Request: for Ventoy integration

[steve6375]

Could F5.sh check for \EFI\BOOT\ventoyx64.efi first please? This would allow a user to add all the Ventoy files and folders to an existing grubfm FAT32 partition 2 (just rename ventoy \EFI\BOOT\BOOTX64.efi to ventoyx64.efi so that it does not overwrite the existing grubfm efi boot file).

Also, I cannot find a way to mbr boot the core.img of ventoy (on an Easy2Boot stick, pressing F5 in MBR mode just reloads grub4dos). I have tried adding core.img from the Ventoy download and then using multiboot (hd0,2)/ventoy/core.img but it does not work. Any ideas?

[a1ive]

This would allow a user to add all the Ventoy files and folders to an existing grubfm FAT32 partition 2 (just rename ventoy \EFI\BOOT\BOOTX64.efi to ventoyx64.efi so that it does not overwrite the existing grubfm efi boot file).

Ventoy files are not portable.You can't copy it from another disk.

Could F5.sh check for \EFI\BOOT\ventoyx64.efi first please?

https://github.com/a1ive/grub2-filemanager/blob/54491eedea91c6085a2aceb8d51a4daea89c51d6/boot/grubfm/init.sh#L79

Also, I cannot find a way to mbr boot the core.img of ventoy (on an Easy2Boot stick, pressing F5 in MBR mode just reloads grub4dos).

https://github.com/a1ive/grub2-filemanager/blob/54491eedea91c6085a2aceb8d51a4daea89c51d6/boot/grubfm/f5.sh#L33 Ventoy writes its boot code (core.img and bootstrap code) to mbr, so it must appear as the first boot loader.

[steve6375]

I have UEFI64 Ventoy working.

partition 1 = ISOs partition 2 = grubfm + ventoy files

Very simple! Just copy partition 2 of Ventoy to grubfm partition 2 (but rename ventoy bootx64 to ventoyx64.efi first)

[a1ive]

I have UEFI64 Ventoy working.

partition 1 = ISOs partition 2 = grubfm + ventoy files

Very simple! Just copy partition 2 of Ventoy to grubfm partition 2 (but rename ventoy bootx64 to ventoyx64.efi first)

Have you tried to boot the ISO with it？(Linux ISO/ non-contiguous WinPE ISO) https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_disk_layout.html

[steve6375]

I tried Ubuntu, Win8 and Acronis ISOs - OK. Partition 1 = NTFS Partition 2 = FAT32

[crasadure]

hi @steve6375 ; @awengers44 from TNCTR has developed your project below TNCTR link.you can examine this project from this link --> https://www.tnctr.com/topic/766182-ventoy-boot-grubfm-modifiye/ Ventoy Boot + Grubfm + Modified Project Download Link --> https://yadi.sk/d/2TZR8Yk0-BGLog

Captured Video-Turkish Language (Ventoy Boot + Grub File Manager Modified MultiBoot System Setup) https://youtu.be/2RP54UEiCrM

I captured a video for installation and usage it :) https://vimeo.com/452920578

[steve6375]

That is booting grubfm from Ventoy. It is not what I want. I want to boot Ventoy from grubfm.

[steve6375]

Something like this for F5.sh would be great to support UEFI64 Ventoy.

if [ -n "${aioboot}" ];
then
  if [ "${grub_platform}" = "efi" ];
  then
    chainloader -t (${aioboot})/efi/boot/boot${EFI_ARCH}.efi;
  else
    multiboot (${aioboot})/AIO/grub/i386-pc/core.img;
  fi;
  boot;
elif [ -n "${ventoy}" ];
then
  if [ "${grub_platform}" = "efi" ];
  then
    if [ -f (${ventoy})/efi/boot/VENTOY${EFI_ARCH}.efi ]; then chainloader -t (${ventoy})/efi/boot/VENTOY${EFI_ARCH}.efi;
    else
    chainloader -t (${ventoy})/efi/boot/BOOT${EFI_ARCH}.efi;  fi
  fi
  else
    regexp --set=1:vtdisk '(hd[0-9]+)[0-9,]*' "${ventoy}";
    chainloader (${vtdisk})+1;
  fi;
  boot;
else
  configfile ${prefix}/netboot.sh;
fi;

[steve6375]

The core.img file at https://github.com/ventoy/Ventoy/blob/master/INSTALL/grub/i386-pc/core.img now works! So users could add this to the /ventoy folder on partition 2 and you could boot it using F5.sh

set root=$ventoy
multiboot /ventoy/core.img

So now we can MBR or UEFI-boot to Ventoy from grubfm. Could you modify F5.sh to use these two files (core.img and ventoyx64.ef) if they exist please? It means users can easily add Ventoy to their grubfm partition.

if [ -n "${aioboot}" ];
    then
    if [ "${grub_platform}" = "efi" ];
        then
        chainloader -t (${aioboot})/efi/boot/boot${EFI_ARCH}.efi;
    else
        multiboot (${aioboot})/AIO/grub/i386-pc/core.img;
    fi;
    boot;
elif [ -n "${ventoy}" ];
    then
    if [ "${grub_platform}" = "efi" ];
        then
        if [ -f (${ventoy})/efi/boot/VENTOY${EFI_ARCH}.efi ]; 
            then 
            chainloader -t (${ventoy})/efi/boot/VENTOY${EFI_ARCH}.efi;
        else
            chainloader -t (${ventoy})/efi/boot/BOOT${EFI_ARCH}.efi;  
        fi
    else
        set root=$ventoy
        if [ -f /ventoy/core.img ]; 
            then 
            multiboot /ventoy/core.img; 
        else
            regexp --set=1:vtdisk '(hd[0-9]+)[0-9,]*' "${ventoy}";
            chainloader (${vtdisk})+1;
        fi;
    fi;
    boot;
else
  configfile ${prefix}/netboot.sh;
fi;

[crasadure]

Hi steve6375; @serhat100 from TNCTR he had merged this two system on one multiboot platform. You can examine this project from below link:

Altay Grub2fm + Ventoy Multiboot V8.4 2020 https://www.tnctr.com/topic/370214-altay-grub2fm-ventoy-multiboot-v84-2020/

Project download link: https://yadi.sk/d/yEb6OFFGdBfpDA rar password :aLTay

[steve6375]

https://rmprepusb.blogspot.com/2020/09/agfm-v157-beta-with-ventoy-support.html How to add Ventoy to Easy2Boot USB drive.

[a1ive]

Now grubfm will load /ventoy/core.img and /efi/boot/ventoyXXX.efi

[devdevadev]

Thanks a lot a1ive for providing Ventoy support in grubfm...