You'll also want to make sure you've insmod'ed any modules you need for your hardware as necessary (storage, USB, etc.). Which makes it difficult to make these future-proof. Using the built-in GRUB menus won't work in many cases. In general you'll have to boot the kernels directly as shown above. boot=live union=overlay config components toram=.squashfs findiso=. vmlinuz boot=casper file=./ed iso-scan/filename=. I just love the tool for what it is.Īssuming you loopback mount the ISO, I think these are the major args. I am in no way personally involved with Ventoy, nor do I have a stake in it. It's one of the very few tools I endorse without any hesitation or reservation. Ventoy is great!!! I'd recommend everyone to at least have a look at it. Until I discovered Ventoy, about a year or two ago, I would always be hesitant to recommend running Linux from USB, unless I knew the exact setup (or it involved someone with a decent technical skills). The situation certainly got better/easier with the years, but it can still be a gamble if an odd Linux distro will actually boot successfully from USB or not.

I honestly don't care to remember all the odd issues/failures I've encountered during those 17 years. Even if it does not support absolutely everything (last time I checked), it is by far the most hassle free and sure-fire solution.įor context, I have professionally deployed Linux on USB, ever since around 2004. Ventoy is indeed one of the best (if not THE best) tool for this.

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