Ubuntu installation problems

gdebojyoti · 06-09-2011, 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** · 07-09-2011, 12:14 AM

Why don't you try burning a Live CD and installing it. Wubi is not recommended at all.

buddyram · 07-09-2011, 12:21 PM

Yeah! try the digit's customized OS. Its a good one

nims11 · 07-09-2011, 02:30 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 · 16-09-2011, 09:16 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 · 17-09-2011, 08:52 AM

does it work if you install it in some other partitions?
also, post the log file generated according to the error message.

gdebojyoti · 17-09-2011, 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!