ubuntu Can't get Wubi to open under Win 7 x64

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Decided I wanted to dual boot using Wubi on this machine but I can't get it to open at all, I've tried the --force from Run, it just spins the timer wheel for a sec then stops

So I downloaded linuxmint and tried mint4win, I can get it to open if I run it from the desktop but it doesn't see the ISO and can't download anything on its own, and running it from the mounted ISO does the same as Wubi

Any pointers? :)

[cork1958]

Some firewall or AV/malware type program blocking it?

I just used Wubi to install Xubuntu on a customers Windows 7, 64bit machine last night. Worked fine.

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Nothing pops up saying its blocked, I run NOD32 and logs are clear, and just the Windows Firewall

I'm trying to install the 64bit version if that makes any difference although even just running the installer from here doesn't work

http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/windows-installer

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Bump, tried this again just now and same problem, wubi refuses to launch no matter what I try

Any ideas ?

Just tried with x64 12.10

EDIT - Fixed, checked the logs and it kept saying it was checking Ubuntu ISO on F: which is a storage drive, and the ISO was not an Ubuntu ISO... renamed to iso.old and wubi launched fine

So any non-ubuntu ISO on a root of any drive will kill wubi

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Rather than make a new thread, does anyone know why my UI is laggy as if there is no driver installed under 12.10 using a 7870 ?

The drivers window says it is installed and running, but everything is slow and juddery

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So I found this tutorial

http://wiki.cchtml.c...tallation_Guide

But I get an error part way through the creating of the .deb files (downloaded the latest beta driver as the link for 13.1 in the tutorial doesn't work so skipped the wget etc, just jumped to the .deb creating in the dir I downloaded it to)

Error I get

dh_install: fglrx missing files (arch/#SRCOTHERARCH#/etc/OpenCL/vendors/*.icd), aborting
make: *** [binary-arch] Error 2
dpkg-buildpackage: error: debian/rules binary gave error exit status 2
Removing temporary directory: fglrx-install.BpgTBX

Any help would be more than welcome

EDIT -

I managed to install the latest Beta drivers and it broke Ubuntu, it booted to the desktop without Unity, so I was left with a wallpaper and some icons,

Uninstalled Ubuntu

[Rablet]

I managed to install the latest Beta drivers and it broke Ubuntu, it booted to the desktop without Unity, so I was left with a wallpaper and some icons,

I had the same happen, fixed for me by installing the headers before installing fglrx:

sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)

[Eric Veteran]

I had the same happen, fixed for me by installing the headers before installing fglrx:

sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)

I think you need the build-essential package, too, don't you?

[threetonesun]

Wubi is a blight on Ubuntu, IMO. It's easier to just get Linux up and running in a virtual machine than it is in Wubi.

Also, it seems there are some issues with 12.10 and it's 2D rendering speed. It's basically useless in a VM. I installed Linux mint instead and it ran perfectly fine.

[f0rk_b0mb]

There are some known problems with Windows 8, if you're running it.

I've also had some issues with proprietary drivers on both my ATI and Nvidia. The open source ones are the only one that would work for me. It's funny because the same proprietary drivers work fine on my Kubuntu rig.

[James Maple]

You can boot ubuntu from a CD and if there is a 7 installation, I'm pretty sure it will ask weather to dual boot or not?

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Found this guide and installed 12.10 again, this time I have a working 7870

sudo apt-get purge fglrx*
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:andrikos/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get -y upgrade
sudo apt-get --reinstall install xserver-xorg-video-intel
sudo apt-get -y install fglrx-updates fglrx-amdcccle-updates
sudo aticonfig --initial -f

https://help.ubuntu..../ATI#WORKAROUND

Seems fine apart from a logo at the lower right of the screen saying "AMD Testing use only"

EDIT - Removed the watermark using this script

#!/bin/sh
DRIVER=/usr/lib/fglrx/xorg/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.so
echo "Come on AMD!"
for token in $DRIVER; do
    echo "Removing AMD logo from "$token
    for x in $(objdump -d $DRIVER|awk '/call/&&/EnableLogo/{print "\\x"$2"\\x"$3"\\x"$4"\\x"$5"\\x"$6}'); do
        sed -i "s/$x/\x90\x90\x90\x90\x90/g" $DRIVER
    done
done
echo "Reboot computer to finish"

http://askubuntu.com/questions/206558/how-to-remove-the-amd-testing-use-only-watermark

[+Majesticmerc MVC]

Wubi really seems like more hassle than it's worth. Virtual machines ftw!

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Wasn't Wubi's fault, it would have happened with a normal install or dualboot

VM's are ok for testing, not so much as a serious install, I needed this for testing ubuntu touch on my tablet, adb etc, some reason I get no audio or usb with VMWare, no option to switch between host and guest OS for removable