mkusb version 8 with menus is released

[Israel]

Nio!
It sounds like you might have, I will test this later... I have to do
some stuff right now!

On 07/27/2014 08:08 AM, Nio Wiklund wrote:
> Hi Israel,
>
> I received your mail dated 2014-07-27 14:58, now while writing this
> mail. I might have solved the bug. Please check it!
>
> I will take a closer look at the other screen dumps too, and try to
> improve it to make it more helpful. Do you think I should stop running
> that help text once by default? The text you think is for experts only.
>
> -o-
>
> I tested in a desktop computer from 2008 with a card reader and got an
> error, which I think is similar or the same as yours. It was caused by
> two device scans getting out of sync in 'list-drives'. I made a separate
> script for it and tested it out, plus included it into mkusb
>
> Please look at it and my output file, which both are attached to this
> mail together with mkusb81 (version 8.1).
>
> If you think it is OK to still list such empty card reader devices, I'll
> upload this new point version of mkusb with this bug-fix.
>
> Best regards
> Nio
>
> Den 2014-07-27 07:46, Nio Wiklund skrev:
>> 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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