ventoy / Ventoy

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[issue]: create a ventoy live USB stick on an linux file. #3024

Open makuru-dd opened 1 week ago

makuru-dd commented 1 week ago

Official FAQ

[X] I have checked the official FAQ.

Ventoy Version

1.0.99

What about latest release

No. I didn't try the latest release.

Try alternative boot mode

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

BIOS Mode

UEFI Mode

Partition Style

GPT

Disk Capacity

5GB

Disk Manufacturer

No response

Image file checksum (if applicable)

No.

Image file download link (if applicable)

No response

What happened?

I want to create a ventoy live USB stick on an linux file, to mount on an VM, how do I do that, so ventoy recognizes it?

error

./ventoy.iso is NOT a valid device

steps to reproduce


gdisk ./ventoy.iso
truncate -s 5G ventoy.iso
ventoy -I -g ventoy.iso

strayedstar commented 3 days ago

mount it as aloopback deive and select it,it will work.