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Unable to boot netbook from USB

Asked by gg allin

I am unable to boot my netbook from usb i get this message:
unknown keyword in configutation file: gfxboot
vesamenu.c32: not a COM32R image

this is a dell that was a hackintosh that got upated and quit functioning. now just want something legit. please help.

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delance (olivier-delance) said : 		#1

Have a look at:

https://answers.edge.launchpad.net/questions/+questions?field.search_text=gfxboot&field.actions.search=Find+Answers&field.scope=all&field.scope.target=&field.sort=RELEVANCY&field.status%3Alist=OPEN&field.status%3Alist=SOLVED&field.status%3Alist=ANSWERED&field.status%3Alist=NEEDSINFO

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#2

Is the USB an installed Ubuntu to the OS or have you transferred the ISO to the USB?

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delance (olivier-delance) said : 		#3

Bazon wrote on 2010-10-24: #9

For those who might help it:
In a duplicate of this bug description is a workaround:
after the boot: prompt, just enter help and hit return. afterwards it boots normally:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/syslinux/+bug/617779/comments/7

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