Wubi

Ensure that bootloader timeout is > 0

Bug #382614 reported by perroazul
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Wubi
Confirmed
Medium
Agostino Russo

Bug Description

I tried to install ubuntu 9.04 inside of windows XP (latest) using a ubuntu 9.04 CD purchased from canonical shop. first several error dialogs pop up:
http://i43.tinypic.com/35cev54.jpg
click continue several times...
click install, apparently it works fine, reboot.
the real problem is that there is no option for booting to ubuntu, you are never given a choice and it boots directly to windows.
check the control panel, and the ubuntu icon is shown there, there is a ubuntu folder inside C: but nothing happens. uninstall works fine, but if a person that is new to linux is given one of these cd's and tries to install it, that person is going to think that the cd is broken!!
I gave cd's to several friends and they told me about this problem and then I tried it myself, and unfortunately is true.

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Agostino Russo (ago) wrote :

Can you please submit the wubi log in your user temp folder?
Also check that there is a Ubuntu entry in C:\boot.ini and that you have write access to it (the file could be hidden).

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perroazul (perroazull) wrote :
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hi,
here is the content of the wubi log:
#########################
06-10 21:34 INFO root: === wubi 9.04 rev128 ===

06-10 21:34 DEBUG root: Logfile is c:\docume~1\hp_adm~1\locals~1\temp\wubi-9.04-rev128.log

06-10 21:34 DEBUG root: sys.argv = ['main.pyo', '--exefile="E:\\wubi.exe"', '--cdmenu']

06-10 21:34 DEBUG CommonBackend: data_dir=C:\DOCUME~1\HP_ADM~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\pyl4B.tmp\data

06-10 21:34 DEBUG WindowsBackend: 7z=C:\DOCUME~1\HP_ADM~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\pyl4B.tmp\bin\7z.exe

06-10 21:34 DEBUG CommonBackend: Fetching basic info...

06-10 21:34 DEBUG CommonBackend: original_exe=E:\wubi.exe

06-10 21:34 DEBUG CommonBackend: platform=win32

06-10 21:34 DEBUG CommonBackend: osname=nt

06-10 21:34 DEBUG CommonBackend: language=en_US

06-10 21:34 DEBUG CommonBackend: encoding=cp1252

06-10 21:34 DEBUG WindowsBackend: arch=amd64

06-10 21:34 DEBUG CommonBackend: Parsing isolist=C:\DOCUME~1\HP_ADM~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\pyl4B.tmp\data\isolist.ini

06-10 21:34 DEBUG CommonBackend: Adding distro Xubuntu-i386

06-10 21:34 DEBUG CommonBackend: Adding distro Xubuntu-amd64

06-10 21:34 DEBUG CommonBackend: Adding distro Kubuntu-amd64

06-10 21:34 DEBUG CommonBackend: Adding distro Mythbuntu-i386

06-10 21:34 DEBUG CommonBackend: Adding distro Ubuntu-amd64

06-10 21:34 DEBUG CommonBackend: Adding distro Ubuntu-i386

06-10 21:34 DEBUG CommonBackend: Adding distro Mythbuntu-amd64

06-10 21:34 DEBUG CommonBackend: Adding distro Kubuntu-i386

06-10 21:34 DEBUG WindowsBackend: Fetching host info...

06-10 21:34 DEBUG WindowsBackend: registry_key=Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Wubi

06-10 21:34 DEBUG WindowsBackend: windows version=xp

06-10 21:34 DEBUG WindowsBackend: windows_version2=Microsoft Windows XP

06-10 21:34 DEBUG WindowsBackend: windows_sp=Service Pack 3

06-10 21:34 DEBUG WindowsBackend: windows_build=2600

06-10 21:34 DEBUG WindowsBackend: gmt=-5

06-10 21:34 DEBUG WindowsBackend: country=US

06-10 21:34 DEBUG WindowsBackend: timezone=America/New_York

06-10 21:34 DEBUG WindowsBackend: windows_username=HP_Administrator

06-10 21:34 DEBUG WindowsBackend: user_full_name=HP_Administrator

06-10 21:34 DEBUG WindowsBackend: user_directory=HP_Administrator

06-10 21:34 DEBUG WindowsBackend: windows_language_code=1033

06-10 21:34 DEBUG WindowsBackend: windows_language=English

06-10 21:34 DEBUG WindowsBackend: processor_name=AMD Turion(tm) 64 Mobile Technology ML-34

06-10 21:34 DEBUG WindowsBackend: bootloader=xp

06-10 21:34 DEBUG WindowsBackend: system_drive=Drive(C: hd 51506.1054688 mb free )

06-10 21:34 DEBUG WindowsBackend: drive=Drive(C: hd 51506.1054688 mb free )

06-10 21:34 DEBUG WindowsBackend: drive=Drive(D: hd 6988.30859375 mb free fat32)

06-10 21:34 DEBUG WindowsBackend: drive=Drive(E: cd 0.0 mb free cdfs)

06-10 21:34 DEBUG WindowsBackend: drive=Drive(F: removable 0.0 mb free )

06-10 21:34 DEBUG WindowsBackend: drive=Drive(G: removable 0.0 mb free )

06-10 21:34 DEBUG WindowsBackend: drive=Drive(H: removable 0.0 mb free )

06-10 21:34 DEBUG WindowsBackend: drive=Drive(I: removable 0.0 mb free )

06-10 21:34 DEBUG WindowsBackend: uninstaller_path=None

06-10 ...

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Agostino Russo (ago) wrote :

The issue is that you have timeout = 0, change it to something else, say 5

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Agostino Russo (ago) wrote :

Note to self: ensure that the Windows bootloader timeout is > 0

Changed in wubi:
assignee: nobody → Agostino Russo (ago)
importance: Undecided → Medium
status: New → Confirmed
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perroazul (perroazull) wrote :

hi Agostino
doing that change in the timeout does solve the issue!
it would be even better if those warning dialogs are suppressed, so not to scare new users off
thanks

Agostino Russo (ago)
summary: - wubi that came with ubuntu 9.04 CD doesn't work
+ Ensure that bootloader timeout is > 0
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