I Can't Install Ubuntu 13.04 alongside windows 7

Question

I download ubuntu-13.04-desktop-amd64.iso and write on a DVD then check it with a MD5 checker and it's OK. I decide to Install Ubuntu on my PC that have Windows 7 sp1 64-bit simultaneously. I follow this manual from Ubuntu website.

In step 4 when I choose "Install Ubuntu alongside Windows 7" and click continue my screen turn black and DVD would be ejected and When I press Enter the system would be restarted.

Also in windows I can't use wubi, When I Run wubi with administrator permission it show nothing, I try wubi.exe --force-wubi and did nothing.

I have this problem with Ubuntu 12.04.2.

My Laptop specification:

ASUS N53SV

CPU: Intel Corei7 2630QM

RAM: 4.00 GB

Graphic Card: Nvidia Geforce GT 540M & Intel HD Graphic Family

Solution 1

I found the problem, I had 4 primary drives in my hard disk, and MBR can't add a new drive letter for Ubuntu so accrue an error and restart my computer. But I expected to Ubuntu display related error.

I delete two primary drive first and then install Ubuntu without any problem.

Solution 2

• Why you want to install alongside of Windows? Try something else. Choose another partition that didn't effect your Windows files.

• 2nd way: Boot live DVD without restricted VGA driver. You can find it when boot menu appear.

Comments

[Alex]

Is it 12.04 or 13.04?

[Ehsan]

@Alex I have same problem with Ubuntu 12.04 and 13.04

[Ehsan]

@bcbc I just edit question with my laptop specifications

[bcbc]

@Ehsan I can't see anything related to that model. Are you sure it says "Alongside" and not "Inside" (which happens if you have 4 primary partitions)? If you instead select Try Ubuntu (without installing), does it boot to the desktop fine?. If so, you can run the bootinfoscript and post a link to that.

[Ehsan]

@bcbc yes when I try Ubuntu, It's good, I could to run wubi but I want to Install from Boot

[bcbc]

@Ehsan okay well check the partitions then, because it sounds like it could be this: askubuntu.com/questions/69481/…

[Ehsan]

I find that what is the problem, I have 4 partition. My question now is How I can create 5th partition without lose any data, I ask here: superuser.com/questions/589039/…

[Ehsan]

Hi Amin, I found my problem I have 4 primary partition and I can't create new partition

[SabbirAhmed]

ok! so you must delete a 2 partitions at least to create a sub partitions!

[Ehsan]

Can linux partitions be logical?

[Ehsan]

superuser.com/questions/589039/…

[bcbc]

Since you already have 4 primary partitions, you need to delete a primary partition and replace it with an extended partition in order to create new logical partitions.