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

[makuru-dd]

Official FAQ

• 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]

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

[ventoy]

You can do like this:

1. create a file
2. mount the blank file to VM
3. boot the VM with ventoy LiveCD ISO file
4. create Ventoy on the disk(corresponding to the file) inside the VM.