Rufus 2.1.649 not downloading ldlinux.sys and ldlinux.bss files automatically.

[Indigaz]

During a recent install, an attempt was made to burn an ISO image to a USB device. I was prompted to download the ldlinux.sys and ldlinux.bss files to begin the process, however, Rufus never made the connection to http://rufus.akeo.ie/files/syslinux-6.03/ to retrieve these files and just hung the software. I manually downloaded and moved them to the /rufus_files/ directory. After files were manually downloaded and moved, all worked correctly.

[pbatard]

I'm seeing plenty of downloads of the ldlinux.sys and ldlinux.bss from the server, and there was no downtime recently.
I'm afraid it's not a Rufus issue but a problem with your network connectivity.

Closing.

[philj0st]

got the same issue for xubuntu14.10 32bit iso im on win8.1.
and im pretty sure my network is fine.

[pbatard]

and im pretty sure my network is fine.

And I'm pretty sure the error is on your side. I just tested the download a few minutes ago, and if there was a network issue, you'd have plenty of people reporting about it. The report from April 17th and your report are the only ones I have gotten so far (and Rufus gets downloaded more than 1.5 million times each month, so it would be pretty explicit if it was the server...)

[philj0st]

allright so just for information, rufus was able to download the files on its own and add them to the usb drive .. no further steps needed.

[pneumatics]

I got error 407 while trying to download under a HTTP proxy. Please provide a workaround.

[jazbo1]

I have having the same issue. In C:/Owners/Downloads/syslinux-6.03/Idlinux.bss and idlinux.sys but each time when I go to run rufus when syslinux 6.03 starts I receive the same message that philJ0st shows in his screenshot. Please advise.

[pbatard]

I receive the same message that philJ0st shows

You do realize that that message is just a notice giving you the possibility not to connect to the internet to download files, in case you don't want to. It is NOT an error.

What happens if you click Yes?

[webgrrrl]

I face this same issue, where Rufus just tries to connect and displayed a failed connection error after a while. I noticed it created a rufus_files folder under the EXE file path where I saved Rufus. My workaround was to manually download both ldlinux.bss and ldlinux.sys in the newly created folder, and restarted Rufus.

So connecting via Rufus itself doesn't work, but accessing them manually via https://rufus.akeo.ie/files/syslinux-6.03/ does.

[Timokou]

Hello webgrrrl,
I have the same issue too, would you please send me the steps to follow about that.?
I'm trying to make a usb bootable for lubuntu. Do you know if these two files are necessary when making a ISO image dvd ?
Thanks in advance
Oh, i also see a file ldlinux.c32. As my system is 32bit do i need this too?

[webgrrrl]

@Timokou you must have both files before you can use Rufus to create the image. The steps are pretty straightforward:

1. Run Rufus to start the ISO image creation, and make sure you click Yes if it asks you to download the files.
2. When you encounter any error message, cancel the installation. By this time, you should see some new folders created by Rufus under the same location where you save your Rufus EXE file, including one called "rufus_files".
3. Go to https://rufus.akeo.ie/files/syslinux-6.03/
4. Download both ldlinux.bss and ldlinux.sys into the folder called syslinux-6.03 within your rufus_files folder.
5. Run Rufus and try to create the ISO image again.

Edit: I'm unsure if you'll need ldlinux.c32, but it doesn't hurt to add it in. My machine is 64-bit.
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[Timokou]

Thanks for your answer.
I will proceed as described. If you also have any info for my question about an iso dvs please let me know
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[Timokou]

I tried as described, but application hung (as in case of indigaz, above) for 20 - 30 min and finally procedure ended without error msg, but instead of about 904 mb size for Lubuntu the total size was just 18 mb. So something goes wrong. Do i have to be connected to the internet during process ? Anyway, i did the same job with a Zorin os Iso with success at once ,and without connection to the network. I don't know why this happens with Lubuntu. Any comments are welcome. I'll try again some other options.

[Timokou]

I finally restarted the computer and used another usb stick. And success !

[mevsme]

I had the same issue until I ran Rufus with administrator rights.

[Indigaz]

Y.

[sawyerputnam]

These are all good methods, but check that you are getting the correct files. There is also an error for Rufus that says you need to download the files for the syslinux 6.04. make sure you go to https://rufus.akeo.ie/files/syslinux-6.04/ for the 6.04 message and put them in the right folder. You can also go to https://rufus.akeo.ie/files/ and navigate to the right directory for any error/download message.