Created attachment 442068 [details] screenshot of vmware fusion boot failure ISO: livedvd-amd64-multilib-20160704.iso Failed to load ldlinux.c32 Boot failed: press a key to retry... Looks like the ISO is missing a few critical files from syslinux: https://l3net.wordpress.com/2013/09/21/how-to-build-a-debian-livecd/#comment-7413 I had to apt-get install isolinux and modify and /or add the following cp /usr/lib/ISOLINUX/isolinux.bin binary/isolinux/ cp /usr/lib/syslinux/modules/bios/hdt.c32 binary/isolinux/ cp /usr/lib/syslinux/modules/bios/ldlinux.c32 binary/isolinux/ cp /usr/lib/syslinux/modules/bios/libcom32.c32 binary/isolinux/ cp /usr/lib/syslinux/modules/bios/libutil.c32 binary/isolinux/ cp /usr/lib/syslinux/modules/bios/menu.c32 binary/isolinux/ Cheers, C
luckily livedvd-x86-amd64-32ul-20160704.iso boots. Realistically, both should. Likely vmware starts up in 32-bit mode.
Hi Christopher, Did you make sure to verify the md5/sha512 sum of the iso you downloaded? I know for sure that we do not lack the require syslinux files which you seem to had to manually copy into the iso root. I just downloaded the livedvd-amd64-multilib-20160704.iso and this is what's inside isolinux directory. F2.msg F6.msg back.png fmenu.png isolinux.cfg libutil.c32 F3.msg F7.msg boot.cat gentoo kernels.msg macboot.img F4.msg F8.msg boot.msg gentoo.xz ldlinux.c32 vesamenu.c32 F5.msg System.map-gentoo efiboot.img isolinux.bin libcom32.c32 it clearly shows that we shipped it with isolinux.bin,ldlinux.c32,libcom32.c32,libutil.c32 & menu.c32 but it does however lack hdt.c32 which is something we don't really require thus excluded it from the bootloader.
Fernando (likewhoa): Whoa! That was it. It's quite possible that this ISO was corrupted on a previous SSD I had that eventually failed. Next time, I'll double check ;-) Thanks!
