<ah2 id="mac"></a-not-at-all">Mac</h2>

<h2 id="mac-not-at-all">Mac</h2>

<ah2 id="pny"></ac-not-at-all">PC</h2>

<h2 id="pc-not-at-all">PC</h2>

Does not start on Tails USB sticks.

<h3 id="dell-latitude-e6430">Dell Latitude E6430 and E6230</h3>

<h3 id="dell-latitude-e6430">Dell Latitude E6430 and E6230</h3>

Does not start on USB sticks.

Does not start Tails 4.13.

<h1 id="not-entirely">Tails not starting entirely</h1>

<ah2 id="mac"></a-not-entirely">Mac</h2>

<h2 id="mac-not-entirely">Mac</h2>

To start Tails successfully, [[add the following boot option when starting Tails|doc/advanced_topics/boot_options]]:

Still, the trackpad and keyboard might not work. You can use an external mouse and keyboard.

<ah2 id="pny"></ac-not-entirely">PC</h2>

<h2 id="pc-not-entirely">PC</h2>

To start Tails successfully, try to [[add the following boot option when starting Tails|doc/advanced_topics/boot_options]]:

<ah1 id="wi-fi"></aNetworking issues</h1>

<h1 id="wifi">Networking issues</h1>

<ah2 id="problematic-usb-sticks"></awifi">Problematic Wi-Fi interfaces</h2>

<h2 id="problematic-wifi">Problematic Wi-Fi interfaces</h2>

On some computers with a RTL8723be Wi-Fi adapter, Tails might fail to discover Wi-Fi networks, provide unreliable Wi-Fi connections, or have poor Wi-Fi performance.

<h3 id="broadcom-sta-dkms">Broadcom Wi-Fi network interface needing <code>broadcom-sta-dkms</code></h3>

Your device requires the `wl` driver if it is in the list of devices supported by the `broadcom-sta-dkms` package on the corresponding [Debian wiki page](https://wiki.debian.org/wl). If you find your device in the list of supported devices, then it is impossible to use your Wi-Fi card in Tails.

Connect to any other Wi-Fi network.

To fix this issue, [[add the following boot option when starting Tails|doc/advanced_topics/boot_options]]:

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