Boot Linux from VHD ???

[mat-industries]

Since the latest version of Ventoy also supports booting from VHD, I have been working on this for the last few days.
Windows (different versions) I get all of them running.
Linux however does not. I tried everything I could think of, but without success.
Did anyone of you already manage that ???

[longpanda]

Ventoy 1.0.22 

Add Linux vDisk boot plugin (install linux distro into a vhd/vdi/raw file and boot with Ventoy)

See:  https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_vtoyboot.html

[Egyptian Raptor]

Good Day,

After this latest update I decided to make a Kali Linux VHD. I created a VM on Hyper-V and installed in it Kali Linux with full updates and full package.
Installed the vtoy script and renamed the file as instructed and still after copying a 40 GB+ file to my 256 GB Flash Disk it refused to boot and errored out.
If any one have any experience or pointers please advise. Thanks.

[longpanda]

What is the error? some photos?

[Egyptian Raptor]

What is the error? some photos?

Thanks for the prompt reply and sorry for my delay as I had to take the kids to their Tennis training,

I will put 5 pictures of the issue the describes the sequence of prompts starting from choosing the VHD to errors.
Keep in mind I did the vtoy command in the VM prior to using the VHD, also It is a fixed disk image with a fully installed and updated Kali Linux.







Sure hope this explains it. Thanks again.

p.s. Just in case if the images do not show

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dXQ9fJm...sp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZbzAMvf...sp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rZUZtqv...sp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/113_vEG3...sp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nHRgnxu...sp=sharing

[mat-industries]

Ventoy 1.0.22 

Add Linux vDisk boot plugin (install linux distro into a vhd/vdi/raw file and boot with Ventoy)

See:  https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_vtoyboot.html

Hi longpanda,

thank you so much for making this possible.
I have tried yesterday a clean install with Ubuntu latest Version.
After finished installation, i put the the VHD to Ventoy Stick, and it runs without any problems.
Thank you very much.

By the way, why .img images don´t work with ventoy jet ? Is there still work in progress, or what make i wrong, i can´t boot any kind of .img files. :-)

Best regards,
Martin.

[Midas]

I have tried yesterday a clean install with Ubuntu latest Version.

After finished installation, i put the the VHD to Ventoy Stick, and it runs without any problems.

Thank you for your feedback, Martin. It really encourages me to try it...

[Egyptian Raptor]

What is the error? some photos?

Thanks for the prompt reply and sorry for my delay as I had to take the kids to their Tennis training,

I will put 5 pictures of the issue the describes the sequence of prompts starting from choosing the VHD to errors.
Keep in mind I did the vtoy command in the VM prior to using the VHD, also It is a fixed disk image with a fully installed and updated Kali Linux.







Sure hope this explains it. Thanks again.

p.s. Just in case if the images do not show

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dXQ9fJm...sp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZbzAMvf...sp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rZUZtqv...sp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/113_vEG3...sp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nHRgnxu...sp=sharing

I would really appreciate the assistance if any one has any information. Thanks and have a great day.

[longpanda]

What is the error? some photos?

Thanks for the prompt reply and sorry for my delay as I had to take the kids to their Tennis training,

I will put 5 pictures of the issue the describes the sequence of prompts starting from choosing the VHD to errors.
Keep in mind I did the vtoy command in the VM prior to using the VHD, also It is a fixed disk image with a fully installed and updated Kali Linux.







Sure hope this explains it. Thanks again.

p.s. Just in case if the images do not show

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dXQ9fJm...sp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZbzAMvf...sp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rZUZtqv...sp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/113_vEG3...sp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nHRgnxu...sp=sharing

Which BIOS mode did you use? Legacy BIOS or UEFI?

If you used Legacy BIOS mode you can change to UEFI mode and retry.
But you need to reinstall Kali in UEFI mode also (with virtual machine).

[Egyptian Raptor]

What is the error? some photos?

Thanks for the prompt reply and sorry for my delay as I had to take the kids to their Tennis training,

I will put 5 pictures of the issue the describes the sequence of prompts starting from choosing the VHD to errors.
Keep in mind I did the vtoy command in the VM prior to using the VHD, also It is a fixed disk image with a fully installed and updated Kali Linux.







Sure hope this explains it. Thanks again.

p.s. Just in case if the images do not show

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dXQ9fJm...sp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZbzAMvf...sp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rZUZtqv...sp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/113_vEG3...sp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nHRgnxu...sp=sharing

Which BIOS mode did you use? Legacy BIOS or UEFI?

If you used Legacy BIOS mode you can change to UEFI mode and retry.
But you need to reinstall Kali in UEFI mode also (with virtual machine).

Hi. I had already tried it with UEFI using another installation and still the same issue. The only thing that I see that could be a problem is that HyperV first creat a Dynamic VHDX upon creation then I manually convert it to a Fixed Size VHD, would this be a problem??