Re: [PLUG] Ventoy USB installer/builder tool

[Syeed Ali via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>]

On Thu, 4 Aug 2022 20:52:35 -0400
JP Vossen via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org> wrote:

> --- Begin adapted from Pat's email: ---
> 
> If you build hardware devices a lot, and find yourself carrying
> around 5 or 6 different USB sticks, because you have to build 5 or 6
> different types of device, then do I have the tool for you...
> 
>  From https://ventoy.net/:

I've used Ventoy for quite a bit.  Some notes:

- An ISO booted via Ventoy cannot access the partition the ISO is on.
  There is no workaround.
  https://forums.ventoy.net/showthread.php?tid=130

- To gain access to the ISO partition, you can boot a LiveISO that
  supports "toram", then remove and re-insert the USB stick.

- Be sure to use Ventoy's "reserve space" feature so you have another
  partition on the USB stick to work with.  This is useful for having
  various tools that don't come with any of your ISOs.

- Persistence works!  I use it heavily with Lubuntu.

- A persistence file can be enlarged.  I made a fairly large file.

- It's nice to be able to back up a single persistence file to a spare
  stick.  Imagine preparing a stick and handing it to someone or
  distributing the persistence file with your preferred setup.


My daily driver of Linux is done this way.  I can move my setup
anywhere.  With USB 3 gen2 it's crazy fast.  I use a solid state stick
for more assurance of quality.
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