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Unable to boot 12.04 from USB stick on Acer Aspire One 722

Asked by Eckhard Lippke

Hello,
I have downloaded the latest Ubuntu 12.04 Desktop (64 bit) and created a bootable USB stick via Lili USB creator.
I tried the USB stick on an old Acer Laptop and it worked fine.
Then I plugged it into my new Acer Aspire One 722 Netbook and I am unable to boot.
I have switched the boot sequence to
1. Ethernet Controller
2. USB FDD
When I start the system, I see only one line:
SYNLINUX 4.04 EDD 201-04-18 Copyright (C) 1994-2011 H. Peter Anvin et al
The cursor blinks benath this line and that's it.

I'd be grateful for any hints how to get the installation going.

Thanks!

Eckhard

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Did you MD5 test the ISO you downloaded?

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Eckhard Lippke (eckhard-lippke) said : 		#2

Here is the md5
128f0c16f4734c420b0185a492d92e52 *ubuntu-12.04-desktop-amd64.iso

But as I wrote - I booted an Ubuntu system using that very same USB stick on another Laptop. It worked without a problem, therefore I think a corrupt file is not very likely.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

Passes MD5:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuHashes

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#4

If you use the boot option:

nomodeset

Is it ok?

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Hoysala T'swamy (hoysala) said : 		#5

Hello Eckhard,
I had the same issue while booting Ubuntu 11.10 on my Acer 722. Whenever the Live USB was getting recognized as USB-FDD (i.e., when prepared with LiLi) Acer 722 couldn't boot from it (I don't know why). Then I tried UNetbootin instead of LiLi, Live USB got recognized as USB-HDD and booted just perfect.
Hope this helps.

Regaards,
Hoysala

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Phill Whiteside (phillw) said : 		#6

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1045141

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