[Bug 1507002] Re: "boot error" due to gcc v5 transition

[Ilan Tal]

I no longer remember the exact version. I tried it for several versions of
15.10 and none of them worked for 32 bit.
My machine is also 64 bit but I wanted to install Ubuntu on a friend's
machine with 2GB, so I downloaded the 32 iso file and burned it.
The 32 bit iso failed every time with every usb stick I tried. dd always
worked, so that is what I used to do the job.
(Likewise the Xubuntu iso failed for 32 bit.)

On Mon, Dec 21, 2015 at 11:01 AM, JoLa <1507002 at bugs.launchpad.net>
wrote:

> Sorry, I forgot. My Ubuntu is 64 bit.
>
> BTW, do you mean with original the version from ubuntu 15.10 (0.2.67).
> If so, this version failed.
>
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> Title:
>   "boot error" due to gcc v5 transition
>
> Status in syslinux package in Ubuntu:
>   Triaged
>
> Bug description:
>   Today I upgraded to Ubuntu 15.10 (wily) from vivid and creating boot
>   disks (USB, vfat) stopped working.
>
>   I tried my best to find what's the problem, but I couldn't identify
>   it. It looks like it's related to LP: #398241 (or the debian bug
>   referred there)
>
>   Essentially, I did
>
>   1. create empty USB disk
>   2. format as vfat (mkfs -t ... -- -F32 -n 'label')
>   3. syslinux --install path/to/image -t 512
>   4. boot a computer with it
>   5. SYSLINUX 6.03 ... "boot error" <-- is displayed
>
>   I then downgraded to syslinux 3:6.03+dfsg-5ubuntu1, did the same
>   thing, and it worked again.
>
>   I believe this is related to ldlinux.sys, ldlinux.c32, linux.c32,
>   menu.c32,  or libutil.c32, since at least the machine boots to
>   syslinux, it simply does not proceed to display my menu.
>
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Title:
  "boot error" due to gcc v5 transition

Status in syslinux package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Today I upgraded to Ubuntu 15.10 (wily) from vivid and creating boot
  disks (USB, vfat) stopped working.

  I tried my best to find what's the problem, but I couldn't identify
  it. It looks like it's related to LP: #398241 (or the debian bug
  referred there)

  Essentially, I did

  1. create empty USB disk
  2. format as vfat (mkfs -t ... -- -F32 -n 'label')
  3. syslinux --install path/to/image -t 512
  4. boot a computer with it
  5. SYSLINUX 6.03 ... "boot error" <-- is displayed

  I then downgraded to syslinux 3:6.03+dfsg-5ubuntu1, did the same
  thing, and it worked again.

  I believe this is related to ldlinux.sys, ldlinux.c32, linux.c32,
  menu.c32,  or libutil.c32, since at least the machine boots to
  syslinux, it simply does not proceed to display my menu.

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