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I have a hp laptop and pre installed windows 8 .

I download an iso of ubuntu 14.04 lts.

When i installed it using wobi, it reboot, install and again reboot and it shows two option for boot 1 windows 8 , 2- ubuntu .

I click on ubuntu then ubuntu start and shows an error like this "serious error found while checking drive/. Press i for ignore ,s for skip mounting ,m for manual setup" . Please help me what can i do ? if i use bootable pendrive for install, it install on a partition of my pc's hard drive .it don't boot ? i am beginer on linux please help me

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    Please avoid writing all in CAPS LOCK. It can be hard to read, and is unnecessary. – Tim Jun 22 '14 at 14:49
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    STOP SHOUTING!!! –  Jun 22 '14 at 14:49
  • @nicael I thought it might be hypocritical to write my comment in Caps :P. Would you agree that this makes no sense? I'm going to flag it. – Tim Jun 22 '14 at 14:52
  • Wubi does not work in 14.04. It is discontinued. – Ritik Jun 22 '14 at 14:53
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    I really can't understand what you are saying, the grammar is bad, and it doesn't really make sense. – Tim Jun 22 '14 at 14:53
  • @Wilf, have done but I don't understand a lot of it - "When i installed it using wobi, it reboot, install and again reboot" - Install twice? Not sure what they mean. – Tim Jun 22 '14 at 14:54
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    You can not install Ubuntu with Wubi if you have Windows 8 Pre-installed. Please read the provided duplicate question or do exactly what @Wilf mentions in his answer below. – Luis Alvarado Jun 22 '14 at 15:12

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If you used Wubi to install, which requires Windows to work, and is not recommended for Windows 8.

It would be better to use the ISO to create a install DVD, boot from it, and install it.

For installing over/beside Windows 8, you may want to refer to this - it shows how to disable secure boot etc.

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    But does Wubi work in 14.04? I suppose it was discontinued – Ritik Jun 22 '14 at 15:00
  • @Ritik - I thought it was, though I still have a wubi.exe on a Ubuntu 14.04 disc (iso of http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/ , it works in Windows I think). – Wilf Jun 22 '14 at 15:05
  • The disc comes with Wubi, but it does not seem to work. I did try it on my Win 8. – Ritik Jun 22 '14 at 15:07
  • @WILF I TRY WITH BOOTABLE USB AND I FOUND THAT I HAVE NO PARTITION ON MY HARD DISK THEN I FORMAT TWO PARTITION AND MAKE ONE PARTITION EXT2 AND OTHER SWAP SPACE .THEN IT INSTALLED AND REBBOT BUT IT BOOTED THE WINDOWS . HELP ME – user296866 Jun 22 '14 at 15:11
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    @Wilf Found it! It works on Win 7 https://askubuntu.com/questions/449486/windows-installer-for-ubuntu-14-04-lts-onwards – Ritik Jun 22 '14 at 15:11
  • @user296866 - you can turn the caps-lock off... see edit. – Wilf Jun 22 '14 at 15:13
  • @ wilf . i try with bootable usb and i found that i have no partition on my hard disk then i format two partition and make one of them ext2 partition and another is swap space .then ubuntu install but when reboot it start windows 8 . please help me – user296866 Jun 22 '14 at 15:45
  • see the edit, i have added a link to a post that goes through and explains how to disable secure boot, configure EFI etc. – Wilf Jun 22 '14 at 15:51