Am Donnerstag, den 26.11.2015, 22:33 +0100 schrieb Max Kristen: > Hi, > Is there a way to emulate some functionality of "DriveDroid" on the > Ubuntu Phone? > > DriveDroid is a program where you can drop Distros in a folder on your > phone, and it emulates a bootable USB-Stick/Usb-Cdrom, wich is awesome, > so that you don't have to rewrite USB sticks or Burn USBs all the time. > Can I emulate something like that... It makes it really easy to install > Linux for people ;) > > With Regards > > Max >
Hello, I don't understand why so many people make a big problem out of booting an operating system from removable media. CDs booting several operating systems like Windows PE and Linux based Acronis solutions was solved over 10 years ago and it only got easier with in size shrinking USB storage devices and increasing capacities. I don't see why carrying an additional +16GB micro SD card in a not much bigger OTG card reader and editing text files to add another ISO is such a big problem for today’s selfproclaimed tech-savvy people but it's deeply concerning to see. The wheel has probably been reinvented too many times, too many 3rd party clickbait ad-selling blogposts have been written and existing projects with good documentation are ignored. That being said it is certainly a nice hack, but "really easy" is a bit misleading when you read the prerequisites: http://softwarebakery.com/projects/drivedroid https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.softwarebakery.drivedroid - DriveDroid requires a rooted Android system (or Ubuntu Phone in this case) - DriveDroid requires support for USB mass storage on your phone. - Do NOT use DriveDroid while your SD card is mounted (being used on your PC). This can cause loss of data. As far as I know all Ubuntu devices allow you to gain root access and you are free to shoot yourself in the foot. Many users have done so already by treating their phone like a desktop, sometimes bricking it. Being able to use UMS and MTP at the same time is a very bad design because many users will not notice this warning, but you suggested to them that it is an "essential" tool that apparently makes installing operating systems easier. It does not and using a +100 USD or EUR smartphone to piggyback an ISO on precious smartphone storage space doesn't look smart. Sadly not many users install operating systems and even fewer have to juggle multiple ISOs. Teaching these people that they don't have to rely on one particular, apparently closed source solution, should be priority. (I remember seeing the SARDU acronym back in the days: http://superuser.com/q/267385/252532) I don't know if the module that provides UMS is already/still included in Ubuntu phone and I don't have time to check. If it is, one would just need to look at what DriveDroid does and reimplement it on Ubuntu phone. Best Regards, Benjamin -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone Post to : ubuntu-phone@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
