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Isolinux error message refers to non-existant CD2, needs changing

Bug #62950 reported by Caroline Ford
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Bug Description

The Dapper Xubuntu alternative install CD does not boot on my Thinkpad 380ED.

The error message provided is:

ISOLINUX 3.11 Debian-2006-03-16

isolinux:

Cannot boot from this CD. Please use CD2 or try a BIOS update.

As we don't ship a CD2 can the error message be corrected to something Ubuntu specific - maybe a reference to the install guide for info on netboot?

Related branches

lp:ubuntu/karmic/syslinux
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Caroline Ford (secretlondon) wrote :

Just confirmed with Edgy Ubuntu alternative install CD as well.

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Kevin Kubasik (kkubasik) wrote :

Not sure if this is where the bug belongs, but hopefully someone there can get this directed to the right place.

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Dennis Kaarsemaker (dennis) wrote :

Kevin: if you don't know whether the package is correct, then don't change it please.

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mac.ryan (macryan) wrote :

The issue is still relevant with Edgy and Feisty: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=422668

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Erik Meitner (e.meitner) wrote :

I also have this when trying to boot the install CD for Feisty on an IBM Thinkpad 600E(2645-a5u).
I was able to boot from the CD using the sbm.bin floppy image on the CD in the 'install' folder.

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Miguel Cabrera (mfcabrera) wrote :

I'm triying to (re)-install Feisty in PC, what is weird is that I installed 6.10 using the Live-CD version without problem. My Hardware is modern, (I have a ASUS Motherboard with a AMD X2 3800+ and 1 GB in RAM) so I don't think it is (only) related to old hardware as some forums/webpages point out.

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FrankieBoy (frank-mahon) wrote :

I had the same problem with 7.10 on a ThinkPad 380XD. I downloaded the latest BIOS update and was able to install Ubuntu after that. Here's the link to the firmware:
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=DSHY-3S2RLY

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FrankieBoy (frank-mahon) wrote :

One more thing. Don't forget to use the i386 version and not the i686 :)
 http://ie.releases.ubuntu.com/7.10/ubuntu-7.10-alternate-i386.iso.torrent

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Evan (ev) wrote :

syslinux (2:3.53-1ubuntu2) hardy; urgency=low

  * isolinux.asm: Remove reference to non-existent CD2 (LP: #62950).

 -- Evan Dandrea <email address hidden> Tue, 11 Dec 2007 12:12:38 -0500

Changed in syslinux:
status: New → Fix Released
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