Newer USB Startup Disks unbootable when created using Karmic 9.10
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usb-creator |
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syslinux (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
Binary package hint: syslinux
I had trouble making USB or SD card images of the netbook releases that would boot my Asus Eee900 netbook. It would say "unknown keyword" and hang at the "boot:" prompt.
I found two techniques that worked, and I know there are other open bugs I'm reporting this as a separate bug because it might help people resolve the regression.
This is the same or similar behavior noted in launchpad Question #113145 and Bug #608382 and Bug #615676 maybe Bug #645818 and Bug #617779 and maybe others. I also found it in this forum post: http://
I found two different solutions: http://
I am running Ubuntu 9.10 (i386). This release uses syslinux 2:3.63+
When I use USB Startup Disk Creator under Ubuntu 9.10 to create netbook USB images for my Asus EeePC 900, here is what I find:
syslinux 3.63+Ubuntu 10.04 netbook: boots fine
syslinux 3.63+Ubuntu 10.10 netbook: reports unknown keyword and hangs at "boot:"
syslinux 3.63+Ubuntu 10.10 netbook+edit syslinux.cfg: boots fine
syslinux 4.01+Ubuntu 10.10 netbook: boots fine
(I just reverted my syslinux to the stock version and re-created the 10.04 netbook image to verify that this isn't something that has changed on my 9.10 system since the release of 10.04 when I originally created the netbook image. The re-installed syslinux 3.63 + 10.04 still boots fine.)
I'm encountering what looks like the same problem trying to install ubuntu- 10.04.2- desktop- i386.iso from a USB drive created using the System -> Administration -> Startup Disk Creator (on a 10.10 host.)
I first get the "Unknown keyword in configuration file: gfxboot"
and then repeated:
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vesamenu.c32: not a CPOM32R image
boot:
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(This stuff between "======" repeated ad nauseum every 5 seconds.
Incidentally, both links above to possible solutions are 404.