Wubi

wubi 9.04 install fails with invalid argument after extracting files

Bug #370060 reported by hutch on 2009-04-30

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #207137: Wubi fails to install from my cd-rw but does from my dvd-rw. Edit Remove

This bug affects 1 person

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Bug Description

I am completely new to Linux so I dont know what I should be looking for. Here is the log file.

04-30 21:06 INFO root: === wubi 9.04 rev129 ===
04-30 21:06 DEBUG root: Logfile is c:\docume~1\emma\locals~1\temp\wubi-9.04-rev129.log
04-30 21:06 DEBUG root: sys.argv = ['main.pyo', '--exefile="C:\\Documents and Settings\\Emma\\Desktop\\wubi.exe"']
04-30 21:06 DEBUG CommonBackend: data_dir=C:\DOCUME~1\Emma\LOCALS~1\Temp\pyl3.tmp\data
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: 7z=C:\DOCUME~1\Emma\LOCALS~1\Temp\pyl3.tmp\bin\7z.exe
04-30 21:06 DEBUG CommonBackend: Fetching basic info...
04-30 21:06 DEBUG CommonBackend: original_exe=C:\Documents and Settings\Emma\Desktop\wubi.exe
04-30 21:06 DEBUG CommonBackend: platform=win32
04-30 21:06 DEBUG CommonBackend: osname=nt
04-30 21:06 DEBUG CommonBackend: language=en_GB
04-30 21:06 DEBUG CommonBackend: encoding=cp1252
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: arch=i386
04-30 21:06 DEBUG CommonBackend: Parsing isolist=C:\DOCUME~1\Emma\LOCALS~1\Temp\pyl3.tmp\data\isolist.ini
04-30 21:06 DEBUG CommonBackend: Adding distro Xubuntu-i386
04-30 21:06 DEBUG CommonBackend: Adding distro Xubuntu-amd64
04-30 21:06 DEBUG CommonBackend: Adding distro Kubuntu-amd64
04-30 21:06 DEBUG CommonBackend: Adding distro Mythbuntu-i386
04-30 21:06 DEBUG CommonBackend: Adding distro Ubuntu-amd64
04-30 21:06 DEBUG CommonBackend: Adding distro Ubuntu-i386
04-30 21:06 DEBUG CommonBackend: Adding distro Mythbuntu-amd64
04-30 21:06 DEBUG CommonBackend: Adding distro Kubuntu-i386
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: Fetching host info...
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: registry_key=Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Wubi
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: windows version=xp
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: windows_version2=Microsoft Windows XP
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: windows_sp=Service Pack 3
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: windows_build=2600
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: gmt=0
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: country=GB
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: timezone=Europe/London
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: windows_username=Emma
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: user_full_name=Emma
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: user_directory=Emma
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: windows_language_code=1033
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: windows_language=English
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: processor_name= Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1600MHz
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: bootloader=xp
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: system_drive=Drive(C: hd 24330.9414063 mb free )
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: drive=Drive(C: hd 24330.9414063 mb free )
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: drive=Drive(E: cd 0.0 mb free cdfs)
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: uninstaller_path=C:\ubuntu\uninstall-wubi.exe
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: previous_target_dir=C:\ubuntu
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: previous_distro_name=Ubuntu
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: keyboard_id=134809609
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: keyboard_layout=gb
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: keyboard_variant=
04-30 21:06 DEBUG CommonBackend: locale=en_GB.UTF-8
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: total_memory_mb=766.921875
04-30 21:06 DEBUG CommonBackend: Searching ISOs on USB devices
04-30 21:06 DEBUG CommonBackend: Searching for local CDs
04-30 21:06 DEBUG Distro: checking whether C:\DOCUME~1\Emma\LOCALS~1\Temp\pyl3.tmp is a valid Ubuntu CD
04-30 21:06 DEBUG Distro: does not contain C:\DOCUME~1\Emma\LOCALS~1\Temp\pyl3.tmp\casper\filesystem.squashfs
04-30 21:06 DEBUG Distro: checking whether C:\DOCUME~1\Emma\LOCALS~1\Temp\pyl3.tmp is a valid Ubuntu CD
04-30 21:06 DEBUG Distro: does not contain C:\DOCUME~1\Emma\LOCALS~1\Temp\pyl3.tmp\casper\filesystem.squashfs
04-30 21:06 DEBUG Distro: checking whether C:\DOCUME~1\Emma\LOCALS~1\Temp\pyl3.tmp is a valid Kubuntu CD
04-30 21:06 DEBUG Distro: does not contain C:\DOCUME~1\Emma\LOCALS~1\Temp\pyl3.tmp\casper\filesystem.squashfs
04-30 21:06 DEBUG Distro: checking whether C:\DOCUME~1\Emma\LOCALS~1\Temp\pyl3.tmp is a valid Kubuntu CD
04-30 21:06 DEBUG Distro: does not contain C:\DOCUME~1\Emma\LOCALS~1\Temp\pyl3.tmp\casper\filesystem.squashfs
04-30 21:06 DEBUG Distro: checking whether C:\DOCUME~1\Emma\LOCALS~1\Temp\pyl3.tmp is a valid Xubuntu CD
04-30 21:06 DEBUG Distro: does not contain C:\DOCUME~1\Emma\LOCALS~1\Temp\pyl3.tmp\casper\filesystem.squashfs
04-30 21:06 DEBUG Distro: checking whether C:\DOCUME~1\Emma\LOCALS~1\Temp\pyl3.tmp is a valid Xubuntu CD
04-30 21:06 DEBUG Distro: does not contain C:\DOCUME~1\Emma\LOCALS~1\Temp\pyl3.tmp\casper\filesystem.squashfs
04-30 21:06 DEBUG Distro: checking whether C:\DOCUME~1\Emma\LOCALS~1\Temp\pyl3.tmp is a valid Mythbuntu CD
04-30 21:06 DEBUG Distro: does not contain C:\DOCUME~1\Emma\LOCALS~1\Temp\pyl3.tmp\casper\filesystem.squashfs
04-30 21:06 DEBUG Distro: checking whether C:\DOCUME~1\Emma\LOCALS~1\Temp\pyl3.tmp is a valid Mythbuntu CD
04-30 21:06 DEBUG Distro: does not contain C:\DOCUME~1\Emma\LOCALS~1\Temp\pyl3.tmp\casper\filesystem.squashfs
04-30 21:06 DEBUG Distro: checking whether E:\ is a valid Ubuntu CD
04-30 21:06 DEBUG Distro: info=Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty Jackalope" - Release i386 (20090420.1)
04-30 21:06 DEBUG Distro: parsed info={'name': 'Ubuntu', 'subversion': 'Release', 'version': '9.04', 'build': '20090420.1', 'codename': 'Jaunty Jackalope', 'arch': 'i386'}
04-30 21:06 DEBUG Distro: wrong arch: i386 != amd64
04-30 21:06 DEBUG Distro: checking whether E:\ is a valid Ubuntu CD
04-30 21:06 INFO Distro: Found a valid CD for Ubuntu: E:\
04-30 21:06 INFO root: Running the CD menu...
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsFrontend: __init__...
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsFrontend: on_init...
04-30 21:06 INFO root: CD menu finished
04-30 21:06 INFO root: Already installed, running the uninstaller...
04-30 21:06 INFO root: Running the uninstaller...
04-30 21:06 INFO CommonBackend: This is the uninstaller running
04-30 21:06 INFO root: Received settings
04-30 21:06 DEBUG TaskList: # Running tasklist...
04-30 21:06 DEBUG TaskList: ## Running Backup ISO...
04-30 21:06 DEBUG TaskList: ## Finished Backup ISO
04-30 21:06 DEBUG TaskList: ## Running Remove bootloader entry...
04-30 21:06 ERROR WindowsBackend: Cannot find bcdedit
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: undo_bootini C:
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: undo_configsys Drive(C: hd 24330.9414063 mb free )
04-30 21:06 DEBUG TaskList: ## Finished Remove bootloader entry
04-30 21:06 DEBUG TaskList: ## Running Remove target dir...
04-30 21:06 DEBUG CommonBackend: Deleting C:\ubuntu
04-30 21:06 DEBUG TaskList: ## Finished Remove target dir
04-30 21:06 DEBUG TaskList: ## Running Remove registry key...
04-30 21:06 DEBUG TaskList: ## Finished Remove registry key
04-30 21:06 DEBUG TaskList: # Finished tasklist
04-30 21:06 INFO root: Almost finished uninstalling
04-30 21:06 INFO root: Finished uninstallation
04-30 21:06 DEBUG CommonBackend: Fetching basic info...
04-30 21:06 DEBUG CommonBackend: original_exe=C:\Documents and Settings\Emma\Desktop\wubi.exe
04-30 21:06 DEBUG CommonBackend: platform=win32
04-30 21:06 DEBUG CommonBackend: osname=nt
04-30 21:06 DEBUG CommonBackend: language=en_GB
04-30 21:06 DEBUG CommonBackend: encoding=cp1252
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: arch=i386
04-30 21:06 DEBUG CommonBackend: Parsing isolist=C:\DOCUME~1\Emma\LOCALS~1\Temp\pyl3.tmp\data\isolist.ini
04-30 21:06 DEBUG CommonBackend: Adding distro Xubuntu-i386
04-30 21:06 DEBUG CommonBackend: Adding distro Xubuntu-amd64
04-30 21:06 DEBUG CommonBackend: Adding distro Kubuntu-amd64
04-30 21:06 DEBUG CommonBackend: Adding distro Mythbuntu-i386
04-30 21:06 DEBUG CommonBackend: Adding distro Ubuntu-amd64
04-30 21:06 DEBUG CommonBackend: Adding distro Ubuntu-i386
04-30 21:06 DEBUG CommonBackend: Adding distro Mythbuntu-amd64
04-30 21:06 DEBUG CommonBackend: Adding distro Kubuntu-i386
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: Fetching host info...
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: registry_key=Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Wubi
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: windows version=xp
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: windows_version2=Microsoft Windows XP
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: windows_sp=Service Pack 3
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: windows_build=2600
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: gmt=0
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: country=GB
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: timezone=Europe/London
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: windows_username=Emma
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: user_full_name=Emma
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: user_directory=Emma
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: windows_language_code=1033
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: windows_language=English
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: processor_name= Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1600MHz
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: bootloader=xp
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: system_drive=Drive(C: hd 25029.1289063 mb free )
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: drive=Drive(C: hd 25029.1289063 mb free )
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: drive=Drive(E: cd 0.0 mb free cdfs)
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: uninstaller_path=None
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: previous_target_dir=None
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: previous_distro_name=None
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: keyboard_id=134809609
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: keyboard_layout=gb
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: keyboard_variant=
04-30 21:06 DEBUG CommonBackend: locale=en_GB.UTF-8
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: total_memory_mb=766.921875
04-30 21:06 DEBUG CommonBackend: Searching ISOs on USB devices
04-30 21:06 DEBUG CommonBackend: Searching for local CDs
04-30 21:06 DEBUG Distro: checking whether C:\DOCUME~1\Emma\LOCALS~1\Temp\pyl3.tmp is a valid Ubuntu CD
04-30 21:06 DEBUG Distro: does not contain C:\DOCUME~1\Emma\LOCALS~1\Temp\pyl3.tmp\casper\filesystem.squashfs
04-30 21:06 DEBUG Distro: checking whether C:\DOCUME~1\Emma\LOCALS~1\Temp\pyl3.tmp is a valid Ubuntu CD
04-30 21:06 DEBUG Distro: does not contain C:\DOCUME~1\Emma\LOCALS~1\Temp\pyl3.tmp\casper\filesystem.squashfs
04-30 21:06 DEBUG Distro: checking whether C:\DOCUME~1\Emma\LOCALS~1\Temp\pyl3.tmp is a valid Kubuntu CD
04-30 21:06 DEBUG Distro: does not contain C:\DOCUME~1\Emma\LOCALS~1\Temp\pyl3.tmp\casper\filesystem.squashfs
04-30 21:06 DEBUG Distro: checking whether C:\DOCUME~1\Emma\LOCALS~1\Temp\pyl3.tmp is a valid Kubuntu CD
04-30 21:06 DEBUG Distro: does not contain C:\DOCUME~1\Emma\LOCALS~1\Temp\pyl3.tmp\casper\filesystem.squashfs
04-30 21:06 DEBUG Distro: checking whether C:\DOCUME~1\Emma\LOCALS~1\Temp\pyl3.tmp is a valid Xubuntu CD
04-30 21:06 DEBUG Distro: does not contain C:\DOCUME~1\Emma\LOCALS~1\Temp\pyl3.tmp\casper\filesystem.squashfs
04-30 21:06 DEBUG Distro: checking whether C:\DOCUME~1\Emma\LOCALS~1\Temp\pyl3.tmp is a valid Xubuntu CD
04-30 21:06 DEBUG Distro: does not contain C:\DOCUME~1\Emma\LOCALS~1\Temp\pyl3.tmp\casper\filesystem.squashfs
04-30 21:06 DEBUG Distro: checking whether C:\DOCUME~1\Emma\LOCALS~1\Temp\pyl3.tmp is a valid Mythbuntu CD
04-30 21:06 DEBUG Distro: does not contain C:\DOCUME~1\Emma\LOCALS~1\Temp\pyl3.tmp\casper\filesystem.squashfs
04-30 21:06 DEBUG Distro: checking whether C:\DOCUME~1\Emma\LOCALS~1\Temp\pyl3.tmp is a valid Mythbuntu CD
04-30 21:06 DEBUG Distro: does not contain C:\DOCUME~1\Emma\LOCALS~1\Temp\pyl3.tmp\casper\filesystem.squashfs
04-30 21:06 DEBUG Distro: checking whether E:\ is a valid Ubuntu CD
04-30 21:06 DEBUG Distro: wrong arch: i386 != amd64
04-30 21:06 DEBUG Distro: checking whether E:\ is a valid Ubuntu CD
04-30 21:06 INFO Distro: Found a valid CD for Ubuntu: E:\
04-30 21:06 INFO root: Running the installer...
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WinuiInstallationPage: target_drive=C:, installation_size=10000MB, distro_name=Ubuntu, language=English, username=emma
04-30 21:06 INFO root: Received settings
04-30 21:06 DEBUG TaskList: # Running tasklist...
04-30 21:06 DEBUG TaskList: ## Running select_target_dir...
04-30 21:06 INFO WindowsBackend: Installing into C:\ubuntu
04-30 21:06 DEBUG TaskList: ## Finished select_target_dir
04-30 21:06 DEBUG TaskList: ## Running create_dir_structure...
04-30 21:06 DEBUG CommonBackend: Creating dir C:\ubuntu
04-30 21:06 DEBUG CommonBackend: Creating dir C:\ubuntu\disks
04-30 21:06 DEBUG CommonBackend: Creating dir C:\ubuntu\install
04-30 21:06 DEBUG CommonBackend: Creating dir C:\ubuntu\install\boot
04-30 21:06 DEBUG CommonBackend: Creating dir C:\ubuntu\disks\boot
04-30 21:06 DEBUG CommonBackend: Creating dir C:\ubuntu\disks\boot\grub
04-30 21:06 DEBUG CommonBackend: Creating dir C:\ubuntu\install\boot\grub
04-30 21:06 DEBUG TaskList: ## Finished create_dir_structure
04-30 21:06 DEBUG TaskList: ## Running uncompress_target_dir...
04-30 21:06 DEBUG TaskList: ## Finished uncompress_target_dir
04-30 21:06 DEBUG TaskList: ## Running create_uninstaller...
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: Copying uninstaller C:\Documents and Settings\Emma\Desktop\wubi.exe -> C:\ubuntu\uninstall-wubi.exe
04-30 21:06 DEBUG registry: Setting registry key -2147483646 Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Wubi UninstallString C:\ubuntu\uninstall-wubi.exe
04-30 21:06 DEBUG registry: Setting registry key -2147483646 Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Wubi InstallationDir C:\ubuntu
04-30 21:06 DEBUG registry: Setting registry key -2147483646 Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Wubi DisplayName Ubuntu
04-30 21:06 DEBUG registry: Setting registry key -2147483646 Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Wubi DisplayIcon C:\ubuntu\Ubuntu.ico
04-30 21:06 DEBUG registry: Setting registry key -2147483646 Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Wubi DisplayVersion 9.04-rev129
04-30 21:06 DEBUG registry: Setting registry key -2147483646 Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Wubi Publisher Ubuntu
04-30 21:06 DEBUG registry: Setting registry key -2147483646 Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Wubi URLInfoAbout http://www.ubuntu.com
04-30 21:06 DEBUG registry: Setting registry key -2147483646 Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Wubi HelpLink http://www.ubuntu.com/support
04-30 21:06 DEBUG TaskList: ## Finished create_uninstaller
04-30 21:06 DEBUG TaskList: ## Running copy_installation_files...
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: Copying C:\DOCUME~1\Emma\LOCALS~1\Temp\pyl3.tmp\data\custom-installation -> C:\ubuntu\install\custom-installation
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: Copying C:\DOCUME~1\Emma\LOCALS~1\Temp\pyl3.tmp\winboot -> C:\ubuntu\winboot
04-30 21:06 DEBUG WindowsBackend: Copying C:\DOCUME~1\Emma\LOCALS~1\Temp\pyl3.tmp\data\images\Ubuntu.ico -> C:\ubuntu\Ubuntu.ico
04-30 21:06 DEBUG TaskList: ## Finished copy_installation_files
04-30 21:06 DEBUG TaskList: ## Running get_iso...
04-30 21:06 DEBUG TaskList: New task copy_file
04-30 21:06 DEBUG TaskList: ### Running copy_file...
04-30 21:11 DEBUG TaskList: ### Finished copy_file
04-30 21:11 ERROR TaskList: [Errno 22] Invalid argument
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "Z:\home\evan\bzr\wubi.trunk\build\wubi\files\lib\wubi\backends\common\tasklist.py", line 196, in __call__
  File "Z:\home\evan\bzr\wubi.trunk\build\wubi\files\lib\wubi\backends\common\utils.py", line 206, in copy_file
IOError: [Errno 22] Invalid argument
04-30 21:11 DEBUG TaskList: # Cancelling tasklist
04-30 21:11 ERROR root: [Errno 22] Invalid argument
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "Z:\home\evan\bzr\wubi.trunk\build\wubi\files\lib\wubi\application.py", line 55, in run
  File "Z:\home\evan\bzr\wubi.trunk\build\wubi\files\lib\wubi\application.py", line 125, in select_task
  File "Z:\home\evan\bzr\wubi.trunk\build\wubi\files\lib\wubi\application.py", line 193, in run_cd_menu
  File "Z:\home\evan\bzr\wubi.trunk\build\wubi\files\lib\wubi\application.py", line 117, in select_task
  File "Z:\home\evan\bzr\wubi.trunk\build\wubi\files\lib\wubi\application.py", line 155, in run_installer
  File "Z:\home\evan\bzr\wubi.trunk\build\wubi\files\lib\wubi\frontends\win32\frontend.py", line 137, in run_tasks
IOError: [Errno 22] Invalid argument
04-30 21:11 DEBUG TaskList: New task check_iso
04-30 21:11 DEBUG CommonBackend: Searching for local ISO
04-30 21:11 DEBUG CommonBackend: Could not find any ISO or CD, downloading one now
04-30 21:11 DEBUG TaskList: New task get_metalink
04-30 21:11 ERROR TaskList: Cannot download the metalink and therefore the ISO
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "Z:\home\evan\bzr\wubi.trunk\build\wubi\files\lib\wubi\backends\common\tasklist.py", line 196, in __call__
  File "Z:\home\evan\bzr\wubi.trunk\build\wubi\files\lib\wubi\backends\common\backend.py", line 482, in get_iso
  File "Z:\home\evan\bzr\wubi.trunk\build\wubi\files\lib\wubi\backends\common\backend.py", line 326, in download_iso
Exception: Cannot download the metalink and therefore the ISO
04-30 21:11 DEBUG TaskList: # Cancelling tasklist
04-30 21:11 DEBUG TaskList: # Finished tasklist

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Agostino Russo (ago) wrote on 2009-05-02:

Use the ISO directly instead of a CD, or try a different CD/DVD reader (if you have more than one)

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