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Saying, "FAT-fs (sdb1) error, invalid access to FAT" when trying to boot Ubuntu off of USB

Asked by lukas e

Whenever I try to boot Ubuntu 12.10 from a USB flash drive (formatted from PenDriveLinux) it says "FAT-fs (sdb1) error, invalid access to FAT" over and over again . I cannot get my system up and running, this has been going on for three days! Please help!

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N1ck 7h0m4d4k15 (nicktux) said : 		#1

Two things I suggest

1) Try to attach the Usb-stick to another USB-Port.

2) Format the USB - Create a FAT32 filesystem from scratch and re-create again the Ubuntu 12.10 live media.

Download the Ubuntu 12.10 from this link
http://releases.ubuntu.com/quantal/

Use a browser like Firefox or Chrome.. and be SURE that the .iso image downloaded completely.

Thanks

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#2

Did you MD5 test the ISO you used?
Have you tried using unetbootin?

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