I have no success to get persistence for some actual UBUNTU-based distribution. The USB-Stick was created with ventoy 1.0.14 from an kUBUNTU (18.04)-PC.

The .json-Syntax (ref. below) was checked and after booting the stick, F5 Debug > Persistince reports OK. Booting kUBUNTU or KDEneon from the stick, I'm asked about using persistence and I agree. The systems start and I apply some modifications on the desktop (arrangement of icons, clock settings).
I shut the system down and restart it from the stick, again I'm asked about using persistence and I agree: But all modifications are gone, no persistence.

This is the structure of my USB-Stick (first partition):
./ventoy:
gParted-live-1.1.0-1-amd64.iso
KDEneon-user-20200625-1119.iso
kUBUNTU-20.04-desktop-amd64.iso
Manjaro-kde-20.0.3-200606-linux56.iso
ventoy

./ventoy/ventoy:
KDEneon20200625.img
kUBUNTU200400.img
Manjaro2003.img
ventoy.json

This is my .json:
{
  "persistence":[
      {
            "image": "/KDEneon-user-20200625-1119.iso",
            "backend": "/ventoy/KDEneon20200625.img"
      },
      {
            "image": "/kUBUNTU-20.04-desktop-amd64.iso",
            "backend": "/ventoy/kUBUNTU200400.img"
      },
      {
            "image": "/Manjaro-kde-20.0.3-200606-linux56.iso",
            "backend": "/ventoy/Manjaro2003.img"
      }
  ]
}

How to solve this?
Thank you, Michael

I tested livecd (maybe old?) Win10586PESE-x64 16.07.07 with ventoy-1.0.14.
ISO: winpese-x64_16.07.07.iso
Download: download (1,01GB)

Boot:
- Legacy - OK
- UEFI - not boot
Platforms test:
- processor: Intel i5-2410M (Sandy Bridge)  laptop: Packard Bell EN TS1HR
- processor: Intel i5-5200U (Broadwell) laptop: Lenovo Z51-70

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I tested livecd Easy Recovery Essentials Pro EasyRE XP-7-8-10 with ventoy-1.0.14.
ISO's: EasyRE_WinXP.iso, EasyRE_Win7.iso, EasyRE_Win8.iso, EasyRE_Win10.iso

Download (archive include all ISO's): download

Tested - work: EasyRE_WinXP.iso, EasyRE_Win7.iso, EasyRE_Win8.iso
Tested - not work: EasyRE_Win10.iso

Boot:
- Legacy
- UEFI - not work

Platforms test:
- processor: Intel i5-2410M (Sandy Bridge)  laptop: Packard Bell EN TS1HR
- processor: Intel i5-5200U (Broadwell)  laptop: Lenovo Z51-70

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I tested livecd Ikki Boot 9.1 with ventoy-1.0.14.
ISO: Ikki_boot_9.1.ISO
download: https://ikkiboot.tuxfamily.org/en/download.html
Boot:
- Legacy
- UEFI (Secure Boot disabled)
Platforms test:
- processor: Intel i5-2410M (Sandy Bridge)  laptop: Packard Bell EN TS1HR
- processor: Intel i5-5200U (Broadwell) laptop: Lenovo Z51-70

Pic. 1: Ikki Boot Start menu with Legacy boot
Pic. 2: SliTaz after run from Ikki menu (Legacy/UEFI)
Pic. 3: Ikki Boot menu with UEFI boot

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Good morning all,

I have not found how to add icons to the halt, reboot, search ... return submenu. Maybe this option could be integrated in a future version?

Thanks.

Hello !
Can you give me an example in order to display an icon in front of each "iso" file used.

I don't really understand the doc
https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_menuclass.html

The isos files are in a directory named isos

I created a sub directory named icons (+ icons) in the theme directory
the icon names correspond to the key line of the ventoy file

In the ventoy.json file, I have these lines...
{
    "theme": {
        "file": "/ventoy/theme/Vimix/theme.txt",
        "gfxmode": "1920x1080."
        "display_mode": "GUI",
        "ventoy_left": "5%."
        "ventoy_top": "95%",
        "ventoy_color": "#0000ff"
    }
}

{
    "menu_class": [
        {
            "key": "Acronis."
            "class": "Acronis_Bootable_PE_Media_06.2020"
        },
        {
            "key." Acronis-Backup-advanced",
            "class": "Acronis_Backup_Advanced_11.7_50230_en"
        },       
        {
            "key": "R-Drive-Image",
            "class": "R-DriveImage."
        }
    ]
}

exemple :
my iso name  is Acronis_Bootable_PE_Media_06.2020.iso  ( in the folder ISOS)
the respective icon is named 'Acronis.png  (in the folder   theme/icons )

Greetings

Hello and thank you for this great tool ! It really meets a need, and in such an elegant way.

My question is somehow related to the recent "advanced boot options" thread. Having no technical skills to understand Ventoy internals or json stuff, I was amazed at the persistence plugin, because it manages to boot as if a "persistent" option had been passed.
As you pointed, user can always enter boot options after ISO has been launched, and probably must do so to *remove* options (like "quiet"); but it can be a crippling task for beginners, moreover if they have to enter the options with the wrong keyboard layout ! So, when making a "multi-distros demo key" with Ventoy, I dream I could just edit ventoy.json to pass something like : "locale=fr_BE console-setup/layoutcode=be" and/or "toram".
Would it be possible in a future release ?

Congratulation

Excellent piece of software and very good job

I'd like some enhancement for menu_class : the ability to add a field comment displayed during the selection of the item.
May be another thing : possibility to have an alias for directory

Thanks a lot

Tested old Paragon Rescue Kit 11 Professional with Ventoy-1.0.14.
ISO: Paragon_Rescue_Kit_11_Professional.ISO
Download: download
Boot:
- Legacy BIOS
- UEFI (not work on x64)
- processor: Intel Core i5-2410M (Sandy Bridge)
- laptop: Packard Bell EN TS1HR

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Tested Hiren’s BootCD Windows 10 PE x64 v1.0.1 with Ventoy 1.0.14.
ISO: Hiren’s BootCD PE x64 v1.0.1.ISO
Download: download
(after downloading rename the ISO to: Hirens_BootCD_PE_x64_v1.0.1.iso)
Boot:
- Legacy BIOS
- UEFI (Secure Boot Disabled)
Platform tested:
- processor: Intel Core i5-2410M (Sandy Bridge), laptop: Packard Bell EN TS1HR
- processor: Intel i5-2410M (Sandy Bridge) laptop: Packard Bell EN TS1HR

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