14.4 wubi install on Windows 7 fail

[Owen Thomas]

Hello Ubuntu.

I am installing Ubuntu on a new HP laptop as a wubi install over Windows 7. When I select Ubuntu from the start up menu (I actually have to go thorugh two), the splash screen appears with a message under the Ubuntu logo saying "Serious errors were found while checking the disk drive for /. Press I to ignore, S to sip mounting, or M ofr manual recovery".

When I press S, I'm thrown to a terminal log-in screen. I enter my user name and password, and I get a command prompt. Where's my GUI? What have I done to my installation?

PS: I don't really care if I have to get rid of Windows, I want Ubuntu to give me my GUI annd generally to install itself correctly.

[yancek]

I am installing Ubuntu on a new HP laptop as a wubi install over Windows 7.

No, you are not. Did you read the wubi Guide? As you can see on that page, using wubi installs Ubuntu as a program inside a windows operating system.

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WubiGuide

If you want to install Ubuntu to its own partition, read the guide below which gives detailed instructions.

http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/ubuntu-14-04-install-guide.html

[bcbc]

See http://askubuntu.com/a/454943/14916 for the workaround.

[Owen Thomas]

I unpacked the image to a USB, booted from this USB, and killed Windows.

All appears to be good now. Thanks for your help.