[Bug 1245147] Re: Ubuntu 13.10 does not boot from USB stick 3.0

2020-05-05 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
[Expired for grub2 (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.] ** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Expired -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1245147 T

[Bug 1245147] Re: Ubuntu 13.10 does not boot from USB stick 3.0

2020-03-05 Thread Marcus Tomlinson
This release of Ubuntu is no longer receiving maintenance updates. If this is still an issue on a maintained version of Ubuntu please let us know. ** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which i

[Bug 1245147] Re: Ubuntu 13.10 does not boot from USB stick 3.0

2013-12-12 Thread Phillip Susi
You could get the source and try, but I'm not really sure exactly how and am out of ideas to diagnose it further at this point. Maybe Colin has some ideas? ** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bu

[Bug 1245147] Re: Ubuntu 13.10 does not boot from USB stick 3.0

2013-12-12 Thread Luigi R.
Here it is. Is it possible to access to the source code add some print and see where my machine stack? Do you know how to debug it? ** Attachment added: "RESULTS_12122013.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1245147/+attachment/3928241/+files/RESULTS_12122013.txt -- You

[Bug 1245147] Re: Ubuntu 13.10 does not boot from USB stick 3.0

2013-12-10 Thread Phillip Susi
That is very strange then, and I'm about out of ideas. Can you generate an updated results.txt just to double check? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1245147 Title: Ubuntu 13.10 does n

[Bug 1245147] Re: Ubuntu 13.10 does not boot from USB stick 3.0

2013-12-09 Thread Luigi R.
Yes renaming it -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1245147 Title: Ubuntu 13.10 does not boot from USB stick 3.0 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/u

[Bug 1245147] Re: Ubuntu 13.10 does not boot from USB stick 3.0

2013-12-09 Thread Phillip Susi
And that is when you have no /boot/grub/grub.cfg ( moved it elsewhere )? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1245147 Title: Ubuntu 13.10 does not boot from USB stick 3.0 To manage notific

[Bug 1245147] Re: Ubuntu 13.10 does not boot from USB stick 3.0

2013-12-09 Thread Luigi R.
Nop :-( instead of hanging with a magenta screen it hangs with a black screen. Restart and holding SHIFT the machine hangs always in GRUB LOADING -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1245147

[Bug 1245147] Re: Ubuntu 13.10 does not boot from USB stick 3.0

2013-12-09 Thread Phillip Susi
Oops, I was looking at the wrong part of the log file, so nevermind, it looks fine. Can you try renaming grub.cfg to something else? If grub can't find it you should at least get a grub command prompt. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subsc

[Bug 1245147] Re: Ubuntu 13.10 does not boot from USB stick 3.0

2013-12-09 Thread Luigi R.
Phillip thanks but I'm 100% sure that the log I have posted is the one on the flash drive. I have cross checked today with tkdiff and they perfectly match. At that time when I have installed ubuntu 13.04 on the hd sda there was no sdb drive connected -- You received this bug notification because

[Bug 1245147] Re: Ubuntu 13.10 does not boot from USB stick 3.0

2013-12-09 Thread Phillip Susi
Then you must have pulled that log from the internal drive instead of the flash drive. Can you get the one from the flash drive? Also it might not be a bad idea to unplug the internal drive and try reinstalling on the flash drive. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member o

[Bug 1245147] Re: Ubuntu 13.10 does not boot from USB stick 3.0

2013-12-09 Thread Luigi R.
yes in fact I have already ubuntu 13.04 on sda (local hd) and on sdb1 is what I want to make working (Ubuntu 13.10). Dispositivo Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 *2048 210124799 1050613767 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT /dev/sda2 210126846 976560127 3832

[Bug 1245147] Re: Ubuntu 13.10 does not boot from USB stick 3.0

2013-12-09 Thread Phillip Susi
It looks like you installed Ubuntu to the hard drive ( sda ). I thought your intention was to install to sdb? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1245147 Title: Ubuntu 13.10 does not boot

[Bug 1245147] Re: Ubuntu 13.10 does not boot from USB stick 3.0

2013-12-08 Thread Luigi R.
** Attachment added: "syslog" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1245147/+attachment/3925709/+files/syslog -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1245147 Title: Ubuntu 1

[Bug 1245147] Re: Ubuntu 13.10 does not boot from USB stick 3.0

2013-12-08 Thread Phillip Susi
Yes, please attach the file to the bug report. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1245147 Title: Ubuntu 13.10 does not boot from USB stick 3.0 To manage notifications about this bug go t

[Bug 1245147] Re: Ubuntu 13.10 does not boot from USB stick 3.0

2013-12-08 Thread Luigi R.
Do you need the file? Dispositivo Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdb1 *204813632907 6815430 83 Linux /dev/sdb21363353614682111 524288 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/sdb31468415830281727 77987855 Esteso /dev/sdb5

[Bug 1245147] Re: Ubuntu 13.10 does not boot from USB stick 3.0

2013-12-07 Thread Phillip Susi
Can you pull /var/log/installer/syslog from the usb stick? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1245147 Title: Ubuntu 13.10 does not boot from USB stick 3.0 To manage notifications about t

[Bug 1245147] Re: Ubuntu 13.10 does not boot from USB stick 3.0

2013-12-07 Thread Luigi R.
** Attachment added: "grub.cfg" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1245147/+attachment/3924883/+files/grub.cfg -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1245147 Title: Ubun

[Bug 1245147] Re: Ubuntu 13.10 does not boot from USB stick 3.0

2013-12-07 Thread Luigi R.
** Attachment added: "grub" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1245147/+attachment/3924884/+files/grub -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1245147 Title: Ubuntu 13.10

[Bug 1245147] Re: Ubuntu 13.10 does not boot from USB stick 3.0

2013-12-07 Thread Luigi R.
Sorry for the delay. Here are both grub.cfg and default/grub. Today I have modified directly the default file and update. Nothing happened, nothing appears on the screen. it seems that the pendrive is unreadable. Why syslinux is working and not grub. Should I try lilo? Am I the first one with this

[Bug 1245147] Re: Ubuntu 13.10 does not boot from USB stick 3.0

2013-11-30 Thread Phillip Susi
It doesn't look like you managed to disable the graphics mode. Can you attach your /etc/default/grub? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1245147 Title: Ubuntu 13.10 does not boot from US

[Bug 1245147] Re: Ubuntu 13.10 does not boot from USB stick 3.0

2013-11-30 Thread Luigi R.
Done ** Attachment added: "grub.cfg" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1245147/+attachment/3920315/+files/grub.cfg -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1245147 Title:

[Bug 1245147] Re: Ubuntu 13.10 does not boot from USB stick 3.0

2013-11-30 Thread Phillip Susi
Please attach your grub.cfg. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1245147 Title: Ubuntu 13.10 does not boot from USB stick 3.0 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.la

[Bug 1245147] Re: Ubuntu 13.10 does not boot from USB stick 3.0

2013-11-30 Thread Luigi R.
This how it is mounted right now /dev/sdb1/media/hir0/39bf5da7-c366-4b39-8ead-4b877100e798 ext4 (rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=udisks2) and this is the LiveUsb using syslinux I guess: /dev/sdb1/media/hir0/55FE-DEC9vfat (rw,nosuid,nodev,uid=1000,gid=1000,shortname=mixed,dmask=0077,u

[Bug 1245147] Re: Ubuntu 13.10 does not boot from USB stick 3.0

2013-11-30 Thread Luigi R.
Could be a too long UUID? The Ubuntu is installed on the key under /dev/sbd1. Does it make a difference if ubuntu is installed on primary or logical partition? On the hard disk ubuntu is in a logical partition (sda7) totale 0 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 180 nov 30 11:38 . drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 120 nov

[Bug 1245147] Re: Ubuntu 13.10 does not boot from USB stick 3.0

2013-11-30 Thread Luigi R.
I did it, but nothing...the light of the key flashes two time and stops and nothing appears on the screen. I have also tried update grub on my hd to include the item linked to the usb and as soos as I click on it I can see only a magenta screen. Is there a way to debug what is happening. In which f

[Bug 1245147] Re: Ubuntu 13.10 does not boot from USB stick 3.0

2013-11-26 Thread Phillip Susi
You need to not run update-grub after hand editing the cfg file, or instead of hand editing the cfg, uncomment the GRUB_TERMINAL=console line in /etc/default/grub then run update-grub. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. ht

[Bug 1245147] Re: Ubuntu 13.10 does not boot from USB stick 3.0

2013-11-26 Thread Luigi R.
Holding SHIFT it appear "GRUB loading." and nothing else. >From a live version I have mounted /dev/sdb1 on /mnt , modified /mnt/boot/grub/grub.cfg and launched update-grub2. After the restart the same behavior but I noticed that grub.cfg have been overwritten again (as the original one) . Should

[Bug 1245147] Re: Ubuntu 13.10 does not boot from USB stick 3.0

2013-11-26 Thread Phillip Susi
Can you edit /boot/grub/grub.cfg and remove the following section: if loadfont $font ; then set gfxmode=auto load_video insmod gfxterm set locale_dir=$prefix/locale set lang=en_US insmod gettext fi terminal_output gfxterm As well as this section: if [ "${recordfail}" != 1 ]; then i

[Bug 1245147] Re: Ubuntu 13.10 does not boot from USB stick 3.0

2013-11-26 Thread Luigi R.
Ok I created from scratch the partition in gparted and you are right they start from 2048 now. I think the previous partition table have been created by a tool that generate bootable usb using syslinux. I have checked the first file I have posted RESULTS.txt which refers to fedora and at that time

[Bug 1245147] Re: Ubuntu 13.10 does not boot from USB stick 3.0

2013-11-26 Thread Phillip Susi
The MBR contains the partition table and initial boot code the bios loads, which is one part of grub. That part loads the grub core, which can be a file in /boot/grub, but since files tend to move around and that would break the MBR's ability to find it ( since it is so small, the location of the

[Bug 1245147] Re: Ubuntu 13.10 does not boot from USB stick 3.0

2013-11-26 Thread Luigi R.
Moreover if each sector is 512 bytes and 32 is the first partition why do you say that there is not enough space? The mbr is 512bytes usually, isn't it? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/12

[Bug 1245147] Re: Ubuntu 13.10 does not boot from USB stick 3.0

2013-11-26 Thread Luigi R.
Thanks Phillips for answering. Could you help me to understand what the installer is writing to the mbr? Is grub itself or just something that tell to the bios in which partition it can find grub? In the past I used to create a /boot partition, what did it contain? Grub? All these question becau

[Bug 1245147] Re: Ubuntu 13.10 does not boot from USB stick 3.0

2013-11-25 Thread Phillip Susi
No, that is not normal. The reason for it is that your first partition starts at sector 32 so there is not enough room for grub. Can you delete all of the partitions and reinstall? Newly created partitions should start at sector 2048. Also, you don't need a partition for /boot. -- You receive

[Bug 1245147] Re: Ubuntu 13.10 does not boot from USB stick 3.0

2013-11-25 Thread Luigi R.
This is the output of the script concerning Ubuntu 13.10 installed on the USB 3.0 as classical installation. What look strange to me is that grub is not located at the first sector of the /sdb device. Is that normal? Why is not possible anymore to install the /boot partition in fat32? Thanks *

[Bug 1245147] Re: Ubuntu 13.10 does not boot from USB stick 3.0

2013-11-05 Thread Luigi R.
If the problem is the filesystem that the bios support when booting from USB I have seen that I cannot create /boot in fat32. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1245147 Title: Ubuntu 13.1

[Bug 1245147] Re: Ubuntu 13.10 does not boot from USB stick 3.0

2013-11-05 Thread Luigi R.
** Attachment added: "Results_UbuntuLiveUSB.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1245147/+attachment/3901035/+files/Results_UbuntuLiveUSB.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchp

[Bug 1245147] Re: Ubuntu 13.10 does not boot from USB stick 3.0

2013-11-05 Thread Luigi R.
Ok I will do it. For the moment I have tested again the Ubuntu Live installed on the same usb stick and I can boot from it. But I believe it is using syslinux and not grub. At least I know it is not a bios limitation. Please find attached the new Results_UbuntuLiveUSB.txt which concern the install

[Bug 1245147] Re: Ubuntu 13.10 does not boot from USB stick 3.0

2013-11-03 Thread Phillip Susi
Well we can't very well help with fedora, so you will need to reinstall Ubuntu and update the results. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1245147 Title: Ubuntu 13.10 does not boot from US

[Bug 1245147] Re: Ubuntu 13.10 does not boot from USB stick 3.0

2013-11-03 Thread Luigi R.
Please find attached the result. The usb driver is sdb and for a test today I tried ti install fedora but it did not solve the problem. On another machine, bios efi with bios legacy enabled I have been able to boot from the usb 3.0. So I'm suspecting a bios limitation of my notebook HP DV6 6030el

[Bug 1245147] Re: Ubuntu 13.10 does not boot from USB stick 3.0

2013-11-03 Thread Phillip Susi
Please download and run the script here and attach the results: http://sourceforge.net/projects/bootinfoscript/ ** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://b