[Bug 1241589] Re: ubuntu 13.10 unable to boot on live usb (busy box - initramfs)

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Using the information as provided by #53 & #54, I was able to boot into
the liveOS of Ubuntu 14.04 with the problem hard drive connected, and
that the hard drive is detected by the liveOS.

With a Unetbootin liveUSB of Ubuntu 14.04, I did the following:

(Finding the LiveUSB /dev/***1)

1) Allow the liveUSB to boot into the Busybox initramfs command prompt.
2) At the (initramfs) command prompt, type in: blkid
3) From the produced drive list, I assumed that the only TYPE="vfat" that was listed had corresponded to the liveUSB flash drive, as that was the only connected device using FAT32. The vfat in my case was listed for /dev/sdf1
4) To reboot the computer, at the (initramfs) prompt, type in: reboot

(Second part using Unetbootin liveUSB)

1) Highlight "Try Ubuntu without installing".
2) Press the Tab key to bring up the boot parameters.
3) I then changed my line of:

/casper/vmlinuz.efi initrd=/casper/initrd.lz
file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper  quiet splash -- persistent

to

/casper/vmlinuz.efi initrd=/casper/initrd.lz
file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper  quiet splash live-
media=/dev/sdf1 -- persistent

4) Hit enter to continue with the boot into the liveOS.


If using Unetbootin for your liveUSB, one could also make the command persistent by editing the syslinux.cfg that is on the root directory after the creation of the liveUSB. There you should be able to apply the "live-media=/dev/***1" (replace *** with your liveUSB location value) to the "append" lines for "^Try Ubuntu without installing" and "^Install Ubuntu".

Example:

label ubnentry1
menu label ^Try Ubuntu without installing
kernel /casper/vmlinuz.efi
append initrd=/casper/initrd.lz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper  quiet splash live-media=/dev/sdf1 -- persistent

label ubnentry2
menu label ^Install Ubuntu
kernel /casper/vmlinuz.efi
append initrd=/casper/initrd.lz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity  quiet splash live-media=/dev/sdf1 -- persistent

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Title:
  ubuntu 13.10 unable to boot on live usb (busy box - initramfs)

Status in “casper” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  First, excuse me for my English I'm French.

  I download ubuntu 13.10 64 bits iso. I check the MD5 sum and all is OK.
  I create the live usb with usb-creator-gtk from my ubuntu 13.04.

  I reboot my computer, it starts on the usb stick with the first ubuntu
  screen and stop on a black screen with busybox and initramfs.

  I have try the same usb key on another computer and its works.

  I have try to make a live usb of ubuntu 13.04 and it works correctly.

  Some informations about my hardware configuration :
      - motherboard : z77X-D3H
      - RAM  8Go
     - CPU : Intel Core i7-3770K
     - graphic card : from the CPU

  Edit:
  For information same problem with kubuntu 13.10 and xubuntu 13.10

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