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YUMI (Your Universal Multiboot Installer) is a tool used to create Bootable USB drives. Quickly create a Multiboot USB Flash Drive containing multiple Bootable ISO files. Use it to boot your favorite Live Linux Operating Systems, Linux and Windows Installers, antivirus utilities, disc cloning, backup, penetration testing, diagnostic tools, and much more. YUMI makes it easy for anyone to create their very own custom All-In-One Multi use diagnostic USB PC Repair Toolkit.

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Mar 29, 2014 Boot from usb and you will see all the bootloader inclduing clover select boot Mac Installer usb or Mac Os. Note:- Fat32 should be 1st partion in disk otherwise rEfind wont shows up in bootloader but clover will work even not 1st partition.

YUMI is the recommended successor to our Universal USB Installer and MultiBootISO tools. Contrary to our MultiBootISOs tool which used grub to boot ISO files directly from USB, YUMI uses syslinux to boot extracted distributions stored on the USB device. Then, reverts back to using grub to Boot Multiple ISO files from USB, when necessary.

Aside from a few distributions, all files are stored within the Multiboot folder, making for a nicely organized Portable Multiboot USB Drive that can still be used for other storage purposes.

It is a portable multiboot USB creator, which lets you keep more than one Operating Systems (Windows, Linux, etc.) on a single USB drive, and makes it bootable for different OS. Besides multiple OS, you can also use this freeware for disc cloning, installing antivirus utilities, etc.
I found a nice tutorial for creating a multiboot usb thumbdrive via Linux that will boot OS X on a Mac, and Linux or Windows on PCs or Macs, and obviously, if I already have a Linux virtual machine, I could use YUMI as indicated in the tutorial (and I have seen other, similar tutorials that use a similar utilities to do this from Windows like.
YUMI – Multiboot USB Creator YUMI (Your Universal Multiboot Installer), is the successor to our MultibootISOs. It can be used to create a Multiboot Bootable USB Flash Drive containing multiple operating systems, antivirus utilities, disc cloning – backup, penetration testing, diagnostic tools.
UniBeast is a simple application that allows you to create a bootable USB drive from any Mac App Store purchased copy of OS X. This all-in-one bootable USB drive can also be used as a rescue boot drive for system recovery.

Though YUMI was originally intended to be used to store and run various 'LIVE Linux' Operating Systems and tools from USB, Using YUMI to install Linux from USB to a Hard Drive works on many but not all distributions. (I'm working to address this). Moreover, if you find a distribution where the install does not work, please let me know.

YUMI Multiboot Bootable USB Flash Drive Creation

YUMI works much like Universal USB Installer, except it can be used to add more than one distribution to run Live from your Thumb Drive. USB Bootable Distributions can also be uninstalled using the same tool!

YUMI Main Multiboot USB Boot Menu

Legacy YUMI Download and Changelog:

Oct 23, 2020YUMI-2.0.7.7.exe: Moved casper writable file creation to occur on USB. Implemented a fix to check for NTFS format before copying over ISO files larger than 4GB. Added Other OS entry for Sergei Strelec.

YUMI MD5: 1608EEA82E8812B881732CCBB1FC819F

YUMI-2.0.7.7.exeYUMI Source Code

The following YUMI UEFI version is a work in progress that utilize GRUB2 for both UEFI and BIOS booting. Moreover, please NOTE that it is not backwards compatible with standard YUMI. Supported distributions are also limited, and your USB drive must be Fat32 formatted to support booting in UEFI mode. (Only BIOS mode will work with NTFS formatted drives).

YUMI UEFI Download and Changelog:

Oct 04, 2020YUMI-UEFI-0.0.2.8.exe: Updated to support Puppy Linux 9.5 (Fossapup64). Also fixed the broken CentOS 7 Live link.

YUMI UEFI MD5: C835597A8710C198DB5EA6FD58AD60FD

Important YUMI UEFI info: First, you'll need to disable secure boot (if it's enabled). Moreover, your drive must be Fat32 formatted if you want to UEFI boot.

Running YUMI from LINUX:WINE has previously worked for running YUMI from a Linux OS, with the exception of Fat32 Formatting the USB drive. See How To

IMPORTANT NOTES: Your USB drive must be Fat16/Fat32/NTFS formatted, otherwise Syslinux will fail and as a result, your drive will NOT Boot. NTFS may not work with every distribution but is required for storing files over 4GB. YUMI UEFI must use Fat32 format.

YUMI can be used to format your select USB drive, but be aware that all partitions on the selected drive will also be deleted. Ensure that you have made a backup of any information you want to keep before using YUMI on any drive.

Basic Essentials to create a MultiSystem Bootable USB Drive

Fat32 or *NTFS Formatted USB Flash or USB Hard Drive
PC that can boot from USB
Windows Vista/7/8/10 or Linux/Mac OS with (WINE)
YUMI-2.0.7.7.exe
Your selection of ISO Files

Please inform me of unlisted 'FREE' Live Linux distributions or version revisions, and I will attempt to update YUMI to support them, as I find time. Additionally, Bootable Software developers who wish to have their 'PAID' software added, can send me a copy to try.

YUMI UEFI Changelog

10/04/20 Version 0.0.2.8: Update to support Puppy Linux 9.5 (Fossapup64), and also Fixed broken CentOS 7 Live link.

09/01/20 Version 0.0.2.7: Update to support KDE Neon, and also newer Ubuntu Server 18.04 + 20.04.

08/05/20 Version 0.0.2.6: Update to support Endeavour OS, Bluestar, and also Cublinux. Fixed broken links for EasyPeasy, Avira Rescue CD, and also Xpud.

07/26/20 Version 0.0.2.5: Update to support LinuxFX (AKA: WindowsFX – which is also an Ubuntu Based variant that looks and feels much like Windows 10).

07/17/20 Version 0.0.2.4: Add support for Ubuntus' newer 'writable' casper persistence file label.

06/29/20 Version 0.0.2.3: Update to support Rescuezilla, Q4OS, and also POP!OS.

04/29/20 Version 0.0.2.2: Update to support Solus, Feren OS, and also Hiren's BootCD PE.

03/16/20 Version 0.0.2.1: Update to support Linux Mint Debian Edition, Manjaro 19.0x, and also the newer ESET Sysrescue CD.

Legacy YUMI Changelog

10/26/20 Version 2.0.7.7: Moved casper writable file creation to occur on USB. Implemented a fix to check for NTFS format before copying over ISO files larger than 4GB. Added Other OS entry for Sergei Strelec.

10/23/20 Version 2.0.7.6: Updated to support Ubuntu 20.10 Groovy Gorilla and derivatives. Also changed System Rescue CD to System Rescue.

10/05/20 Version 2.0.7.5: Update to support Puppy Linux 9.5 (Fossapup64), and also the newer Ultimate Boot CD.

08/04/20 Version 2.0.7.4: Update to support Endeavour OS. Also fixed broken links for Antergos, EasyPeasy, Xpud, Bluestar, and CubLinux.

07/26/20 Version 2.0.7.3: Update to support LinuxFX.

07/17/20 Version 2.0.7.2: Support Ubuntu's 'writable' casper persistence file label.

06/27/20 Version 2.0.7.1: Updated to support Q4OS, Rescuezilla, and also newer Memtest86+ 5.31. Corrected grub partition 4 Warning to read 'Fourth partition table entry is not empty'.

04/29/20 Version 2.0.7.0: Update to support booting Debian Live, Linux Mint, and also Linux Mint Debian Edition via NTFS using Grub Partition 4.

How to Create a MultiBoot USB Flash Drive (Windows)

Run*YUMI-2.0.7.7.exe following the onscreen instructions.
Then, Run the tool again to Add More ISOs/Distributions to your Drive.
Restart your PC. But be sure to set it to boot from the USB device.
Select a distribution to launch. Then, boot and enjoy!

That's really all there is to it. If all went well, then you should be booting your favorite distributions from your custom Multi-Boot USB device!

Creating a MultiBoot USB Flash Drive (Linux)

The following instructions were performed from an Ubuntu 16.04 host environment.

NOTE: YUMI persistence option is currently broken when using YUMI-2.0.7.7.exe within WINE. As a result, don't choose persistence and set the slider or the process will freeze while trying to build the persistent file and you will be forced to close YUMI.

I. Format your USB Flash Drive to use a Single Partition:

Open a terminal and type sudo su
Type fdisk -l (and note which device is your USB Drive)
Type fdisk /dev/sdx (replacing x with your actual usb device)
Type d (to delete the existing partition)
Type n (to create a new partition)
Type p (for primary partition)
Type 1 (to create the first partition)
Press Enter (to use the first cylinder)
Press Enter again (to use the default value as the last cylinder)
Type a (for active)
Type 1 (to mark the first partition active 'bootable')
Type t (for partition type)
Type c (to use fat32 partition)
Type w (to write the changes and close fdisk)

II. Create a Fat32 Filesystem on the USB Flash Drive:

Type umount /dev/sdx1 (to unmount the mounted partition)
Type mkfs.vfat -F 32 -n MULTIBOOT /dev/sdx1 (to format the partition as fat32)
Remove and reinsert your USB flash drive, or remount it

III. Install WINE:

To install WINE from within an Ubuntu operating environment, first open a terminal and type sudo apt install wine, then press enter. Once WINE is installed, launch YUMI as you normally would by simply clicking the YUMI-2.0.7.7.exe

How YUMI Works

YUMI (Your Universal Multiboot Installer) enables each user to create their own custom Multiboot UFD containing only the distributions they want, in the order by which they are installed. A new distribution can be added to the UFD each time the tool is run.

If you run YUMI from the same location you store ISO files, then they should be auto detected (*See Known Issues Below), eliminating the need to browse for each ISO.

Other Notes: If MultibootISOs was previously used, you must reformat the drive, and start over. YUMI uses Syslinux directly, and chainloads to grub only if necessary, so it is not compatible with the older Multiboot ISO tool. Although I do plan to add back most of the capabilities of MultibootISOs as time permits.

Not all Unlisted ISO's can be booted (thus adding Unlisted ISOs is an UNSUPPORTED option).

YUMI can Create a Bootable UFD of the following distros/tools

— Debian Live 32/64 Bit —

Debian Live

— Fedora 32/64 Bit —

Fedora

— Linux Mint 32/64 Bit —

Linux Mint

— OpenSUSE 32/64 Bit —

OpenSUSE 32bit
* OpenSUSE 64bit

— Puppy Linux 32/64 Bit —

DPup Exprimo
Fatdog64
Lucid Puppy Linux
Precise Puppy Linux
Racy Puppy Linux
Slacko Puppy
Wary Puppy Linux

— Ubuntu 32/64 Bit —

Ubuntu
* Ubuntu Gnome
** Ubuntu Server Installer
*** Ubuntu Secure Remix
**** Ubuntu Studio
Edubuntu
Kubuntu
Lubuntu
Xubuntu
Backbox

— Other Distros Alphabetical —

Android-x86
Antergos
AntiX
Archlinux
Bodhi
Bunsenlabs/Crunchbang
CAELinux (Computer Aided Engineering)
CentOS Live
ChaletOS
Damn Small Linux (DSL)
Fuduntu
gpxe (Net Bootable Distros)
KNOPPIX
KXStudio
Mandriva
Netrunner
OSGeo Live
PCLinuxOS
Peppermint
Peach OSI Linux
Pear Linux
Pinguy OS
Porteus
PureOS
SalineOS
Scientific Linux CERN
Semplice Linux
SLAX (Tiny Slackware Based Distro)
Slitaz (Another Tiny Distro)
Sparky Linux
SolydX
Sugar on a Stick
System Rescue CD
Tails (Anonymous Browsing)
Liberte (Anonymous Browsing)
Terralinux
TinyCore (A Tiny Linux Distribution)
Ultimate Edition 3
XBMCbuntu
Zorin OS Core

———— NetBook Distributions ————

EasyPeasy (NetBook Distro)
Jolicloud (NetBook Distro)
Ubuntu Netbook Remix
xPUD (Netbook Distro)

————— Antivirus Tools —————

Acronis Antimalware CD
AOSS (Malware Scanner) systemstage1
AVG Rescue CD (Antivirus Scanner)
AVIRA AntiVir Rescue CD (Virus Scanner) ; does install to root of drive
BROKEN! ~~Bitdefender Rescue Disk (Antivirus Scanner)~~
Comodo Rescue Disk (Antivirus Scanner)
Dr.Web Live CD ; does install to root
F-Secure Rescue CD
GDATA Rescue CD
Kaspersky Rescue Disk (Antivirus Scanner)
Panda SafeCD
Windows Defender Offline

—————– System Tools —————-

Acronis True Image
BackBox (Penetration Testing)
BackTrack5 (Penetration Testing)
Boot Repair Disk
Clonezilla (Backup + Clone Tool)
DBAN (Hard Drive Nuker)
Deft (Forensics)
DRBL (Diskless Remote Boot in Linux)
EASEUS Disk Copy (Disk Cloning Tool)
FreeDOS (Balder img)
GParted (Partition Tools)
GRML (system rescue)
HDT (Hardware Detection Tool)
Kali (Penetration Testing)
Memtest86+ (Memory Testing Tool)
Matriux (Penetration Testing)
Offline NT Password & Registry Editor
Ophcrack (Password Finder)
Parted Magic (Partition Tools)
PING (Partimg Is Not Ghost)
Partition Wizard (Partition Tools)
Rescatux
Redo Backup And Recovery (Recovery Tools)
Rip Linux (Recovery Distro)
Trinity Rescue Kit ; does install to root of drive
Ultimate Boot CD (Diagnostics Tools)
Web Converger (Web Kiosk)
WifiSlax

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—————– Other OS/Tools —————-

Linux Live Tools for OCZ
Hiren's Boot CD ; does install to root of drive
Falcon 4 Boot CD ; does install to root of drive
Kon-Boot Floppy Image
Windows Vista/7/8/10 Installer
Windows XP Installer

—————– Bootable ISOs —————-

Try an Unlisted ISO (SYSLINUX)
* Try an Unlisted ISO (GRUB)
** Try an Unlisted ISO (GRUB Run from RAM)

YUMI Troubleshooting, Known Issues, Bugs

NOW FIXED in the latest YUMI revision. – casper-rw Persistence is not currently working with Ubuntu-20.04 and variants due to an upstream filename requirement change. To fix the persistent feature, simply rename the 'casper-rw' file to 'writable' but without the quotes. This file can be found on your YUMI USB drive in folder I.E. /Multiboot/Ubuntu-20.04-desktop-amd64.

The Persistence feature is currently broken with Newer Debian based distributions due to significant changes upstream. Debian now requires the persistent block file and label to be named persistence instead of live-rw, and it must hold a persistence.conf file containing / Union. I am hoping to make the necessary changes and provide a fix soon.

If you encounter a message stating

An error (1) occurred while executing syslinux. Your USB drive won't be bootable.

Make sure your USB drive is formatted using a Fat32 or NTFS partition with an MBR (Master Boot Record). An exFAT formatted Partition will not work. GPT (GUID Partition Table) Fat32 or NTFS Partitions are also not currently supported.

If you encounter a message stating

Insane primary (MBR) partition. Can’t find myself on the drive I booted from

First, replace your chain.c32 file located at multiboot/chain.c32 with (you'll need to unzip the file) -> This zipped chain c32 File

If replacing the chain.c32 file does not fix the problem, your USB drive may be improperly formatted, contains more than one partition or MBR, or your BIOS is not properly detecting the USB drive as USB-HDD, and/or its firmware needs to be updated. You can try these methods to Format and Restore your USB Drive

Windows to Go/Installers – Options Explained

The Windows to Go option creates a VHD file that is 20GB in size. As such, it requires the drive to be formatted NTFS. Fat32 cannot support a file more than 4GB in size. Many flash drives you might find at local department stores won't be fast enough. You'll need a Very Fast Flash Drive. When Windows boots from the USB for the first time, it'll go through the setup process and then reboot. You'll need to boot using your Windows to Go menu option a second time to finalize the setup process and finally boot into your full Portable Windows.

The Single Windows Installer/PE options are most likely to work for both stock and modified ISO files. When using it, you are limited to storing one Windows Installer per USB drive (I.E. one Win XP and one Win Vista 7 or 10). The Multiple Windows Installer/PE options allow for storing more than one stock Windows Installer per drive. Generally, only unmodified Windows ISO files will work with this option.

-wimboot option stores the extracted Multi Windows Installers in their own directory. -bootmgr option moves the bootmgr and bcd files to root of drive. (note: -bootmgr option does require a Windows Vista or later host to run bcdedit).

Traditional YUMI is not natively UEFI capable. However, it is possible to boot and run your Windows Installers from UEFI. To switch between added Windows versions, navigate to the multiboot/win-directory (replacing win-directory with the Windows version you want to boot) on your USB. Once there, move the bootmgr, bootmgr.efi, and entire boot folder to the root of your USB drive. Then reboot, booting your computer from the UEFI compatible USB. If all went well, it should boot straight into your chosen Windows Installer.

Try an Unlisted ISO – Options Explained

Try Unlisted ISO (Grub Partition 4) – This boot option will attempt to boot the ISO file using Grub. Additionally it adds a 4th partition table to the USB device and uses this as a placeholder for the ISO. This option has been shown to successfully boot almost all Linux based distributions.
Try Unlisted ISO (Grub) – Same as boot option 1, but attempts to boot the ISO without using a 4th partition as a placeholder for the ISO.
Try Unlisted ISO (Grub From RAM) – Same as boot option 2, but attempts to store the ISO in system memory and boot it from there. Useful for cases where the ISO is small, and you'd like to boot the OS and then move the USB to different machines and subsequently boot the OS from them as well.
Try Unlisted ISO (via Syslinux) – The original default YUMI supported boot option. Syslinux works to boot many distributions, but not all.

Multiboot folder and volume name.

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YUMI attempts to store most added distributions within the multiboot folder. This is also the root directory set for syslinux. In some cases, YUMI also expects the Volume Label of your USB drive to be MULTIBOOT in order for OpenSUSE, CentOS and several other distributions to boot. YUMI will attempt to automatically create this Volume Label, however it can sometimes fail. So please ensure that the Volume Label of your USB remains MULTIBOOT if you expect your distributions to boot.

When booting linux distributions from some laptops such as the Lenovo Yoga with a touchscreen, the acpi=off boot parameter might be necessary in order to successfully boot.

My PC wont Boot from my Flash Drive, but BIOS supports USB boot!

Some Flash Drives ship formatted (without a partition), as a result, YUMI requires the drive to contain a partition with a MBR (Master Boot Record). To ensure compatibility, you can use YUMI to format your device as NTFS or Fat32.

How to force a rebuild of the Syslinux MBR:

This is useful if your YUMI prepared USB drive is somehow no longer bootable.

For Newest version of YUMI:
From the multiboot folder on your flash drive, delete the hidden file ldlinux.sys and then rename the libcom32.c32 file to _libcom32.c32. Then use YUMI to install any menu item. YUMI will notice that the file is missing and will attempt to reinstall syslinux and repair the master boot record. Once finished, rename _libcom32.c32 back to libcom32.c32.

For Older versions of YUMI:
Delete the hidden ldlinux.sys file from the multiboot folder, and then use YUMI to install any menu item. YUMI should notice that this file is missing and will attempt to repair it.

Other Known Issues:

TAILS – If your USB is detected as a 'fixed' hard drive and not a 'removable' disk, (a few Sandisk drives have the removable bit flipped this way), you'll have to remove occurrences of the boot parameter 'live-media=removable' from the Live64.cfg file found at 'multiboottails-amd64-3.3EFIBOOT' or consequently TAILS will fail to find the live filesystem.

The files for Flacon 4, Hiren's Boot CD, Trinity Rescue Kit, Backtrack, Avira Antivir, and Dr.Web Live are all stored outside of the multiboot folder. Most other distribution files remain contained within the multiboot folder. I am open to a simple working solution!

YUMI supports Windows XP Install from USB via ISO. In order for the Windows XP installation to succeed, you must perform the following steps;
1.) To begin an install, select (Stage 1)
2.) Upon first reboot, you must select (Stage 2)
3.) Finally, after (Stage 2) is complete – upon the second reboot, select (Stage 3) to boot the drive where you installed Windows XP. If this option fails, simply remove the USB and reboot!

* YUMI does support NTFS, however not all distributions will boot from an NTFS formatted device. NTFS is required for Windows to Go and distributions containing files over 4GB.

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Troubleshooting Boot Errors:

While trying to run an ISO from USB, If you get a Boot error saying:

Error 60: File for drive emulation must be in one contiguous disk area

You'll need to defragment your ISO using one of the following tools:

contig – Command line tool used to defragment ISO files.

wincontig – GUI tool used to defragment ISO files.

Additional Notes:

When using Legacy YUMI, any non-booting or broken menu entries for ISO files added via the 'Try an Unlisted ISO (GRUB)' options, can be fixed by editing each corresponding entry in multibootmenumenu.lst

If you don't have a floppy drive and get fd0 errors while booting, simply add floppy.allowed_drive_mask=0 to the append line for the troubled entry. Although the best fix is to simply disable floppy in BIOS.

Persistently Saving Changes: YUMI currently enables the casper-rw persistence feature for some (but not all) Ubuntu based distributions. Yes, you can also have multiple persistent distributions, as each distro utilizes its own casper-rw file. * Persistence will NOT work on NTFS formatted USB drives. Additionally, some distributions will not even boot via NTFS!

Ophcrack Tables. In order to load Ophcrack tables, the tables folder needs to exist at the root directory of the USB device; (example F:tablesvista_free). You can Get Ophcrack Tables from the Official Ophcrack site. Once downloaded, simply unzip them to the root of your USB. Because you're using this method, you can have your Windows XP and Vista/7/10 tables all working together on the same device.

YUMI on Linux: ~~You can run YUMI on a Linux Host via WINE~~. Wine is currently untested, and possibly broken, because YUMI requires (Root) permissions to modify the boot sector of a device. Please do let me know if you find success running YUMI from Wine so I can update this section accordingly.

YUMI – Multiboot USB Creator published under Bootable USB Creator Software

Macbooks or iMacs hardly require reinstallation of their Mac OS, but when they do then it’s a fairly difficult process especially if your secondary computer is Windows. Reinstalling Mac OS is a time-consuming process and requires a lot of patience that’s why recommend doing this process in your free time or weekends.

To get started with you require a USB drive with at least 8GB storage (16GB recommended). Then you need a working Mac OS ISO or DMG Installation Image. You can download it from the Apps Store or you can find Mac OS Image at ISORIVER.

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There are 2 Methods to Create a Bootable USB drive of Mac OS on your Windows PC.

Method 1: Using TransMac

Pro Tip: How To Create A Bootable USB Drive To Install Windows On OS X

Download TransMac’s latest version for Windows from this link.
Connect your USB drive
Right Click on your USB drive option in TransMac and select Format Disk for Mac
After that, right-click the USB Drive and select Restore with Disk Image
Point to your Mac OS .dmg or .iso file by clicking the add button.
After that TransMac will create bootable Mac OS USB within few minutes.
Then you can insert it into your Mac, hold down the option key while turn on and boot your system with this USB.

Method 2: Using PowerISO

Another disk image utility that you can use is PowerISO. It can be used for burning both ISO files and DMG files to USB to create a bootable drive. Follow the steps below to Create a Bootable Mac OS USB on Windows PC.

Step 1: Firstly Download PowerISO and install it in your Windows PC. Launch the app and insert a USB drive into your computer.

Step 2: Import the DMG / ISO file directly by clicking on ‘Burn’ in the toolbar.

Step 3: In the Burn window, select the DMG / ISO file from the Source File section.

Step 4: You can modify the settings to adjust burn speed. The default will be set to the maximum, so you can reduce that.

Step 5: You can choose to finalize the disk and verify it. Any errors in the bootable USB will show up at that point.

Step 6: Now click on “Burn” and wait for the progress bar to reach 100%.

After the successful creation of Bootable Mac OS USB, boot your Macbook from this USB drive by clicking the option button during bootup and select this USB drive.

Watch this Video Tutorial

How To Create A Bootable USB To Install OS X

That’s it for the tutorial If you face any issues or had any query then please let us know in the comment section below. You can also send us an email via the contact us page for personalized support.