#Michael Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 I am trying out the new 8.04 to learn linux and have some fun. I am using the new wubi option to try it out by installing from within windows and doing a dual boot. It all seems to go fine but when it reboots and gets to step 6, it says that there is no user system or os to import files from. So it only gives me the option of canceling the setup and then going into the desktop without actually finishing it. Also when I choose to boot into ubuntu, a quick error message pops up...about an invalid microsoft partition table and to use fdisk to fix it. But what it weird is that vista boots just fine. I am so confused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zivan56 Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 8.04 is still beta, so it could be related to that. It will be out on April 24th. Have you tried the official Ubuntu 7.10? That is the latest stable version. I have tried 8.04 beta and it seemed to work fine. A partition error should not prevent it from booting from the CD, so it is something else that is blocking it from starting up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elv13 Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 You dont have to import anything from windows, normally you can skip that step, but i didnt tried installing 8.04 yet, i only used it live to debug it a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4CxbqFxVnstmA Veteran Posted April 6, 2008 Veteran Share Posted April 6, 2008 I agree, I'd wait for the final 8.04, or go with 7.10. I have held off till now with 8.04, but now it's in beta I am using it, with only a few glitches (which I quickly managed to fix). I've got it running on my Toshiba laptop and my new Asus eeePC quite nicely. But I don't use Windows at all, so none of those 'import' issues come up. So yes, if you are new to Linux, I'd go for a stable version. Ubuntu is my favourite personally, but 8.04 is still undergoing heavy bug fixes. I'd wait till 24 April if I were you. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#Michael Posted April 7, 2008 Author Share Posted April 7, 2008 Does it have anything to do with the fact that I have custom partitions on my laptop? I tried it on my desktop and it worked just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#Michael Posted April 15, 2008 Author Share Posted April 15, 2008 I still don't get what I am doing wrong. I gave it its own partition and it still has that error when it reboots and goes into it for the 1st time. I get the bootloader for vista or ubuntu. Choose ubuntu and it starts to load but I get this weird line that says something about screwed up partition table, use ms fdisk to fix it. But it continues to load. When it goes into ubuntu I get the screen that says no os or user files suitable to transfer. What am I doing wrong? Is it because my partitions are all primary (c/d/f) and the d/f ones should be extended or logical? Ubuntu works great on my desktop btw but this happening on my laptop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4CxbqFxVnstmA Veteran Posted April 15, 2008 Veteran Share Posted April 15, 2008 I want to qualify what I said earlier. I have gone back to 7.10. At least until 8.04 is out of beta. I started finding small problems I just didn't feel like dealing with. I know that when 8.04 is final, it'll be awesome. It is one of their LTS (long term support) releases, meaning you get support for three years. Those tend to be rock solid. It's just now, and until the final comes out, it's not worth it for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#Michael Posted April 15, 2008 Author Share Posted April 15, 2008 I want to qualify what I said earlier. I have gone back to 7.10. At least until 8.04 is out of beta. I started finding small problems I just didn't feel like dealing with. I know that when 8.04 is final, it'll be awesome. It is one of their LTS (long term support) releases, meaning you get support for three years. Those tend to be rock solid. It's just now, and until the final comes out, it's not worth it for me. Well, unless something major happens it will be final in 12 days. Is there going to be major changes to the code between now and then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4CxbqFxVnstmA Veteran Posted April 15, 2008 Veteran Share Posted April 15, 2008 Well, unless something major happens it will be final in 12 days. Is there going to be a code change? The code changes everyday on these betas. If you were able to install it, you'd be downloading MBs of updates daily. It really is worth waiting, I think. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#Michael Posted April 15, 2008 Author Share Posted April 15, 2008 I can deal with the waiting period to actually install it...but I just wait to get past this damn error messege so I can actually play with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4CxbqFxVnstmA Veteran Posted April 15, 2008 Veteran Share Posted April 15, 2008 Yes, I understand. It was my impatience to use Hardy Heron before it was final that led me to install it. I found it wasn't recognising my digital camera! So I had to go back to Gutsy Gibbon to upload some photos. I'm sure they'll sort that problem by the final, though. :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Instead of using Wubi, have you tried the "old fashioned" way of installing it - alongside Windows as a "proper" dual-boot system? I also agree with what's been said regarding Hardy. Although it's very nearly final, it is still getting tons of updates, which alone indicates that it isn't quite ready yet. From personal experience I am expecting it will still have one or two problems initially after it is finally released. I'm going to wait until Firefox 3 comes out of beta before I'll consider installing Hardy. By that time it should have had all these little niggles ironed out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#Michael Posted April 16, 2008 Author Share Posted April 16, 2008 Instead of using Wubi, have you tried the "old fashioned" way of installing it - alongside Windows as a "proper" dual-boot system?I also agree with what's been said regarding Hardy. Although it's very nearly final, it is still getting tons of updates, which alone indicates that it isn't quite ready yet. From personal experience I am expecting it will still have one or two problems initially after it is finally released. I'm going to wait until Firefox 3 comes out of beta before I'll consider installing Hardy. By that time it should have had all these little niggles ironed out. Being a very very very very (have I mentioned a very) complete noob when it comes to a linux distro I am very nervous when it comes to actually installing it. I liked the fact that I could install it within windows, play with it, and then decide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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