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 <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> 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 > > > > > > -- Lubuntu-users mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
