help="do not install a master boot record (MBR) on the device")
parser.add_option("--skip-syslinux-config", dest="skipsyslinuxconfig", action="store_true",
help="skip generation of syslinux configuration files")
+parser.add_option("--skip-usb-check", dest="skipusbcheck", action="store_true",
+ help="skip check to verify whether given device is removable")
parser.add_option("--syslinux", dest="syslinux", action="callback", default=True,
callback=syslinux_warning,
help="install syslinux bootloader (deprecated as it's the default)")
raise Exception("error executing dd (third run)")
del tmpf
+ # make sure we sync filesystems before returning
+ proc = subprocess.Popen(["sync"])
+ proc.wait()
+
def is_writeable(device):
"""Check if the device is writeable for the current user
logging.critical("Execution failed: %s", error)
sys.exit(1)
+ if options.skipusbcheck:
+ logging.info("Not checking for removable USB device as requested via option --skip-usb-check.")
+ return
+
if not os.path.isdir(device) and not check_for_usbdevice(device) and not options.force:
print("Warning: the specified device %s does not look like a removable usb device." % device)
f = raw_input("Do you really want to continue? y/N ")