When booting from a Live USB I'm getting an ISO Linux Error immediately after BIOS POST (Basic Input Output System Power On Self Test):
ISOLINUX 6.03 20160618 EHDD Copyright (c) 1994-2014 H. Peter Anvin et al
Loading bootlogo...
bootlogo: invalid file format
Error setting up gfxboot
boot:
(repeats 2 times)
Loading bootlogo...
bootlogo: invalid file format
Error setting up gfxboot
boot:
Hard power-off.
I'm able to create a 4GB FAT32 Partition and 28GB NTFS partition with 512 Byte sectors but after using Startup Disk Creator or DD on the ISO file I end up with 2048 byte sectors that confuses gparted
.
Although it's a UEFI machine CSM (Legacy BIOS boot) is enabled in BIOS.
Machine specifics:
- Dell Inspiron 17R 7720 SE
- Intel I7 3630QM 2.4 GHz, 3.4 GHz Turboboost
- 8 GB DDR3 RAM
- nVidia GeForce GT650M w/2GB RAM
- Full size 240 GB Sata 3 SSD, Full size Sata 2 500 GB HDD
- Mini PCIe mSata 128 GB Sata 3 SSD
- Optical CD/DVD Caddy
- Four USB 3.0 ports, one of them powered when machine is off.
- Current BIOS A17
- Ubuntu Intel Microcode via Additional Software Drivers
- EUFI and Secure boot turned off
Update 1
$ lsblk -f
NAME FSTYPE LABEL UUID MOUNTPOINT
sda
├─sda1 ntfs System Reserved FAC07A55C07A1859
├─sda2 ntfs KSX_Win7 2EBA8445BA840B91
├─sda3 ntfs KSX Win 8.1 8C3ADAA93ADA8F96
└─sda4
sdb
├─sdb1 ntfs ST9_Win7 C2F48A08F489FF43
├─sdb2 ext4 ST9_Linux bf80a37d-dfad-4df1-b8b1-a67ef2a9ab66
└─sdb3 swap f7ca38bd-ccf1-4d61-b54b-017b1493d1b4
sdc
├─sdc2 ntfs F9m_Win7 5824BF4E76D68BE2
├─sdc3 ext4 F9m_Linux d02dc21d-dcb2-478e-9f7d-9a3331931de4 /
└─sdc4 swap 09606fe6-c131-43fc-9ebc-be05a96e1c1d [SWAP]
sdd iso9660 Ubuntu 17.04 amd64
│ 2017-01-07-08-08-00-00
├─sdd1 iso9660 Ubuntu 17.04 amd64
│ 2017-01-07-08-08-00-00 /media/ric
└─sdd2 vfat Ubuntu 17.04 amd64
21E3-6362
sr0
Update 2
Tried creating boot USB using SYSLINUX and same error as above occurs except "SYSLINUX" appears instead of "ISOLINUX" and only one line appears (the very top line).
Then using Rufus
under Windows 8.1 created a boot USB with FreeDOS as the OS and this much more detailed error appeared:
Best Answer
After googling many websites with
Dell Inspiron USB Boot Error
I found a link to these instructions (pendrivelinux.com - BIOS USB booting tips and tricks) which tells us to unplug all other USB devices:Unplugging everything except the USB Flash drive made USB boot successful: