I learned about the tool very late. I wish I had known the existence of this tool earlier. I carry a USB stick with Ventoy, which includes 2-3 ISOs. It's a lifesaver.
Ventoy: Create bootable USB drive for ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI Files
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Re: Ventoy: Create bootable USB drive for ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI Files
#22I really like the idea of this, but I've run into several installers which are just incompatible with it. I don't remember which ones, unfortunately, but they just didn't deal with it well.
It’s mostly obscure ISOs for e.g. ReactOS and KolibriOS that don’t work for me. But normal Linux- or Windows-based ISOs all boot fine.
Re: Ventoy: Create bootable USB drive for ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI Files
#23Ventoy rocks
Re: Ventoy: Create bootable USB drive for ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI Files
#24I’ve apparently already starred the repository.
Re: Ventoy: Create bootable USB drive for ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI Files
#25How does this differ from Rufus [0] or Balena Etcher [1]?
[0] https://rufus.ie/en/
[1] https://etcher.balena.io/
Re: Ventoy: Create bootable USB drive for ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI Files
#26I really like the idea of this, but I've run into several installers which are just incompatible with it. I don't remember which ones, unfortunately, but they just didn't deal with it well.
It’s mostly obscure ISOs for e.g. ReactOS and KolibriOS that don’t work for me. But normal Linux- or Windows-based ISOs all boot fine.
I wish that I could remember which Linux distribution that balked at it. It wasn't an obscure one, though.
Re: Ventoy: Create bootable USB drive for ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI Files
#27In perfect world, Microsoft would help to create this tool.
Nope, they don't have time for this. Too much work om security through obscurity, making crap SW which eats RAM like hamburgers and disabling local accounts...
Re: Ventoy: Create bootable USB drive for ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI Files
#28How does this differ from Rufus [0] or Balena Etcher [1]? [0] https://rufus.ie/en/ [1] https://etcher.balena.io/
Both of those write a single ISO to your USB stick, while Ventoy allows you to store numerous ISOs in a folder on the stick and choose which to use at runtime. Also, you can store other files like normal with the remaining space on your stick.
Re: Ventoy: Create bootable USB drive for ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI Files
#29How does this differ from Rufus [0] or Balena Etcher [1]? [0] https://rufus.ie/en/ [1] https://etcher.balena.io/
Those let you write one image to a USB stick. With Ventoy you write the bootable part once, and plop as many ISOs on there as you want. You get one bootable device where you can select from a list of ISOs.
Re: Ventoy: Create bootable USB drive for ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI Files
#30In perfect world, Microsoft would help to create this tool. Nope, they don't have time for this. Too much work om security through obscurity, making crap SW which eats RAM like hamburgers and disabling local accounts...
Also, adding Copilot to everything.