From 967e9b1a92c5c0b157080a26b7fd028ac43d0303 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: tiyn <tiyn@posteo.eu> Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2025 04:47:06 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] ventoy: added and linked ventoy boot stick guide --- wiki/bittorrent.md | 2 +- wiki/linux/arch-linux.md | 9 ++++++--- wiki/linux/iso_image.md | 9 +++++++++ wiki/ventoy.md | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 4 files changed, 47 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) create mode 100644 wiki/ventoy.md diff --git a/wiki/bittorrent.md b/wiki/bittorrent.md index 0829b4e..ac3e10d 100644 --- a/wiki/bittorrent.md +++ b/wiki/bittorrent.md @@ -28,5 +28,5 @@ This is not a legal advice. Take your local laws into account when downloading torrents. Some torrents can be copyright infringing and therefor illegal to download. Only download legal and safe torrents like the -[Arch Linux ISO](/wiki/linux/arch-linux.md#iso-medium). +[Arch Linux ISO](/wiki/linux/arch-linux.md#create-installation-medium). Seeding it can help the community. diff --git a/wiki/linux/arch-linux.md b/wiki/linux/arch-linux.md index 5536b7c..d639376 100644 --- a/wiki/linux/arch-linux.md +++ b/wiki/linux/arch-linux.md @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ The installation of a basic Arch Linux system is described in the The entry features a guide to install a system with a X server setup aswell as programs for the most used tasks on a system. -### ISO Medium +### Create Installation Medium For the installation usage of a simple USB key is advised. This has to be flashed with the Arch ISO. @@ -30,7 +30,10 @@ The ISO file can be found on the [official website](https://www.archlinux.org/download/). The iso can be written on an USB-stick using the command `dd bs=4M if=<path to ISO> of=/dev/sdx conv=fsync oflag=direct status=progress`. -`<path to ISO>` points the command to the location of the ISO file +`<path to ISO>` points the command to the location of the ISO file. + +Alternatively a [Ventoy stick can be created](/wiki/ventoy.md) which can contain multiple +[ISO images](/wiki/linux/iso_image.md) without flashing. ## Usage @@ -70,7 +73,7 @@ This section addresses problems that can occur when using Arch Linux. This section focusses on a basic guide to troubleshoot systems that are not bootable. To access the files of the system an Arch Linux boot stick has to be created as explained in -[a previous section](#iso-medium). +[a previous section](#create-installation-medium). After booting into it set your keymap layout using the `loadkeys` setup similar to [the installation preparation](/wiki/linux/arch-linux/installation.md#1-preparation). Afterwards [mount](/wiki/linux/disk-management.md#mounting) the partition that contains the root diff --git a/wiki/linux/iso_image.md b/wiki/linux/iso_image.md index 8590f7c..9aeaddf 100644 --- a/wiki/linux/iso_image.md +++ b/wiki/linux/iso_image.md @@ -25,3 +25,12 @@ The file names have to be changed according to the situation. ```sh bchunk IMAGE.bin IMAGE.cue IMAGE.iso ``` + +### Linux Boot Stick + +Many [Linux distributions](/wiki/linux.md), but also [Windows](/wiki/windows.md) use boot sticks +to install or repair the system. +The [Arch Linux entry](/wiki/linux/arch-linux.md) contains a section on the +[creation of such a stick](/wiki/linux/arch-linux.md#create-installation-medium). +An alternative to this is [Ventoy](/wiki/ventoy.md) which is cross-platform and can contain +multiple `.iso` files at the same time. diff --git a/wiki/ventoy.md b/wiki/ventoy.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6996a55 --- /dev/null +++ b/wiki/ventoy.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +# Ventoy + +[Ventoy](https://www.ventoy.net/en/index.html) is an open-source tool to create a bootable USB +stick. +Ventoy enables the stick to contain multiple image files at once and easily add and remove it from +the stick. + +## Setup + +For [Windows](/wiki/windows.md) the easiest way to install Ventoy to an USB stick is to navigate to +the [Ventoys download page](https://www.ventoy.net/en/download.html). +On there download the file named similarly to `ventoy-...-windows.zip`. +After unzipping it an executable is contained that can install Ventoy to a USB stick. + +For most [Linux distributions](/wiki/linux.md) Ventoy contained in a package named `ventoy` or +`ventoy-bin`. +Using it Ventoy can be installed to a USB stick with a command like the following. +In this example the USB stick to install to is listed under `/dev/sdg`. + +```sh +ventoy -i /dev/sdg +``` + +## Usage + +The most important steps to use a Ventoy stick is the adding and removal of image files to the +stick. +Unlike the usual flashing that is for example shown in the +[Linux ISO Image entry](/wiki/linux/iso_image.md) `.iso` or other image files can just be moved or +copied to the empty partition of a Ventoy installed USB stick. +Using this partition the image files can also be removed.