[Bug 1512811] Re: 15.10 32 bit download gives error when run from usb

[Ilan Tal]

I brought up the vm for the single reason to check the iso was OK. I was
sure it was OK but another confirmation didn't hurt.

Yes, yes, the REAL problem is on real hardware. I can't find even one
computer where the usb stick will work. I tried it originally on this
machine which is less than 1 year old. I thought it was the stick itself
so I went to the store where I bought it. The guy there got the same
boot error on his machine and told me the iso was no good. I tried 3
more computers, from quite new to quite old and I couldn't get it to get
past the boot error on any of them. Fortunately all of them had CD
drives so I got around the problem by using a CD.

There is another computer which I would like to convert to Ubuntu and
that one has no CD. It has 2GB memory which sort of asks for 32 bit, but
since I could find even a single computer where the usb stick does work,
I doubt it will work there either. My only choice is to use the 64 bit
version, where the computer is a bit short on memory.

It isn't clear to me why the 64 bit boots fine and the 32 bit gives an
error. Until a couple of years ago almost all of my machines were using
32 bit software and I never had any trouble then. Something went bad
fairly recently and it is a real pity. Ubuntu is really great software
(I've been using it for 10+ years), but the recent 32 bit is dead in the
water for a usb stick.

Since it did work once, not too long ago, I would hope that someone
would look into the problem and fix it. You should be able to duplicate
the problem on your machine. If you have some magic where you can make
it work, let me know. Maybe I can use the same magic to convert the
machine with no CD drive.

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Title:
  15.10 32 bit download gives error when run from usb

Status in grub2 package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  There seems to be a problem with the grub when trying to use 15.10, 32 bit downloaded from the official Ubuntu site.
  The 64 bit version works fine.
  If I take ubuntu-15.10-desktop-i386.iso and use it to define a new virtual machine in virtual box, again all works well.
  Only if I use Startup disk creator to burn it to a usb disk on key there is a problem.
  Instead of Try Ubuntu coming up I immediately get a boot error.

  I tried downloading a second version of the iso and the problem
  repeated. Also if I download xubuntu-15.10-desktop-i386.iso the
  problem also appears.

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