Modern Linux live ISOs fail to find root filesystem
Several modern Linux live ISOs kernel-panic or drop to a shell at boot under Ventoy because the root filesystem is not found.
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
3 public reports · first reported 29 January 2024 · last reported 31 March 2026
What's going wrong
Users booting recent Linux live images through Ventoy report kernel panics, failed mounts, or emergency shells because the root filesystem cannot be located.
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