[Bug 277903] Re: Missing Operating System [message at boot]

[TJ]

** Description changed:

- Binary package hint: usb-creator
+ I'm reviving this report since the issue is still present in 14.04 and
+ 15.10 syslinux, which is used in the various flavour hybrid ISOs, via
+ mbr/isohdpfx.{S,bin}
  
- Description:	Ubuntu intrepid (development branch + Final
- Release:	8.10
- ---
+ The same system I originally reported in comment #30 is still affected.
  
- usb-creator:
-   Installed: 0.1.7
- (for some reason, running "usb-creator --version" gives me 0.1.5)
- ---
+ The patch that was applied to upstream syslinux MBRs in 2009 as a result
+ of this (holding down Ctrl key to force boot device 0x80) is no longer
+ present, although the MBR source does contain the definition for reading
+ the keyboard state:
  
- I have a feeling this maybe a duplicate of Bug #273477 .
- After using usb-creator on a 2gb Flash drive, with default settings, it notifies me to reboot.
- When I boot from my flash drive, I get the text message, "Missing Operating System."
- 
- UPDATE:
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usb-creator/+bug/277903/comments/3
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usb-creator/+bug/277903/comments/4
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usb-creator/+bug/277903/comments/14
- ---
- 
- :~$ usb-creator
- 
- -- Starting up at 21:44:44 --
- [21:44:44] new device:
- {'capacity': dbus.UInt64(2004860928L), 'uuid': 'F6EC-880C', 'label': 'MY_2GB', 'free': 1135325184, 'fstype': 'vfat', 'device': '/dev/sdb1', 'mountpoint': '/media/MY 2GB', 'udi': '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/volume_uuid_F6EC_880C'}
- [21:44:44] adding: /dev/sdb1
- [21:44:52] mounting /home/nanley/Desktop/ubuntu-8.10-beta-desktop-amd64.iso
- [21:44:53] updating dest_status as part of update_row_state
- [21:44:56] Installing...
- [21:44:56] Source CD: /home/nanley/Desktop/ubuntu-8.10-beta-desktop-amd64.iso
- [21:44:56] Destination disk: /dev/sdb1
- [21:44:56] Persistence size: 128 MB
- [21:44:56] Marking partition 1 as active.
- [21:44:56] installing the bootloader to /dev/sdb1.
- [21:45:04] ['/usr/share/usb-creator/install.py', '-s', '/tmp/tmp1JLbH4/.', '-t', '/media/MY 2GB', '-p', '128']
- [21:47:10] Unmounting source volume.
- [21:47:11] Install command exited with code: 0
- :~$
+ BIOS_kbdflags = 0x417

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Title:
  Missing Operating System [message at boot]

Status in Ubuntu CD Images:
  New
Status in syslinux package in Ubuntu:
  In Progress

Bug description:
  I'm reviving this report since the issue is still present in 14.04 and
  15.10 syslinux, which is used in the various flavour hybrid ISOs, via
  mbr/isohdpfx.{S,bin}

  The same system I originally reported in comment #30 is still
  affected.

  The patch that was applied to upstream syslinux MBRs in 2009 as a
  result of this (holding down Ctrl key to force boot device 0x80) is no
  longer present, although the MBR source does contain the definition
  for reading the keyboard state:

  BIOS_kbdflags = 0x417

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