[WLUG] Msg. "Failed to install boot loader" when making Start up USB

[Adam Behnke]

In which method was the live USB created? Also, which ISO did you use
(regular ubuntu or another flavor)?


On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 8:40 PM, Jeff Hanson <jhansonxi at gmail.com> wrote:

> It's possible that the error message is a secondary symptom to some
> earlier problem.  Does the USB drive have enough space for the Ubuntu
> install?
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 8:25 PM, gordon webb <gordonwebb1 at yahoo.com>wrote:
>
>> Hello All
>>
>>
>> When making Start up USB I got the message "Failed to install boot
>> loader". I am thinking this is why I have been unable to do an install on
>> my labtop. What do I need to do to make a working start up USB stick?
>>
>> I am using a Dell Ispiron 530 with Ububtu 12.04 to creat the start up USB
>> and following the directions at:
>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/In...n/FromUSBStick<https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick>
>>
>> When I looked at what got saved on the USB stick their are 9 folders, 3
>> sheet icons, and one icon with gears labled wubi.exe. I clicked on the
>> wubi.exe icon and the following came up in an "Archive Mannager" box:
>>
>> An error ocured while loading the archive.
>>
>> Archive: /media/FF0B-3D95/wubi.exe
>> [/media/FF0B-3D95/wubi.exe]
>> End-of-central-directory signature not found. Either this file is not
>> a zipfile, or it constitutes one disk of a multi-part archive. In the
>> latter case the central directory and zipfile comment will be found on
>> the last disk(s) of this archive.
>> note: /media/FF0B-3D95/wubi.exe may be a plain executable, not an archive
>> zipinfo: cannot find zipfile directory in one of
>> /media/FF0B-3D95/wubi.exe or
>> /media/FF0B-3D95/wubi.exe.zip, and cannot find
>> /media/FF0B-3D95/wubi.exe.ZIP, period.
>>
>> Gordon33
>>
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