UNetbootin

Booting from USB, bootmgr not found

Asked by Seafarer on 2010-12-28

Created a bootable USB drive with Linux Mint iso using unetbootin. When I attempt to boot from drive, receive error message "bootmgr not found." I am confused, I am not trying to boot into Windows (BIOS correctly states booting order to begin with "External Device.") so why is system looking for "bootmgr?" I have read all instructions on how to correct the problem but the writers are assuming I am trying to boot into Windows! When I remove the USB, Windows itself boots with no problems.

Question information

Language:: English Edit question

Status:: Solved

For:: UNetbootin Edit question

Assignee:: No assignee Edit question

Solved by:: Geza Kovacs

Solved:: 2010-12-30

Last query:: 2010-12-30

Last reply:: 2010-12-29

Link existing bug

Revision history for this message

delance (olivier-delance) said on 2010-12-28:

The USB on which you boot, has its own boot loader, to launch Linux Mint installer.

Revision history for this message

Seafarer (sign-up-email) said on 2010-12-29:

Not much value if it doesn't work, is it? Please reread question.

"...so why is system looking for "bootmgr?" I have read all instructions on how to correct the problem but the writers are assuming I am trying to boot into Windows! When I remove the USB, Windows itself boots with no problems."

The USB loader should be completely ignoring Windows, as if no previous OS was on the computer. If this is a problem specifically with Linux Mint, I really don't have a preference as to which distro I put on the USB. However, it should not be looking for a "bootmgr."

Revision history for this message