logging fails with Unicode input

The line in the C:\boot.ini should be:
C:\wubildr.mbr = "Ubuntu"

not C:\wubildr="Ubuntu"

You shouldn't have to add it manually, but in some cases it seems Wubi fails to add it - could be some program (like an antivirus) that prevents startup changes, or maybe you have something in the boot.ini that's causing an issue.

Please attach your wubi log file as well as the boot.ini to the bug report. The log file is in the %TEMP% directory and it's called wubi-11.10-rev24x.log (where x is 1 or 5)
Thanks

Thanks very much, bcbc.
I've solved this problem by your kindly reply.

I checked the log file, found a line
 "DEBUG WindowsBackend: extracting .disk\info from D:\[乌班图].ubuntu-11.10-desktop-i386.iso"
which contains chinese characters in the iso-file name. I delete the characters and then wubi setup works.

Thank you.

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Attach the faild log file content:
02-15 15:33 INFO root: === wubi 11.10 rev245 ===
02-15 15:33 DEBUG root: Logfile is c:\docume~1\admini~1\locals~1\temp\wubi-11.10-rev245.log
02-15 15:33 DEBUG root: sys.argv = ['main.pyo', '--exefile="D:\\ubuntu-11.10-desktop-i386\\wubi.exe"']
02-15 15:33 DEBUG CommonBackend: data_dir=C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\pyl16E.tmp\data
02-15 15:33 DEBUG WindowsBackend: 7z=C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\pyl16E.tmp\bin\7z.exe
02-15 15:33 DEBUG WindowsBackend: startup_folder=C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\銆屽紑濮嬨€嶈彍鍗昞绋嬪簭\鍚姩
02-15 15:33 DEBUG CommonBackend: Fetching basic info...
02-15 15:33 DEBUG CommonBackend: original_exe=D:\ubuntu-11.10-desktop-i386\wubi.exe
02-15 15:33 DEBUG CommonBackend: platform=win32
02-15 15:33 DEBUG CommonBackend: osname=nt
02-15 15:33 DEBUG CommonBackend: language=zh_CN
02-15 15:33 DEBUG CommonBackend: encoding=cp936
02-15 15:33 DEBUG WindowsBackend: arch=amd64
02-15 15:33 DEBUG CommonBackend: Parsing isolist=C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\pyl16E.tmp\data\isolist.ini
02-15 15:33 DEBUG CommonBackend: Adding distro Xubuntu-i386
02-15 15:33 DEBUG CommonBackend: Adding distro Xubuntu-amd64
02-15 15:33 DEBUG CommonBackend: Adding distro Kubuntu-amd64
02-15 15:33 DEBUG CommonBackend: Adding distro Mythbuntu-i386
02-15 15:33 DEBUG CommonBackend: Adding distro Ubuntu-amd64
02-15 15:33 DEBUG CommonBackend: Adding distro Ubuntu-i386
02-15 15:33 DEBUG CommonBackend: Adding distro Mythbuntu-amd64
02-15 15:33 DEBUG CommonBackend: Adding distro Kubuntu-i386
02-15 15:33 DEBUG WindowsBackend: Fetching host info...
02-15 15:33 DEBUG WindowsBackend: registry_key=Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Wubi
02-15 15:33 DEBUG WindowsBackend: windows version=xp
02-15 15:33 DEBUG WindowsBackend: windows_version2=Microsoft Windows XP
02-15 15:33 DEBUG WindowsBackend: windows_sp=Service Pack 3
02-15 15:33 DEBUG WindowsBackend: windows_build=2600
02-15 15:33 DEBUG WindowsBackend: gmt=8
02-15 15:33 DEBUG WindowsBackend: country=CN
02-15 15:33 DEBUG WindowsBackend: timezone=Asia/Shanghai
02-15 15:33 DEBUG WindowsBackend: windows_username=Administrator
02-15 15:33 DEBUG WindowsBackend: user_full_name=Administrator
02-15 15:33 DEBUG WindowsBackend: user_directory=C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator
02-15 15:33 DEBUG WindowsBackend: windows_language_code=1028
02-15 15:33 DEBUG WindowsBackend: windows_language=Chinese (Traditional)
02-15 15:33 DEBUG WindowsBackend: processor_name=AMD Athlon(tm) II Dual-Core M300
02-15 15:33 DEBUG WindowsBackend: bootloader=xp
02-15 15:33 DEBUG WindowsBackend: system_drive=Drive(C: hd 20773.84375 mb free ntfs)
02-15 15:33 DEBUG WindowsBackend: drive=Drive(C: hd 20773.84375 mb free ntfs)
02-15 15:33 DEBUG WindowsBackend: drive=Drive(D: hd 65270.859375 mb ...

OK, so that's fixed for you, but not for anyone else who might run across this.

Oh, I know, sorry.
Can I do something?

At 2012-02-16 23:43:44,"Colin Watson" <email address hidden> wrote:
>OK, so that's fixed for you, but not for anyone else who might run
>across this.
>
>** Changed in: wubi
> Importance: Undecided => Medium
>
>** Changed in: wubi
> Status: Fix Committed => Triaged
>
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>report.
>https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/932513
>
>Title:
> logging fails with Unicode input
>
>Status in Wubi, Windows Ubuntu Installer:
> Triaged
>
>Bug description:
> I want to use wubi to setup ubuntu 11.10 on my ghost xp sp3.
>
> I put ubuntu and wubi in "D:\ubuntu-11.10-desktop-i386\", When i run wubi, choose "D:" as target drive and then click setup.
> The program run and over, no reboot dialog come out as normal. Drive D: comes out a ubuntu directioy.
>
> -----------------
>
> I reboot, no use.
>
> I close security software, uninstall one key restore software, and do
> again, no use.
>
> I check "C:\boot.ini", no change. I manually add a line "
> C:\wubildr="ubuntu" " in boot.ini , and copy wubildr and wubildr.mbr
> from D:\ubuntu\winboot to C: , then reboot, and choose ubuntu to boot,
> just come out Grub.
>
> I run "chkdsk /r" on Drive D: as wiki says, no use.
>
> -----------------
>
> What's the problem, thank you very much.
>
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On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 05:12:24AM -0000, liyu_www wrote:
> Oh, I know, sorry.
> Can I do something?

Probably not, unless you're an experienced Python developer; I just
wanted to make sure the bug stayed open until it was actually fixed.