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Ubuntu installation problems

8 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/ubuntu-installation-problems.146129/

gdebojyoti
gdebojyoti Original post #1
Sep 6, 2011 at 11:56 PM
My laptop runs on a 64 bit edition of Windows 7 Ultimate.

Every time I try to install Ubuntu in my laptop (via the Wubi installer), the following error is displayed in the middle of the installation (please see attached image "ubuntu-error.jpg").

Needless to say that the installation fails and Ubuntu does not get installed.

I have tried installing Ubuntu 11.04 (32 & 64 bit), Digit customised Ubuntu 11.04 and Ubuntu 10.04 (32 bit). But all my attempts were in vain.

Please tell me how I will be able to run Ubuntu on my computer. Is the problem arising from the 64 bit edition of Windows?
krishnandu.sarkar
krishnandu.sarkar #2
Sep 7, 2011 at 12:14 AM
Why don't you try burning a Live CD and installing it. Wubi is not recommended at all.
buddyram
buddyram #3
Sep 7, 2011 at 12:21 PM
Yeah! try the digit's customized OS. Its a good one
nims11
nims11 #4
Sep 7, 2011 at 2:30 PM
don't install through Wubi. It has its own share of problems.
burn a LiveCD as suggested by krishnandu
or
if you have a pen drive, use YUMI or unetbootin
gdebojyoti
gdebojyoti #5
Sep 16, 2011 at 9:16 PM
Sorry for my very late response.

Yes, I am aware of the fact that Wubi has its own share of problems. But I want to know why it's not working for my 64bit Windows 7 Ultimate. Previously, it used to work on my desktop computer ( XP Professional 32 bit - SP 2 & 3 ).

Will someone please tell me the reason (and the way to rectify it)?
nims11
nims11 #6
Sep 17, 2011 at 8:52 AM
does it work if you install it in some other partitions?
also, post the log file generated according to the error message.
gdebojyoti
gdebojyoti #7
Sep 17, 2011 at 10:43 AM
Okay. I don't know whether this is success or failure. You decide for yourself.

I burnt 2 disks with 32 and 64 bit images of Ubuntu 11.04. But I did not even get the options menu ( Try Live CD, Install to disk, etc ) when I booted using them. All I got were black screens. ( I tried multiple times ).

Then I opened up Windows and discovered that I could install the 'Ubuntu installer' if I installed Wubi in C: drive. ( I don't remember whether I had tried installing Wubi in C: ). So my 2 CDs were wasted. :(

Anyway, I restarted my laptop and selected Ubuntu from the boot menu. And then.... again... A big black screen!

I tried using the Wubi installers of Ubuntu 11.04 32 & 64 bit versions. I also tried with the ISO file of the Digit customised Ubuntu 11.04. The results were same - static black screens!!

Now I am going to recheck if the Wubi installers are working on my other drives ( other than drive C: ).


Summary: I managed to install Wubi, but failed to boot using Ubuntu! :p
gdebojyoti
gdebojyoti #8
Sep 17, 2011 at 11:53 AM
Nope, it's not working in other partitions.

The links to logfiles are:

*sociallizze.in/logfiles/wubi-10.10-rev197.log

*sociallizze.in/logfiles/wubi-11.04-rev211.log