I am having the same exact problem with a new dell XPS M1330. On my thinkpad R61 (where I created the usb bootable disk from ubuntu 8.10) works fine but on the new dell "Invalid or Damaged Bootable Partition error" appears. I have tested several options but I still could not make it work.
-- usb-creator created bootable USB sticks generate "Invalid or Damaged bootable partition" and refuses to boot https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/315747 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs