hakuna-m/wubiuefi

casper/initrd.lz4 is NOT supported?

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shohtanedu commented

Hi. I have a question.
I want to dualboot Zorin OS 16 by wubiuefi, but wubiuefi is not loaded Zorin iso file. wubiuefi exe file and iso file are same folder.
I also used --isopath command option, but not loaded.
There is casper/initrd.lz4 in iso file. Not casper/initrd, casper/initrd.lz and casper/initrd.gz. I think this is reazon.
What do I do to use Zorin iso file by wubiuefi? casper/initrd.lz4 is not supported?
Thanks.

hakuna-m commented

You are right, currently Wubiuefi contains no desktop environment for casper/initrd.lz4.

It is no problem to add a new configuration in isolist.ini for a new desktop environment. But we need your help.

We need changed names of these 5 files:

.disk/info
casper/vmlinuz
casper/initrd
casper/filesystem.squashfs
md5sum.txt

casper/initrd should be casper/initrd.lz4. But are there also other changes ?

Additionally, we need the info if the installer is compatible with the one in Ubuntu. You can test that by changing the ISO and vmlinuz/initrd files from a supported one.

  • Download a small supported ISO or use an existing supported ISO

  • Download the ISO of your distro

  • Download Wubiuefi

  • Run wubi.exe with the supported ISO. When it tells you to reboot, select "Reboot later".

  • Replace C:\ubuntu\install\installation.iso with the ISO of your distro (renaming to installation.iso)

  • Mount the ISO of your distro and copy initrd and vmlinuz from the /casper/ directory over the one in C:\ubuntu\install\boot (renaming initrd and vmlinuz to the existing file names of the supported ISO)

  • Reboot the computer

  • Select the name of the supported desktop environment

  • Watch install of your ISO

  • Reboot, select the name of the supported desktop environment and boot into your new install.

shohtanedu commented

Thanks for your reply.
In Zorin iso file, changed file name is casper/initrd only. other file names are same.
I changed iso, vmlinuz and initrd files from supported one to Zorin one. The installation and booting Zorin is successfully.
(initrd and vmlinuz files are in C:\ubuntu\install\boot. Not C:\ubuntu\install.)

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hakuna-m commented

(initrd and vmlinuz files are in C:\ubuntu\install\boot. Not C:\ubuntu\install.)

Thanks, of course, you are right. I changed the description im my previous post. Maybe, other users read the descrption and want to check other unsupported distros.

In Zorin iso file, changed file name is casper/initrd only. other file names are same.
I changed iso, vmlinuz and initrd files from supported one to Zorin one. The installation and booting Zorin is successfully.

OK, so I will create a new desktop environment "Wubi lz4" with your information.

hakuna-m commented

I created a new release. https://github.com/hakuna-m/wubiuefi/releases/tag/2004r344

The new release should work without workaround for Zorin 16 with desktop environment "Wubi lz4".

Can you test the new release and report errors if necessary ? Thanks.

shohtanedu commented

Thanks a lot.
I tested new installer with Zorin iso, but installer is not loaded Zorin iso. I also used --isopath command option, but not loaded.
In wubi-20.04-rev344.log file in temp folder, there is this error: Distro: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'group'.

09-03 00:04 DEBUG  Distro:   checking Wubi lz4 ISO c:\tmp\Zorin-OS-16-Core-64-bit-r1.iso
09-03 00:04 DEBUG  WindowsBackend:   extracting .disk\info from c:\tmp\Zorin-OS-16-Core-64-bit-r1.iso
09-03 00:04 DEBUG  Distro:   parsing info from str=Zorin-OS 16 Core 64bit

09-03 00:04 ERROR  Distro: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'group'
hakuna-m commented

09-03 00:04 DEBUG Distro: parsing info from str=Zorin-OS 16 Core 64bit

Zorin uses not the same .disk\info pattern as Ubuntu. A similar issue was #282 but the Zorin pattern is more different.

Nevertheless, I try to fix it.

hakuna-m commented

I updated the new release for the .disk/info issue: https://github.com/hakuna-m/wubiuefi/releases/tag/2004r344

shohtanedu commented

Thanks for your update.
I tested new release, the installer loaded Zorin iso file as "wubi lz4".
But new error was occurred after push "install" button.

Here is error window. (Sorry for Non-English window)

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Here is log.

09-03 20:22 DEBUG  TaskList: New task check_iso
09-03 20:22 DEBUG  TaskList: ### Running check_iso...
09-03 20:22 DEBUG  CommonBackend: Checking C:\tmp\Zorin-OS-16-Core-64-bit-r1.iso
09-03 20:22 DEBUG  Distro:   checking Wubi lz4 ISO C:\tmp\Zorin-OS-16-Core-64-bit-r1.iso
09-03 20:22 INFO   Distro: Found a valid iso for Wubi lz4: C:\tmp\Zorin-OS-16-Core-64-bit-r1.iso
09-03 20:22 DEBUG  CommonBackend: Using distro Wubi lz4  instead of Wubi lz4 amd64
09-03 20:22 ERROR  TaskList: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'metalink'
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "\lib\wubi\backends\common\tasklist.py", line 197, in __call__
  File "\lib\wubi\backends\common\backend.py", line 322, in check_iso
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'metalink'
09-03 20:22 DEBUG  TaskList: # Cancelling tasklist
09-03 20:22 DEBUG  CommonBackend: Trying to use ISO C:\tmp\Zorin-OS-16-Core-64-bit-r1.iso
09-03 20:22 ERROR  root: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'metalink'
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "\lib\wubi\application.py", line 58, in run
  File "\lib\wubi\application.py", line 132, in select_task
  File "\lib\wubi\application.py", line 158, in run_installer
  File "\lib\wubi\backends\common\tasklist.py", line 197, in __call__
  File "\lib\wubi\backends\common\backend.py", line 322, in check_iso
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'metalink'
09-03 20:22 DEBUG  TaskList: New task check_iso
09-03 20:22 DEBUG  CommonBackend: Could not find any ISO or CD, downloading one now
09-03 20:22 ERROR  TaskList: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'metalink'
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "\lib\wubi\backends\common\tasklist.py", line 197, in __call__
  File "\lib\wubi\backends\common\backend.py", line 621, in get_iso
  File "\lib\wubi\backends\common\backend.py", line 416, in download_iso
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'metalink'
09-03 20:22 DEBUG  TaskList: # Cancelling tasklist
09-03 20:22 DEBUG  TaskList: # Finished tasklist
hakuna-m commented

Ok. new try: https://github.com/hakuna-m/wubiuefi/releases/tag/2004r344

I set architecture of an unknown distro to architecture of the CPU. So there is always a matching architecture (in your case "amd64" = 64bit) and fallback is not used.

shohtanedu commented

I tested new installer. Finally, installation and booting Zorin is successfully!!
You've been very helpful. Thank you for your time.

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tronglh241 commented

Hi @hakuna-m,

I'm attempting to install Zorin OS 17.1. With the switch from initrd.lz4 to initrd.zstd in this version of Zorin OS, Wubi no longer supports installation as it did with Zorin OS 16. I followed the steps you provided, which worked perfectly for the installation process.

However, I encountered an issue with the error message device name already exists.. In fact, I used version 22044r346, which you mentioned should resolve this problem, but it seems to persist.

Is there any chance that Wubi will support Zorin OS 17 in the future? Thank you!

giohomer commented

I have the same issue with Zorin Os 17 and so on .
casper/intrid is now casper/intrid.zstd

what we can do to install it with wubi?

thanks