Release candidate number two, mkusb8-rc2, with menus also to select input file

[Nio Wiklund]

Hi Israel,

I'm glad you like the idea behind it :-)

Now let's see if you also like the implementation ;-)

It is very important that someone else tests software, also in this case
even if it is basically quite simple. You will probably find some bugs
or at least some things that are not very intuitive.

Two weak points are the drive- and file-selectors, where I use the
built-in tools from 'dialog'. They are different from what people are
used to, so they feel 'not intuitive'. Can they be used, or must I make
my own selectors based on more basic menu tools of 'dialog'?

Who knows, after more improvment, mkusb might reach the repos :-)

Best regards
Nio

2014-07-22 14:10, Israel skrev:
> Hi Nio,
> I downloaded it!  And looked through it for a brief moment.
> It looks incredible!  I will test it out, as I will be needing to make a
> dd image soon!  I just got a replacement HD for an older computer.
> 
> DD is great, but also in the hands of a novice is terrible.
> This is the way I like to make USB so this tool is perfect for it!
> 
> Maybe this will be in the repos one day!
> 
> 
> On 07/22/2014 01:06 AM, Nio Wiklund wrote:
>> Hi everybody,
>>
>> A second release candidate, mkusb8-rc2 is uploaded to
>>
>> http://phillw.net/isos/linux-tools/mkusb/
>>
>> Check it with the corresponding signed md5sum file.
>>
>> -rwxr-xr-x. 1 nio nio 33407 21 jul 21.34 mkusb8-rc2
>> -rw-rw-r--. 1 nio nio   582 21 jul 21.37 mkusb8-rc2.md5.asc
>>
>> There is a menu system to select the input file in this release
>> candidate; the input file alias the source in the cloning process
>>
>> ' source file --> target drive'
>>
>> but it is still possible to enter the input file as a parameter. So the
>> command
>>
>> sudo path/mkusb8-rc2
>>
>> will start a menu system where you can select the input file and then
>> the target drive, while either of
>>
>> sudo path/mkusb8-rc2 file.iso
>> sudo path/mkusb8-rc2 file.img
>> sudo path/mkusb8-rc2 file.img.gz
>> sudo path/mkusb8-rc2 file.img.xz
>> sudo path/mkusb8-rc2 wipe-1
>>
>> will skip to selecting the target drive directly.
>>
>> The quick start manual is still valid, except the illustrations, that
>> will be updated later on with screenshots of the menus. See also the
>> wiki page for mkusb
>>
>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/mkusb
>>
>> where there is a brief description plus several updated screendumps
>> including the new menus.
>>
>> Please give me feedback about this release candidate: help me find bugs
>> and suggest improvements!
>>
>> Best regards
>> Nio
> 
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