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Pendrives with fake size #2400

Open LeonardoDaLuz opened 1 year ago

LeonardoDaLuz commented 1 year ago

Official FAQ

Ventoy Version

-1.0.91

What about latest release

Yes. I have tried the latest release, but the bug still exist.

Try alternative boot mode

Yes. I have tried them, but the bug still exist.

BIOS Mode

Legacy BIOS Mode

Partition Style

MBR

Disk Capacity

64gb

Disk Manufacturer

Sandisk

Image file checksum (if applicable)

None

Image file download link (if applicable)

No response

What happened?

Pendrives with fake size dont work because boot is installed in the end of device, that not exists. Then fail on install ventoy. It's hard to find a pendrive that isn't fake in my country. I think Installing the boot partition at the beginning of the pendrive would solve this problem. I tried the alternative method with rufus, but without success either.

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ventoy commented 1 year ago

You can preserve some space at the end of the disk when install Ventoy. https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_disk_layout.html#reserve_space

Option ---> Partition Configuration ---> Preserve some space at the end of the disk

So, assume that the fake 64GB USB disk has only 16GB real capacity, then you can preserve 48GB space, then Ventoy will only use the front 16GB space from the beginning of the USB disk.

LeonardoDaLuz commented 1 year ago

Thank you alot!!! Works!!!

FabioLolix commented 1 year ago

@LeonardoDaLuz have you tried to use f3 (Fight Flash Fraud) https://fight-flash-fraud.readthedocs.io/en/stable/introduction.html on your usb keys?