Good to know Nio! I do not use mkusb for a long time... But I will put on my TODO list... I certainly want to test those boot drive solutions, but I'm quite busy lately. Please update us if anything new comes up.
Cheers! 2015-09-25 12:28 GMT-03:00 Nio Wiklund <nio.wikl...@gmail.com>: > Hello Andre, > > I made a modified system based on your multiboot system to add a module > to create persistent live drives with mkusb. Have you tried the bleeding > edge version of mkusb from phillw.net or the unstable ppa? > > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/mkusb/gui > > There is a discussion at the Ubuntu Quality mailing list too, where we > are discussing modifying/simplifying the Startup Disk Creator to clone > the iso file (which is doing what mkusb is doing as its standard > method). And in a second step a module to create persistent live drives > can be added. That's where you method would be a very good alternative > (or maybe mine, as a modified version of yours). > > Such a solution would solve the problems of languages and such issues: > use what is already there in the Startup Disk Creator :-) > > Best regards > Nio > > Den 2015-09-25 kl. 16:45, skrev Andre Campos Rodovalho: > > Hello! Just tested MultiSystem and works... Actually it handles GRUB2, > > Grub4DOS and also Syslinux. > > > > My impressions are that this is not a good replacement for Startup Disk > > Creator. It is a very nice script, but there might be lots of problems > > to solve before this to be shipped on a ubuntu ISO. There are some > > failures on translation, there is some links to non-free tools (not sure > > how that might affect), but works, and there is also an option to > > download ISO files > > > > In my opinion this is a must see script, maybe the community can do a > > simpler but user friendly tool to create bootable drivers using grub2 > > based on MultiSystem... > > > > > > > > 2015-09-19 4:19 GMT-03:00 Basil Fernie <ba...@pop.co.za > > <mailto:ba...@pop.co.za>>: > > > > > > I use it quite a lot, keeping several distros of current interest on > > a flash stick for use as and when. Have had no problems with it so > far. > > > > One desirable feature would be to be able to remove a no-longer > > interesting distro without having to replace all the ditros on the > > stick. Surely not too difficult to add? > > > > Regards, > > Basil > > > > > > > > On Fri, 18 Sep 2015 17:07:57 +0200, Nio Wiklund > > <nio.wikl...@gmail.com <mailto:nio.wikl...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > > > Hi Andre, > > > > If you have time this weekend, please check it :-) I think it > > works, but > > have not tested it. > > > > Den 2015-09-18 kl. 16:47, skrev Andre Campos Rodovalho: > > > > I'm hearing about MultiSystem... Looks like it uses GRUB2 > > and works for > > UEFI, but I did not test it! > > > > > http://www.pendrivelinux.com/multiboot-create-a-multiboot-usb-from-linux/ > > > > > > > > 2015-09-18 2:19 GMT-03:00 Nio Wiklund <nio.wikl...@gmail.com > > <mailto:nio.wikl...@gmail.com> > > <mailto:nio.wikl...@gmail.com <mailto:nio.wikl...@gmail.com > >>>: > > > > Den 2015-09-18 kl. 07:05, skrev Brendan Perrine: > > > On Fri, 18 Sep 2015 05:44:52 +0100 > > > E James <e_ja...@moladn.net > > <mailto:e_ja...@moladn.net> <mailto:e_ja...@moladn.net > > <mailto:e_ja...@moladn.net>>> wrote: > > > > > >> or 4 for Porteus). Mostly I use YUMI (Pen Drive > > Linux) to create a multiboot stick with maybe 5 or 10 > > choices (32 bit and 64 bit) including GParted and Parted > > Magic. It > > > > > > I actually find startup disk creator GUI more > > confusing than dd but when using dd but only if you use > > lsblk to know which drive you are entirely overwritten. > > > > Hi Brendan, > > > > I think dd is too dangerous even for gurus. So I 'wrap a > > safely belt > > around it' with mkusb. If you prefer a command line > > tool, there is > > mkusb-nox without bells and whistles, but the safely > > belt is there :-) > > > > Other people prefer Disks (gnome-disks), Multisystem and > > I think many > > people use and like Unetbootin. (LXLE switched to > > MultibootUSB in the > > current release. ToriOS will release its first version > > with mkusb.) > > > > Before deciding to change tool, I suggest that we try > > other tools than > > our favourites, and discuss the results here. > > > > Best regards > > Nio > > > > -- > > Lubuntu-users mailing list > > Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com > > <mailto:Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com> > > <mailto:Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com > > <mailto:Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com>> > > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Using Opera's mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ > > > > > > > > > >
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