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[issue]: Is it possible to boot from img.gz file?

Open nzm001 opened this issue 1 month ago • 1 comments

Official FAQ

  • [x] I have checked the official FAQ.

Ventoy Version

1.1.07

What about latest release

Yes. I have tried the latest release, but the bug still exist.

Try alternative boot mode

Yes. I have tried them, but the bug still exist.

BIOS Mode

UEFI Mode

Partition Style

GPT

Disk Capacity

64GB

Disk Manufacturer

Kingston

Image file checksum (if applicable)

None

Image file download link (if applicable)

https://www.memtest86.com/downloads/memtest86-usb.zip

What happened?

Booting from latest memtest86-usb.img is successful. Compared to the img.gz file, the img file is too large. Is it possible to boot from img.gz file? memtest86-usb.img (1.1 GB, not GiB) memtest86-usb.img.gz (13 MB)

nzm001 avatar Nov 01 '25 00:11 nzm001

Nope.

vibbe avatar Nov 01 '25 22:11 vibbe