Results: Tests of booting a WoofCE PUP from its ISO file to its desktop
Note: Booting WoofCE PUPs from its ISO files eliminates issues of extractions and boot-menu changes which often can result in errors. The ISO file booting is trouble-free retaining all the properties expected in a Frugal use.
The Approach and Intent:
Merely download the ISO file to the launch USB and boot it to desktop to be operational. No intermediate step(s) required.
At boot for all tests, KLV's default boot Menu item taken without menu change.
Forum |
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------- QEMU (VM) ------- |
PXE |
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Distro |
Ventoy |
SG2D |
Native |
Ventoy |
SG2D |
PXE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BookwormPup64 10.0.7 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
BookwormPup64 10.0.6 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N(6) |
BookwormPup64 10.0.5 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N(6) |
. |
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S15Pup64-22.12-240717 |
Y(5) |
Y |
Y |
Y(5) |
Y |
N |
S15Pup64-22.12-240706 |
Y(5) |
Y |
Y |
Y(5) |
Y |
N |
S15Pup64-22.12-240505 |
N(6) |
N(6) |
Y |
Y(5) |
Y |
N |
S15Pup64-22.12-240504 |
N(6) |
N(6) |
Y |
Y(5) |
Y |
N |
S15Pup64-22.12-240420 |
N(6) |
N(6) |
N(1) |
N(2) |
N(2) |
N |
. |
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VoidPup64-22.02-240717 |
Y(5) |
Y |
Y |
Y(5) |
Y |
N |
VoidPup64-22.02-240703 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N(2) |
N(2) |
N |
VoidPup64-22.02-240504 |
N(6) |
N(6) |
Y |
Y(5) |
Y |
N |
VoidPup64-22.02-240420 |
N(6) |
N(6) |
N(1) |
N(2) |
N(2) |
N(6) |
VoidPup64-22.02-240810 |
N(3) |
N(3) |
N(6) |
N(6) |
N(6) |
N(6) |
Legend for 'N' (No) in table
(1) - Drops out to GRUB prompt
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(2) - Stops at Console w/o Desktop
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(3) - TRAP/Abend/Stops during boot
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(4) - IMG Not Supported by Launcher
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(5) - REQUIRES session-save parm (PSAVE=), manually added, to GRUB2 Menu stanza for boot for proper session-save management
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(6) - Not tested
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(7) - WoofCE PUPs: SAVESPEC will NOT be honored; if 'PSAVE' boot parm specified, boot will drop to GRUB prompt
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QEMU stanza used in tests
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qemu-system-x86_64 -name "WoofCE PUP ISO from Ventoy USB" -enable-kvm -vga std -m 2G -smp 2 -device AC97 -net nic -net user -rtc base=localtime /dev/sdcWhere "/dev/sdc" is the Ventoy USB (also same path when the SG2D USB is in the PC slot)
Caveats
For Ventoy launching, the boot stanza MUST have a PSAVE= parm to direct persistence
For SG2D launching, no such is needed as the SAVESPEC file in the BOOTISOS folder, if exist, automatically directs persistence