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

[Nio Wiklund]

Hi Jack,

I'm looking forward to your results :-)

Best regards
Nio

Den 2014-07-23 10:48, Jack Trice skrev:
> Hi Nio,
> 
> I'll give your mkusb8-rc2 a test sometime today and report back with my
> observations for you.
> 
> Jack
> 
> 
> On 22 July 2014 15:19, Nio Wiklund <nio.wiklund at gmail.com
> <mailto:nio.wiklund at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>     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
>     >
>     >
> 
>