Ubuntu live usb boot error
I just created a bootable Ubuntu usb drive using Unetbootin, and found that it does not boot properly. On bootup it shows the following error.
SYSLINUX 6.03 EDD 20150813 Copyright (C) 1994-2012 H. Peter Anvin et al
Boot Error
The problem is with the way, the iso is written to the usb drive by tools like Unetbootin. To fix this, the iso has to be written directly to the drive. There are 2 ways to do this -
Method 1. Write the iso to usb using dd command
Use the lsblk command to find the usb device name.
$ lsblk -d
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
sda 8:0 0 111.8G 0 disk
sdb 8:16 0 465.8G 0 disk
sdc 8:32 1 15.1G 0 disk
sr0 11:0 1 1024M 0 rom
Its sdc here, so the device path would be /dev/sdc
Now run the dd command to write the iso file to the usb drive.
$ sudo dd if=ubuntu-15.10-desktop-amd64.iso of=/dev/sdc bs=1M
Now the usb should boot fine.
Method 2 - Use Gnome Disks
The other alternative method is to write...
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“Boot Error” with live usb of Ubuntu 15.10 – How to Fix It
I just created a bootable Ubuntu usb drive using Unetbootin, and found that it does not boot properly. On bootup it shows the following error.
SYSLINUX 6.03 EDD 20150813 Copyright (C) 1994-2012 H. Peter Anvin et al
Boot Error
The problem is with the way, the iso is written to the usb drive by tools like Unetbootin. To fix this, the iso has to be written directly to the drive. There are 2 ways to do this -
Method 1. Write the iso to usb using dd command
Use the lsblk command to find the usb device name.
$ lsblk -d
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
sda 8:0 0 111.8G 0 disk
sdb 8:16 0 465.8G 0 disk
sdc 8:32 1 15.1G 0 disk
sr0 11:0 1 1024M 0 rom
Its sdc here, so the device path would be /dev/sdc
Now run the dd command to write the iso file to the usb drive.
$ sudo dd if=ubuntu-15.10-desktop-amd64.iso of=/dev/sdc bs=1M
Now the usb should boot fine.
Method 2 - Use Gnome Disks
The other alternative method is to write...
Read full post here
“Boot Error” with live usb of Ubuntu 15.10 – How to Fix It