@ventrical +1
Being naturally pernickity is what I like the most about your threads.(Takes the guess work out of guessing meanings)
Plus you keep me on my toes when I try to take the short way out in helping others.
Thanks my friend and Regards
I Ubuntu, Therefore, I Am
@ventrical +1
Being naturally pernickity is what I like the most about your threads.(Takes the guess work out of guessing meanings)
Plus you keep me on my toes when I try to take the short way out in helping others.
Thanks my friend and Regards
Ubuntu Member
Thanks . I needed to hear that. Actually it is one of my failings... hopefully that I can work on..Originally Posted by runrickus
Regards..
sutireme
mkusb version 10.1.1 has a clean[er] GUI interface
I have been told, that the 'mkusb console', which is a terminal window, can scare many users from mkusb. I had time, so I made an attempt to modify mkusb to look more like a standard GUI program. Have a look at mkusb version 10.1.1
1. Running mkusb from the desktop file (via a menu or file browser)
There are old and new dialogue windows and new progress windows. At the very end, the user will get a window with what was printed to 'mkusb console' before, but is now redirected to '~/mkusb.log'. See the attached files.
- Is it a good idea to show ~/mkusb.log like that, or should it be optional (to be selected from a menu instead of having to look at it)?
2. Running mkusb from the command line
It uses the terminal window as the 'mkusb console' like before, but there are also progress windows.
*. Get this version from the unstable PPA
mkusb 10.1.1 is available from ppa:mkusb/unstable via the following command lines,
if you want mkusb-noxCode:sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mkusb/unstable sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install mkusb
or if you want both mkusb and mkusb-noxCode:sudo apt-get install mkusb-nox
that will install the bleeding edge version of mkusb and/or mkusb-nox (testing new features and bug-fixes).Code:sudo apt-get install mkusb mkusb-nox
I Ubuntu, Therefore, I Am
All I can say is Nice, very Nice.
Along with your attachments (the Pictures) should be clear to the majority.
By the way I have not had any errors as of yet.(Numerous installs)
Thanks sudodus
Last edited by QDR06VV9; September 10th, 2015 at 09:19 PM.
sutireme
Thanks runrickus
I'm glad that mkusb is useful for you.
sutireme
mkusb 10.2 has a 'wipe menu' with several useful options
mkusb is available for testing from phillw.net
1. Some convenient alternatives are added to wiping
- s "Standard: create MSDOS partition table with FAT32 partition"
- b "Big drive: create GUID partition table with NTFS partition"
- g "General: use 'gparted' to make partition table and partition(s)"
- a "Advanced: create GUID partition table (skeleton for installing an OS)"
- f "wipe the First megabyte (mibibyte)"
- w "wipe the Whole device - consider other options except for special cases"
2. Command line token 'wipe' short-cut to the wipe menu
3. The manual man mkusb is updatedCode:sudo -H mkusb wipe
Screenshots
Last edited by sudodus; September 16th, 2015 at 01:44 PM. Reason: minor edits
sutireme
Zenity's option to render html works again in Wily. Bug #1478386 is fixed.
This means that mkusb looks good again in Wily (it need not use the workaround 'mkusb-legacy')
sutireme
mkusb 10.3 makes a persistent live system with a GPT partition table
and a partition with the NTFS file system for data sharing with Windows.
You can install it from ppa:mkusb/unstable and from phillw.net. See the following link for more details.
help.ubuntu.com/community/mkusb/gui
As before, mkusb can clone an ISO file to a live-only system but also create a persistent live system that can boot 32-bit and 64-bit Ubuntu family operating systems in BIOS and UEFI mode (but not in secure boot).
Test results with mk-grub-n-iso-s which is built into mkusb version 10
This new version of mkusb makes a GPT partition table and a partition with the NTFS file system for data sharing with Windows. This improves the exchange of data with [computers running] Windows, and it makes it possible to use with huge disks (more than 2 GB).
The following code windows illustrate the partition table.
Seen from the system where it is created with mkusb
Seen from itself running a persistent live sessionCode:$ sudo parted -s /dev/sdd print Model: SanDisk ExtremePro (scsi) Disk /dev/sdd: 128GB Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B Partition Table: gpt Number Start End Size File system Name Flags 2 1049kB 2097kB 1049kB primary bios_grub 3 2097kB 66.1MB 64.0MB fat32 primary boot 4 66.1MB 967MB 901MB primary 5 967MB 73.4GB 72.4GB ext4 primary 1 73.4GB 128GB 54.6GB ntfs primary msftdata $ sudo lsblk -fm /dev/sdd NAME FSTYPE LABEL MOUNTPOINT NAME SIZE OWNER GROUP MODE sdd sdd 119.2G root disk brw-rw---- ├─sdd1 ntfs usbdata /media/usbdata |-sdd1 50.9G root disk brw-rw---- ├─sdd2 |-sdd2 1M root disk brw-rw---- ├─sdd3 vfat lubwily32 |-sdd3 61M root disk brw-rw---- ├─sdd4 iso9660 Lubuntu 15.10 i386 /media/Lubuntu 15.10 i386 |-sdd4 859M root disk brw-rw---- └─sdd5 ext4 casper-rw /media/casper-rw `-sdd5 67.5G root disk brw-rw----
Seen from Windows:Code:lubuntu@lubuntu:~$ sudo df -h Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on udev 931M 0 931M 0% /dev tmpfs 189M 5.3M 184M 3% /run /dev/sdf4 812M 812M 0 100% /cdrom /dev/loop0 707M 707M 0 100% /rofs /cow 67G 77M 63G 1% / tmpfs 944M 0 944M 0% /dev/shm tmpfs 5.0M 4.0K 5.0M 1% /run/lock tmpfs 944M 0 944M 0% /sys/fs/cgroup tmpfs 944M 4.0K 944M 1% /tmp tmpfs 189M 4.0K 189M 1% /run/user/999 /dev/sdf5 67G 77M 63G 1% /media/lubuntu/casper-rw /dev/sdf1 51G 88M 51G 1% /media/lubuntu/usbdata lubuntu@lubuntu:~$ sudo parted -s /dev/sdf print Model: SanDisk ExtremePro (scsi) Disk /dev/sdf: 128GB Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B Partition Table: gpt Disk Flags: Number Start End Size File system Name Flags 2 1049kB 2097kB 1049kB primary bios_grub 3 2097kB 66.1MB 64.0MB fat32 primary boot, esp 4 66.1MB 967MB 901MB primary 5 967MB 73.4GB 72.4GB ext2 primary 1 73.4GB 128GB 54.6GB ntfs primary msftdata lubuntu@lubuntu:~$ sudo lsblk -fm /dev/sdf NAME FSTYPE LABEL UUID MOUNTPOINT NAME SIZE OWNER GROUP MODE sdf sdf 119.2G root disk brw-rw---- ├─sdf1 ntfs usbdata 1EC82C0A133468EA /media/lubuntu/usbdata ├─sdf1 50.9G root disk brw-rw---- ├─sdf2 ├─sdf2 1M root disk brw-rw---- ├─sdf3 vfat lubwily32 1D8E-0F38 ├─sdf3 61M root disk brw-rw---- ├─sdf4 iso9660 Lubuntu 15.10 i386 2015-10-03-17-30-41-00 /cdrom ├─sdf4 859M root disk brw-rw---- └─sdf5 ext4 casper-rw 8c2b0f82-3cbe-459e-84de-fed1d750cd88 /media/lubuntu/casper-rw └─sdf5 67.5G root disk brw-rw---
The usbdata partition is automatically mounted by Windows.
The last partition 'on the drive surface' is the first partition in the partition table, and that is what counts for Windows to see it. This trick makes it possible to have the system partitions of the persistent live system near 'the head end of the drive surface', which is an advantage particularly with huge disks. With the GPT partition table this system should work even with a huge USB disk, (exceeding 2 GB).
This version needs testing. Maybe some bug should be squashed before it can be moved to the stable PPA, ppa:mkusb/ppa. So you are very welcome to test it
sutireme
mkusb 10.3 tested with a 4 TB hard disk drive
I verified that mkusb can create a persistent live system that uses a 4 TB hard disk drive with a huge usbdata partition with NTFS ( > 3 TB ).
It works like it should with a new 'external box' with eSATA and USB 3. See the attached picture and the following code box with the mkusb console output, mkusb.log. In this extreme example, 184 Gibibytes are allocated for persistence, and 174 Gibibytes are actually available for files (program packages, tweaks and personal data files). The size of the usbdata partition is 3.5 Tibibytes.
(An older box with eSATA and USB 2 could manage more than 2 TB only via eSATA. The persistent live system could boot also via USB, but the huge usbdata partition with NTFS was not available.)
Code:The mkusb console window displays, or the file ~/mkusb.log contains: output from the engine behind the zenity curtain. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- start [mkusb 10.3] @ 2015-10-08 04:13:45 PM --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current directory=/home/lubuntu main: usbonly=true main: liveonly=true No input file specified yet main: source='' TERM=unknown ubuntu --------------------------------------------------------------------------- menu_shell: select_source: imagefile=/home/lubuntu/Hämtningar/ubuntu-wily-desktop-amd64.iso --------------------------------------------------------------------------- menu_shell: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- menu_shell: imagefile=/home/lubuntu/Hämtningar/ubuntu-wily-desktop-amd64.iso Booted from: /dev/sdg /dev/sdg is busy; cannot be unmounted. Close any program that is using this device if you want to select and use it as a target for mkusb (maybe change directory if a terminal window is using the partition)! ans=u /dev/sdg is busy; cannot be unmounted. Close any program that is using this device if you want to select and use it as a target for mkusb (maybe change directory if a terminal window is using the partition)! ans=2 mount: /dev/loop1 is write-protected, mounting read-only Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Alpha amd64 '/home/lubuntu/Hämtningar/ubuntu-wily-desktop-amd64.iso' is identified as the source ISO file <pre> MODEL NAME FSTYPE LABEL MOUNTPOINT SIZE WDC WD40EFRX-68W sdb 3.7T </pre> Using the file '/usr/share/mkusb/grub.cfg' Using the file '/usr/share/mkusb/usb-pack_efi.tar.gz' Clean for a GUID partition table GPT fdisk (gdisk) version 1.0.0 Partition table scan: MBR: not present BSD: not present APM: not present GPT: not present Creating new GPT entries. Command (? for help): This option deletes all partitions and creates a new protective MBR. Proceed? (Y/N): Command (? for help): Final checks complete. About to write GPT data. THIS WILL OVERWRITE EXISTING PARTITIONS!! Do you want to proceed? (Y/N): OK; writing new GUID partition table (GPT) to /dev/sdb. The operation has completed successfully. Wipe the first megabyte (mibibyte) to get a clean boot area 1024+0 poster in 1024+0 poster ut 1048576 byte (1.0 MB) kopierade, 0.0359203 s, 29.2 MB/s --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Selected percentage of remaining space for persistence = 5 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- preparing /dev/sdb3 ------------------------------------------------ 1024+0 poster in 1024+0 poster ut 1048576 byte (1.0 MB) kopierade, 0.0409623 s, 25.6 MB/s mkfs.fat 3.0.28 (2015-05-16) /dev/sdb3 has 255 heads and 63 sectors per track, hidden sectors 0x1000; logical sector size is 512, using 0xf8 media descriptor, with 124928 sectors; drive number 0x80; filesystem has 2 32-bit FATs and 1 sector per cluster. FAT size is 961 sectors, and provides 122974 clusters. There are 32 reserved sectors. Volume ID is 6d04e803, no volume label. preparing /dev/sdb1 ------------------------------------------------ 1024+0 poster in 1024+0 poster ut 1048576 byte (1.0 MB) kopierade, 0.0390653 s, 26.8 MB/s Cluster size has been automatically set to 4096 bytes. Creating NTFS volume structures. Creating root directory (mft record 5) Creating $MFT (mft record 0) Creating $MFTMirr (mft record 1) Creating $LogFile (mft record 2) Creating $AttrDef (mft record 4) Creating $Bitmap (mft record 6) Creating $Boot (mft record 7) Creating backup boot sector. Creating $Volume (mft record 3) Creating $BadClus (mft record 8) Creating $Secure (mft record 9) Creating $UpCase (mft record 0xa) Creating $Extend (mft record 11) Creating system file (mft record 0xc) Creating system file (mft record 0xd) Creating system file (mft record 0xe) Creating system file (mft record 0xf) Creating $Quota (mft record 24) Creating $ObjId (mft record 25) Creating $Reparse (mft record 26) Syncing root directory index record. Syncing $Bitmap. Syncing $MFT. Updating $MFTMirr. Syncing device. mkntfs completed successfully. Have a nice day. preparing /dev/sdb5 ------------------------------------------------ 1024+0 poster in 1024+0 poster ut 1048576 byte (1.0 MB) kopierade, 0.0385398 s, 27.2 MB/s mke2fs 1.42.12 (29-Aug-2014) Skapar ett filsystem med 48820992 4 k-block och 12206080 inoder Filsystems-UUID: bd3cb6a8-fac7-48d1-9566-2c40ac3e1423 Superblockkopior lagrade på block: 32768, 98304, 163840, 229376, 294912, 819200, 884736, 1605632, 2654208, 4096000, 7962624, 11239424, 20480000, 23887872 Allokerar grupptabeller: 0/1490 klar Skriver inodstabeller: 0/1490 klar Skapar journal (32768 block): klar Skriver superblock och filsystemsbokföringsinformation: 0/1490 26/1490 klar mount: /dev/loop1 is write-protected, mounting read-only tune2fs 1.42.12 (29-Aug-2014) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- source=/home/lubuntu/Hämtningar/ubuntu-wily-desktop-amd64.iso --------------------------------------------------------------------------- mount /dev/sdb3 /tmp/tmp.WRMqyweanq /dev/sdb3 61M 512 61M 1% /tmp/tmp.WRMqyweanq UEFI Bootloader: Installerar för i386-pc-plattformar. Installation avslutad. Inga fel rapporterades. BIOS Bootloader: Installerar för i386-pc-plattformar. Installation avslutad. Inga fel rapporterades. ./ ./boot/ ./boot/grub/ ./boot/memtest/ ./boot/memtest/memtest86+-5.01.bin ./boot/memtest/memtest.bin ./EFI/ ./EFI/BOOT/ ./EFI/BOOT/bootx64.efi ./EFI/BOOT/bootia32.efi --------------------------------------------------------------------------- do_n_show: < "/home/lubuntu/Hämtningar/ubuntu-wily-desktop-amd64.iso" pv -n | dd of=/dev/sdb4 bs=4096 ( < "/home/lubuntu/Hämtningar/ubuntu-wily-desktop-amd64.iso" pv -n | dd of=/dev/sdb4 bs=4096 && echo 'Done' > /dev/stderr ) 2>&1 || ( echo '# failed';sleep 1 ) Please wait for sync (flushing file system buffers to the device) until 'Done' is written ... 'pv %'; 'dd final output' 2 5 8 10 13 16 18 21 24 26 29 32 34 37 40 42 45 48 50 53 56 58 61 64 67 69 72 75 77 80 83 85 88 91 93 96 99 100 307200+0 poster in 307200+0 poster ut 1258291200 byte (1.3 GB) kopierade, 37.8401 s, 33.3 MB/s Done do_n_show: Work done --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Syncing the target device ... <pre> parted -s "/dev/sdb" print Modell: ATA WDC WD40EFRX-68W (scsi) Disk /dev/sdb: 4001GB Sektorstorlek (logisk/fysisk): 512B/4096B Partitionstabell: gpt Disk Flags: Nummer Början **** Storlek Filsystem Namn Flaggor 2 1049kB 2097kB 1049kB primary bios_grub 3 2097kB 66.1MB 64.0MB fat32 primary startbar, esp 4 66.1MB 1374MB 1308MB primary 5 1374MB 201GB 200GB ext2 primary 1 201GB 4001GB 3799GB ntfs primary msftdata lsblk -o MODEL,NAME,FSTYPE,LABEL,MOUNTPOINT,SIZE "/dev/sdb" MODEL NAME FSTYPE LABEL MOUNTPOINT SIZE WDC WD40EFRX-68W sdb 3.7T ├─sdb1 ntfs usbdata 3.5T ├─sdb2 1M ├─sdb3 vfat ubuwily64 61M ├─sdb4 iso9660 Ubuntu 15.10 amd64 1.2G └─sdb5 ext4 casper-rw 186.2G </pre> Done :-) The target device is ready to use. '/home/lubuntu/Hämtningar/ubuntu-wily-desktop-amd64.iso' was installed Cleanup after mkusb finished :-) Zenity error log-file 'zerrlog'=/tmp/tmp.2cxDS9uk7w Cleanup after mkusb finished :-) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total time used [by mkusb] = 244 s; 00:04:04
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Hola. .
Thanks for a detailed one. . But recentlyi I have installed 15.04 with the help of unetbootin from my ubuntu 12.04. And now am using wiley without any problems except the known freeze then force quit problems. . Can you please enlighten me what could be my priority problem if I installed via unetbootin. .
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