Getting ready for mkusb

[Nio Wiklund]

Hi Israel,

This is a correct description.

Best regards
Nio

Den 2014-08-14 06:52, Israel skrev:
> Hi Aere,
> I haven't tested it using two partitions, but from how I understand it
> it rewrites the entire drive.  It uses the program dd to image the
> device completely with another image.
> It is very fast and has made some of the best bootable USBs I have used.
> It has consistently made a working bootable images, very quickly.
> 
> But Nio will know for sure :)
> 
> On 08/13/2014 07:50 PM, Aere Greenway wrote:
>> Nio:
>>
>> I have a question for you regarding mkusb. 
>>
>> With the bootable USB drives I've created in the past, I have had two
>> partitions.  The first one is for the system, which contains
>> everything that normally goes on a live USB drive, including the
>> persistant storage.  It's size is what is required for all of that. 
>>
>> The 2nd partition, using the rest of the space on the USB drive, is an
>> 'extra' or 'data' partition, which is available for mounting when
>> running the bootable USB system.  You can easily put files there while
>> running the bootable USB, which can later be accessed by other systems
>> when you terminate your bootable USB system. 
>>
>> Given that, will mkusb use just the first partition (particularly if
>> it is empty), and leave the other partition un-touched, or does it
>> re-format the entire USB drive, taking out the 2nd partition? 
>>
>> I'm not saying that other people should use this two-partition
>> process.  It's just something that has been useful for me, and the way
>> I use bootable USB drives. 
>>
>> - Aere
>>
>>
>> On 08/13/2014 03:57 PM, Nio Wiklund wrote:
>>> Thanks Rafael,
>>>
>>> This set of icons is awesome :-)
>>>
>>> I'll attach one for our community to see it. And the links:
>>>
>>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/mkusb
>>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/mkusb/artwork
>>>
>>> Where you show the whole set of logos and icons.
>>>
>>> Best regards
>>> Nio
>>>
>>> Den 2014-08-13 22:20, Rafael Laguna skrev:
>>>> So, the icon 1b is ready. I attach the smallest size in svg too, so you
>>>> can see what I did. I had to simulate lines in real diagonal form, so
>>>> the svg render of Cairo libs will show it propperly.
>>>>
>>>> Also created xpm and png versions of it, at four sizes, 16, 24, 48 and 128.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Rafael Laguna
>>>> Lubuntu Artwork Team
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 7 August 2014 14:46, Nio Wiklund <nio.wiklund at gmail.com
>>>> <mailto:nio.wiklund at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>     Hi again Rafael,
>>>>
>>>>     I think *1b* is the simplest solution, and I think I will be happy with
>>>>     it in the long run.
>>>>
>>>>     Best regards
>>>>     Nio
>>>>
>>>>     Den 2014-08-07 13:26, Rafael Laguna skrev:
>>>>     > Okay, I'm lost now. I don't really know which one you like. But I must
>>>>     > insisit, don't worry about tiny sizes. It doesn't matter which one you
>>>>     > choose, I have to make a completely new one to match all sizes, so the
>>>>     > colour, the lines width, or the contrast have to be adjusted again to
>>>>     > every size. But first you need to choose. Please, I need more
>>>>     something
>>>>     > concrete, and then start the sizes series.
>>>>     >
>>>>     > --
>>>>     > Rafael Laguna
>>>>     > Lubuntu Artwork Team
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Sincerely,
>> Aere
>>
>>
> 
> 
> -- 
> Regards
> 
> 
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