Results: Tests of booting Mistfire's distros from its ISO file to its desktop
Note: Booting Mistfire's distros 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, the distro'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 |
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quickpup64_24.01-rc-10(note 2) |
Y(7) |
Y |
Y |
N(3) |
Y |
N(6) |
quickpup64_24.01-rc-9(note 2) |
Y(7) |
N(1) |
Y |
N(3) |
N(3) |
N(6) |
manjaropup64_24.01(see note 1) |
Y(7) |
N(1) |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N(6) |
manjaropup64_24.01-2(see note 1) |
Y(7) |
N(1) |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N(6) |
manjaropup64_24.01-3(see note 1) |
N(3) |
Y |
Y |
Y(7) |
Y |
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, manually added, to GRUB2 Menu stanza for boot
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(6) - Not tested
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(7) - INIT PSAVE parm not respected
Notes
For ManjaroPup64 QEMU stanza used in tests in order to achieve desktop
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qemu-system-x86_64 -name "MistFire's ISO file from Ventoy USB" -enable-kvm -vga cirrus -m 2G -smp 2 -device AC97 -net nic -net user -rtc base=localtime /dev/sdcFor QuickPup64 QEMU stanza used in tests in order to achieve desktop
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qemu-system-x86_64 -name "MistFire's ISO file 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)