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Re: How do you create a LiveUSB for Mint? said by boog:You 'should' be able to create one using dd (if your on linux already)
That was an awesome tutorial, but I'd find it a bit intimidating if I'd never used the command line before.
Seeing as you have some experience with DD and I haven't used it in a couple of years, is there a way to make it more verbose; as in make it report how close to completion it is, either with a percentage or an ASCII graphic like wget?
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said by El Quintron:said by boog:You 'should' be able to create one using dd (if your on linux already)
That was an awesome tutorial, but I'd find it a bit intimidating if I'd never used the command line before. Seeing as you have some experience with DD and I haven't used it in a couple of years, is there a way to make it more verbose; as in make it report how close to completion it is, either with a percentage or an ASCII graphic like wget? They don't have any verbosity built into dd, I wish they did. |
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said by graysonf:Why don't you just try it and watch it?
I have, hence why I'd like a verbose mode.
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said by boog:They don't have any verbosity built into dd, I wish they did.
Good to know, it would have been useful.
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pv -pterab /dev/urandom -s 64000k | dd of=file.img bs=64k count=1000
pv:
p = progress bar
t = timer
e = eta
r = rate
a = average rate
b = bytes
s = size
That example is a bit OTT but -s is the important factor for a progress bar as it allows pv to calculate the percentage. I assume there's a version of pv for distros other than Debian.
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| said by Pjr:That example is a bit OTT but -s is the important factor for a progress bar as it allows pv to calculate the percentage. I assume there's a version of pv for distros other than Debian.
I'll try it on Ubuntu tonight with an .iso to a USB key and post back
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