[Bug 1241589] Re: ubuntu 13.10 unable to boot on live usb (busy box - initramfs)

[E King]

I finally figured out a workaround.

I was able to boot into a live session by passing the "live-media="
parameter from the boot menu, specifying the device path of my USB
device.

(See http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/hardy/man7/casper.7.html for a
description of the live-media parameter.)

I was using a Live Lubuntu Trusty nightly, so the specifics instructions may vary, but here's what I did:
1.  Boot from my USB stick
2.  At the boot menu, highlight "Try Lubuntu without installing"
3.  Press F6 to bring up the kernel command line
4.  Add "live-media=/dev/xxx1" to the end of the line (but before the final double hypen).

In my case, the path I needed was /dev/sde1, but you will have to use
the path to your install media.

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Title:
  ubuntu 13.10 unable to boot on live usb (busy box - initramfs)

Status in “casper” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  First, excuse me for my English I'm French.

  I download ubuntu 13.10 64 bits iso. I check the MD5 sum and all is OK.
  I create the live usb with usb-creator-gtk from my ubuntu 13.04.

  I reboot my computer, it starts on the usb stick with the first ubuntu
  screen and stop on a black screen with busybox and initramfs.

  I have try the same usb key on another computer and its works.

  I have try to make a live usb of ubuntu 13.04 and it works correctly.

  Some informations about my hardware configuration :
      - motherboard : z77X-D3H
      - RAM  8Go
     - CPU : Intel Core i7-3770K
     - graphic card : from the CPU

  Edit:
  For information same problem with kubuntu 13.10 and xubuntu 13.10

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