problem booting usb-creator flash drives.

[Robert Key]

On 09/11/2010 14:00, Mark Widdicombe wrote:
> From: ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com [ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of Robert Key [rob54321 at mighty.co.za]
> Sent: 09 November 2010 13:47
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> On 09/11/2010 13:35, Mark Widdicombe wrote:
>>> From: ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com [ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of Robert Key [rob54321 at mighty.co.za]
>>> Sent: 09 November 2010 13:26
>>> Hi I am using Maverick and made a usb bootable memory flash drive (4Gb
>>> 8Gb 320Gb) using usb-creator-gtk. It works fine and installation ends.
>>> When I boot from the flash drive or usb hdd I get the error message
>>> SYSLINUX 4.01
>>>    Error No configuration file found.
>>> No Default or UI configuration directive found!
>>> boot: _____
>>> and of course it won't boot from the flash drive. I have tried a 4GB
>>> verbatim, 8Gb verbatim and a 320Gb seagate freeagent.  I have also tried
>>> to boot other computers using these flash drives/usb hdd but I get the
>>> same error. I once had Grub2 on these devices and maybe the Master Boot
>>> Record has not been cleared or something like that. I did get
>>> usb-creator to work a  while ago.
>>> Any help would be appreciated, thanks
>>> Robert Key
>>> Try creating a bootable disk with remastersys.  Works for me.
>> Thanks Mark,
>>    Is this package in the ubuntu-archive? I don't see it there. Where
>> can I get it?
>> Thanks for your help,
>>    Rob Key
> I don't have internet access at the moment, but I think you'll find it in synaptic if you enable
> the universe repos, or you'll have to google it.
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Hi Mark, I downloaded it and will give it a try.
Cheers,
   Rob Key