mkusb version 8 with menus is released

[Nio Wiklund]

Hi Israel,


1. Please show what is confusing, for example attach a screendump, and
I'll try to make it less confusing!


2. The bug: please show with words, screendumps, and command line output

- how mkusb sees the space of the USB drive, and how it should be seen!

- the output of

sudo parted -l
sudo fdisk -lu
sudo blkid
sudo lsblk

and this command (should be one line)
ls -l /dev/disk/by-id| grep [a-z]$|cut -d ' ' -f 10,12|sort -k2|grep -e
\^a -e \^u|sed 's#../..#/dev#'

Maybe you can to put the output into an attached file to a reply here or
in a reply post at

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1958073

or upload it somewhere else, whichever method is convenient for you


Thanks for testing :-)

Best regards
Nio

Den 2014-07-27 00:49, Israel skrev:
> Hey Nio!
> First impressions are GREAT!
> There are 2 issues I found.
> 1. The menu can be a bit confusing at times (at one point when you list
> out the detailed info)  and it seems that the data might overwrite sda
> from a first glance look.  It becomes clear soon.
> 
> 2.  I have an odd memory card adapter and a USB plugged in.  mkusb
> thought the reader had the space the USB drive did.  This IS a bug.
> 
> On 07/26/2014 03:21 AM, Nio Wiklund wrote:
>> Hi everybody,
>>
>>
>> After some minor edits in the shell-script (after mkusb8-rc) and heavy
>> edits in the documents I have released
>>
>> mkusb version 8
>>
>> The intention is that the menus should make it useful for a larger group
>> of people.
>>
>> It is still worthwhile testing mkusb. If you find a bug, it will be
>> easier for me to fix it now while I still remember what I have been
>> programming.
>>
>> *Quick start manual and mkusb*
>>
>> The fastest way to start making USB boot drives with this method is to
>> download the quick start manual and the shell-script mkusb and check the
>> md5sums.
>>
>> See this link
>>
>>  http://phillw.net/isos/linux-tools/mkusb/
>>
>> - Download mkusb
>>
>> http://phillw.net/isos/linux-tools/mkusb/mkusb
>>
>> - View or download the new quick start manual
>>
>> http://phillw.net/isos/linux-tools/mkusb/mkUSB-quick-start-manual.pdf
>>
>> - View or download the old quick start manual
>>
>> http://phillw.net/isos/linux-tools/mkusb/mkUSB-quick-start-manual-74.pdf
>>
>> - Check the md5sums
>>
>> http://phillw.net/isos/linux-tools/mkusb/md5sum.txt.asc
>>
>> -o-
>>
>> There is a more detailed description with many screenshots at
>>
>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/mkusb
>>
>> You can also read the first post of the Ubuntu Forums Tutorial thread
>>
>> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1958073
>>
>>
>> Best regards
>> Nio
>>
>>
>> Den 2014-07-18 12:14, Nio Wiklund skrev:
>>> Hi everybody,
>>>
>>> I have uploaded a release candidate of the *mkusb* tool to install iso
>>> files and compressed image files to mass storage devices (typically but
>>> not only USB drives).
>>>
>>> It is only a bash script, and has been running in crude text mode, but
>>> people want eye candy, so I've made menus with dialog (big brother of
>>> whiptail), and also improved the identification of devices slightly
>>> (replaced calling 'parted -ls' with a home-made bash function). It is
>>> still text mode, so runs in text screens and terminal windows.
>>>
>>> To illustrate the crucial part of mkusb, how to help selecting the
>>> correct device and avoid overwriting other devices, there are pictures
>>> attached at this link (my tutorial thread in the Ubuntu Forums.)
>>>
>>> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1958073&page=3&p=13076377#post13076377
>>>
>>> -o-
>>>
>>> The file mkusb8-rc is uploaded to Phill's server at
>>>
>>> http://phillw.net/isos/linux-tools/mkusb/
>>>
>>> Check it with the corresponding signed md5sum file.
>>>
>>> Code:
>>>
>>> -rwxr-xr-x. 1 nio nio  22877 18 jul 06.46 mkusb8-rc
>>> -rw-rw-r--. 1 nio nio    581 18 jul 11.27 mkusb8-rc.md5.asc
>>>
>>> The quick start manual and the opening post in the tutorial thread are
>>> still valid, except the illustrations, that will be updated later on
>>> with screenshots of the menus.
>>>
>>> Please give me feedback about this release candidate: help me find bugs
>>> and suggest improvements!
>>>
>>> Best regards
>>> Nio
>>>
> 
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