syslinux install is broken on kubuntu 15.10 beta1

[Thomas Weissel]

syslinux -if /dev/sdb1

finishes fine but when starting the usb flashdrive it simply says "boot error"

performing the same step on a 14.04 machine and the usb flashdrive is able to show me the syslinux options and boot properly.

uname -a
Linux wald 4.1.0-3-generic #3-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jul 28 12:25:10 UTC 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

dpkg -l|grep syslinux
ii syslinux 3:6.03+dfsg-8ubuntu2

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using the start-disk-creator (usb-creator-kde) leads to the same result.. the created flashdrive doesn't boot.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Mauro Rossi (maurossi)]

Hi,

please assign the bug to be resolved.

On Ubuntu 15.10 unetbootin is affected because of syslinux_603 package,
while forcing installation of package from previous Ubuntu release unetbootin works ok.

sudo dpkg --force-all -i syslinux_6.03+dfsg-5ubuntu1_amd64.deb

Please correct the syslinux package of wily ( 6.03+dfsg+8ubuntu2 ) which is causing problems to all syslinux dependent usb disk creator softwares.

Thanks from all Ubuntu Wily community of people.

Mauro