[Solved] Purchasing Linux Mint 20.0 on USB drive
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[Solved] Purchasing Linux Mint 20.0 on USB drive
I noticed that Linux Mint 20.0 is now available, but OSDisc.com, the store where I purchased the installation USB drive in the past, is now closed. I searched and found that the website "Shop Linux Online" (https://www.shoplinuxonline.com/mint-usb.html) is selling it. Is "Shop Linux Online" an approved site for purchasing the installation USB drive? It looks good to me.
Last edited by gemk65 on Wed Jul 15, 2020 11:39 am, edited 2 times in total.
Re: Purchasing Linux Mint 20.0 on USB drive
Why would you not download it and make your own?
Re: Purchasing Linux Mint 20.0 on USB drive
I am not tech-savvy enough. I once tried to verify the ISO, and I failed. I probably wouldn't be able to create a bootable USB.
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Re: Purchasing Linux Mint 20.0 on USB drive
I made my own USB that has ALL the current Mint versions (20 Xfce, MATE, Cinnamon, LMDE4) selectable from a grub menu (menu of a fat32 partition, all live boots on separate ext4 partitions).
Re: Purchasing Linux Mint 20.0 on USB drive
Download disk image is very easy https://www.linuxmint.com/download.php
Burn disc image to USB also not difficult. https://support.endlessm.com/hc/en-us/a ... rom-Linux-
(after restoring the disk image you need to mount)
Burn disc image to USB also not difficult. https://support.endlessm.com/hc/en-us/a ... rom-Linux-
(after restoring the disk image you need to mount)
Re: Purchasing Linux Mint 20.0 on USB drive
if you are an resident of CONUSA then you could try using:
https://www.shoplinuxonline.com/
where they have LM20 on usb for $12.99 and on DVD for $3.99
NB: they are not associated with the LinuxMint.project . .
https://www.shoplinuxonline.com/
where they have LM20 on usb for $12.99 and on DVD for $3.99
NB: they are not associated with the LinuxMint.project . .
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Re: Purchasing Linux Mint 20.0 on USB drive [Solved]
Thank you, Vladimir00. I will try again to download the ISO, check it, and burn it to USB, as I see that the instructions have become simpler since I last tried. However, just in case, I note that The Linux Shop (https://thelinuxshop.co.uk/) sells the Linux installation USBs and does international shipping.
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Re: Purchasing Linux Mint 20.0 on USB drive [Solved]
Note that the Linux Shop sells only DVDs not USB sticks, so you will need an optical disc player.gemk65 wrote: ⤴Tue Jul 14, 2020 8:00 am Thank you, Vladimir00. I will try again to download the ISO, check it, and burn it to USB, as I see that the instructions have become simpler since I last tried. However, just in case, I note that The Linux Shop (https://thelinuxshop.co.uk/) sells the Linux installation USBs and does international shipping.
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Re: Purchasing Linux Mint 20.0 on USB drive
That sounds cool! How did you do that?New World Man wrote: ⤴Tue Jul 14, 2020 3:33 am I made my own USB that has ALL the current Mint versions (20 Xfce, MATE, Cinnamon, LMDE4) selectable from a grub menu (menu of a fat32 partition, all live boots on separate ext4 partitions).
Re: Purchasing Linux Mint 20.0 on USB drive [Solved]
My friend here at the forums gave me GRUB entries with every distro I want. Also, alternatively, you can use YUMI for windows.
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Re: Purchasing Linux Mint 20.0 on USB drive
Just Extract each .ISO file to it;s own partitionftmike wrote: ⤴Tue Jul 14, 2020 9:00 amThat sounds cool! How did you do that?New World Man wrote: ⤴Tue Jul 14, 2020 3:33 am I made my own USB that has ALL the current Mint versions (20 Xfce, MATE, Cinnamon, LMDE4) selectable from a grub menu (menu of a fat32 partition, all live boots on separate ext4 partitions).
And in the FAT partition of the USB - Create the Grub menu.
I have a template for it - but that USB (copy/Paste) will need to be modified slightly to use it (for UUID mostly)
use grub-install with --extra-removablle and --no0uefi-secure-boot option on the USB (I do it with GRaprted Live)
and forget --extra-removable for all others
Oh, you also need --no-nvram on all (see grub-install --help for ALL options as that is NOT the command, just a few
notes)
These files are also made to boot in either EFI, or BIOS boot modes -
should also be cleaned up a little (Copied parts and modified I don't know how many times) But Tested on the Mint
USB, and ALL working in BOTH boot modes so...
NOTE: If there is any unpartitioned spaced on the USB - a partition will be created using the remaining space by
any Mint Live boot from it. Also, not needed, but I set the Diag flag on the partitions - it prevents them from being shown in a Linux file manager, but can still boot ex.
Have fun!
grub.cfg:
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# Set delay after showing boot type message
BootType_Msg_Delay="2"
# Delay after displaying error message.
Err_Msg_Delay="2"
# Color of boot type message
BootType_Color="yellow/black"
# Color of word - Error - in error message
Err_Color="red/white"
# Error message text color
ErrText_Color="cyan/black"
# Default_Color
Default_Color="white/black"
# EFI Boot message file
EFI_Boot_Msg_File="/grub/Messages/EFI_Boot.msg"
# BIOS_Boot message file
BIOS_Boot_Msg_File="/grub/Messages/BIOS_Boot.msg"
# Disk UUID not found message file
NoUUID_Msg_File="/grub/Messages/NoUUID.msg"
# Incorrect CPU type message file
NoCPU_Msg_File="/grub/Messages/NoCPU.msg"
# Unknown Platform message file.
NoPlatform_Msg_File="/grub/Messages/NoPlatform.msg"
# Disk UUID not found menu file
NoUUID_Menu_File="/grub/Menus/NoStartPartition.cfg"
# Main options menu file
Main_Menu_File="/grub/Menus/Main.cfg"
# Set Boot partition UUID
Boot_UEFI="7691-3D1A"
efi_UUID=$Boot_UEFI
bios_UUID=$Boot_UEFI
function Load_Video {
# Load GRUB Video Driver
if [ x$feature_all_video_module = xy ]; then
insmod all_video
else
insmod efi_gop
insmod efi_uga
insmod ieee1275_fb
insmod vbe
insmod vga
insmod video_bochs
insmod video_cirrus
fi
}
function SetUp_Mode {
# Menu/Terminal Resolution
gfxmode=1024x768
Load_Video
# SetUp Terminal, Menu, and Screen mode
# Type of menu/terminal
insmod gfxterm
terminal_output gfxterm
# Menu/Terminal font
loadfont /grub/fonts/unicode.pf2
}
function Load_Part {
# Load Partition table Support
insmod part_gpt
insmod part_msdos
}
function Load_FS {
# Load File System support
insmod btrfs
insmod exfat
insmod ext2
insmod fat
insmod hfs
insmod hfsplus
insmod jfs
insmod ntfs
insmod reiserfs
insmod xfs
}
function EFI_Platform {
# Clear search value
set SrchPart=""
# Try to find EFI boot menu partition by UUID
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=SrchPart $efi_UUID
# If Partition not found, alert user, and present option menu
# If Partiton IS found, set root and home values to it.
if [ -z $SrchPart ]; then
clear
color_normal=$Err_Color
echo "Error - "
color_normal=$ErrText_Color
pager=1
cat $NoUUID_Msg_File
pager=0
color_normal=$Default_Color
sleep -i $Err_Msg_Delay
configfile $NoUUID_Menu_File
else
# Partition was found, so set root and home values
clear
color_normal=$BootType_Color
pager=1
cat $EFI_Boot_Msg_File
pager=0
set root=$SrchPart
set home=$SrchPart
color_normal=$Default_Color
sleep -i $BootType_Msg_Delay
fi
}
function BIOS_Platform {
# Clear search value
set SrchPart=""
# Try to find BIOS boot menu partition by UUID
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=SrchPart $bios_UUID
# If Partition not found, alert user, and present option menu
# If Partiton IS found, set root and home values to it.
if [ -z $SrchPart ]; then
clear
color_normal=$Err_Color
echo "Error - "
color_normal=$ErrText_Color
pager=1
cat $NoUUID_Msg_File
pager=0
color_normal=$Default_Color
sleep -i $Err_Msg_Delay
configfile $NoUUID_Menu_File
else
# Partition was found, so set root and home values
clear
color_normal=$BootType_Color
pager=1
cat $BIOS_Boot_Msg_File
pager=0
set root=$SrchPart
set home=$SrchPart
color_normal=$Default_Color
sleep -i $BootType_Msg_Delay
fi
}
function Unknown_Platform {
# Unknown Platform
clear
color_normal=$Err_Color
echo "Error - "
color_normal=$ErrText_Color
pager=1
cat $NoPlatform_Msg_File
pager=0
# $grub_platform
color_normal=$Default_Color
sleep -i $Err_Msg_Delay
halt
}
function Pass_Env {
# Pass environment values to new process
export Main_Menu_File
}
SetUp_Mode
Load_Part
Load_FS
# Check CPU
if [ "$grub_cpu" != "i386" ]; then
if [ "$grub_cpu" != "x86_64" ] then
clear
color_normal=$Err_Color
echo "Error - "
color_normal=$ErrText_Color
pager=1
cal $NoCPU_Msg_File
pager=0
color_normal=$Default_Color
sleep -i $Err_Msg_Delay
halt
fi
fi
# Check platform
if [ "$grub_platform" == "efi" ]; then
# EFI boot
EFI_Platform
fi
if [ "$grub_platform" == "pc" ]; then
# BIOS boot
BIOS_Platform
fi
if [ "$grub_platform" != "efi" ]; then
if [ "$grub_platform" != "pc" ]; then
# Unknown boot
Unknown_Platform
fi
fi
# Load Main Menu configuration file.
Pass_Env
configfile "$Main_Menu_File"
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function Pass_Env {
# Pass environment values to new process
export Main_Menu_File
}
# Menu settings
# Image type support (Mostly for menu background picture)
insmod jpeg
insmod png
# Menu backgrount image
background_image
# Menu Theme
# set gfx_theme=/boot/grub/theme/theme.txt
# Menu options colors
# color_normal=yellow/black
# color_highlight=blue/black
menu_color_normal=white/black
menu_color_highlight=red/white
set boot_prefix="$prefix"
set boot_root="$root"
# Default selection, timeout delay, timeout style
timeout=30
hidden_timeout=0
hidden_timeout_quiet=false
timeout_style=menu
default="Linux Mint 19.3 Xfce desktop"
menuentry "Partition Manager (GParted)" {
if [ "$grub_platform" == "efi" ]; then
# EFI boot
# Does efi boot file exist?
if [ -f "/EFI/Partition Manager/grubx64.efi" ]; then
# Yes, so boot it!
chainloader "/EFI/Partition Manager/grubx64.efi"
else
# No! - alert user
clear
color_normal=red/white
echo -n "GParted Live"
color_normal=cyan/black
echo " - efi boot file not found!"
echo "Re-loading menu..."
# pause a few seconds to allow user time to read message
sleep -i 5
# Re-Load main menu
Pass_Env
configfile "$Main_Menu_File"
fi
fi
if [ "$grub_platform" == "pc" ]; then
# BIOS boot
# Make sure bios_part value is clear
unset bios_part
# Find boot partition by UUID and hold it in bios_part
search.fs_uuid "9235e730-18e7-421e-ad14-65c42ee20876" bios_part
if [ "$bios_part" == "" ]; then
# bios_part is still clear! - Partition was NOT found#
# Display message to user.
clear
color_normal=red/white
echo -n "GParted Live"
color_normal=cyan/black
echo " - Partition not found!"
echo "Re-loading menu..."
# pause a few seconds to allow user time to read message
sleep -i 5
# Re-Load main menu
Pass_Env
configfile "$Main_Menu_File"
else
# Partition was found fine.
# Make bios_part the root partition
root=$bios_part
# Set to chainload the boot sector of that partition
chainloader +1
# And boot it!
boot
fi
fi
}
menuentry "Linux Mint 20 Live - Xfce desktop" {
if [ "$grub_platform" == "efi" ]; then
# EFI boot
# Does efi boot file exist?
if [ -f "/EFI/Linux Mint Live Xfce Desktop/grubx64.efi" ]; then
# Yes, so boot it!
chainloader "/EFI/Linux Mint Live Xfce Desktop/grubx64.efi"
else
# No! - alert user
clear
color_normal=red/white
echo -n "Linux Mint 20 Live - Xfce desktop"
color_normal=cyan/black
echo " - efi boot file not found!"
echo "Re-loading menu..."
# pause a few seconds to allow user time to read message
sleep -i 5
# Re-Load main menu
Pass_Env
configfile "$Main_Menu_File"
fi
fi
if [ "$grub_platform" == "pc" ]; then
# BIOS boot
# Make sure bios_part value is clear
unset bios_part
# Find boot partition by UUID and hold it in bios_part
search.fs_uuid "64b2d480-e7e6-47ff-9fae-20a3cc298cb2" bios_part
if [ "$bios_part" == "" ]; then
# bios_part is still clear! - Partition was NOT found#
# Display message to user.
clear
color_normal=red/white
echo -n "Linux Mint 20 Live - Xfce desktop"
color_normal=cyan/black
echo " - Partition not found!"
echo "Re-loading menu..."
# pause a few seconds to allow user time to read message
sleep -i 5
# Re-Load main menu
Pass_Env
configfile "$Main_Menu_File"
else
# Partition was found fine.
# Make bios_part the root partition
root=$bios_part
# Set to chainload the boot sector of that partition
chainloader +1
# And boot it!
boot
fi
fi
}
menuentry "Linux Mint 20 Live - MATE desktop" {
if [ "$grub_platform" == "efi" ]; then
# EFI boot
# Does efi boot file exist?
if [ -f "/EFI/Linux Mint Live MATE Desktop/grubx64.efi" ]; then
# Yes, so boot it!
chainloader "/EFI/Linux Mint Live MATE Desktop/grubx64.efi"
else
# No! - alert user
clear
color_normal=red/white
echo -n "Linux Mint 20 Live - MATE desktop"
color_normal=cyan/black
echo " - efi boot file not found!"
echo "Re-loading menu..."
# pause a few seconds to allow user time to read message
sleep -i 5
# Re-Load main menu
Pass_Env
configfile "$Main_Menu_File"
fi
fi
if [ "$grub_platform" == "pc" ]; then
# BIOS boot
# Make sure bios_part value is clear
unset bios_part
# Find boot partition by UUID and hold it in bios_part
search.fs_uuid "49ad1f18-a52c-423f-8c34-8575c179ae9c" bios_part
if [ "$bios_part" == "" ]; then
# bios_part is still clear! - Partition was NOT found#
# Display message to user.
clear
color_normal=red/white
echo -n "Linux Mint 20 Live - MATE desktop"
color_normal=cyan/black
echo " - Partition not found!"
echo "Re-loading menu..."
# pause a few seconds to allow user time to read message
sleep -i 5
# Re-Load main menu
Pass_Env
configfile "$Main_Menu_File"
else
# Partition was found fine.
# Make bios_part the root partition
root=$bios_part
# Set to chainload the boot sector of that partition
chainloader +1
# And boot it!
boot
fi
fi
}
menuentry "Linux Mint 20 Live - Cinnamon desktop" {
if [ "$grub_platform" == "efi" ]; then
# EFI boot
# Does efi boot file exist?
if [ -f "/EFI/Linux Mint Live Cinnamon Desktop/grubx64.efi" ]; then
# Yes, so boot it!
chainloader "/EFI/Linux Mint Live Cinnamon Desktop/grubx64.efi"
else
# No! - alert user
clear
color_normal=red/white
echo -n "Linux Mint 20 Live - Cinnamon desktop"
color_normal=cyan/black
echo " - efi boot file not found!"
echo "Re-loading menu..."
# pause a few seconds to allow user time to read message
sleep -i 5
# Re-Load main menu
Pass_Env
configfile "$Main_Menu_File"
fi
fi
if [ "$grub_platform" == "pc" ]; then
# BIOS boot
# Make sure bios_part value is clear
unset bios_part
# Find boot partition by UUID and hold it in bios_part
search.fs_uuid "19068db5-992b-469c-920a-30626306f67f" bios_part
if [ "$bios_part" == "" ]; then
# bios_part is still clear! - Partition was NOT found#
# Display message to user.
clear
color_normal=red/white
echo -n "Linux Mint 20 Live - Cinnamon desktop"
color_normal=cyan/black
echo " - Partition not found!"
echo "Re-loading menu..."
# pause a few seconds to allow user time to read message
sleep -i 5
# Re-Load main menu
Pass_Env
configfile "$Main_Menu_File"
else
# Partition was found fine.
# Make bios_part the root partition
root=$bios_part
# Set to chainload the boot sector of that partition
chainloader +1
# And boot it!
boot
fi
fi
}
menuentry "Linux Mint Debian Edition 4 Live - Cinnamon desktop" {
if [ "$grub_platform" == "efi" ]; then
# EFI boot
# Does efi boot file exist?
if [ -f "/EFI/Linux Mint Live Debian Edition/grubx64.efi" ]; then
# Yes, so boot it!
chainloader "/EFI/Linux Mint Live Debian Edition/grubx64.efi"
else
# No! - alert user
clear
color_normal=red/white
echo -n "Linux Miny Debian Edition 4 Live - Cinnamon desktop"
color_normal=cyan/black
echo " - efi boot file not found!"
echo "Re-loading menu..."
# pause a few seconds to allow user time to read message
sleep -i 5
# Re-Load main menu
Pass_Env
configfile "$Main_Menu_File"
fi
fi
if [ "$grub_platform" == "pc" ]; then
# BIOS boot
# Make sure bios_part value is clear
unset bios_part
# Find boot partition by UUID and hold it in bios_part
search.fs_uuid "9d75411c-1697-4ccf-b56c-23a538b8f737" bios_part
if [ "$bios_part" == "" ]; then
# bios_part is still clear! - Partition was NOT found#
# Display message to user.
clear
color_normal=red/white
echo -n "Linux Mint Debian Edition 4 Live - Cinnamon desktop"
color_normal=cyan/black
echo " - Partition not found!"
echo "Re-loading menu..."
# pause a few seconds to allow user time to read message
sleep -i 5
# Re-Load main menu
Pass_Env
configfile "$Main_Menu_File"
else
# Partition was found fine.
# Make bios_part the root partition
root=$bios_part
# Set to chainload the boot sector of that partition
chainloader +1
# And boot it!
boot
fi
fi
}
menuentry "Restart Computer" {
reboot
}
menuentry "Shutdown Computer" {
halt
}
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# Menu settings
# Image type support (Mostly for menu background picture)
insmod jpeg
insmod png
# Menu backgrount image
background_image
# Menu Theme
# set gfx_theme=/boot/grub/theme/theme.txt
# Menu options colors
set menu_color_normal=white/black
set menu_color_highlight=red/white
set boot_prefix="$prefix"
set boot_root="$root"
# Default selection, timeout delay, timeout style
timeout=30
hidden_timeout=0
hidden_timeout_quiet=false
timeout_style=menu
default="Shutdown Computer"
menuentry "Restart Computer" {
reboot
}
menuentry "Shutdown Computer" {
halt
}
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BIOS (a.k.a. Legacy) Boot...
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NoCPU.msgEFI Boot...
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Not correct CPU!
A i386 or x86_64 type CPU is required.
Shutting down computer...
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Unknown platform encountered!
Shutting down computer...
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# Menu settings
# Image type support (Mostly for menu background picture)
insmod jpeg
insmod png
# Menu backgrount image
background_image
# Menu Theme
# set gfx_theme=/boot/grub/theme/theme.txt
# Menu options colors
set menu_color_normal=white/black
set menu_color_highlight=red/white
set boot_prefix="$prefix"
set boot_root="$root"
# Default selection, timeout delay, timeout style
timeout=30
hidden_timeout=0
hidden_timeout_quiet=false
timeout_style=menu
default="Shutdown Computer"
menuentry "Restart Computer" {
reboot
}
menuentry "Shutdown Computer" {
halt
}
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Expected disk UUID not found!
Re: Purchasing Linux Mint 20.0 on USB drive [Solved]
Grub can lauch ISOs directly without any need to extract their contents. A few examples here if anybody else wants them.
If doing it that way, labelling the partitions and usingNew World Man wrote: ⤴Wed Jul 15, 2020 2:50 am I have a template for it - but that USB (copy/Paste) will need to be modified slightly to use it (for UUID mostly)
search --no-floppy --set=root --label partLabel
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Re: [Solved] Purchasing Linux Mint 20.0 on USB drive
Multiboot program can put multiple isos on a single USB stick and each iso can be booted from the stick. I found Windows multiboot better than the Linux one.
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Re: [Solved] Purchasing Linux Mint 20.0 on USB drive
You did?! In what way better? Grub doesn't care either way expect that it doesn't have an ntldr.mod module if it's booted in UEFI mode, but chainloader works fine.
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Re: [Solved] Purchasing Linux Mint 20.0 on USB drive
I meant Windows multiboot program. It does everything with zero action required from the user. No tech knowledge required.
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Re: [Solved] Purchasing Linux Mint 20.0 on USB drive
Does everything?! You found a Windows multiboot program that can launch a Linux distro in either boot mode? If so, I'd like to try that one myself just for kicks. Is it available for download?deepakdeshp wrote: ⤴Wed Jul 15, 2020 3:36 pm I meant Windows multiboot program. It does everything with zero action required from the user. No tech knowledge required.
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Re: [Solved] Purchasing Linux Mint 20.0 on USB drive
I installed Multiboot with Windows 10 OS. It may work with Windows 7. I have Mint 20 Cinnamon, Clonezilla , Manjaro installed, each can be booted off the stick. I was blown away with the simplicity. There is a Ubuntu version too. But didn't play so well as the Win version.
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Re: [Solved] Purchasing Linux Mint 20.0 on USB drive
Create the USB stick with Multiboot . My machine is in EFI mode. It boots the stick well. Haven't tried in BIOS ode.
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Re: [Solved] Purchasing Linux Mint 20.0 on USB drive
Ah, okay. I see now what you are calling a "Windows multiboot program" because it provides a Windows GUI interface for USB creation. Under the surface, however, it actually uses Grub and syslinux for most things:
Still think just using Grub for direct booting ISOs is easiest, but admittedly it does require some initial "tech" inputs for menu entry creation as you say.Does multibootusb support EFI or UEFI booting?
- Yes, but with limited support.
- It is supported through the use of the GRUB2 bootloader.
- Reason for limited support being that the menu entries for GRUB2 are generated/converted using syslinux config files. Some menu options specially available for syslinux does not have support under GRUB2.
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Re: Purchasing Linux Mint 20.0 on USB drive [Solved]
It's been so long ago, can't remember what - but I know I did have some issues launching an ISO directly - plus then you can't alter the menu on it, or anything else (GParted live I completely tossed out there Grub menu, as well as added apps, change to pcmanfm desktop, customized fluxbox menu, ex.)arvy wrote: ⤴Wed Jul 15, 2020 9:05 amGrub can lauch ISOs directly without any need to extract their contents. A few examples here if anybody else wants them.If doing it that way, labelling the partitions and usingNew World Man wrote: ⤴Wed Jul 15, 2020 2:50 am I have a template for it - but that USB (copy/Paste) will need to be modified slightly to use it (for UUID mostly)search --no-floppy --set=root --label partLabel
might be easier.
Searching by filesystem, or partition label, might by easier - but UUID is by far more unique (it is possible there is another partition on the system with the same filesystem/partition name you search for - UUID that is NO not 100% impossible - but a MUCH slimmer chance.)