Den 2014-11-17 04:01, Jerry skrev: > > > I've been having good results with the Disks tool started by the top > > icon in the launcher. > > Start it up, plug in your USB stick, then "restore" the disk image from > > your .iso. As usual, careful, read the messages.... > > Seems to obliterate whatever was on the USB stick I haven't had to > format. > > > > Disks even worked with the distro LXLE an alternative to Lubuntu. > > > > I pretty much stick with Unity and Lubuntu with occasional samples of > > Next, LXLE, wattOS, chromebook, tablet, etc. > > > > JerryLA > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > > > > > Hi Jerry, > > Do you think that this method via the Disks tool is using dd (or a > similar cloning process) under the hood? So that it has actually merged > the task of mkusb into an existing Ubuntu tool :-) > > Let us check if the interface is good enough to help people avoid > destroying data on an internal drive by mistake. > > Best regards > Nio > > Nio, I have no idea what the Disks utility does under the hood. > > In Lubuntu 14.10 the Disks utility available under the Accessories and > gives an initial window naming the Disk Drives example: > > 120 GB Hard Disk > ST3120213 > > CD/DVD Drive > ATAPI DVD A DH24AAS > > 2.0 GB Thumb Drive > SanDisk Cruzer > > Now put the cursor over the Thumb Drive and click. Really. (Don't > highlight the Hard Disk. Really.) > > In the top right of the Disks window there's a gear. > mouse over says More Actions. > select Restore Disk Image. > Gives a lot of data on model, size, partitioning, serial number, a graph > of space usage and what's on it, in my case here wattOS R8-32bit LXDE > > Browse to the desired .iso and select that. > The window says Destination 2.0 GB Thumb Drive - SanDisk Cruzer [8.02] > (/dev/sdc) > Pretty clear to me that's what I wanted to do. > > You are then given a couple more chances do you really want to do this. > > Of course nothing is fail safe. I found the Disks windows really clear. > > Good luck, Jerry > >
Hi again Jerry, Yes, I have tried it (reported details in another mail to the Lubuntu Users mail community), and it works for me too. There is also a final confirmation window, which helps making it safe (much safer than dd). So, yes, 'Disks' is a good alternative for creating USB boot drives. It would be even better, if it would 'advertize' this capability instead of hiding it as 'restore' which is not where a beginner would look for a tool to create a USB boot drive :-) Best regards Nio -- Lubuntu-users mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
