ISO images not bootable

[Bost]

Distribution

Linux Mint 22 "Wilma"

Package version

N/A

Graphics hardware in use

No response

Frequency

Always

Bug description

The linuxmint-22-cinnamon-64bit.iso is not bootable.

Steps to reproduce

bost@ecke /tmp/mint$ wget https://mirrors.kernel.org/linuxmint/stable/22/sha256sum.txt https://mirrors.kernel.org/linuxmint/stable/22/sha256sum.txt.gpg
--2024-12-11 16:23:10--  https://mirrors.kernel.org/linuxmint/stable/22/sha256sum.txt
Resolving mirrors.kernel.org (mirrors.kernel.org)... 2604:1380:45e3:2400::1, 139.178.88.99
Connecting to mirrors.kernel.org (mirrors.kernel.org)|2604:1380:45e3:2400::1|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 301 Moved Permanently
Location: https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/linuxmint/stable/22/sha256sum.txt [following]
--2024-12-11 16:23:11--  https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/linuxmint/stable/22/sha256sum.txt
Resolving mirrors.edge.kernel.org (mirrors.edge.kernel.org)... 2604:1380:4601:e00::3, 147.75.80.249
Connecting to mirrors.edge.kernel.org (mirrors.edge.kernel.org)|2604:1380:4601:e00::3|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 286 [text/plain]
Saving to: 'sha256sum.txt'

sha256sum.txt                    100%[=======================================================>]     286  --.-KB/s    in 0s      

2024-12-11 16:23:11 (10.1 MB/s) - 'sha256sum.txt' saved [286/286]

--2024-12-11 16:23:11--  https://mirrors.kernel.org/linuxmint/stable/22/sha256sum.txt.gpg
Connecting to mirrors.kernel.org (mirrors.kernel.org)|2604:1380:45e3:2400::1|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 301 Moved Permanently
Location: https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/linuxmint/stable/22/sha256sum.txt.gpg [following]
--2024-12-11 16:23:12--  https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/linuxmint/stable/22/sha256sum.txt.gpg
Connecting to mirrors.edge.kernel.org (mirrors.edge.kernel.org)|2604:1380:4601:e00::3|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 833 [text/plain]
Saving to: 'sha256sum.txt.gpg'

sha256sum.txt.gpg                100%[=======================================================>]     833  --.-KB/s    in 0s      

2024-12-11 16:23:12 (27.3 MB/s) - 'sha256sum.txt.gpg' saved [833/833]

FINISHED --2024-12-11 16:23:12--
Total wall clock time: 2.2s
Downloaded: 2 files, 1.1K in 0s (19.1 MB/s)

bost@ecke /tmp/mint$ gpg --verify sha256sum.txt.gpg sha256sum.txt
gpg: Signature made Mon Jul 22 20:03:50 2024 CEST
gpg:                using RSA key 27DEB15644C6B3CF3BD7D291300F846BA25BAE09
gpg: Good signature from "Linux Mint ISO Signing Key <root@linuxmint.com>" [unknown]
gpg: WARNING: This key is not certified with a trusted signature!
gpg:          There is no indication that the signature belongs to the owner.
Primary key fingerprint: 27DE B156 44C6 B3CF 3BD7  D291 300F 846B A25B AE09

bost@ecke /tmp/mint$ sha256sum --binary linuxmint-22-cinnamon-64bit.iso
7a04b54830004e945c1eda6ed6ec8c57ff4b249de4b331bd021a849694f29b8f *linuxmint-22-cinnamon-64bit.iso

bost@ecke /tmp/mint$ sha256sum --check sha256sum.txt
linuxmint-22-cinnamon-64bit.iso: OK
sha256sum: linuxmint-22-mate-64bit.iso: No such file or directory
linuxmint-22-mate-64bit.iso: FAILED open or read
sha256sum: linuxmint-22-xfce-64bit.iso: No such file or directory
linuxmint-22-xfce-64bit.iso: FAILED open or read
sha256sum: WARNING: 2 listed files could not be read

bost@ecke /tmp/mint$ sudo dd if=linuxmint-22-cinnamon-64bit.iso of=/dev/sdc bs=4M status=progress oflag=sync
Password: 
2902458368 bytes (2.9 GB, 2.7 GiB) copied, 79 s, 36.6 MB/s
693+1 records in
693+1 records out
2907832320 bytes (2.9 GB, 2.7 GiB) copied, 79.9454 s, 36.4 MB/s

bost@ecke /tmp/mint$ sync

bost@ecke /tmp/mint$ sudo eject /dev/sdc

bost@ecke /tmp/mint$

Expected behavior

When I try to make a bootable USB with ubuntu-24.10-desktop-amd64.iso then everything works.

I tried also the linuxmint-22-xfce-64bit.iso - same result. The image is not bootable.

I tried to create bootable USBs under Ubuntu using Startup Disk Creator with same results.

I also tried to use 3 different USB keys and I also tried to do this under Guix running on a different Hardware.

The results were everytime the same. Your iso images are broken. The ubuntu-24.10-desktop-amd64.iso works.

Cheers Bost

Additional information

No response

[Bost]

Well, I just found out that when I change the Boot Option Priorities, setting Boot Option #1 from UEFI USB Key to UEFI USB CD/DVD:UEFI SanDisk, the GRUB menu appears - yay... almost.

In the GRUB menu, when I select Start Linux Mint 22 Cinnamon 64, my laptop freezes. I need to choose Start Linux Mint 22 Cinnamon 64 (compatibility mode) instead.

None of this is required to boot the aforementioned ubuntu-24.10-desktop-amd64.iso.

[leigh123linux]

Not a cinnamon issue

[BostX]

We've got a "can't even install/boot cinnamon distro" problem — a real turn-off for new users — which you reacted to only after 1.5 years...

And then we have the observation "Normal mode doesn't work, compatibility mode does," to which your reaction is "Not this distro's problem."

Naturally, then, I must ask you to explain to the readers of this bug report whose task it should be — if, in your opinion, not yours — to compare the normal and compatibility modes of your distro and fix the normal mode, so that your prospective users don't have to monkey around in compatibility mode.

I may forward your answer to those people. In a year or two. You won't mind such a little delay, will you?

[leigh123linux]

We can't help that people misfile issues.
Cinnamon is not a distro and plays no part in your installer/iso issues.

Linuxmint is a distro, it's based on ubuntu and the issue belongs at https://github.com/linuxmint/linuxmint/

I may forward your answer to those people. In a year or two. You won't mind such a little delay, will you?

I don't give a damn if you never forward it.

[BostX]

Thing that doesn't work is called "linuxmint-...-cinnamon-...", but filing a report under linuxmint/cinnamon is misfiling it? Hm 😂

I don't give a damn if you never forward it.

During the last years of the Soviet Union, Comrade Gorbachev, the General Secretary of the Communist Party, tried to reform the whole mess and organized a public opinion poll:

Q: Dear comrades, what, in your opinion, is the biggest problem of our country — lack of knowledge and skills, or lack of motivation?
A: I dunno and I don't give a damn.