Download ZIP file and drag-and-drop onto \e2b\Update agFM\Add_Ventoy.cmd to update.
The download is in the latest Betas folder on Alternate Downloads site.
https://1drv.ms/u/s!AqlrQcdsFA-K7S2G6_UPKR7HCecH?e=dhknNv
I will release in a few days unless someone reports a problem.
This is NOT the official version of Ventoy - it is modified - so do not report any problems to the Ventoy author!
Ventoy UEFI32 is not supported.
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If you have added your own \boot\grubfm\startup_menu.txt file, you can check for an expiry date. This would force the user to update their USB drive. Here is an example of how to test dates.
You can add the lines below to check that an expiry date has not been met or exceeded. Change the value of LOWERDATE and UPPERDATE as required to set a valid range.
The code gets the current date in YYYYMMDD format into sdate. The regexp command is used to get the first 8 characters only.
It then compares that dates and reboots the system if the expiry date has been met or if the date is before or equal to the LOWERDATE. The LOWERDATE test helps to prevent the user from cheating by setting the RTC (Real Time Clock) to an earlier date.
This may be of use if you want to force the user to update the USB boot drive after a specific date (.e.g. example = expires Feb 01 - valid for any day in January).
# check date - reset if UPPERDATE (YYYYMMDD) is equal to or smaller than current dateE2B has a slightly revised version of the new Launcher Windows app.
agFM uses the latest version of grubfm (last one for this year). I have now added the F1-F6, F10 and Ctrl+F menu icons into the default grubfm menu theme too.
Has anyone tried the new Launcher app? Please provide feedback...
Happy New Year to all - and let's hope 2021 is better than 2020!
Download from the Alternate Downloads areas as usual (see side panel for links).
a1ive has improved the menu system and the F1 button can now display hardware information under grub2.
You can also boot to Ventoy and AIOBoot and PXE boot if you have them present on the USB drive.
Unfortunately, if you have added a your own grub2 theme to the agFM partition, you will have to modify it so that it works correctly with the new grubfm\agFM version. Details of how to modify an existing theme are included in the latest version of eBook #4 v1.19Beta which has been updated for agFM v1.69. You can get the updated version for free by using the link that was emailed to you when you first purchased it.
The E2B eBook 4 covers how to add different themes and configure your own startup menu (updated specifically for agFM v1.69 and later only).
I have also updated five different agFM themes which should work with the new agFM v1.69 - see here.
The new agFM v1.69a Beta can be found here.
Note that 'Ventoy for Easy2Boot' has not been updated and is still v1.0.29. I do not intend to update this version for a while.
A few of the modified themes are shown below:
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| seven22 theme (22 menu entries per screen) |
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| Tela theme |
You can modify the theme.txt and fm.txt files to adjust the menu as required.
Just a heads up...
Under some (as yet unknown) conditions, running chkdsk c: /f may damage your Windows filesytem and cause BSODs! See here for a report for Windows 10 20H2 update KB4592438.
The 'bug' is unconfirmed by Microsoft.
This version has a new version of the 'E2B Launcher.exe' 32-bit Windows application which you can find in the \_ISO\docs\E2B Utilities\Launcher folder.
I have also added a 'Desktop E2B Launcher.cmd' file into the folder. You can copy this file to your Windows Desktop so that you can quickly run E2B Launcher from any E2B USB drive that is connected to your system. Each E2B USB drive must contain the new Launcher folder or else it won't be detected.
2.07c adds an extra link in the 'Tools' tab which copies the 'Desktop E2B Launcher.cmd' file to the Desktop for you.
This version has a new Beta version of an 'E2B Launcher.exe' 32-bit Windows application which you can find in the \_ISO\docs\E2B Utilities\Launcher folder.
Download from the Latest Betas folder here.
Version 1.66 and 1.67 had a bug when booting Legacy Linux and other non-windows ISOs using the .isodef, isomap and .isomem options in agFM. This was due to a1ive changing his code and removing the MAP file from his file structure!
Use the \e2b\Update agFM batch file to update to the new version.
I was asked today for a grub2 menu which would protect the E2B USB drive from being cloned onto another drive.
The lines below can be added into your startup_menu.txt file.
It checks the total drive capacity of your E2B USB drive - if it is not as expected, then it displays a graphics file (candle in this case) and then prompts you to enter a password (3 chances). If the user does not know the password, then it loads a 'guest' menu, but it could just as easily shutdown or reboot the PC.
You can display any graphics file you like (.png, .jpg, .bpm) and you can change the messages, etc. as you wish.
I have just updated eBook #4. You can get the update for free by using the link in your original Payhip email that you received when you first purchased the eBook.
I also found an old bug in the .isopersist code in agFM, so I have now updated agFM to v1.67 today. The problem was that the *-rw persistence file would only work if it was in the root of the USB drive. Now it can be in either the root or the same folder as the Linux ISO.