Missing parameter in configuration file. Keyword: path

Question

Im trying to boot ubuntu 14.10-server-i386 in a pendrive.

But im getting this error when boot from pendrive.

Missing parameter in configuration file. Keyword: path

What does it mean? How to overcome that?

Solution 1

After the error message, try hitting Tab, type in live and hit Enter. This should get you to the Ubuntu desktop from where you can use the Install icon to go forward with the installation.

Solution 2

This is a bug. It happens when you create a bootable USB stick with an older version of Ubuntu than the version being installed on the USB stick.

Although the answer selected by the person who asked the question works to get around the issue it does not fix it as you have to do it every time you boot the USB stick.

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To fix the USB installation so you do not have to type live and hit Enter every time you want to use it to live boot:

In the boot: prompt after you hit the error above, type live and press Enter, to start the Live USB session.

Open a terminal (e.g. with Ctrl+Alt+t) and type each command line below one by one:

sudo -i
apt-get update
apt-get install syslinux
mount | grep cdrom

The last command above tells you to which device your bootable USB is on.

Important! replace <device> in the command below in the terminal with the device in the output of the last command above. Which will be something like /dev/sdb1

syslinux <device>

For a more detailed version of this answer see this answer.

Comments

[Anwar]

check this question, askubuntu.com/questions/524875/…

[Mmmh mmh]

It worked for me!

[Fábio Lemos Elizandro]

I had to type 'live'

[Nahuel Barrios]

Same problem with ubuntu-14.10-desktop-amd64 and it worked too, thanks!

[Karl Wilbur]

I just had this same problem with ubuntu-15.04-desktop-amd64 on my HP Pavilion dv9000. Dropping to the boot prompt and booting to 'live' worked. Thanks!

[tutuca]

Is this a Bug un the installer?

[K D]

Same problem with ubuntu-15.04-desktop-amd64 and it worked too, thanks!

[Offirmo]

Same problem with ubuntu-15.10-desktop-amd64 and it worked too, thanks!

[Ole]

Worked for me on Ubuntu 16.04 as well

[psychok7]

Worked for my on Ubuntu 16.04 with live-install to skip straight to the installation. I noticed this installation is much slower than in previous versions i even thought it was frozen after selecting the language. By the way why is this error happening? I mean this is the installation of an LTS version it should go smooth

[psychok7]

so here is the explanation "long version" askubuntu.com/a/746412/59618

[diEcho]

same issue on 17.04..but keyboard is not working.. how to type anything

[rivu]

This is the solution that worked for me: I couldn't go to live but had to use start up disk creator on a Ubuntu 16 machine to create a start up disk for Ubuntu 16 itself.