USB Remasterig Using Minimum Real Estate

[dinosoep]

and what if I want to remaster but put the new knoppix image in /mnt ?
I know knoppix is on /dev/sdb1/knoppix but I do not know what to put in flop if I want it in mnt considering there is no knoppix install over there.
would be great if you clarify it a bit more

[Forester]

and what if I want to remaster but put the new knoppix image in /mnt ?
I know knoppix is on /dev/sdb1/knoppix but I do not know what to put in flop if I want it in mnt considering there is no knoppix install over there.
would be great if you clarify it a bit more

I am not sure I understand your problem. Here's my understanding of how things work ...

Linux knows about 'block devices' and partitions on them (e.g sdxn). You can find out which it knows about by typing in cat /proc/partitions. For each of these Linux creates a device file in /dev (e.g. /dev/sdxn). For each of these (with a file system), Knoppix adds a entry in /etc/fstab and creates directory under /media so you can mount the file system with just mount /media/sdxn.

The doemaster script uses this to mount and umount file systems so you don't have to. You are not expected to use /mnt so you need to explain a bit more what you think you want so I can see what you mean.

For most people, the (only) hard drive is sda and their USB stick is sdb. Stick in a second USB and it will be sdc. So declare FLIP and FLOP to be /dev/sdb1/KNOPPIX and /dev/sdc1/KNOPPIX as the example in the script shows.

If you have two USB sticks plugged in when you boot and use the fromhd= cheat code to boot from /dev/sdc1/KNOPPIX, the script will spot this and remaster onto /dev/sdb1/KNOPPIX.

Does that help ?

[utu]

@ Forester

I think I understand what you intend to do here,
but I find the user interface most unfriendly.

I'd be glad to set some variables and make some
choices, but none I try seem to be correct.

I suggest perhaps you make it more clear which
lines need attention.

I've prepared my 2nd USB but I'll wait to see
how the discussion goes before just tweaking away.

A good example for cloop, not-encrypted and pruned
with /dev/sdb1 as master and dev/sdc1 as target
would be most helpful.