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So you can boot from a USB that already has other files on it or just other isos?
by bcye 3y ago
So you can boot from a USB that already has other files on it or just other isos?
- vorticalbox 3y agoYou can put other files on it too. It is basically a bootloader that lists all the Isos on the drive and let's you boot them. I have a handful of Isos and it's a good send
- rocky_raccoon 3y agoI like "good send" -- it's a bit less hyperbolic than "Godsend".
- bcye 3y agoThis is absolutely amazing. Having to clear out a usb just to boot a live image is really annoying (still need to format the usbs with it at the beginning though)
- drewzero1 3y agoYes- it formats the USB when you install Ventoy (to add an EFI partition) but after that you can put other files on it in addition to the ISOs. It will only show the ISOs in the boot menu and ignore the other files.
- jtriangle 3y agoAnd those other files can include bios files, drivers, etc
- drewzero1 3y agoIf your files include non-bootable ISOs, they will also show up in the boot menu. I haven't tried selecting one to see what happens.
- 77pt77 3y agoYou can say that only a specific folder has ISOs. It's configurable via a simple json file.
- drewzero1 3y agoGood to know! I haven't looked into the configuration at all, just been using it as-installed since hearing about it a little over a year ago. (Thanks, Late Night Linux!)
- 77pt77 3y agohttps://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_imagelist.html https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_imagelist.html Example config: { "image_list": [ "/ISO/Linux/archlinux-2020.10.01-x86_64.iso", "/ISO/cn_windows_10_enterprise_ltsc_2019_x64_dvd_9c09ff24.iso", "/ISO/Win10PE.iso" ] } or: https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_control.html https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_control.html And something like: { "VTOY_DEFAULT_SEARCH_ROOT": "/ISO" }
- girishso 3y agoIs there any option to set a default ISO to boot? Without having to select a file manually. I keep juggling between different OSes on raspberry pies and it’s a pain to reformat drive again and again. But sometimes i do want it to boot headless.
- c-hendricks 3y agoSee `VTOY_DEFAULT_IMAGE`, which also allows for some special values: https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_control.html#vtoy_default_image https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_control.html#vtoy_default_i...
- HankB99 3y agoYou can also have it leave extra space at the end of the device. I create a new partition there and format it with ab EXT4 filesystem. At one time (I think) Windows could not deal with the extra partition but Linux does just fine.
- riskable 3y agoYou can put whatever you want on the VENTOY drive: I made one for a friend a that had Kubuntu and Tails ISOs along with Yuzu (Nintendo Switch emulator) and a bunch of Switch games. I didn't test Tails much (I was just trying to encourage learning linux through fun... tools) but I could boot into Kubuntu and play the included Switch games. It even worked with a cheap/generic Switch Pro-like controller without any extra setup required other than to tell Yuzu to use it. Essentially it was an instant boot-on-anything Nintendo Switch emulator thumb drive (it was one of the tinier varieties too). Tape that drive to the back of a $20 Switch Pro-like controller and it's a fantastic Christmas gift
- walteweiss 3y agoSounds really cool! Thanks for the idea!