diff --git a/pages/Community_FAQ.md b/pages/Community_FAQ.md index 5f2dd5b..bc10a45 100644 --- a/pages/Community_FAQ.md +++ b/pages/Community_FAQ.md @@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ - [I have a question that is not answered here!! Now what?](https://github.com/pikvm/pikvm/blob/master/pages/Community_FAQ.md#i-have-a-question-that-is-not-answered-here-now-what) - [HELP! Something isn't working!!](https://github.com/pikvm/pikvm/blob/master/pages/Community_FAQ.md#help-something-isnt-working) - [HELP! I am getting a 500/503 error when I try and access the main KVM page!](https://github.com/pikvm/pikvm/blob/master/pages/Community_FAQ.md#help-i-am-getting-a-500503-error-when-I-try-and-access-the-main-kvm-page) +- [An alternative to making a windows boot img that does not require a physical usb flash drive](https://github.com/pikvm/pikvm/blob/master/pages/Community_FAQ.md#an-alternative-to-making-a-windows-boot-img-that-does-not-require-a-physical-usb-flash-drive) - [Can you use an iPad on PiKVM?](https://github.com/pikvm/pikvm/blob/master/pages/Community_FAQ.md#can-you-use-an-ipad-on-pikvm) - [Can I use RealVNC/Guacamole to connect to PiKVM?](https://github.com/pikvm/pikvm/blob/master/pages/Community_FAQ.md#can-i-use-realvncguacamole-to-connect-to-pikvm) - [How do I add my own SSL cert?](https://github.com/pikvm/pikvm/blob/master/pages/Community_FAQ.md#how-do-i-add-my-own-ssl-cert) @@ -337,6 +338,65 @@ set tabstospaces [Back to the Top](https://github.com/pikvm/pikvm/blob/master/pages/Community_FAQ.md#Index) +### An alternative to making a windows boot img that does not require a physical usb flash drive +- Physical USB is not needed but external system is mandatory +- Create Ventoy image (on Ubuntu x86 machine) (Unaware of a windows version) + +``` +dd if=/dev/zero of=ventoy.img bs=1M count=4700 status=progress +``` + +- This makes a ventoy.img file, I would name this what it is EX: ventoy_win10.img +- At the same time, download Media Creation Tool and select iso + +- On the Ubuntu machine +- At the time of this, it was 1.0.51, change to latest version + +``` +wget https://github.com/ventoy/Ventoy/releases/download/v1.0.51/ventoy-1.0.51-linux.tar.gz +tar zxvf ventoy-1.0.51-linux.tar.gz +sudo losetup -f ventoy.img +sudo losetup -l | grep ventoy (To locate which loop device was used) +sudo losetup /dev/loopXX ventoy.img +sudo sh ~/ventoy-1.0.51/Ventoy2Disk.sh -i /dev/loopXX (This will make a loopXXp1 and a loopXXp2 and will format both partitions +cd /media/XXX (Usually your login) +mkdir ventoy +sudo mount /dev/loopXXp1 /media/XXX/ventoy +``` + +- Either cp over the .iso you downloaded from the Media tool or a NFS mount + +``` +sudo cp windows.iso /media/whatever/ventoy +sudo umount /dev/loopXX +sudo losetup -d /dev/loopXX +``` + +ssh into the Ubuntu system (Or whatever OS you are using) + +- On Pi-KVM + +``` +cd /var/lib/kvmd/msd +mount -o remount,rw . +``` + +- On Ubuntu + +``` +scp ventoy.img root@pikvm:/var/lib/kvmd/msd/images +``` + +- On Pi-KVM + +``` +touch /var/lib/kvmd/msd/meta/ventoy.img.complete +``` + +- Mount ventoy.img as normal flash and select the PIKVM boot device, it should popup with the VenToy logo with the window.iso as a selection + +[Back to the Top](https://github.com/pikvm/pikvm/blob/master/pages/Community_FAQ.md#Index) + ### Can you use an iPad on PiKVM? - Yes, with the correct hardware you can control an iPad - Yes, activate VNC and use JUMP app(Full featured but more expensive), or bVNC(Not recommended, lack luster features but cheap). RealVNC does NOT work