I'm encountering what looks like the same problem trying to install ubuntu-10.04.2-desktop-i386.iso from a USB drive created using the System -> Administration -> Startup Disk Creator (on a 10.10 host.)
I first get the "Unknown keyword in configuration file: gfxboot" and then repeated: ======= vesamenu.c32: not a CPOM32R image boot: ======= (This stuff between "======" repeated ad nauseum every 5 seconds. Incidentally, both links above to possible solutions are 404. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/660061 Title: Newer USB Startup Disks unbootable when created using Karmic 9.10 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs