I had the same problem with Ubuntu 1004 netbook version on an Asus EeePc 900A. I used the usb-creator.exe from the ISO image on Win XP.
The workaround from Joe Edmunds did help: There is a workaround: choose "Discarded on shutdown..." option when creating the USB Startup Disk. Thank you, Rudolf Reuter -- Can not mount /dev/loop1 on /cow https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/492301 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