an update would resolve that).


Yes, that's minor enough.

So now I'm convinced that I want to use your screenshots. Could you do a
last thing for me? Could you update both the one for DVD and the one for
USB and have the Tails DVD and Tails USB selected (the arrow below the
Tails one)?

Many thanks! I really hate dealing with Mac.