[Bug 1499746] Re: Early Syslinux Boot Error in pendrive made with the Ubuntu Startup Disk Creator

[sudodus]

I am trying now to find something that works - call it workaround or
whatever.

A system was installed from lubuntu-wily-alternate-amd64.iso (Alternate
Lubuntu Wily beta 2 which I iso-tested). From that system I used the SDC
to install from a file that I tested some time ago

ubuntu-wily-alternate-amd64.iso (standard Ubuntu)

into a pendrive, and the pendrive works. It is not affected by this bug.
That iso file is dated August 5.

After that I downloaded the beta 2 version of ubuntu-wily-alternate-
amd64.iso and used the SDC to install it into a pendrive. It is affected
by this bug. So this bug seems to have appeared after August 5.

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Title:
  Early Syslinux Boot Error in pendrive made with the Ubuntu Startup
  Disk Creator

Status in usb-creator package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  I cannot make a USB boot drive with the  Ubuntu Startup Disk Creator
  in Lubuntu Wily beta 2.

  The SDC no longer complains about udisks. It finishes and seems
  successful, but the created pendrive does not work: There is an 'early
  error' when booting, a black screen with white letters at the top:

  "SYSLINUX 6.03 EDD 20150813 Copyright (c) 1994-2014 H. Peter Anvin et
  al

  Boot Error"

  I tested with 'the easiest case', in a live session of Wily: I tried
  to create a pendrive with Wily of the same architecture (i386 -->
  i386).

  Another user reported a case with amd64 (in 15.04), so the bug seems
  to affect both architectures.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
  Package: usb-creator-gtk 0.2.67
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-11.13-generic 4.2.1
  Uname: Linux 4.2.0-11-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.18.1-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: i386
  CasperVersion: 1.365
  CurrentDesktop: LXDE
  Date: Fri Sep 25 13:58:00 2015
  LiveMediaBuild: Lubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Alpha i386 (20150924)
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: usb-creator
  UDisksDump: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'udisks'
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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