'Boot from first hard disk' restarts syslinux

Bug #1228652 reported by sudodus
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syslinux (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

The menu item 'Boot from first hard disk' restarts syslinux (the installer) instead of what it promises to do, boot from the first hard disk, that is normally an internal HDD.

Workaround: at this stage I think it is safe to simply press the power button.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: syslinux 3:4.05+dfsg-6+deb7u3ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-7.14-generic 3.11.1
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-7-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.12.1-0ubuntu4
Architecture: i386
CasperVersion: 1.336
Date: Sat Sep 21 19:16:08 2013
LiveMediaBuild: Lubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Alpha i386 (20130917)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: syslinux
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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sudodus (nio-wiklund) wrote :
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Ubuntu QA Website (ubuntuqa) wrote :

This bug has been reported on the Ubuntu ISO testing tracker.

A list of all reports related to this bug can be found here:
http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/reports/bugs/1228652

tags: added: iso-testing
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ԜаӀtеr Ⅼарсһуnѕkі (wxl) wrote :

I don't see this behavior anymore, but it still fails to boot:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/syslinux/+bug/1407520

Changed in syslinux (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

[Expired for syslinux (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

Changed in syslinux (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Expired
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