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I think there is a way to make this work without turning of the the secure boot option by using shim-signed or something. I'm not familiar with it or what to do. I wish if he could enlighten us on that too. I mean secure boot is a security option, its not recommended to turn it off
after downloading Kali Linux make sure your image has not been tampered with, you can do this by confirming the Checksum is correct via the command line interface. Good luck
@@RealLexable it depends on architecture of the CPU (there are ARM units too, and KALI as majority of distros works on x86/64 primarily) and might be some difficulties with allowing usb boot, but in theory it's possible
Can we boot 1)Tail OS 2)Kali 3)Linux Ubuntu All in one flash drive with the help of Rufus or should we keep seperate drives for each software. Anyone have any information about it.
He has an unstoppable army of almost 2 million just imagine if we all did ban together we could rule I mean save the world seriously though David has the most informative channel on UA-cam he inspired me to get back into ethical pen testing I'm 46 graduated college a long time ago but do to arthritis in my hands worsening eyesight and migraines I didn't get to go as far with my career as I had planned actually changed careers but im back at it part time with plans to go back full time it's just taking time to get back up to speed on everything that's where this channel and David's wealth of knowledge is really helping me out
Hi David, This method is no longer working properly with the recent release of 2023.3 Kali Live image. The system boots to a GNU Grub interface instead, and it is only fixed with having persistence disabled in Rufus when flashing the ISO. Please update accordingly to guide beginners like me who are not comfortable with creating manual persistence partitions in Kali! Thank you always David.
Hey Mr. David Bombal, I just wanted to drop you a massive thank you for everything you've done for me. Your UA-cam channel has been a total game-changer in my life, and I can't even begin to express my gratitude. So, here's the deal: I graduated with a non-tech background, and I was completely clueless about how to break into the IT field. It was like standing at the edge of a massive jungle without a map or compass. I knew I wanted to dive into IT, but I had zero idea where to start. Then, out of the blue, your videos popped up in my UA-cam recommendations. I started watching, and it was like a whole new world opened up. Your videos weren't just informative; they were fun, easy to follow, and honestly, they made tech stuff seem less intimidating. I became a regular on your channel, binge-watching your tutorials and soaking up your knowledge like a sponge. Your teaching style, the way you broke down complex topics, and your real-world examples - it all just clicked with me. Inspired by your content, I decided to take the plunge and go for the CCNA certification. Trust me, it seemed like a monumental challenge at first, but your guidance made it feel doable. Your study tips, practical demos, and enthusiasm for networking turned what seemed daunting into something exciting. Fast forward a bit, and guess what? I landed a job in IT! I can't believe I'm saying this, but it's all thanks to you, Mr. Bombal. Your channel not only armed me with the technical skills I needed but also gave me the confidence to chase my IT dreams. I want you to know that your dedication to helping newcomers like me is beyond admirable. You're not just a teacher; you're a mentor and an inspiration. Your impact on my life has been huge, and I'll forever be indebted to you. So, once again, thanks a million, Mr. Bombal, for being the guiding star on my IT journey. Your generosity in sharing your knowledge has changed my life, and I can only hope to pay it forward and inspire others, just like you've inspired me. With loads of appreciation, M. Khan
Hello sir your vedios are very helpful have been watching since two months. I would like to share my situation, we have a Hotel in srinagar which my father built in 1982 but after 1990 turmoil all businesses closed are we were in debt and that hotel was forcibly occupied by security forces since 1997 and the government is paying peanuts as rent and on top of that we have to pay percentage to higher police officers and at treasury office in srinagar to get our own money and on top of that TDS and to get that TDS back lawyer charges. Our democracy is in text books only. I am trying to persuade my father to sell this property and invest in some other business or some money in stock market. But so far no success kindly advise. As this property is our source of income but I am really tired to pay bribes to get my own money this is not just with our hotel or property there are many.
@@davidbombal i've followed your guide on dual booting kali but when i went back to windows 11 it was asking me for a bitLocker Key, can you address the issue on that
Followed the directions to a T but for some reason its having trouble loading. It takes me to a terminal with GRUB and having trouble loading Kernel it appears.
I used to get it to work with this method that David has shown. Recently switched laptops with an Intel CPU and UEFI firmware, meaning my partition is now a GPT file system. Have yet to find any way to get my usb to boot without getting grub CLI. Checked tons of forums to no avail. Hopefully, somebody can find a solution.
Highly don't recommend doing so on a regular USB stick. They system will be extremely laggy due to the physical properties of a USB in terms of reading/writing data to it.
Hey David, My USB 32 GB, 3.1. MBR UEFI . Stucked in GNU GRUB 2.06. Previous update was flawless. But this one stucked. I think new updated iso file is of 4.1 GB, that's why its not working with FAT32. Please look into this 🙏
4:10 this interface didn't appear. It was showing something called "GNU Grub" and an option to use commands. Did I messed something? (There was no GUI)
I'm have Kali working on what looks like a Gameboy. That makes it look innocent like I'm playing a game.The challenging part is making Kali usable with Gameboy controls. I have also connected my Flipper Zero to it as a keyboard and mouse as a proof of concept. That let's me run preprogrammed scripts from the Flipper interface.
My usb is just not showing up in the boot options please help Edit: the problem was that I was using usb hard drive not a flash drive, using flash drive it worked fine, btw why can’t use usb hard drive?
GNU GRUB version 2.06-13+ka111 Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported. For the first word, TAB lists possible command completions. Anywhere else TAB lists possible device or file completions.. Need solution
multiboot with persistence would be a good topic. there are tools like ventoy which let you boot various isos and utils in one usb drive. it gets into the weeds when persistency is involved. but one portable drive to rule them all, even with booting in macs -intel & m chips, uefi & legacy, has always been challenging.
LiveUSB multiboot can be done with stuff like Yumi but the persistence option doesn't seem to work for the multiboot so it sucks... also I don't really like Ventoy and all the rage around it.
I have made the live bootable of Kali Linux but when I try to boot it. I got the black screen of "GNU GRUB version 2.06-13+kali1" Grub> Please respected David help me out
once ive done done the bios steps my laptop resets and i get a gnu grub version 2.06-13+kali1 minimal bash-like line editing supported for the first word and a grub> what should i do?
I don’t think nobody’s gonna reply you mate? I’m tired of reaching to him and getting feedback from anywhere else. It shows me the option to login using username and password. I’m logging in for the first time but I don’t know why I’m stuck there.😢
I have followed the same process, however after I boot from USB, it takes me to GNU GrUB version 2.06-13*kali1; and I am at the prompt grub> ; grub> ls -->output is (memdisk) (hd0) (hd1); ls hd0/hd1 gives no output; I've tried all the solutions given in the comments below for whom it was a similar issue, and had no luck ... please help
GRUB ERROR: The devs have confirmed 2023.3 is broken with Rufus creating an ISO. To fix this, use Kali's weekly release page to get an ISO (Ver. W38 or higher)
I'm not getting any chance to boot into kai linux, it shows : GNU GRUB version 2.06-13+kali1 minimal Bash-like line editing is supported. For the first word, TAB list possible command completions. Anywhere else TAB list possible device or file completions. Someone please help me to fix it, thanks
Persistent live Linux usb's have been around for as long as I can remember, they're so cool, especially now that we have much much faster USB 3.1 gens as well as USB-c drives that can be used faster than most internal SSDs, not as fast as newer nvme drives, but pretty damn quick!
Any chance you'll make a new video soon? I've flashed Kali onto the USB fine, but when I reboot the screen I am met with a grub menu, unsure how to install from there and I don't want to mess up my computer. Thank you!!
Just a few things; 1- you may need to set the usb drive to GPT in Rufus if your system is newer and UEFI only. 2- dont change your boot priority, rather use the boot override option that is available in the BIOS. Unless of course you need to repeatedly boot from it without ever removing the USB. Lastly, a question. To what degree is this perisstent. Is it just whatever you store in the home directory, or are configurations and updates persistent as well?
Hey can you help me. I do everything but when l started Linux it show me gnu grub screen and now l don't know what to do. My computer is Lenovo ipad gaming 3.
Hi David, would you do a video on Kali live going to the system boot to the GNU Grub interface instead of Kali? I'm new to it all and need help. Other youtube videos are hopeless and leave out steps as well as leave out troublshoots if that process doesn't work.
Some tips about it: 1. Try to find 2023.2 version as on video, there is something wrong with 2023.3 2. Dont put persistence on 75%. Better do 10-20% to make your system much faster and you'll have some space for some programms and settings.
When I start my Kali Linux live usb boot and I try to boot into it I get into this situation: GNU GRUB version 2.06 Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported. For the first word, TAB lists possible command completions. Anywhere else TAB lists possible device or file completions. But I don't know how this works and how to proceed. So my question to you is could you help me? Secondly if I use Rufus for storage then this happens, if I use belena etcher then this doesn't happen only then I have no storage?
@@deshan8 If you boot kali on the usb then you also get that bash-like? I don't understand how grub works at all, I've looked for videos but everything I've tried doesn't work.
I'm encased in the possession of the evil GNU Grab, all because I followed your instructions! With the sight of my disk, the LS command tantalize me, but the boot folder stays elusive. Alas! On this dreadful day, how did I come upon your UA-cam video?😰😰
This didn't work for me using image 2023.3. I followed the steps and upon boot from USB it just takes me to grub prompt and complains about no Kernel loaded grub>
i find a problem. " GNU GRUB version 2.06-13+kali Minimal Bash-like line editing is supported. For the first word, TAB list....................... grub> " What can i do now? I have windows 11 already in the system.
Most of the components of kali live are read only and not writable so they can't be updated unless you create a persistent partition to save new data. But even persistence doesn't upgrade kernel version. The better option is to install kali on a 256GB USB. Kali installation requires atleast 25GB partition including swap partition.
hello sir good day, it is my first time to your channel, when i finish installing the kali and format is on flash drive, and then next i am stuck in the "GNU GRUB version 2.06-13+kali" i hope that u can teach me as a beginner :)
try using etcher instead of rufus. there was a new update in 2022 that messed a few things up. also if you have multiple partitions on your usb that can create problems aswell as being in legacy mode
Update: I found that balena etcher has no function to create persistent partition. After done some research i found that kali fixed the Rufus problem in weekly build. So if anyone couldn’t create the live usb with Rufus. Try weekly build of kali instead of 2023.3.
I get a grub prompt when I do this. I used to do it all the time before but it does not work for me anymore. I have been looking all the places but cannot fix the issue of the grub prompt. I have tried tons of different options.
@davidbombal I must be missing something. Followed all the directions though using the 2023.3 live iso. Used Rufus and set to 65 GB on my 128 GB USB drive for persistence. On first attempt, an message came up that additional files were required and it downlaoded (this message from Rufus) . Everything proceeded as expected. Set BIOS options as noted and PC boots up to GRUB> cli. type boot and receive "error you need to load the kernal first" Do what am I doing wrong? Note this is on a Kamui mini PC N5105 chip 16 gb RAM. Boot set to USB. Did manage to get it running on my HP Z Book , though it hit the grub cli first then managed to get boot option for Live USB.
same problem but after disabling TPM 2.0 and secure boot and made the iso for GPT instead of MBR an now i am getting error: out of memory. Note i have 64GBRAM Laptop
I do the same but after booting from pendrive Kali doesn't start instead grub starts and i'm stuck pls help me regarding this. I put the command boot it shows (load the kernel first)
I initially installed the regular version of Kali Live and got stuck in the grub menu. Then I downloaded the weekly option, and now, whenever I choose any option from the boot menu, I get the error 'invalid magic number, you need to load the kernel first.' How can I resolve this?
Hello David, Thanks for the video, it comes neatly at a great timing :) You say around 2min that you set the persistent partition about half of the total size of the usb flashdrive. What happens of the rest? Do you choose to use half because you intend on partitioning the other half to use as a normal storage? Cheers!
I have a problem where after I do all the steps, when I try booting the USB I get a strange grub shell and if I run the "boot" command, it will say that I need to load the kernel first. It shouldn't be a big problem, if only I knew how to boot Kali from that shell. I tried the normal and the "everything" live boot ISOs and both gave me the same error, and I don't know how to fix it. Edit: I'm using Kali 2023.3, maybe I should try with a 2023.1 ISO I had in my hard drive.
gnu grub version 2.06 13 kali1 error I use the same flash drive like you and step by step the same muvments ... my format and I guess installation take around 3.27min after that when I boot from USB I have this gnu grub version 2.06 13 kali1
I don't have a Windows machine to run Rufus from and other tools such as Balena Etcher don't seem to support setting up persistence. I guess I could run it from a Windows VM with the USB stick passed through to it, but I'm perverse and wanted to be able to do it all from Linux and understand how it works. Essentially, once you've written the Kali ISO to the USB stick with 'dd' or Balena Etcher or whatever, you create another partition, give it an ext3 filesystem with the label 'persistence', then write a file called 'persistence.conf' into the root of that file system which contains the single line '/ union'. Works great.
You left out a whole bunch of steps to get persistency.Thanks a lot.I appreciate it after wasting several hours.Trying to figure out why I kept running out of space and nothing would save.Don't watch this video.There's way more to it than just this 6:36
sir can you help me to slove my problem ive got stuck in booting kali, if choose the prsistency live kali than ive got " error : file 'live/vmlinuz-6.5.0-kali3-amd64' not found " what should i do sir 🥲 thanks
I tried to install the everything version and it took around 20 min to flash to the USB, however that did not work well for me so now I'm trying the recommended version, it is now taking several hours to complete, I'm using the same USB and I had formatted it before trying again. Any reason why this could be happening?
You might consider doing a tutorial on 'Secure Kali Pi (2002)'? So you have the security of Kali Pi but the disable-persistence of Tails. You seem to be into Tails and Kali this week. They're both good but have limitations. You could combine the best parts of each. Using Kali, but modify it so it had the non-persistence of Tails. (I get that Tails is a bit more than that, but you get a bunch of the good with just this). There's currently no tutorial out there on how to actually do Secure Kali Pi, or even just regular Kali (non Pi). And the tutorial on the Kali site isn't very good.
It's just gunna run the OS features currently in memory and crash when you try to do something else or may not crash and just act like it's doing it but never do what you asked.
I have been trying to boot Kali live for quite a while, but as I was restarting my laptop with a USB containing Kali live installed. I got stuck on " grub " I tried some methods to get it to boot but had no success. When I tried to boot, it says " you need to load the kernel first "
Took a day and a half, 3 different USBs, had to try an upgrade to W11, but finally got it. Thank you David! Just getting started with Kali and you have been huge help!
A key thing was missed here.....This live image will not work out of the box on all hardware configurations....especially if you have one of the newer nvidia cards...the image for the live boot of Kali is not kept up to date as much as the other images which even the latest still doesn't work. whilst nvidia tells you how to install the latest drivers no one seems to says (nvidia or kali support) what to do to get the latest drivers when the image just won't boot at all, not even to grub! for those that want to know, you'll need a different machine with older hardware that you can boot the live image from and assuming you've set it up with persistance, download the drivers and install the drivers (all of them, it's a huge file and ignore the messages of hardware not found) and once installed you should then be able to go back to your machine with the new cards and it should boot...I had to do this with the 4070 cards.
You left out a whole bunch of steps to get persistency.Thanks a lot.I appreciate it after wasting several hours.Trying to figure out why I kept running out of space and nothing would save.Don't watch this video.There's way more to it than just this
I have a problem with kali linux live boot. I need to do something with the GNU GRUB when booting. I get a black screen and it doesn't boot OS. I followed all the steps that you have done. Please help, thank you.
a great video, but i have a question Mr. David, what can i do if after booting from USB the system enters into grub instead of kali bootloader? help would be very much appreciated, thanks.
I did this with a micro sd card. But I cant get it to be persistent I used rufus but for some reason my steamdeck will load it into some weird menu. It seems like it wants me to enter konsole commands. But it works with balenca it's just not persistent
To anyone that do this, please use one of this nice fast drives. And be carful, I did this a time ago, but I use a drive that was 150 MB/s, super!! That was reading, writing was around 10 😅. That was painfully slow to use.
Can we boot 1)Tail OS 2)Kali 3)Linux Ubuntu All in one flash drive with the help of Rufus or should we keep seperate drives for each software. Anyone have any information about it .
Followed steps and got a grub prompt. Was then advised to install balena etcher but their repository no longer works. Found github and downloaded appimage for balena and now balena wont accept the KALI ISO as an input. WTF.
Tomato or tomato? Router or router? Or the one I find most strange when Americans pronounce it: Aluminium. Pronunciation varies depending on where you are from and the accent you have. Pronounce it the way you prefer.
Thank you, finally a video which not only shows how to boot from windows to kali, but also makes sure that you can boot from kali to windows, it was the only video I found which explained everything
hi daivd bro i am trying to live boot kali on USB my USB flash is 128gb ssd dirve and its not working rufus show a massage that my flash drive is 2096byte sector the standard is 512 that i have to do? its also mentionable that i did it with anohter usb the speed it very very low becuase of this issue i have bought ssd flash and now notworking
Boot Kali Linux off a USB flash drive and keep persistency :)
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I bet it isn't working an a Chromebook?
I think there is a way to make this work without turning of the the secure boot option by using shim-signed or something. I'm not familiar with it or what to do. I wish if he could enlighten us on that too. I mean secure boot is a security option, its not recommended to turn it off
Hey David, can we run this live pendrive in my vbox and VMware
after downloading Kali Linux make sure your image has not been tampered with, you can do this by confirming the Checksum is correct via the command line interface. Good luck
@@RealLexable it depends on architecture of the CPU (there are ARM units too, and KALI as majority of distros works on x86/64 primarily) and might be some difficulties with allowing usb boot, but in theory it's possible
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Can we boot
1)Tail OS
2)Kali
3)Linux Ubuntu
All in one flash drive with the help of Rufus or should we keep seperate drives for each software. Anyone have any information about it.
He has an unstoppable army of almost 2 million just imagine if we all did ban together we could rule I mean save the world seriously though David has the most informative channel on UA-cam he inspired me to get back into ethical pen testing I'm 46 graduated college a long time ago but do to arthritis in my hands worsening eyesight and migraines I didn't get to go as far with my career as I had planned actually changed careers but im back at it part time with plans to go back full time it's just taking time to get back up to speed on everything that's where this channel and David's wealth of knowledge is really helping me out
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Hi David,
This method is no longer working properly with the recent release of 2023.3 Kali Live image. The system boots to a GNU Grub interface instead, and it is only fixed with having persistence disabled in Rufus when flashing the ISO. Please update accordingly to guide beginners like me who are not comfortable with creating manual persistence partitions in Kali! Thank you always David.
How do you disable persistence
@@Stxnkybeats keep Pesistence Partition size at zero? maybe
@@GordonThanh77 you change the image to DD instead of iso... it's now working.Thanks though
Omg thank you i thought i was diong something wrong tried for an hour with diffrent usbs thinking they were bad lol
How? @@Stxnkybeats
Hey Mr. David Bombal,
I just wanted to drop you a massive thank you for everything you've done for me. Your UA-cam channel has been a total game-changer in my life, and I can't even begin to express my gratitude.
So, here's the deal: I graduated with a non-tech background, and I was completely clueless about how to break into the IT field. It was like standing at the edge of a massive jungle without a map or compass. I knew I wanted to dive into IT, but I had zero idea where to start.
Then, out of the blue, your videos popped up in my UA-cam recommendations. I started watching, and it was like a whole new world opened up. Your videos weren't just informative; they were fun, easy to follow, and honestly, they made tech stuff seem less intimidating.
I became a regular on your channel, binge-watching your tutorials and soaking up your knowledge like a sponge. Your teaching style, the way you broke down complex topics, and your real-world examples - it all just clicked with me.
Inspired by your content, I decided to take the plunge and go for the CCNA certification. Trust me, it seemed like a monumental challenge at first, but your guidance made it feel doable. Your study tips, practical demos, and enthusiasm for networking turned what seemed daunting into something exciting.
Fast forward a bit, and guess what? I landed a job in IT! I can't believe I'm saying this, but it's all thanks to you, Mr. Bombal. Your channel not only armed me with the technical skills I needed but also gave me the confidence to chase my IT dreams.
I want you to know that your dedication to helping newcomers like me is beyond admirable. You're not just a teacher; you're a mentor and an inspiration. Your impact on my life has been huge, and I'll forever be indebted to you.
So, once again, thanks a million, Mr. Bombal, for being the guiding star on my IT journey. Your generosity in sharing your knowledge has changed my life, and I can only hope to pay it forward and inspire others, just like you've inspired me.
With loads of appreciation,
M. Khan
Btw excuse me i am just a 13 yr old boy so no one asked is the perfect reply for this comment... DONT MIND.
Bro is glazing
Made with chat gpt
Bro i my kali linux has usb live boot. But my presistance space 24gb can i increase my presistance how?
Your glazing at this point
I did the steps but i am sent to a terminal screen on boot and there is no GUI. Help pls
U need latest version of windows bro
Your videos are a God sent. I'm in my mid 40s and just starting a new career in IT and you've really helped me in my studies. Thank you.
Good luck. I'm in same situation 😅
Hello sir your vedios are very helpful have been watching since two months. I would like to share my situation, we have a Hotel in srinagar which my father built in 1982 but after 1990 turmoil all businesses closed are we were in debt and that hotel was forcibly occupied by security forces since 1997 and the government is paying peanuts as rent and on top of that we have to pay percentage to higher police officers and at treasury office in srinagar to get our own money and on top of that TDS and to get that TDS back lawyer charges. Our democracy is in text books only. I am trying to persuade my father to sell this property and invest in some other business or some money in stock market. But so far no success kindly advise. As this property is our source of income but I am really tired to pay bribes to get my own money this is not just with our hotel or property there are many.
Your videos are always well made and to the point. Thank you David.
Thank you! Glad you like them!
@@davidbombalis this the full version?
@@davidbombal i've followed your guide on dual booting kali but when i went back to windows 11 it was asking me for a bitLocker Key, can you address the issue on that
Grub error, how to fix it?
Same error
Followed the directions to a T but for some reason its having trouble loading. It takes me to a terminal with GRUB and having trouble loading Kernel it appears.
I used to get it to work with this method that David has shown. Recently switched laptops with an Intel CPU and UEFI firmware, meaning my partition is now a GPT file system. Have yet to find any way to get my usb to boot without getting grub CLI. Checked tons of forums to no avail. Hopefully, somebody can find a solution.
Okay so I did everything.. booted up the usb and it’s telling me I need a passphrase to access encrypted data?
Highly don't recommend doing so on a regular USB stick. They system will be extremely laggy due to the physical properties of a USB in terms of reading/writing data to it.
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100% correct. I couldn't tasted kali linux taste in 5 years due to usb
What kind of USB stick do you recommend?
Stuck on GNU GRUB Version 2.06
Hey David, My USB 32 GB, 3.1. MBR UEFI . Stucked in GNU GRUB 2.06. Previous update was flawless. But this one stucked. I think new updated iso file is of 4.1 GB, that's why its not working with FAT32. Please look into this 🙏
same here
4:10 this interface didn't appear. It was showing something called "GNU Grub" and an option to use commands. Did I messed something? (There was no GUI)
I'm have Kali working on what looks like a Gameboy. That makes it look innocent like I'm playing a game.The challenging part is making Kali usable with Gameboy controls. I have also connected my Flipper Zero to it as a keyboard and mouse as a proof of concept. That let's me run preprogrammed scripts from the Flipper interface.
My usb is just not showing up in the boot options please help
Edit: the problem was that I was using usb hard drive not a flash drive, using flash drive it worked fine, btw why can’t use usb hard drive?
GNU GRUB version 2.06-13+ka111
Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported. For the first word, TAB lists possible command completions. Anywhere else TAB lists possible device or file completions..
Need solution
Same. Help!
Use balena etcher but persistence will not work
It's also can run from a Ventoy formated USB stick drive!😉
1 day ago? Guess I'm going to make a live boot Kali USB now.
i just got grub issue … what do you recommand ?
multiboot with persistence would be a good topic. there are tools like ventoy which let you boot various isos and utils in one usb drive. it gets into the weeds when persistency is involved. but one portable drive to rule them all, even with booting in macs -intel & m chips, uefi & legacy, has always been challenging.
I was just wondering if this would work on ventoy
Ventoy persistence does not work with Knoppix. Hacking around that has proven slow and mucky. Haven't tried Kali yet.
I have tried this it becomes a mess I stick to ventoy to keep and standard install multiple OS images in my pendrive . That's it
LiveUSB multiboot can be done with stuff like Yumi but the persistence option doesn't seem to work for the multiboot so it sucks... also I don't really like Ventoy and all the rage around it.
I have made the live bootable of Kali Linux but when I try to boot it. I got the black screen of "GNU GRUB version 2.06-13+kali1"
Grub>
Please respected David help me out
once ive done done the bios steps my laptop resets and i get a gnu grub version 2.06-13+kali1 minimal bash-like line editing supported for the first word and a grub> what should i do?
I don’t think nobody’s gonna reply you mate? I’m tired of reaching to him and getting feedback from anywhere else. It shows me the option to login using username and password. I’m logging in for the first time but I don’t know why I’m stuck there.😢
What should I do with gnu grub version 2.04 minimal bash-like
......😢😢😢😢
You are one of the best creators on UA-cam that I can rely on, As always straight to the point no bs. Keep up the good work mate!
I have followed the same process, however after I boot from USB, it takes me to GNU GrUB version 2.06-13*kali1; and I am at the prompt grub> ; grub> ls -->output is (memdisk) (hd0) (hd1); ls hd0/hd1 gives no output; I've tried all the solutions given in the comments below for whom it was a similar issue, and had no luck ... please help
GRUB ERROR: The devs have confirmed 2023.3 is broken with Rufus creating an ISO.
To fix this, use Kali's weekly release page to get an ISO (Ver. W38 or higher)
Awesome, will try soon
What about the performance of the Kali itself? Is it going to be as fast as Windows or is it going to be slower because it is booted on USB? Thanks
I'm not getting any chance to boot into kai linux, it shows :
GNU GRUB version 2.06-13+kali1
minimal Bash-like line editing is supported. For the first word, TAB list possible command completions. Anywhere else TAB list possible device or file completions.
Someone please help me to fix it, thanks
Have you found an answer ?
same here
type "exit" without quotations
I've been looking for something like this forever. Thank you so much!
You're very welcome! I hope the video helps you :)
Persistent live Linux usb's have been around for as long as I can remember, they're so cool, especially now that we have much much faster USB 3.1 gens as well as USB-c drives that can be used faster than most internal SSDs, not as fast as newer nvme drives, but pretty damn quick!
Any chance you'll make a new video soon? I've flashed Kali onto the USB fine, but when I reboot the screen I am met with a grub menu, unsure how to install from there and I don't want to mess up my computer. Thank you!!
Ay bro how do I get kali on android 13 their seems to be a bug for me :(
Just a few things;
1- you may need to set the usb drive to GPT in Rufus if your system is newer and UEFI only.
2- dont change your boot priority, rather use the boot override option that is available in the BIOS. Unless of course you need to repeatedly boot from it without ever removing the USB.
Lastly, a question. To what degree is this perisstent. Is it just whatever you store in the home directory, or are configurations and updates persistent as well?
Configuring to GPT still didnt work for my UEFI system
valid
when I boot from my usb, I get sent to a grub usb cmd like thing and i dont knw how to boot into linux, what do i do
same @@asherlol
@@asherlol Before flashing Kali Linux in USB with Rufus leave persistence an 0 and choose "dd".
Hey can you help me. I do everything but when l started Linux it show me gnu grub screen and now l don't know what to do. My computer is Lenovo ipad gaming 3.
Hi David, would you do a video on Kali live going to the system boot to the GNU Grub interface instead of Kali? I'm new to it all and need help. Other youtube videos are hopeless and leave out steps as well as leave out troublshoots if that process doesn't work.
i also got same interface
I followed the steps with a new 128gb USB and it booted into grub. I've got no clue what to do at this point
Some tips about it:
1. Try to find 2023.2 version as on video, there is something wrong with 2023.3
2. Dont put persistence on 75%. Better do 10-20% to make your system much faster and you'll have some space for some programms and settings.
Hi bro
Do u have the link of kali Linux 2023.2 ?
Have you tried it ? Are you sure that it isn't showing grub in 2023.2 version?
Thanks❤
Yeah something wrong with 2.06
you can use the weekly image
@@youtubevanced11 Copy the link of the 2023.3 version, and change every "2023.3" to "2023.2". This will do the trick.
Hey, in your video, he didn't say flash in DD mode or ISO mode? Which one according to this video?
1:53 Hi David can I boot my 32 gig flash drive ? or would it be better to go for 62 gig ??
Does anyone know the answer and how many gb to partition for a 32 gb
When I start my Kali Linux live usb boot and I try to boot into it I get into this situation: GNU GRUB
version 2.06
Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported. For the first word, TAB lists possible command completions. Anywhere else TAB lists possible device or file completions.
But I don't know how this works and how to proceed. So my question to you is could you help me? Secondly if I use Rufus for storage then this happens, if I use belena etcher then this doesn't happen only then I have no storage?
Same. Help
@@deshan8 If you boot kali on the usb then you also get that bash-like? I don't understand how grub works at all, I've looked for videos but everything I've tried doesn't work.
@@thisjeboydmc5612 yes. I'm clueless too
Unsure why every time it's worked for me now I keep getting GNU Grub and cannot get past it 😩
I'm encased in the possession of the evil GNU Grab, all because I followed your instructions! With the sight of my disk, the LS command tantalize me, but the boot folder stays elusive. Alas! On this dreadful day, how did I come upon your UA-cam video?😰😰
What are you talking about?
Same here a gnu grub screen is shown what must be done next
Hello
How do you boot the 2023.3 version...it switches to GNU Grub interface
What is minimum size of flash drive to instal kali ?
And what is minimum persistent size I can use normally in rufus setting ?
This didn't work for me using image 2023.3. I followed the steps and upon boot from USB it just takes me to grub prompt and complains about no Kernel loaded grub>
Thank you, David! I’m a student from Brazil and I’m starting my studies in cybersecurity! 🙏
i find a problem.
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GNU GRUB version 2.06-13+kali
Minimal Bash-like line editing is supported. For the first word, TAB list.......................
grub>
"
What can i do now? I have windows 11 already in the system.
Most of the components of kali live are read only and not writable so they can't be updated unless you create a persistent partition to save new data. But even persistence doesn't upgrade kernel version.
The better option is to install kali on a 256GB USB. Kali installation requires atleast 25GB partition including swap partition.
Can I do this on a 8GB pen drive
hello sir good day, it is my first time to your channel, when i finish installing the kali and format is on flash drive, and then next i am stuck in the "GNU GRUB version 2.06-13+kali"
i hope that u can teach me as a beginner :)
try using etcher instead of rufus. there was a new update in 2022 that messed a few things up. also if you have multiple partitions on your usb that can create problems aswell as being in legacy mode
To all those facing issues for grub boot loader, use balenw etcher instead of rufus and your issue will be solved
bro thank you so much!
Update: I found that balena etcher has no function to create persistent partition. After done some research i found that kali fixed the Rufus problem in weekly build. So if anyone couldn’t create the live usb with Rufus. Try weekly build of kali instead of 2023.3.
I get a grub prompt when I do this. I used to do it all the time before but it does not work for me anymore. I have been looking all the places but cannot fix the issue of the grub prompt. I have tried tons of different options.
To all those facing issues for grub boot loader, use balenw etcher instead of rufus and your issue will be solved
I m stuck in "minimal bash-like line editing is supported kali linux" grub bootloader
@davidbombal I must be missing something. Followed all the directions though using the 2023.3 live iso. Used Rufus and set to 65 GB on my 128 GB USB drive for persistence. On first attempt, an message came up that additional files were required and it downlaoded (this message from Rufus) . Everything proceeded as expected. Set BIOS options as noted and PC boots up to GRUB> cli. type boot and receive "error you need to load the kernal first" Do what am I doing wrong? Note this is on a Kamui mini PC N5105 chip 16 gb RAM. Boot set to USB. Did manage to get it running on my HP Z Book , though it hit the grub cli first then managed to get boot option for Live USB.
same problem but after disabling TPM 2.0 and secure boot and made the iso for GPT instead of MBR an now i am getting error: out of memory. Note i have 64GBRAM Laptop
I do the same but after booting from pendrive Kali doesn't start instead grub starts and i'm stuck pls help me regarding this. I put the command boot it shows (load the kernel first)
Nothing like waking up to a brand new David Bombal video 👍
Thank you!
Is it possible to set a password for such a system?
Thank you, we have benefited a lot from you
You're welcome!
My flash drive failed to boot even though i had properly installed the iso 😢
Humble, passionate and inspiring. Simply the best
Thank you :)
I initially installed the regular version of Kali Live and got stuck in the grub menu. Then I downloaded the weekly option, and now, whenever I choose any option from the boot menu, I get the error 'invalid magic number, you need to load the kernel first.' How can I resolve this?
Hello David,
Thanks for the video, it comes neatly at a great timing :)
You say around 2min that you set the persistent partition about half of the total size of the usb flashdrive.
What happens of the rest? Do you choose to use half because you intend on partitioning the other half to use as a normal storage?
Cheers!
the rest of the storage that is not in set on persistence will be available as normal partition in windows file explorer
I am getting error while using persistence so got any fix !!
Up
Bet the Wi-Fi doesn’t work 😂
No , it works without network adaptor
@@priyanshupatel3774 I said Wi-Fi fam not nic I’ve had so much issues with that it was a joke also 😊
It works I tried it
Quick Chatgpt query says that certain the drivers for certain wifi adapters are not included by default. You have to install them manually
@@kv4648 which is impossible if you don’t have a rj45 connection available js
hhelp, why when i reboot to usb device , it booting to gnu grup, im stuck
0:05 There's no Windows laptop, you can run any OS on any laptop if the device is capable of the operating system.
I have a problem where after I do all the steps, when I try booting the USB I get a strange grub shell and if I run the "boot" command, it will say that I need to load the kernel first. It shouldn't be a big problem, if only I knew how to boot Kali from that shell. I tried the normal and the "everything" live boot ISOs and both gave me the same error, and I don't know how to fix it.
Edit: I'm using Kali 2023.3, maybe I should try with a 2023.1 ISO I had in my hard drive.
Minimal grub interface available or something.. that what it says.. can anyone help?
gnu grub version 2.06 13 kali1 error
I use the same flash drive like you and step by step the same muvments ... my format and I guess installation take around 3.27min after that when I boot from USB I have this gnu grub version 2.06 13 kali1
Sir i need a help i have my access level : user so i cant Disable secure boot.
Please anyone help me i just pull out live use while it running and now it showing faile to shutdown and nothing is working
gnu grub error is coming please do help us
I don't have a Windows machine to run Rufus from and other tools such as Balena Etcher don't seem to support setting up persistence. I guess I could run it from a Windows VM with the USB stick passed through to it, but I'm perverse and wanted to be able to do it all from Linux and understand how it works. Essentially, once you've written the Kali ISO to the USB stick with 'dd' or Balena Etcher or whatever, you create another partition, give it an ext3 filesystem with the label 'persistence', then write a file called 'persistence.conf' into the root of that file system which contains the single line '/ union'. Works great.
Thank you. Your instructions were easier for me than the ones on the official page
You left out a whole bunch of steps to get persistency.Thanks a lot.I appreciate it after wasting several hours.Trying to figure out why I kept running out of space and nothing would save.Don't watch this video.There's way more to it than just this 6:36
What do you mean?u kept running out of space?Can elaborate
Files are not saving, after shifting from window to linux previous files are getting deleted
sir can you help me to slove my problem
ive got stuck in booting kali, if choose the prsistency live kali than ive got " error : file 'live/vmlinuz-6.5.0-kali3-amd64' not found " what should i do sir 🥲 thanks
same problem with me
waiting specialized people
I tried to install the everything version and it took around 20 min to flash to the USB, however that did not work well for me so now I'm trying the recommended version, it is now taking several hours to complete, I'm using the same USB and I had formatted it before trying again. Any reason why this could be happening?
Disabling Secure boot isn't going to affect the secondary boot Windows?
Mine is stuck in gnu grub😢
You might consider doing a tutorial on 'Secure Kali Pi (2002)'? So you have the security of Kali Pi but the disable-persistence of Tails. You seem to be into Tails and Kali this week. They're both good but have limitations. You could combine the best parts of each. Using Kali, but modify it so it had the non-persistence of Tails. (I get that Tails is a bit more than that, but you get a bunch of the good with just this). There's currently no tutorial out there on how to actually do Secure Kali Pi, or even just regular Kali (non Pi). And the tutorial on the Kali site isn't very good.
bro sent us down the wrong path with rufus, use etcher
does etcher even have persistence functionality?
@@TheThreatActor no need to have it on the imager just search "make kali persistent" and follow the instructions from your kali live
Is it dangerous for my USB key or my computer if the USB key is unplugged while it is in use?
maybe yes
It's just gunna run the OS features currently in memory and crash when you try to do something else or may not crash and just act like it's doing it but never do what you asked.
Can someone help? I always stuck at GNU GRUB
Secure Boot is off btw
Same error
I have been trying to boot Kali live for quite a while, but as I was restarting my laptop with a USB containing Kali live installed. I got stuck on " grub " I tried some methods to get it to boot but had no success. When I tried to boot, it says " you need to load the kernel first "
same like me
Took a day and a half, 3 different USBs, had to try an upgrade to W11, but finally got it. Thank you David! Just getting started with Kali and you have been huge help!
A key thing was missed here.....This live image will not work out of the box on all hardware configurations....especially if you have one of the newer nvidia cards...the image for the live boot of Kali is not kept up to date as much as the other images which even the latest still doesn't work.
whilst nvidia tells you how to install the latest drivers no one seems to says (nvidia or kali support) what to do to get the latest drivers when the image just won't boot at all, not even to grub!
for those that want to know, you'll need a different machine with older hardware that you can boot the live image from and assuming you've set it up with persistance, download the drivers and install the drivers (all of them, it's a huge file and ignore the messages of hardware not found) and once installed you should then be able to go back to your machine with the new cards and it should boot...I had to do this with the 4070 cards.
You left out a whole bunch of steps to get persistency.Thanks a lot.I appreciate it after wasting several hours.Trying to figure out why I kept running out of space and nothing would save.Don't watch this video.There's way more to it than just this
I have a problem with kali linux live boot. I need to do something with the GNU GRUB when booting. I get a black screen and it doesn't boot OS.
I followed all the steps that you have done.
Please help, thank you.
a great video, but i have a question Mr. David, what can i do if after booting from USB the system enters into grub instead of kali bootloader? help would be very much appreciated, thanks.
Thanks David for your precise instructions. I do have a question however. Why do I need to disable secure boot?
If you dont do it you cant use kali
I did this with a micro sd card. But I cant get it to be persistent I used rufus but for some reason my steamdeck will load it into some weird menu. It seems like it wants me to enter konsole commands. But it works with balenca it's just not persistent
I think there is a bug in newer version because everyone who are installing kali 2023.3 are facing the same issue
To anyone that do this, please use one of this nice fast drives. And be carful, I did this a time ago, but I use a drive that was 150 MB/s, super!! That was reading, writing was around 10 😅. That was painfully slow to use.
Can we boot
1)Tail OS
2)Kali
3)Linux Ubuntu
All in one flash drive with the help of Rufus or should we keep seperate drives for each software.
Anyone have any information about it .
I followed through the instructions until booting it up. I got into GNU GRUB Kali instead of the gui like in your video. Can you help me?
Followed steps and got a grub prompt. Was then advised to install balena etcher but their repository no longer works. Found github and downloaded appimage for balena and now balena wont accept the KALI ISO as an input. WTF.
Never heard of app image but you can get the authentic balena from their site, I think it's by Etcher
Do you need an antenna to hide the specifications of your PC like its MAC? or is it possible to hack quietly without an antenna?
I started using Kali with the PS3. But I've always heard it pronounced like Cow-Lee, not Kaw-Ly.
I meant Kali like Cali.
Tomato or tomato? Router or router? Or the one I find most strange when Americans pronounce it: Aluminium. Pronunciation varies depending on where you are from and the accent you have. Pronounce it the way you prefer.
thank you for sharing, but how about install Linux as a dual OS on an SSD, which way is better? I mean like pro and cons.
Thank you, finally a video which not only shows how to boot from windows to kali, but also makes sure that you can boot from kali to windows, it was the only video I found which explained everything
hi daivd bro i am trying to live boot kali on USB my USB flash is 128gb ssd dirve and its not working rufus show a massage that my flash drive is 2096byte sector the standard is 512
that i have to do?
its also mentionable that i did it with anohter usb the speed it very very low becuase of this issue i have bought ssd flash and now notworking