Problem with installation

[Nevtus]

When I try to install ubuntu I keep receiving an error message saying that the “Load installer component form CD” step has failed.

Could anyone help me?

[ago]

Can you press alt+f4 to see what component did fail?
Also what version of wubi are you using?

[Nevtus]

Here is the log

Apr 10 19:14:43 main menu [4779] : (process:5896):
Apr 10 19:14:43 main menu [4779] : (process:5896): +
Apr 10 19:14:43 main menu [4779] : (pro
Apr 10 19:14:43 loop-install : cannot mount /dev/loop7, giving up
Apr 10 19:14:43 loop-install : Unable to mount loop device
Apr 10 19:14:43 main menu [4779] : cess:5896) : logger
Apr 10 19:14:43 main menu [4779] : (process:5896): - t loop-install
Apr 10 19:14:43 main menu [4779] : (process:5896): Cannot mount /dev/loop7, giving up
Apr 10 19:14:43 main menu [4779] : (process:5896):+ return
Apr 10 19:14:43 main menu [4779] : (process:5896): 1
Apr 10 19:14:43 main menu [4779] : (process:5896): + log
Apr 10 19:14:43 main menu [4779] : (process:5896): Unable to mount loop device
Apr 10 19:14:43 main menu [4779] : (process:5896): +
Apr 10 19:14:43 main menu [4779] : (process:5896): logger – t
Apr 10 19:14:43 main menu [4779] : (process:5896): loop-install
Apr 10 19:14:43 main menu [4779] : (process:5896): Unable to mount loop device
Apr 10 19:14:43 main menu [4779] : (process:5896): +
Apr 10 19:14:43 main menu [4779] : (process:5896): return
Apr 10 19:14:43 main menu [4779] : (process:5896): 1
Apr 10 19:14:43 main menu [4779] : (process:5896):
Apr 10 19:14:43 main menu [4779] WARNING ** : Configuring ‘load-cdrom’ failed with error code 1
Apr 10 19:14:43 main menu [4779] WARNING ** : Menu item ‘load-cdrom’ failed

The version of wubi I'm using is "wubi-7.04-beta-v3".

[ago]

press alt+f2
then:
mount -t ext3 /dev/loop7 /target
(watch the white spaces above!)
see if it works.

[Nevtus]

Ok, when I try that I get the output

mount : Mounting /dev/loop7 on /target failed: Invalid argument

[llukax]

I'm having this exact same problem.

Just some info:

1. I'm trying to install wubi on a mac mini (bootcamp windows xp installation) My windows patition is FAT

2. When i first installed the installer detected my firewire external hdd (g as wubi's root. I unplugged it and reinstalled but still get the same error with detecting cd-rom.

3. I selected the "eject" option under the cd installer option and hit alt f4 which read pretty "mounted /dev/loop7 as target" and then resulted in a complete system freeze. at first i thought it was just reading slow from the hdd. Fell asleep for 2 hours and came back but the system was still locked.

[ago]

Ok, when I try that I get the output

mount : Mounting /dev/loop7 on /target failed: Invalid argument

nano /var/log/syslog
where there any errors when loop7 was formatted (look for mkfs.ext3 /dev/loop7)?

[ago]

2. When i first installed the installer detected my firewire external hdd (g as wubi's root.

firewire is not supported

3. I selected the "eject" option under the cd installer option and hit alt f4 which read pretty "mounted /dev/loop7 as target" and then resulted in a complete system freeze. at first i thought it was just reading slow from the hdd. Fell asleep for 2 hours and came back but the system was still locked.

did it freeze after you pressed eject? What errors exactly are in /var/log/syslog? (toward the end of the file)

[llukax]

i think i may have found the reason why its having trouble mounting the disk image. FAT32 only supports files up to 4 GB in size. Maybe thats why?

[ago]

i think i may have found the reason why its having trouble mounting the disk image. FAT32 only supports files up to 4 GB in size. Maybe thats why?

Yes that's why, but I am surprised since beta-v3 should not create files greater than 4GB on FAT partitions.