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Ventoy makes making bootable USB drives easy

66 points by jerodsanto 6y ago

trollied 6y ago
This was posted a few days ago. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24241485 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24241485
- EricE 6y ago
  I didn’t see it so I’m glad it came up again - this is by far the best solution I have seen so far. So simple I wish I would have thought of it :)
azinman2 6y ago
Sadly there’s no macOS version. I ran into this lag night. I assumed I could just dd and image to a usb and then drop in some isos, but apparently you need to run their software to preconfigure everything. Too bad as it would have solved some issues booting from a very fickle super micro board!
imwm 6y ago
"makes making"
- deleted 6y ago
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- Jowsey 6y ago
  I don't see an issue? It makes the action of making bootable USB drives easier.
tiernano 6y ago
I had looked at ventoy, but given the host needed to be able to boot from usb, that limited me for some older machines I have. Plus, if I did not trust the machine, I was out of luck. I ended up getting this: http://iodd.kr/wordpress/product/iodd-mini/ http://iodd.kr/wordpress/product/iodd-mini/ Got mine with 256gb ssd, usb3 support and it's booted old macs, servers, laptops and more. Can act as a USB key, CD-ROM, hdd and all can be read only. Very handy bit of kit!
- ganoushoreilly 6y ago
  I did the same. It's great for booting everything and the fact it identifies as an ODD makes for better compatibility with a bunch of older gear. It really is a great piece of equipment.
  - walterbell 6y ago
    Could be even better if they open the firmware, or allow OSS components to be added to the firmware.
bleepblorp 6y ago
This tool keeps getting mentioned so extensively on so many link aggregators that the level of attention it is receiving looks more like the result of a marketing campaign than organic behavior. I have no idea why anyone would want to market an open source USB boot tool, but something about how often this tool keeps popping up seems off.
- walterbell 6y ago
  The earliest code executed on a computer is part of the TCB, especially as a meta-installer, so it has long-term strategic value. Same reasons why lower-level access is valuable. Plus everyone has experienced the pain of USB boot, making free usable tools attractive.
rem6630 6y ago
ventoy useless for old computers with 2gb ram. Yumi works perfect.

66 points by jerodsanto 6y ago

This was posted a few days ago. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24241485 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24241485

EricE 6y ago
I didn’t see it so I’m glad it came up again - this is by far the best solution I have seen so far. So simple I wish I would have thought of it :)

azinman2 6y ago

Sadly there’s no macOS version. I ran into this lag night. I assumed I could just dd and image to a usb and then drop in some isos, but apparently you need to run their software to preconfigure everything. Too bad as it would have solved some issues booting from a very fickle super micro board!

imwm 6y ago

"makes making"

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Jowsey 6y ago
I don't see an issue? It makes the action of making bootable USB drives easier.

tiernano 6y ago

I had looked at ventoy, but given the host needed to be able to boot from usb, that limited me for some older machines I have. Plus, if I did not trust the machine, I was out of luck. I ended up getting this: http://iodd.kr/wordpress/product/iodd-mini/ http://iodd.kr/wordpress/product/iodd-mini/ Got mine with 256gb ssd, usb3 support and it's booted old macs, servers, laptops and more. Can act as a USB key, CD-ROM, hdd and all can be read only. Very handy bit of kit!

ganoushoreilly 6y ago
I did the same. It's great for booting everything and the fact it identifies as an ODD makes for better compatibility with a bunch of older gear. It really is a great piece of equipment.
- walterbell 6y ago
  Could be even better if they open the firmware, or allow OSS components to be added to the firmware.

bleepblorp 6y ago

This tool keeps getting mentioned so extensively on so many link aggregators that the level of attention it is receiving looks more like the result of a marketing campaign than organic behavior. I have no idea why anyone would want to market an open source USB boot tool, but something about how often this tool keeps popping up seems off.

walterbell 6y ago
The earliest code executed on a computer is part of the TCB, especially as a meta-installer, so it has long-term strategic value. Same reasons why lower-level access is valuable. Plus everyone has experienced the pain of USB boot, making free usable tools attractive.

rem6630 6y ago

ventoy useless for old computers with 2gb ram. Yumi works perfect.