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alessioalx
February 12th, 2013, 11:42 AM
Hi there!

I want to install ubuntu in Fujitsu Amilo Pi 1505 from a pen drive but when I try to boot this error appears:


ERROR: No configuration file found
No DEFAULT or UI configuration directive found!
Boot: I read this (http://pestit.wordpress.com/2012/05/03/error-no-configuration-file-found-ubuntu-from-usb-drive/) article and I tried all solutions but they don't work for me.

Any ideas? :(
C.S.Cameron
February 12th, 2013, 12:17 PM
Check the MD5SUM.

Try a different flash drive installer, say UNetbootin rather than Startup Disk Creator or vice-versa.

If this is one of them new UEFI computers research UEFI or Secure Boot.

Start here:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/11/linux_foundation_uefi_workaround/
alessioalx
February 12th, 2013, 01:01 PM
I tried different ISOs (12.04, 12.10) and different pen drives. If I try to boot from the pen drive in another notebook it works.

It's an old notebook, it isn't UEFI.
bantuvez
February 12th, 2013, 01:11 PM
Format your pendrive to FAT16 instead of FAT32.
fdrake
February 12th, 2013, 01:13 PM
I tried different ISOs (12.04, 12.10) and different pen drives. If I try to boot from the pen drive in another notebook it works.

It's an old notebook, it isn't UEFI.
is the laptop a 32bit or 64 ? what about the ubuntu image : i384 or x86_64?
alessioalx
February 12th, 2013, 01:50 PM
I'm trying to install this iso: ubuntu-12.04.1-desktop-i386.
I suppose the notebook is 32 bit.
alessioalx
February 12th, 2013, 09:25 PM
I have just tried with a fedora distribution and the result is the same :(

Any ideas?
bantuvez
February 12th, 2013, 11:01 PM
Have you done what I told you?
alessioalx
February 12th, 2013, 11:10 PM
I try to format it in FAT16.

Attached you can see a screenshot. Is it right?
lordievader
February 12th, 2013, 11:16 PM
Have you tried C.S.Cameron advice? I had a similar problem a few days ago. Made the live-usb with unetbootin, got this error, then I made it with the startup-disk creator and it fixed the problem. I might have switched the software... Can't remember which of the two worked.

Good luck,
-lordievader.
alessioalx
February 12th, 2013, 11:47 PM
Ok, solved formatting pen drive in ext2 ](*,)](*,)

Thanks!!!
bantuvez
February 13th, 2013, 12:07 AM
That wasn't formatted to FAT16 it was still FAT32 ("Tipo: FAT (versione 32bit)") I dont know what does the other raw try to mean with W95 FAT16 (LBA) .

But anyway it's good that you figured it out and managed to boot. :)