Making a partition Linux BOOT item (*.iso) in Windows 11

Making a partition Linux BOOT item (*.iso) in Windows 11

I had to get through the tough subject of disk boot for Linux. I could not use Rufus without formatting my entire USB SSD. So I had a solution: Have WSL2 mount the disk then use 'dd(1)' to make the bootable disk.

To do this you need to open Powershell as Administrator access.  After this the disk can be recognized by the UEFI & BIOS.

Put "\\.\PHYSICALDRIVE<n>" representing the correct drive, within your wsl --mount command.

There, now you can use the 'dd' from WSL2 in the /mnt/<shared folder name" which appears as your mounted USB disk. I was able to get Gentoo Linux working with this method and am very satisfied. The only thing is I ended up toying around and put rEFInd on my system. Now I get a bunch of boot options that are obsolete and need to be pruned. I use Gentoo Linux, which works well in Gnome using 'pulseaudio' before running any sound. Using Gemini CLI to solve the screenshots, one at a time, got me through some of the more simple things that Gentoo can do.

On December 30th I get the new shell scripting book from Amazon

I want to focus on beginnings. Everyone was a script kiddy, but few actually took the time to learn in depth with a useful approach. Using AI to create a creative mode mindset that circles around the versatility taught inside this book should help it stand its worth in time. It is the 5th edition, released to me in the mail as a package, by December 30th 2025.