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USB stick will not boot

Asked by John Houston

when the USB stick is selected as the boot device
the following pair of messages appear over and over

unknown word in configuration file gfxboot

vesamenu.c32: not a COM32R image

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Did you MD5 test the ISO you put on the USB?
How did you put Ubuntu on the USB stick?

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John Houston (jbhdbr) said : 		#2

Found out by reading similar problems that a Ubuntu 10.06 cannot be built on a Ubuntu 10.10 system.
Downloaded Ubuntu 10.10. Checked Md5 ok. Stick ran fine.
problem solved.

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AE5IL John Houston
www.rebuildinglostchurches.org

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Subject: Re: [Question #133397]: USB stick will not boot
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 08:55:13 -0000

Your question #133397 on Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/133397

    Status: Open => Needs information

actionparsnip requested for more information:
Did you MD5 test the ISO you put on the USB?
How did you put Ubuntu on the USB stick?

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Best actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

Strange how things work when you check them and know they are good...

Please mark as solved if it is so
Thanks

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John Houston (jbhdbr) said : 		#4

Thanks actionparsnip, that solved my question.