1 files changed, 61 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/remove-ubuntu-version-check.patch b/remove-ubuntu-version-check.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1b16ccde2a29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/remove-ubuntu-version-check.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+diff -Naur usb-creator-0.2.59.orig/usbcreator/install.py usb-creator-0.2.59/usbcreator/install.py
+--- usb-creator-0.2.59.orig/usbcreator/install.py	2013-12-02 21:03:23.000000000 +0100
++++ usb-creator-0.2.59/usbcreator/install.py	2014-07-23 18:04:25.636786909 +0200
+@@ -198,31 +198,8 @@
+         if os.path.exists(ldlinux):
+             os.remove(ldlinux)
+ 
+-    def os_vers(self):
+-        """Return a tuple of the target OS version and our OS version."""
+-        import lsb_release
+-        try:
+-            from debian import debian_support
+-        except ImportError:
+-            from debian_bundle import debian_support
+-
+-        target_os_ver = None
+-        our_os_ver = debian_support.Version(
+-            lsb_release.get_distro_information()['RELEASE'])
+-
+-        if os.path.exists(os.path.join(self.target, '.disk', 'info')):
+-            with open(os.path.join(self.target, '.disk', 'info'),'r') as f:
+-                contents = f.readline().split()
+-            if len(contents) > 2:
+-                # Consider point releases the same as the initial release
+-                # (10.04.4 -> 10.04)
+-                target_os_ver = debian_support.Version(contents[1])
+-
+-        return target_os_ver, our_os_ver
+-
+     def need_syslinux_legacy(self):
+-        target_os_ver, our_os_ver = self.os_vers()
+-        return our_os_ver >= '10.10' and target_os_ver <= '10.04'
++        return False
+ 
+     def install_bootloader(self, grub_location=''):
+         logging.debug('install_bootloader')
+@@ -280,7 +257,6 @@
+             if os.path.basename(filename) == 'gfxboot.cfg':
+                 continue
+             f = None
+-            target_os_ver, our_os_ver = self.os_vers()
+             try:
+                 f = open(filename, 'r')
+                 label = ''
+@@ -298,16 +274,6 @@
+                                 line.insert(1, 'cdrom-detect/try-usb=true')
+                             if label not in ('memtest', 'hd'):
+                                 line.insert(1, 'noprompt')
+-                        #OS version specific mangles
+-                        #The syntax in syslinux changed with the version
+-                        #shipping in Ubuntu 10.10
+-                        elif (target_os_ver and our_os_ver and
+-                              target_os_ver != our_os_ver):
+-                            #10.10 or newer image, burning on 10.04 or lower
+-                            if (command.lower() == 'ui' and
+-                                our_os_ver <= '10.04' and
+-                                target_os_ver >= '10.10'):
+-                                line.remove('ui')
+ 
+                     to_write.append(' '.join(line) + '\n')
+                 f.close()