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version label in boot partition - TheOldPresbyope - 12-03-2018
This may sound trivial but I find it very useful.
Once one has a few uSD cards lying around the question is always, what's on them. My attempts at stick-on labels have all failed and my bookkeeping always falls behind when I depend on permanent-marker labels like "A", "B", etc.
I usually find myself with past, current, and beta versions of moOde lying around. I've developed the habit of adding an empty file to the boot partition with an appropriate file name such as "moode-r43" or "moode-r44f"; more baroque ones if I've added any experimental features. This way I can quickly identify the card's contents even in Windows with its brain-dead file browser.
I do this before first boot, at the same time I'm adding the moodecfg.txt file, but I'm wondering if it's worth "electronically labeling" the moOde images themselves?
The file doesn't have to be empty, of course, but that's a different discussion.
Regards,
Kent
RE: version label in boot partition - BackinBlack - 12-03-2018
uSD cards are a nuisance when it comes to identifying them.
As I primarily use Windows, when I remember, I label the volume, as you might with any type of storage.
Ian
RE: version label in boot partition - TheOldPresbyope - 12-03-2018
(12-03-2018, 02:12 PM)BackinBlack Wrote: uSD cards are a nuisance when it comes to identifying them.
As I primarily use Windows, when I remember, I label the volume, as you might with any type of storage.
Ian
That works too. One has to be mindful of the limitations on legal volume names (like no full-stops "."), but that's just a detail. I find it easier to add a file than call up a program to label a disc volume, but horses for courses and all that.
RE: version label in boot partition - Tim Curtis - 12-03-2018
Maybe we could do something with
Code:
/etc/update-motd.d/00-moodeos-headerBut it would only be of benefit after logging in SSH.