Cannot boot from USB disk with “not a COM32R image” error
After installing 11.10 on my Dell Studo 15 (Model 1557) laptop, it started to overheat. Recently it even shutdown twice saying that critical temperature has reached even when I was just idling (not even a single program was open except for Firefox). After learning that it is a problem with 3.0.0 kernel I decided to roll back to 10.04 LTS. I have downloaded the most recent 10.04 iso from ubuntu.com and created a live USB using startup disk creator in 11.10.
But when I am trying to boot from USB I am getting the following error
vesamenu.c32: not a COM32R image
I have installed ubuntu from usb stick a couple of dozen times before this and I think it is not a problem with my hardware. Please tell me what to do.
boot usb kernel live-usb
edited Feb 20 '16 at 16:09
Seth♦
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asked Dec 5 '11 at 6:00
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After installing 11.10 on my Dell Studo 15 (Model 1557) laptop, it started to overheat. Recently it even shutdown twice saying that critical temperature has reached even when I was just idling (not even a single program was open except for Firefox). After learning that it is a problem with 3.0.0 kernel I decided to roll back to 10.04 LTS. I have downloaded the most recent 10.04 iso from ubuntu.com and created a live USB using startup disk creator in 11.10.
But when I am trying to boot from USB I am getting the following error
vesamenu.c32: not a COM32R image
I have installed ubuntu from usb stick a couple of dozen times before this and I think it is not a problem with my hardware. Please tell me what to do.
boot usb kernel live-usb
edited Feb 20 '16 at 16:09
Seth♦
35.1k27112166
asked Dec 5 '11 at 6:00
SPVSPV
2801413
1
Corrupted ISO image, check that the MD5 matches with the one in Ubuntu.com or download it again, did you use Unetbootin to make the LiveUSB?
– Uri Herrera
Dec 17 '11 at 16:55
2
There was a long time bug in usb-creator regarding making 10.04 live usb, so looks like maybe it's still around.. Try typing live or boot, or even just press return when you get the error. (I forget which one works)
– duffydack
Dec 17 '11 at 17:27
@duffydack Yes, this error is still present. I'm usually typing help and ... magically LiveCD is "waking up". But in this problem I would also consider corrupted ISO image.
– Damian Melniczuk
Mar 30 '12 at 13:28
Following the comment by duffyback, typing live fixed the problem for me. Thank you.
– 0x6C77
Jul 4 '12 at 20:21
awesome Keidax. Worked for me using my own vesamenu.c32! Thx
– user294398
Jun 17 '14 at 15:57
add a comment |
After installing 11.10 on my Dell Studo 15 (Model 1557) laptop, it started to overheat. Recently it even shutdown twice saying that critical temperature has reached even when I was just idling (not even a single program was open except for Firefox). After learning that it is a problem with 3.0.0 kernel I decided to roll back to 10.04 LTS. I have downloaded the most recent 10.04 iso from ubuntu.com and created a live USB using startup disk creator in 11.10.
But when I am trying to boot from USB I am getting the following error
vesamenu.c32: not a COM32R image
I have installed ubuntu from usb stick a couple of dozen times before this and I think it is not a problem with my hardware. Please tell me what to do.
boot usb kernel live-usb
edited Feb 20 '16 at 16:09
Seth♦
35.1k27112166
asked Dec 5 '11 at 6:00
SPVSPV
2801413
After installing 11.10 on my Dell Studo 15 (Model 1557) laptop, it started to overheat. Recently it even shutdown twice saying that critical temperature has reached even when I was just idling (not even a single program was open except for Firefox). After learning that it is a problem with 3.0.0 kernel I decided to roll back to 10.04 LTS. I have downloaded the most recent 10.04 iso from ubuntu.com and created a live USB using startup disk creator in 11.10.
But when I am trying to boot from USB I am getting the following error
vesamenu.c32: not a COM32R image
I have installed ubuntu from usb stick a couple of dozen times before this and I think it is not a problem with my hardware. Please tell me what to do.
boot usb kernel live-usb
boot usb kernel live-usb
edited Feb 20 '16 at 16:09
Seth♦
35.1k27112166
asked Dec 5 '11 at 6:00
SPVSPV
2801413
edited Feb 20 '16 at 16:09
Seth♦
35.1k27112166
asked Dec 5 '11 at 6:00
SPVSPV
2801413
edited Feb 20 '16 at 16:09
Seth♦
35.1k27112166
edited Feb 20 '16 at 16:09
Seth♦
35.1k27112166
edited Feb 20 '16 at 16:09
Seth♦
35.1k27112166
35.1k27112166
asked Dec 5 '11 at 6:00
SPVSPV
2801413
asked Dec 5 '11 at 6:00
SPVSPV
2801413
asked Dec 5 '11 at 6:00
SPVSPV
2801413
2801413
1
Corrupted ISO image, check that the MD5 matches with the one in Ubuntu.com or download it again, did you use Unetbootin to make the LiveUSB?
– Uri Herrera
Dec 17 '11 at 16:55
2
There was a long time bug in usb-creator regarding making 10.04 live usb, so looks like maybe it's still around.. Try typing live or boot, or even just press return when you get the error. (I forget which one works)
– duffydack
Dec 17 '11 at 17:27
@duffydack Yes, this error is still present. I'm usually typing help and ... magically LiveCD is "waking up". But in this problem I would also consider corrupted ISO image.
– Damian Melniczuk
Mar 30 '12 at 13:28
Following the comment by duffyback, typing live fixed the problem for me. Thank you.
– 0x6C77
Jul 4 '12 at 20:21
awesome Keidax. Worked for me using my own vesamenu.c32! Thx
– user294398
Jun 17 '14 at 15:57
add a comment |
1
Corrupted ISO image, check that the MD5 matches with the one in Ubuntu.com or download it again, did you use Unetbootin to make the LiveUSB?
– Uri Herrera
Dec 17 '11 at 16:55
2
There was a long time bug in usb-creator regarding making 10.04 live usb, so looks like maybe it's still around.. Try typing live or boot, or even just press return when you get the error. (I forget which one works)
– duffydack
Dec 17 '11 at 17:27
@duffydack Yes, this error is still present. I'm usually typing help and ... magically LiveCD is "waking up". But in this problem I would also consider corrupted ISO image.
– Damian Melniczuk
Mar 30 '12 at 13:28
Following the comment by duffyback, typing live fixed the problem for me. Thank you.
– 0x6C77
Jul 4 '12 at 20:21
awesome Keidax. Worked for me using my own vesamenu.c32! Thx
– user294398
Jun 17 '14 at 15:57
1
1
Corrupted ISO image, check that the MD5 matches with the one in Ubuntu.com or download it again, did you use Unetbootin to make the LiveUSB?
– Uri Herrera
Dec 17 '11 at 16:55
Corrupted ISO image, check that the MD5 matches with the one in Ubuntu.com or download it again, did you use Unetbootin to make the LiveUSB?
– Uri Herrera
Dec 17 '11 at 16:55
2
2
There was a long time bug in usb-creator regarding making 10.04 live usb, so looks like maybe it's still around.. Try typing live or boot, or even just press return when you get the error. (I forget which one works)
– duffydack
Dec 17 '11 at 17:27
There was a long time bug in usb-creator regarding making 10.04 live usb, so looks like maybe it's still around.. Try typing live or boot, or even just press return when you get the error. (I forget which one works)
– duffydack
Dec 17 '11 at 17:27
@duffydack Yes, this error is still present. I'm usually typing help and ... magically LiveCD is "waking up". But in this problem I would also consider corrupted ISO image.
– Damian Melniczuk
Mar 30 '12 at 13:28
@duffydack Yes, this error is still present. I'm usually typing help and ... magically LiveCD is "waking up". But in this problem I would also consider corrupted ISO image.
– Damian Melniczuk
Mar 30 '12 at 13:28
Following the comment by duffyback, typing live fixed the problem for me. Thank you.
– 0x6C77
Jul 4 '12 at 20:21
Following the comment by duffyback, typing live fixed the problem for me. Thank you.
– 0x6C77
Jul 4 '12 at 20:21
awesome Keidax. Worked for me using my own vesamenu.c32! Thx
– user294398
Jun 17 '14 at 15:57
awesome Keidax. Worked for me using my own vesamenu.c32! Thx
– user294398
Jun 17 '14 at 15:57
add a comment |
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I recently had this problem and I solved it this way:
- hit "TAB": the installer will show a list of possible images
- type the correct image name (watch caps!)
- hit enter
edited May 29 '12 at 23:41
belacqua
15.9k1473103
answered May 24 '12 at 14:57
frc253frc253
38633
4
Awesome! I just created a daily 14.10 USB and got this error (except for gfx32.img or something to that effect). Verified that the md5 checksum was correct. Tabbing showed me the various options, and "live" got me into Ubuntu.
– DanielSmedegaardBuus
Sep 8 '14 at 11:52
For me pressing [TAB] had no effect, the messages would continue to loop. I followed @Keidax's suggestion instead (replacingvesamenu.c32) and this worked.
– Dan Gravell
Nov 9 '15 at 16:28
add a comment |
I recently had this problem myself. My understanding is that the error has to do with a mismatch of syslinux versions (I don't know why or how).
What worked for me was deleting the vesamenu.c32 file on the USB drive, and replacing it with the most recent local version (located at /usr/lib/syslinux).
answered Apr 3 '12 at 22:44
KeidaxKeidax
4561619
add a comment |
I had the same problem, try this...
start your machine set to boot from your flashdrive.
when you get the error do this:
- hit your "tab" key
- type "live"
- hit "enter"
answered Aug 14 '16 at 16:16
ThugThug
1111
add a comment |
I had a similar problem. On the flash drive (IDE 44) inside the computer (HP Terminal Client) was installed Tiny Core and I tried to run SliTaz from usb. Only changing the jumper on the flash from MASTER to SLAVE solved the problem.
answered Nov 26 '17 at 16:47
Pawel14Pawel14
1
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I recently had this problem and I solved it this way:
- hit "TAB": the installer will show a list of possible images
- type the correct image name (watch caps!)
- hit enter
edited May 29 '12 at 23:41
belacqua
15.9k1473103
answered May 24 '12 at 14:57
frc253frc253
38633
4
Awesome! I just created a daily 14.10 USB and got this error (except for gfx32.img or something to that effect). Verified that the md5 checksum was correct. Tabbing showed me the various options, and "live" got me into Ubuntu.
– DanielSmedegaardBuus
Sep 8 '14 at 11:52
For me pressing [TAB] had no effect, the messages would continue to loop. I followed @Keidax's suggestion instead (replacingvesamenu.c32) and this worked.
– Dan Gravell
Nov 9 '15 at 16:28
add a comment |
I recently had this problem and I solved it this way:
- hit "TAB": the installer will show a list of possible images
- type the correct image name (watch caps!)
- hit enter
edited May 29 '12 at 23:41
belacqua
15.9k1473103
answered May 24 '12 at 14:57
frc253frc253
38633
4
Awesome! I just created a daily 14.10 USB and got this error (except for gfx32.img or something to that effect). Verified that the md5 checksum was correct. Tabbing showed me the various options, and "live" got me into Ubuntu.
– DanielSmedegaardBuus
Sep 8 '14 at 11:52
For me pressing [TAB] had no effect, the messages would continue to loop. I followed @Keidax's suggestion instead (replacingvesamenu.c32) and this worked.
– Dan Gravell
Nov 9 '15 at 16:28
add a comment |
I recently had this problem and I solved it this way:
- hit "TAB": the installer will show a list of possible images
- type the correct image name (watch caps!)
- hit enter
edited May 29 '12 at 23:41
belacqua
15.9k1473103
answered May 24 '12 at 14:57
frc253frc253
38633
I recently had this problem and I solved it this way:
- hit "TAB": the installer will show a list of possible images
- type the correct image name (watch caps!)
- hit enter
edited May 29 '12 at 23:41
belacqua
15.9k1473103
answered May 24 '12 at 14:57
frc253frc253
38633
edited May 29 '12 at 23:41
belacqua
15.9k1473103
edited May 29 '12 at 23:41
belacqua
15.9k1473103
edited May 29 '12 at 23:41
belacqua
15.9k1473103
15.9k1473103
answered May 24 '12 at 14:57
frc253frc253
38633
answered May 24 '12 at 14:57
frc253frc253
38633
answered May 24 '12 at 14:57
frc253frc253
38633
38633
4
Awesome! I just created a daily 14.10 USB and got this error (except for gfx32.img or something to that effect). Verified that the md5 checksum was correct. Tabbing showed me the various options, and "live" got me into Ubuntu.
– DanielSmedegaardBuus
Sep 8 '14 at 11:52
For me pressing [TAB] had no effect, the messages would continue to loop. I followed @Keidax's suggestion instead (replacingvesamenu.c32) and this worked.
– Dan Gravell
Nov 9 '15 at 16:28
add a comment |
4
Awesome! I just created a daily 14.10 USB and got this error (except for gfx32.img or something to that effect). Verified that the md5 checksum was correct. Tabbing showed me the various options, and "live" got me into Ubuntu.
– DanielSmedegaardBuus
Sep 8 '14 at 11:52
For me pressing [TAB] had no effect, the messages would continue to loop. I followed @Keidax's suggestion instead (replacingvesamenu.c32) and this worked.
– Dan Gravell
Nov 9 '15 at 16:28
4
4
Awesome! I just created a daily 14.10 USB and got this error (except for gfx32.img or something to that effect). Verified that the md5 checksum was correct. Tabbing showed me the various options, and "live" got me into Ubuntu.
– DanielSmedegaardBuus
Sep 8 '14 at 11:52
Awesome! I just created a daily 14.10 USB and got this error (except for gfx32.img or something to that effect). Verified that the md5 checksum was correct. Tabbing showed me the various options, and "live" got me into Ubuntu.
– DanielSmedegaardBuus
Sep 8 '14 at 11:52
For me pressing [TAB] had no effect, the messages would continue to loop. I followed @Keidax's suggestion instead (replacing
vesamenu.c32) and this worked.– Dan Gravell
Nov 9 '15 at 16:28
For me pressing [TAB] had no effect, the messages would continue to loop. I followed @Keidax's suggestion instead (replacing
vesamenu.c32) and this worked.– Dan Gravell
Nov 9 '15 at 16:28
add a comment |
I recently had this problem myself. My understanding is that the error has to do with a mismatch of syslinux versions (I don't know why or how).
What worked for me was deleting the vesamenu.c32 file on the USB drive, and replacing it with the most recent local version (located at /usr/lib/syslinux).
answered Apr 3 '12 at 22:44
KeidaxKeidax
4561619
add a comment |
I recently had this problem myself. My understanding is that the error has to do with a mismatch of syslinux versions (I don't know why or how).
What worked for me was deleting the vesamenu.c32 file on the USB drive, and replacing it with the most recent local version (located at /usr/lib/syslinux).
answered Apr 3 '12 at 22:44
KeidaxKeidax
4561619
add a comment |
I recently had this problem myself. My understanding is that the error has to do with a mismatch of syslinux versions (I don't know why or how).
What worked for me was deleting the vesamenu.c32 file on the USB drive, and replacing it with the most recent local version (located at /usr/lib/syslinux).
answered Apr 3 '12 at 22:44
KeidaxKeidax
4561619
I recently had this problem myself. My understanding is that the error has to do with a mismatch of syslinux versions (I don't know why or how).
What worked for me was deleting the vesamenu.c32 file on the USB drive, and replacing it with the most recent local version (located at /usr/lib/syslinux).
answered Apr 3 '12 at 22:44
KeidaxKeidax
4561619
answered Apr 3 '12 at 22:44
KeidaxKeidax
4561619
answered Apr 3 '12 at 22:44
KeidaxKeidax
4561619
answered Apr 3 '12 at 22:44
KeidaxKeidax
4561619
4561619
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add a comment |
I had the same problem, try this...
start your machine set to boot from your flashdrive.
when you get the error do this:
- hit your "tab" key
- type "live"
- hit "enter"
answered Aug 14 '16 at 16:16
ThugThug
1111
add a comment |
I had the same problem, try this...
start your machine set to boot from your flashdrive.
when you get the error do this:
- hit your "tab" key
- type "live"
- hit "enter"
answered Aug 14 '16 at 16:16
ThugThug
1111
add a comment |
I had the same problem, try this...
start your machine set to boot from your flashdrive.
when you get the error do this:
- hit your "tab" key
- type "live"
- hit "enter"
answered Aug 14 '16 at 16:16
ThugThug
1111
I had the same problem, try this...
start your machine set to boot from your flashdrive.
when you get the error do this:
- hit your "tab" key
- type "live"
- hit "enter"
answered Aug 14 '16 at 16:16
ThugThug
1111
answered Aug 14 '16 at 16:16
ThugThug
1111
answered Aug 14 '16 at 16:16
ThugThug
1111
answered Aug 14 '16 at 16:16
ThugThug
1111
1111
add a comment |
add a comment |
I had a similar problem. On the flash drive (IDE 44) inside the computer (HP Terminal Client) was installed Tiny Core and I tried to run SliTaz from usb. Only changing the jumper on the flash from MASTER to SLAVE solved the problem.
answered Nov 26 '17 at 16:47
Pawel14Pawel14
1
add a comment |
I had a similar problem. On the flash drive (IDE 44) inside the computer (HP Terminal Client) was installed Tiny Core and I tried to run SliTaz from usb. Only changing the jumper on the flash from MASTER to SLAVE solved the problem.
answered Nov 26 '17 at 16:47
Pawel14Pawel14
1
add a comment |
I had a similar problem. On the flash drive (IDE 44) inside the computer (HP Terminal Client) was installed Tiny Core and I tried to run SliTaz from usb. Only changing the jumper on the flash from MASTER to SLAVE solved the problem.
answered Nov 26 '17 at 16:47
Pawel14Pawel14
1
I had a similar problem. On the flash drive (IDE 44) inside the computer (HP Terminal Client) was installed Tiny Core and I tried to run SliTaz from usb. Only changing the jumper on the flash from MASTER to SLAVE solved the problem.
answered Nov 26 '17 at 16:47
Pawel14Pawel14
1
answered Nov 26 '17 at 16:47
Pawel14Pawel14
1
answered Nov 26 '17 at 16:47
Pawel14Pawel14
1
answered Nov 26 '17 at 16:47
Pawel14Pawel14
1
1
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Corrupted ISO image, check that the MD5 matches with the one in Ubuntu.com or download it again, did you use Unetbootin to make the LiveUSB?
– Uri Herrera
Dec 17 '11 at 16:55
2
There was a long time bug in usb-creator regarding making 10.04 live usb, so looks like maybe it's still around.. Try typing live or boot, or even just press return when you get the error. (I forget which one works)
– duffydack
Dec 17 '11 at 17:27
@duffydack Yes, this error is still present. I'm usually typing help and ... magically LiveCD is "waking up". But in this problem I would also consider corrupted ISO image.
– Damian Melniczuk
Mar 30 '12 at 13:28
Following the comment by duffyback, typing live fixed the problem for me. Thank you.
– 0x6C77
Jul 4 '12 at 20:21
awesome Keidax. Worked for me using my own vesamenu.c32! Thx
– user294398
Jun 17 '14 at 15:57