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  Bricked USB drive after Windows install
Posted by: TaktischerSpeck - 02-21-2023, 02:36 PM - Forum: Ventoy Discussion Forum - Replies (1)

Hey,

I installed multiple Linux Computers with my ventoy drive, but it seems like that a Windows 11 install bricked my drive.

So the Stick does get recognized, but as if it has no storage at all.
I tried diskpart and clean, it also does not show up with storage under Linux.

Any idea what happen or what i can do?

Thanks Vincent

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  Unable to mount ventoy partition
Posted by: Heffgé - 02-20-2023, 03:24 PM - Forum: Ventoy Plugin Forum - Replies (11)

Hi,

Ventoy partition on my USB stick can't be mounted by Linux (Mint Cinnamon) despite VENTOY_LINUX_REMOUNT added to my json file.

It has been reported here that VENTOY_LINUX_REMOUNT has to be added too in control_legacy and in control_uefi but that has no effect, regardless boot type, UEFI or legacy.

I noticed too that menu language stays english even when modifying it.

My json file includes a persistence section and that works fine but may be there's something wrong in the control section. Here is my file :


Code:
{
  "control": [
    {
      "VTOY_LINUX_REMOUNT": "1"
    },
    {
      "VTOY_MENU_LANGUAGE": "fr_FR"
    }
  ],
  "control_legacy": [
    {
      "VTOY_LINUX_REMOUNT": "1"
    },
    {
      "VTOY_MENU_LANGUAGE": "fr_FR"
    }
  ],
  "control_uefi": [
    {
      "VTOY_LINUX_REMOUNT": "1"
    },
    {
      "VTOY_MENU_LANGUAGE": "fr_FR"
    }
  ],
  "persistence": [
    {
      "image": "/Fichiers ISO/Linux Mint Cinnamon/linuxmint-20.3-cinnamon-64bit.iso",
      "backend": [
        "/Persistence/Linux Mint Cinnamon/persistence_ext4_1GB_casper-rw.dat"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Thanking you in advance for any suggestion.


FG

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  Limitations/requirements of iso contents and files
Posted by: misterhai - 02-19-2023, 11:59 AM - Forum: Ventoy Discussion Forum - Replies (2)

I was hoping someone could give me a breakdown on the overall requirements of the iso files ventoy can boot and the limitations of ventoy.

Can I put an iso without a bootloader on ventoy partition?

Can ventoy boot with just an initrd/vmlinux/filesystem.squashfs on the iso, no syslinux/isolinux/grub?

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  MBR/GPT same flash drive
Posted by: karitas - 02-15-2023, 11:56 AM - Forum: Ventoy Discussion Forum - Replies (2)

Hi,
I have to install Windows 10 Pro N in multiple system but they have multiple partition scheme. It's possible to using one flash drive for MBR and GPT systems? and put every ISO files on that to boot on multiple partition scheme.

Thanks

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Question Why Ventoy enabled LinuxMint.vdi file not booting in VirtualBox?
Posted by: rJD#v6 - 02-14-2023, 04:06 PM - Forum: Ventoy Discussion Forum - Replies (5)

I am facing an issue while trying to run a LinuxMint.vdi file on Virtual Box on a Windows 10 host machine. I get the following error message:

(1) "cryptsetup: waiting for encrypted source device /dev/mapper/ventoy3...
https://i.imgur.com/U2YU5WM.jpeg

(2) "Volume group "vgmint" not found"
https://i.imgur.com/vOXpMP7.jpeg

Having said that Earlier, it was working fine and I was able to run it both in the real system (using a Ventoy-enabled USB drive) as well as in VirtualBox. However, after trying the USB drive on a secure boot enabled laptop (by following this) I am now only able to run the LinuxMint.vdi in the real system using a Ventoy-enabled USB drive NOT in VirtualBox.

Is there a solution to this problem, or any other way I can run the .vdi file in VirtualBox on my Windows 10 host machine? I was just hoping that since it can run on a real machine, I could run a script or something in Linux Mint terminal which would make the .vhd file work again in VirtualBox?

FAQ:
Q1. If it wokring on a real system then why I need to run this into VirtualBox?
Ventoy may require running the LinuxMint.vdi in VirtualBox in cases where there are updates to the Linux Mint kernel. These updates can cause Ventoy to stop functioning on a real system, and a special Script must be run within Linux Mint to restore its compatibility with the Ventoy-enabled USB drive.

Q2. Software Version?
Running Lattest VirtualBox Version 7.0.6 r155176 (Qt5.15.2) on Windows 10 and latest version of Ventoy.

Q3. Have you tried reaching out to the Linux Community or VirtualBox Community for help?
I asked the same question in both the Linux Community and VirtualBox Community, but have not received any help so far. They directed me to the Ventoy community, as it is related to Ventoy.

Q4. Its may be related to LUKS encryption?
Actually, I chose LUKS encryption while installing Linux Mint, and it worked flawlessly both on the real system (using a Ventoy-enabled USB drive) and in virtualbox. 

Q5. Have you copy the LinuxMint.vdi in local disc before trying to open the Ventoy enabled LinuxMint.vdi file in VirtualBox?
Yes, I tried it both ways: directly on a Ventoy-enabled USB drive (by renaming it back to.vid) and by copying it to a local disc before running it through VirtualBox. Both time same error.

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  Linux installation: GUI says success, stderr says CRITICAL
Posted by: jakesalomon - 02-14-2023, 02:38 PM - Forum: Ventoy Discussion Forum - Replies (2)

Greetings.

My previous thread (which is not quite resolved) is still open.  However, I am trying it on Linux, where Acronis is not an issue.

As per the video that told be about ventoy, I downloaded and uncompressed & untarred release 1.0.88, opened a terminal window and then ran: 

Code:
sudo ./VentoyGUI.x86_64

The GUI behaved nicely and claimed success at the installation.  However, back to the shell window I see this pair of messages:

Code:
(Ventoy2Disk.gtk3:2251): Gtk-CRITICAL **: 08:56:33.446: gtk_widget_grab_default: assertion 'gtk_widget_get_can_default (widget)' failed

(Ventoy2Disk.gtk3:2251): Gtk-CRITICAL **: 08:56:33.446: gtk_widget_grab_default: assertion 'gtk_widget_get_can_default (widget)' failed

So did it fail or succeed?  Well, when I insert the USB drive again, I do see it on the desktop.  However, when I open it I see nothing.  The bottom border tells me:
0 items, Free space 64.1GB. HMM.. Since it's mounted on /media/jake/Ventoy, let's peek in with ls:

Code:
ls -lda /media/jake/Ventoy/*

ls: cannot access '/media/jake/Ventoy/*': No such file or directory

Not even a boot partition?  I suppose it's a success in that it didn't brick the USB.  But it didn't do anything useful either!  Angry

Wazzup?  Huh

Open to ideas here, folks.

Thanks much for help.

-- Jake S

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  ubuntu iso's won't boot
Posted by: DoctorDan - 02-14-2023, 05:37 AM - Forum: Ventoy Discussion Forum - Replies (3)

I copies two ubuntu 22.10 iso's to the ventoy usb.
Neither will boot
Both say invalid magic number

I burned the same iso's to dvd and they boot without any problem.

What's the deal?

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Question How launch Q-Dir before setup windows
Posted by: sfareg - 02-13-2023, 06:39 PM - Forum: Ventoy Discussion Forum - Replies (1)

Q-Dir : is alternative Freeware to Microsoft's File Explorer.
i used winsetupfromusb have function to run Q-Dir file explorer before setup windows 

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How can do that at Ventory

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  Windows 10 Recovery Disk
Posted by: mdc37 - 02-09-2023, 11:40 AM - Forum: Ventoy Discussion Forum - Replies (2)

Hi people.

I'm new to Ventoy and I've decided it's time to create a drive on a 1TB portable HDD using Ventoy so I can install various rescue and recovery ISO's in case I should ever need them.

Windows 10 will only allow me to create a Recovery Disk on a dedicated USB stick.

What I'd like to do is create a bootable ISO file of the USB stick that has the recovery files on it to use it on my new Ventoy Drive.

The only way I can see to do that is using ImgBurn or Magic ISO and copying a third party boot file onto it to make it bootable.

Will that work on Ventoy or does anyone have a better suggestion for the best way to go about this?

Thanks for reading.

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  Ventoy modifies MBR? Bricked USB drive
Posted by: jakesalomon - 02-08-2023, 05:21 PM - Forum: Ventoy Discussion Forum - Replies (4)

Greetings, folks.

I would not be posting anything if I did not have a nasty newbie problem.  Confused  I'm mainly writing to confirm my suspicions.

I tried running Ventoy2Disk.exe yesterday and it seemed to start OK for a few seconds.  I have Acronis protection and it stopped the ventoy in it tracs, giving me this message box:
[attachment=690]
I presume this is when Ventoy tried to create an MBR on the USB drive, not on my main hard drive.  This is what I need to be assured of so that I can take certain steps.  If Acronis is just a road block I can surely disable the [dis]service while I try again.  (I'll probably post that question on an Acronis forum.)

In the process it also seems to have bricked my USB drive.  Angry Windows will not recognize it more that a beep when I insert it; it no longer shows up on the list of drives when I open "This PC".  (Using Windows 11).  Hmmm... I wonder if it will be recognized when I boot Linux.  As above, the process of un-bricking the USB is beyond the scope of this forum, though if someone has a solution that has worked, I'd appreciate hearing form you.  (Google has provided a gazzillion solution that don't match what I see when I open the dialogs.)

Thanks for help with this.

Jake S.  (Snarky signature yet to be composed  Big Grin    )

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