Comment 43 for bug 610898
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| Alex Moisescu (alexfitness) wrote Re: [Bug 610898] Re: grub-pc upgrade renders computer unbootable when Wubi is installed to partition other than Windows | #43 |
Thanks,
I fixed it again.
One month ago I did lock the grub in the System; I do not know what kind of
update I installed, so it rendered my Ubuntu unbootable ??
Cheers,
Alex
On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 8:50 PM, Erick Brunzell <email address hidden> wrote:
> @ Alex,
>
> Check out the Wubi megathread that bcbc linked to in post #38. There is
> a more "permanent" work-around there.
>
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> Title:
> grub-pc upgrade renders computer unbootable when Wubi is installed to
> partition other than Windows
>
> Status in Release Notes for Ubuntu:
> Invalid
> Status in Wubi, Windows Ubuntu Installer:
> Triaged
> Status in “lupin” package in Ubuntu:
> Triaged
> Status in “lupin” source package in Natty:
> Triaged
>
> Bug description:
> Users with wubi 10.04 are running the latest grub-pc updates, and it's
> installing the grub2 bootloader to their drive MBR, rendering their
> computers unbootable.
>
> Users are reporting that the computer boots straight to a grub rescue
> prompt, with the error 'no such device xxxxxxx'. They cannot boot
> windows or access their system restore utilities. Grub2 is in the MBR
> pointing to partition #256.
>
> I first reported this on the #grub IRC channel, in the following bug
> https:/
> here as it's probably correct to create a new bug (an there's been no
> response yet).
>
> Here are the links to the ubuntuforums.org threads...
> http://
> http://
> http://
> http://
> thread, but a new user (softis) added to it and has the same issue).
> http://
> http://
> http://
>
> I suspect, but cannot be certain, that it may be related to another
> bug in the lupin-support overrides of grub, that fails to identify a
> wubi installed ubuntu, when it has been installed to a partition other
> than the main windows partition.
> https:/
>
> Although not conclusive, it seems that the most affected users
> reported installing wubi to a partition other than windows.
>
>
> =======
> FOLLOW UP: Aug 13 2010
> =======
> I ran a new 10.04 wubi install on two computers. On the first wubi was
> installed on the same partition as windows. On the second it was installed
> on an external drive.
>
> After installing, I booted wubi on both, connected to the internet and
> immediately downloaded all updates. When the grub-pc screen was presented, I
> clicked Forward (without checking the box) and then proceeded to select ALL
> devices presented to install grub.
> On the WUBI on the same partition as Windows, this had no effect (verified
> with Bootinfoscript)
> On the WUBI on a different partition than Windows, this installed grub to
> the MBR of both drives, with grub looking in partition #256.
>
> ===========
> CONFIRMED:
> ===========
> This only affects WUBI installs on a partition other than windows,
> therefore, is probably a duplicate of bug 604417.
>
>
> Side note:
> On both computers, Wubi would not start upon reboot after completion of
> updates. When I clicked on Ubuntu under the Windows Boot Manager, both
> computers rebooted. (This is totally unrelated to the MBR issue). To fix I
> had to boot each wubi install from a grub command line (from a direct ubuntu
> install), and then run "sudo update-grub", after which I was able to boot
> normally into the wubi install using the Windows Boot Manager. I'm not sure
> how a user with just wubi would do this!? Chroot from a live CD!?
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