Bug #15099

Improve dd command lines to show progress

Added by sajolida 2017-12-25 21:52:05 . Updated 2019-01-22 20:21:02 .

Status:
Rejected
Priority:
Low
Assignee:
Category:
Installation
Target version:
Start date:
2017-12-25
Due date:
% Done:

0%

Feature Branch:
Type of work:
Test
Blueprint:

Starter:
Affected tool:
Installation Assistant
Deliverable for:

Description

To give feedback on how long it will take or if it’s stuck forever.

In Tails this works:

pv Persistent/iso/tails-amd64-3.2.iso | dd of=/dev/null bs=16M

In macOS people are reporting using:

As a consequence it should be possible to remove the mention of “the command prompt” which is jargon.

Subtasks

History

#1 Updated by sajolida 2017-12-27 21:04:01

  • Description updated

#2 Updated by sajolida 2017-12-27 21:20:04

  • Type of work changed from End-user documentation to Test

#3 Updated by intrigeri 2018-07-28 05:22:02

  • Assignee set to sajolida
  • QA Check set to Info Needed

If we did this work now, it would go to the trash bin once Feature #15292 is implemented in a few months. So I propose we reject this ticket. sajolida, what do you think?

#4 Updated by sajolida 2018-07-28 15:50:58

  • Assignee deleted (sajolida)
  • Priority changed from Normal to Low
  • QA Check deleted (Info Needed)

No this will become useful for people following /install/expert/usb instead of /install/mac/usb.

But we can lower the priority.

#5 Updated by intrigeri 2018-07-29 00:31:13

> No this will become useful for people following /install/expert/usb instead of /install/mac/usb.

Ah, right.

> But we can lower the priority.

Indeed: “experts” probably know how dd works.

#6 Updated by sajolida 2019-01-22 20:21:02

  • Status changed from Confirmed to Rejected

We’ll now document Etcher. These instructions will still be available in a toggle but they will be only for people who are already comfortable with the command line.