hello guys i am wondering what are some must have iso's for a ventoy drive? and what size ventoy drive would you recomend (i am considering buying a 512gb, 1tb or 2tb tranced 220s nvme)
Back story: So i recently started my own "business" in computer support and i need a drive to put ventoy on (its currently on a 32gb micro sd card) so i can easily have memtest, ultimatebootcd and some linux distro's/windows install media and i am wondering if there would be any reason not to go with the cheapest per gb drive(2tb) as i could then also use it for some nice snappy file transfers. I am also looking to compile a list of iso's to put on it. As i mentioned before i already have a few things but you guys probably have more suggestions for iso's to put on a drive for repair\troubleshooting.
Thanks in advance for your advice on drive size and ISO recommendations.
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CoatGhost@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 3y
noja@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
Thank you very much for this list! I’m just now getting started in this kind of world. I was always a hobbyist but I’ve started doing a little IT on the side now and I love seeing peoples tools.
CoatGhost@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
lyoko@lemm.ee · 13 pts · 3y
Not really for ventoy but have you heard about medicat ? I have bookmarked it for sometime now but never had a chance to try.
Edit: medicat also supports ventoy
MON5TERMATT@lemm.ee · 14 pts · 3y
Yeah medicat is based on ventoy. Ama. I wrote the site.
code@lemmy.mayes.io · 3 pts · 3y
Love medicat
plotting_homelab@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
I am wondering is there any way i can add my own iso's to a medicat drive? like is it just like the ventoy installer and can i than just use it as a preinstalled ventoy drive to put my own live iso/windows install media on it? or is it 1 drive only for medicat?
(btw i disabled my add blocker when reading your message about the only way to keep the site running i like this kind of hey i noticed you are running an add blocker kind of message and just wanted to support with adds)
Edit i found a typo on your site: https://medicatusb.com/docs/installation/supported-drives/ "We SRONGLY suggest" i think you meant STRONGLY
lyoko@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 3y
Yes you can. I add a window 11 iso to it as well
axzxc1236@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 3y
https://netboot.xyz/
You might not need it but it's a very small image (3.5MB for multi-arch iso) so why not?
wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 3y
DBan is always useful.
plotting_homelab@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
this is exactly why i posted this. I learned some new tool :)
FutileRecipe@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
Me, too. I've never tried Ventoy. I usually use Rufus or some other app.
lps2@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 3y
Is it still aimed primarily at HDDs or does it have SSD utilities now? As I understand it, most of its wiping methods are/we're geared toward HDDs
CoatGhost@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y
metaStatic@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
WTB: Used SSDs
i_lost_my_bagel@seriously.iamincredibly.gay · 7 pts · 3y
A recent Arch Linux ISO is usually all I need
plotting_homelab@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
are you an arch user by any chance?
ayaya@lemmy.fmhy.ml · 3 pts · 3y
He uses Arch BTW
i_lost_my_bagel@seriously.iamincredibly.gay · 4 pts · 3y
*she
i_lost_my_bagel@seriously.iamincredibly.gay · 2 pts · 3y
Not on my server but it's the distro I'm most familiar with and that means it's also helpful for my laptop
akash_rawal@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
I keep Arch Linux installed on a USB drive, no ISO for me.
blackstrat@lemmy.fwgx.uk · 6 pts · 3y
eskuero@lemmy.fromshado.ws · 5 pts · 3y
It's been a while since I last used but I still have supergrub on mine. Also Tails
cow@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
GParted live
dan@upvote.au · 1 pts · 3y
A build of WinPE, like Sergei Strelec's one (easily found via Google). Essentially a small version of Windows you can boot into that has a bunch of tools.