8 hours ago
Feature Request: Optional prompt for Auto Memdisk before booting an ISO
Hello,
First of all, thank you for the excellent work on Ventoy.
I would like to suggest a small improvement to the Auto Memdisk Plugin.
Currently, when an ISO is configured for Auto Memdisk, pressing Enter immediately starts copying the ISO to RAM. While this is very useful in many situations, there are also cases where booting directly from the USB drive is the better choice.
For example:
The computer may not have enough RAM available.
The user may not want to wait for the ISO to be copied to memory.
The ISO may work perfectly well when booted directly from the USB drive.
The user may simply want to choose the most appropriate option for that specific boot.
My suggestion would be to display a small prompt before starting the ISO, similar to how the Auto Install (Autounattend) plugin works.
Example:
How do you want to boot this ISO?
1. Boot from RAM (Memdisk)
2. Boot from USB (Normal)
Automatically continue with the default option in 5 seconds...
The timeout could be configurable (for example, 3–10 seconds), with a default boot option defined in ventoy.json.
This would keep the current automatic behavior for users who want it, while giving others the flexibility to choose when needed, without having to maintain duplicate ISO files or edit the configuration.
I believe this would make the Auto Memdisk Plugin even more flexible without affecting existing users.
Thank you for considering this suggestion.
Hello,
First of all, thank you for the excellent work on Ventoy.
I would like to suggest a small improvement to the Auto Memdisk Plugin.
Currently, when an ISO is configured for Auto Memdisk, pressing Enter immediately starts copying the ISO to RAM. While this is very useful in many situations, there are also cases where booting directly from the USB drive is the better choice.
For example:
The computer may not have enough RAM available.
The user may not want to wait for the ISO to be copied to memory.
The ISO may work perfectly well when booted directly from the USB drive.
The user may simply want to choose the most appropriate option for that specific boot.
My suggestion would be to display a small prompt before starting the ISO, similar to how the Auto Install (Autounattend) plugin works.
Example:
How do you want to boot this ISO?
1. Boot from RAM (Memdisk)
2. Boot from USB (Normal)
Automatically continue with the default option in 5 seconds...
The timeout could be configurable (for example, 3–10 seconds), with a default boot option defined in ventoy.json.
This would keep the current automatic behavior for users who want it, while giving others the flexibility to choose when needed, without having to maintain duplicate ISO files or edit the configuration.
I believe this would make the Auto Memdisk Plugin even more flexible without affecting existing users.
Thank you for considering this suggestion.
