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Trying to install Linux Mint 13 via Wubi, throws me into grub prompt

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I'm trying to install Linux Mint 13 with Cinnamon via the 64 bit DVD image from within Windows. I've tried both installing it to C: which is my Windows system disk, but also to D: which is another physical disk entirely. The same thing happens on both disks. The Windows part of the installation completes and it tells me to reboot. When I reboot, it tries rebooting into Linux Mint to start the installation, but I only get a prompt saying grub >. If I try the boot command, it says no kernel is loaded. I've tried looking at the boot record in EasyBCD, and it looks like this: Entry #1 Name: Windows 7 BCD ID: {current} Drive: C:\ Bootloader Path: \Windows\system32\winload.exe Entry #2 Name: Linux Mint BCD ID: {62256248-e57d-11e1-9eca-d50aae34d088} Drive: C:\ Bootloader Path: \linuxmint\winboot\wubildr.mbr Booting Windows 7 works fine obviously, but I'm not sure why Linux Mint fails. The Bootloader Path for the Linux Mint installation checks out. Any ideas why this is happening, and/or what I can do to troubleshoot it? I really want to install this via Wubi, and not have to mess around with partitions.
Asked by pzkpfw (344 rep)
Oct 5, 2012, 09:53 AM
Last activity: Dec 6, 2014, 06:41 PM