I'm hoping to revive an old netbook I have laying around by installing Linux on it. I did what I gather most of us are supposed to do: I created a Xubuntu 14.10 Live USB with Unetbootin, plugged the stick into my computer, tried to fire it up...
and was faced with a black screen and this error:
Failed to load COM32 file menu.c32
boot: _
The darn thing won't respond to any key presses and I can't do anything except turn it off and cry. I've tried reformatting my USB drive, redownloading the Xubuntu .iso, and remaking the Live USB. Same error.
What can I do to fix this?
This problem also occurs with usb-creator, otherwise known as "Startup Disk Creator". It's also a problem with all ubuntu variants, including those based on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 14.10, and Ubuntu 15.04.
After doing some digging, it seems like this is a fairly common problem for some folks who try to create a Ubuntu Live USB with Unetbootin. The bug hasn't been fixed yet, but luckily there is a workaround.
You'll need:
- A working computer with Ubuntu already installed
- 1 minute of your time
The workaround:
- Plug your created Live USB into a computer with Ubuntu already installed.
- Navigat over to
/usr/lib/syslinux/bios/in your file manager. (In some installations, the path you need is/usr/lib/syslinux/modules/bios/. - Select the following three files:
libcom32.c32,menu.c32, andlibutil.c32. - Copy (not cut) the above files over to the root directory of your Live USB drive.
- Unmount the USB drive, and you're good to go!
This solution was based off a blog post found on AjoPaul.com
Alternative Workaround From the command line:
After you install Ubuntu 14.10 to your USB drive, run the following commands:
cd /usr/lib/syslinux/modules/bios/
cp libcom32.c32 /media/path/to/usb/drive/
cp libutil.c32 /media/path/to/usb/drive/
cp menu.c32 /media/path/to/usb/drive/
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