Multiboot USB Drive

Write up of my install process.

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GRUB configs based off aguslr/multibootusb and thias/glim.

Theme based of Generator/Grub2-themes.

1. Partition disk

#	Name	Type	Size	File system
1	BIOS Boot	EF02	1MB	-
2	EFI System	EF00	50MB	fat32
3	Linux filesystem		rest	ext4

$ parted /dev/sdX -l
Model: Kingston DataTraveler 150 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdb: 32.3GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags:

Number  Start   End     Size    File system  Name                 Flags
 1      1049kB  2097kB  1049kB               BIOS boot partition  bios_grub
 2      2097kB  12.9GB  12.9GB  fat32        EFI System           boot, esp
 3      12.9GB  32.3GB  19.4GB  ext4         Linux filesystem

2. Create "Hybrid MBR Partition Table"

$ gdisk /dev/sdX

Command (? for help): r
Recovery/transformation command (? for help): h
Type from one to three GPT partition numbers, separated by spaces, to be added to the hybrid MBR, in sequence: 1 2 3
Place EFI GPT (0xEE) partition first in MBR (good for GRUB)? (Y/N): N

Creating entry for GPT partition #1 (MBR partition #2)
Enter an MBR hex code (default EF):
Set the bootable flag? (Y/N): N

Creating entry for GPT partition #2 (MBR partition #3)
Enter an MBR hex code (default EF):
Set the bootable flag? (Y/N): N

Creating entry for GPT partition #3 (MBR partition #4)
Enter an MBR hex code (default 83):
Set the bootable flag? (Y/N): Y

Recovery/transformation command (? for help): x
Expert command (? for help): h
Expert command (? for help): w

Final checks complete. About to write GPT data. THIS WILL OVERWRITE EXISTING
PARTITIONS!!

Do you want to proceed? (Y/N): Y

3. Format filesystem

$ mkfs.msdos -F 32 /dev/sdX2
$ mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdX3

4. Mount

Using /mnt/efi and /mnt/data as mount points.

$ mount /dev/sdX2 /mnt/efi
$ mount /dev/sdX3 /mnt/data

5. GRUB Install

Install for EFI:

$ grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/mnt/efi --boot-directory=/mnt/data/boot --removable --recheck

Install for BIOS:

$ grub-install --target=i386-pc --boot-directory=/mnt/data/boot --recheck /dev/sdX

As additional fallback, install for MBR-bootable data partition:

$ grub-install --target=i386-pc --boot-directory=/mnt/data/boot --recheck /dev/sdX3

EDIT last command:

Installing for i386-pc platform.
grub-install: warning: File system `ext2' doesn't support embedding.
grub-install: warning: Embedding is not possible.  GRUB can only be installed in this setup by using blocklists.  However, blocklists are UNRELIABLE and their use is discouraged..
grub-install: error: will not proceed with blocklists.

"Fixed" with --force...

6. GRUB Configure

1. Copy ISOs to [/mnt/data]/boot/iso/
2. Update ISO file names in grub.d/ configs
3. Copy over files ($ ./copy_files.sh /mnt/data/boot/grub/)

7. World Domination