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Grub EFI USB ISOs unable to find live medium
The Next CEO of Stack OverflowHow do I boot an ISO file from my drive using grub2 on UEFI machines?Can I create a dedicated partition for GParted and launch from GRUB?Ubuntu 10.04 and fedora 14 grub conflictproblem with setting up multiboot ISO usb using syslinuxGetting an error on Live USB boot: “(initramfs) Unable to find a medium containing a live file system”How to remove unnecessary EFI entries from GRUB?Unable to reduce Grub boot delayCan't boot Windows 7 from USB, GRUB still therewhen installing in EFI mode GRUB will find the ESP on its own?18.04 dual boot showing grub2 manualMac Mini 2.1 (32bit EFI / 64bit CPU) Ubuntu 18.04.2 Server - GRUB reports unknown filesystemBoot (Ubuntu) from grub manually
My goal:
Install grub2 EFI in a USB to be multiboot with ISOs.
I partition the USB, 1 FAT to install EFI, and another EXT4 for the ISOs.
What works:
Install grub in the USB from a live linux using chroot:
sudo grub-install --force --removable --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/media/user/BOOT/ /dev/sdb1
The USB boots the grub.
What does not work:
I add the menuentry, for example of clonezilla:
menuentry "Clonezilla live (Default settings, VGA 800x600)"
loopback loop (hd0,msdos2)/clonezilla-live-2.6.0-37-i686.iso
linux (loop)/live/vmlinuz boot=live iso-scan/filename=(hd0,msdos2)/clonezilla-live-2.6.0-37-i686.iso
initrd (loop)/live/initrd.img
... but I always get the error
Unable to find a medium containing a live file system
But from the grub console I can check that the paths and names are correct.
I've bee all over the internet and tried many things, other USBs, different computers, different ISOs (Linux Mint, Linux Lite)...but always fall in the same error.
What am I doing wrong or what am I missing?
grub2 live-usb iso grub-efi
edited Mar 7 at 1:23
zx485
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asked Mar 6 at 22:19
guillermo chamorroguillermo chamorro
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add a comment |
My goal:
Install grub2 EFI in a USB to be multiboot with ISOs.
I partition the USB, 1 FAT to install EFI, and another EXT4 for the ISOs.
What works:
Install grub in the USB from a live linux using chroot:
sudo grub-install --force --removable --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/media/user/BOOT/ /dev/sdb1
The USB boots the grub.
What does not work:
I add the menuentry, for example of clonezilla:
menuentry "Clonezilla live (Default settings, VGA 800x600)"
loopback loop (hd0,msdos2)/clonezilla-live-2.6.0-37-i686.iso
linux (loop)/live/vmlinuz boot=live iso-scan/filename=(hd0,msdos2)/clonezilla-live-2.6.0-37-i686.iso
initrd (loop)/live/initrd.img
... but I always get the error
Unable to find a medium containing a live file system
But from the grub console I can check that the paths and names are correct.
I've bee all over the internet and tried many things, other USBs, different computers, different ISOs (Linux Mint, Linux Lite)...but always fall in the same error.
What am I doing wrong or what am I missing?
grub2 live-usb iso grub-efi
edited Mar 7 at 1:23
zx485
1,47131215
asked Mar 6 at 22:19
guillermo chamorroguillermo chamorro
1063
Do not know clonezilla live ISO but i686 would be 32 bit in Ubuntu and not UEFI bootable. help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2/ISOBoot examples gist.github.com/Pysis868/27203177bdef15fbb70c & askubuntu.com/questions/1025656/…
– oldfred
Mar 7 at 4:16
This works for me as a multiboot: askubuntu.com/questions/1025656/… Persistence can be added if desired. The ISO9660 and casper-rw partitions can be removed also.
– C.S.Cameron
Mar 7 at 4:28
@oldfred Thank you. I've been on those links (I've seen every link on the subject he). The clonezilla image has an EFI folder, but I should try with the 64bit version. But... I tried with a Linux Mint 19 64bit and the result was the same. What I haven't tried is with gpt partitions.
– guillermo chamorro
Mar 7 at 12:40
@C.S.Cameron Thank you. It's not just about being able to create a multiboot usb, I can use YUMI (also) for example, but I just want to learn if I can accomplish this without any "extra" software.
– guillermo chamorro
Mar 7 at 12:46
Some of my examples here, but I use a separate configfile in a /ISO folder where I put all the ISO. Biggest issue I always have is getting path correct. And if hard drive getting drive correct. Plugging in flash drive, but booting from HDD, changes my drive order. My hard drive path is different than my flash drive paths so I cannot just copy. askubuntu.com/questions/1025656/… & askubuntu.com/questions/845192/…
– oldfred
Mar 7 at 13:56
add a comment |
My goal:
Install grub2 EFI in a USB to be multiboot with ISOs.
I partition the USB, 1 FAT to install EFI, and another EXT4 for the ISOs.
What works:
Install grub in the USB from a live linux using chroot:
sudo grub-install --force --removable --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/media/user/BOOT/ /dev/sdb1
The USB boots the grub.
What does not work:
I add the menuentry, for example of clonezilla:
menuentry "Clonezilla live (Default settings, VGA 800x600)"
loopback loop (hd0,msdos2)/clonezilla-live-2.6.0-37-i686.iso
linux (loop)/live/vmlinuz boot=live iso-scan/filename=(hd0,msdos2)/clonezilla-live-2.6.0-37-i686.iso
initrd (loop)/live/initrd.img
... but I always get the error
Unable to find a medium containing a live file system
But from the grub console I can check that the paths and names are correct.
I've bee all over the internet and tried many things, other USBs, different computers, different ISOs (Linux Mint, Linux Lite)...but always fall in the same error.
What am I doing wrong or what am I missing?
grub2 live-usb iso grub-efi
edited Mar 7 at 1:23
zx485
1,47131215
asked Mar 6 at 22:19
guillermo chamorroguillermo chamorro
1063
My goal:
Install grub2 EFI in a USB to be multiboot with ISOs.
I partition the USB, 1 FAT to install EFI, and another EXT4 for the ISOs.
What works:
Install grub in the USB from a live linux using chroot:
sudo grub-install --force --removable --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/media/user/BOOT/ /dev/sdb1
The USB boots the grub.
What does not work:
I add the menuentry, for example of clonezilla:
menuentry "Clonezilla live (Default settings, VGA 800x600)"
loopback loop (hd0,msdos2)/clonezilla-live-2.6.0-37-i686.iso
linux (loop)/live/vmlinuz boot=live iso-scan/filename=(hd0,msdos2)/clonezilla-live-2.6.0-37-i686.iso
initrd (loop)/live/initrd.img
... but I always get the error
Unable to find a medium containing a live file system
But from the grub console I can check that the paths and names are correct.
I've bee all over the internet and tried many things, other USBs, different computers, different ISOs (Linux Mint, Linux Lite)...but always fall in the same error.
What am I doing wrong or what am I missing?
grub2 live-usb iso grub-efi
grub2 live-usb iso grub-efi
edited Mar 7 at 1:23
zx485
1,47131215
asked Mar 6 at 22:19
guillermo chamorroguillermo chamorro
1063
edited Mar 7 at 1:23
zx485
1,47131215
asked Mar 6 at 22:19
guillermo chamorroguillermo chamorro
1063
edited Mar 7 at 1:23
zx485
1,47131215
edited Mar 7 at 1:23
zx485
1,47131215
edited Mar 7 at 1:23
zx485
1,47131215
1,47131215
asked Mar 6 at 22:19
guillermo chamorroguillermo chamorro
1063
asked Mar 6 at 22:19
guillermo chamorroguillermo chamorro
1063
asked Mar 6 at 22:19
guillermo chamorroguillermo chamorro
1063
1063
Do not know clonezilla live ISO but i686 would be 32 bit in Ubuntu and not UEFI bootable. help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2/ISOBoot examples gist.github.com/Pysis868/27203177bdef15fbb70c & askubuntu.com/questions/1025656/…
– oldfred
Mar 7 at 4:16
This works for me as a multiboot: askubuntu.com/questions/1025656/… Persistence can be added if desired. The ISO9660 and casper-rw partitions can be removed also.
– C.S.Cameron
Mar 7 at 4:28
@oldfred Thank you. I've been on those links (I've seen every link on the subject he). The clonezilla image has an EFI folder, but I should try with the 64bit version. But... I tried with a Linux Mint 19 64bit and the result was the same. What I haven't tried is with gpt partitions.
– guillermo chamorro
Mar 7 at 12:40
@C.S.Cameron Thank you. It's not just about being able to create a multiboot usb, I can use YUMI (also) for example, but I just want to learn if I can accomplish this without any "extra" software.
– guillermo chamorro
Mar 7 at 12:46
Some of my examples here, but I use a separate configfile in a /ISO folder where I put all the ISO. Biggest issue I always have is getting path correct. And if hard drive getting drive correct. Plugging in flash drive, but booting from HDD, changes my drive order. My hard drive path is different than my flash drive paths so I cannot just copy. askubuntu.com/questions/1025656/… & askubuntu.com/questions/845192/…
– oldfred
Mar 7 at 13:56
add a comment |
Do not know clonezilla live ISO but i686 would be 32 bit in Ubuntu and not UEFI bootable. help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2/ISOBoot examples gist.github.com/Pysis868/27203177bdef15fbb70c & askubuntu.com/questions/1025656/…
– oldfred
Mar 7 at 4:16
This works for me as a multiboot: askubuntu.com/questions/1025656/… Persistence can be added if desired. The ISO9660 and casper-rw partitions can be removed also.
– C.S.Cameron
Mar 7 at 4:28
@oldfred Thank you. I've been on those links (I've seen every link on the subject he). The clonezilla image has an EFI folder, but I should try with the 64bit version. But... I tried with a Linux Mint 19 64bit and the result was the same. What I haven't tried is with gpt partitions.
– guillermo chamorro
Mar 7 at 12:40
@C.S.Cameron Thank you. It's not just about being able to create a multiboot usb, I can use YUMI (also) for example, but I just want to learn if I can accomplish this without any "extra" software.
– guillermo chamorro
Mar 7 at 12:46
Some of my examples here, but I use a separate configfile in a /ISO folder where I put all the ISO. Biggest issue I always have is getting path correct. And if hard drive getting drive correct. Plugging in flash drive, but booting from HDD, changes my drive order. My hard drive path is different than my flash drive paths so I cannot just copy. askubuntu.com/questions/1025656/… & askubuntu.com/questions/845192/…
– oldfred
Mar 7 at 13:56
Do not know clonezilla live ISO but i686 would be 32 bit in Ubuntu and not UEFI bootable. help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2/ISOBoot examples gist.github.com/Pysis868/27203177bdef15fbb70c & askubuntu.com/questions/1025656/…
– oldfred
Mar 7 at 4:16
Do not know clonezilla live ISO but i686 would be 32 bit in Ubuntu and not UEFI bootable. help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2/ISOBoot examples gist.github.com/Pysis868/27203177bdef15fbb70c & askubuntu.com/questions/1025656/…
– oldfred
Mar 7 at 4:16
This works for me as a multiboot: askubuntu.com/questions/1025656/… Persistence can be added if desired. The ISO9660 and casper-rw partitions can be removed also.
– C.S.Cameron
Mar 7 at 4:28
This works for me as a multiboot: askubuntu.com/questions/1025656/… Persistence can be added if desired. The ISO9660 and casper-rw partitions can be removed also.
– C.S.Cameron
Mar 7 at 4:28
@oldfred Thank you. I've been on those links (I've seen every link on the subject he). The clonezilla image has an EFI folder, but I should try with the 64bit version. But... I tried with a Linux Mint 19 64bit and the result was the same. What I haven't tried is with gpt partitions.
– guillermo chamorro
Mar 7 at 12:40
@oldfred Thank you. I've been on those links (I've seen every link on the subject he). The clonezilla image has an EFI folder, but I should try with the 64bit version. But... I tried with a Linux Mint 19 64bit and the result was the same. What I haven't tried is with gpt partitions.
– guillermo chamorro
Mar 7 at 12:40
@C.S.Cameron Thank you. It's not just about being able to create a multiboot usb, I can use YUMI (also) for example, but I just want to learn if I can accomplish this without any "extra" software.
– guillermo chamorro
Mar 7 at 12:46
@C.S.Cameron Thank you. It's not just about being able to create a multiboot usb, I can use YUMI (also) for example, but I just want to learn if I can accomplish this without any "extra" software.
– guillermo chamorro
Mar 7 at 12:46
Some of my examples here, but I use a separate configfile in a /ISO folder where I put all the ISO. Biggest issue I always have is getting path correct. And if hard drive getting drive correct. Plugging in flash drive, but booting from HDD, changes my drive order. My hard drive path is different than my flash drive paths so I cannot just copy. askubuntu.com/questions/1025656/… & askubuntu.com/questions/845192/…
– oldfred
Mar 7 at 13:56
Some of my examples here, but I use a separate configfile in a /ISO folder where I put all the ISO. Biggest issue I always have is getting path correct. And if hard drive getting drive correct. Plugging in flash drive, but booting from HDD, changes my drive order. My hard drive path is different than my flash drive paths so I cannot just copy. askubuntu.com/questions/1025656/… & askubuntu.com/questions/845192/…
– oldfred
Mar 7 at 13:56
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menuentry "Clonezilla live (Default settings, VGA 800x600)"
loopback loop (hd0,msdos2)/clonezilla-live-2.6.0-37-i686.iso
linux (loop)/live/vmlinuz boot=live iso-scan/filename=(hd0,msdos2)/clonezilla-live-2.6.0-37-i686.iso
initrd (loop)/live/initrd.img
for
set root='hd0,1'
menuentry "Clonezilla live (Default settings, VGA 800x600)"
loopback loop /clonezilla-live-2.6.0-37-i686.iso
linux (loop)/live/vmlinuz boot=live iso-scan/filename=(hd0,msdos2)/clonezilla-live-2.6.0-37-i686.iso
initrd (loop)/live/initrd.img
... and it works fine.
answered 1 min ago
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I changed
menuentry "Clonezilla live (Default settings, VGA 800x600)"
loopback loop (hd0,msdos2)/clonezilla-live-2.6.0-37-i686.iso
linux (loop)/live/vmlinuz boot=live iso-scan/filename=(hd0,msdos2)/clonezilla-live-2.6.0-37-i686.iso
initrd (loop)/live/initrd.img
for
set root='hd0,1'
menuentry "Clonezilla live (Default settings, VGA 800x600)"
loopback loop /clonezilla-live-2.6.0-37-i686.iso
linux (loop)/live/vmlinuz boot=live iso-scan/filename=(hd0,msdos2)/clonezilla-live-2.6.0-37-i686.iso
initrd (loop)/live/initrd.img
... and it works fine.
answered 1 min ago
guillermo chamorroguillermo chamorro
1063
add a comment |
I changed
menuentry "Clonezilla live (Default settings, VGA 800x600)"
loopback loop (hd0,msdos2)/clonezilla-live-2.6.0-37-i686.iso
linux (loop)/live/vmlinuz boot=live iso-scan/filename=(hd0,msdos2)/clonezilla-live-2.6.0-37-i686.iso
initrd (loop)/live/initrd.img
for
set root='hd0,1'
menuentry "Clonezilla live (Default settings, VGA 800x600)"
loopback loop /clonezilla-live-2.6.0-37-i686.iso
linux (loop)/live/vmlinuz boot=live iso-scan/filename=(hd0,msdos2)/clonezilla-live-2.6.0-37-i686.iso
initrd (loop)/live/initrd.img
... and it works fine.
answered 1 min ago
guillermo chamorroguillermo chamorro
1063
add a comment |
I changed
menuentry "Clonezilla live (Default settings, VGA 800x600)"
loopback loop (hd0,msdos2)/clonezilla-live-2.6.0-37-i686.iso
linux (loop)/live/vmlinuz boot=live iso-scan/filename=(hd0,msdos2)/clonezilla-live-2.6.0-37-i686.iso
initrd (loop)/live/initrd.img
for
set root='hd0,1'
menuentry "Clonezilla live (Default settings, VGA 800x600)"
loopback loop /clonezilla-live-2.6.0-37-i686.iso
linux (loop)/live/vmlinuz boot=live iso-scan/filename=(hd0,msdos2)/clonezilla-live-2.6.0-37-i686.iso
initrd (loop)/live/initrd.img
... and it works fine.
answered 1 min ago
guillermo chamorroguillermo chamorro
1063
I changed
menuentry "Clonezilla live (Default settings, VGA 800x600)"
loopback loop (hd0,msdos2)/clonezilla-live-2.6.0-37-i686.iso
linux (loop)/live/vmlinuz boot=live iso-scan/filename=(hd0,msdos2)/clonezilla-live-2.6.0-37-i686.iso
initrd (loop)/live/initrd.img
for
set root='hd0,1'
menuentry "Clonezilla live (Default settings, VGA 800x600)"
loopback loop /clonezilla-live-2.6.0-37-i686.iso
linux (loop)/live/vmlinuz boot=live iso-scan/filename=(hd0,msdos2)/clonezilla-live-2.6.0-37-i686.iso
initrd (loop)/live/initrd.img
... and it works fine.
answered 1 min ago
guillermo chamorroguillermo chamorro
1063
answered 1 min ago
guillermo chamorroguillermo chamorro
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answered 1 min ago
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Do not know clonezilla live ISO but i686 would be 32 bit in Ubuntu and not UEFI bootable. help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2/ISOBoot examples gist.github.com/Pysis868/27203177bdef15fbb70c & askubuntu.com/questions/1025656/…
– oldfred
Mar 7 at 4:16
This works for me as a multiboot: askubuntu.com/questions/1025656/… Persistence can be added if desired. The ISO9660 and casper-rw partitions can be removed also.
– C.S.Cameron
Mar 7 at 4:28
@oldfred Thank you. I've been on those links (I've seen every link on the subject he). The clonezilla image has an EFI folder, but I should try with the 64bit version. But... I tried with a Linux Mint 19 64bit and the result was the same. What I haven't tried is with gpt partitions.
– guillermo chamorro
Mar 7 at 12:40
@C.S.Cameron Thank you. It's not just about being able to create a multiboot usb, I can use YUMI (also) for example, but I just want to learn if I can accomplish this without any "extra" software.
– guillermo chamorro
Mar 7 at 12:46
Some of my examples here, but I use a separate configfile in a /ISO folder where I put all the ISO. Biggest issue I always have is getting path correct. And if hard drive getting drive correct. Plugging in flash drive, but booting from HDD, changes my drive order. My hard drive path is different than my flash drive paths so I cannot just copy. askubuntu.com/questions/1025656/… & askubuntu.com/questions/845192/…
– oldfred
Mar 7 at 13:56