Comments on: Ubuntu 9.10 WUBI installation problem , GRUB screen after updating

By: nNeedof Repair

nNeedof Repair — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 06:12:23 +0000

I have win7 and Ubuntu 9.10 and after an update grub version 1.97~beta4 I am un able to boot up Ubuntu I get sh:grub
I tried your solution 1 went Ok, 2 gave responded [Linux-bzImage, setup=0x3400, size=)x3b26e0],
3 responded with [Initrd,addr=0x297dd000, size=0x78a41b] and 4 the “boot” responded with a alot of info but ended with ALERT! /host/ubuntu/disks/root.disk DOES NOT EXIST.
Dropping to shell!
BusyBox v1.13.3(Ubuntu 1:1.13.3-1ubuntu7) built in shell (ash)
Enter help for list of commands
SO, what do I do now??? Anyone

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:24:35 +0000

U have no idea how much grateful I am for this post.. I spent 5hours hunting for a solution and was about to give up before I saw this ..

Thanks!!!!

Michael

By: arvind

arvind — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 22:26:02 +0000

nice Article Anuj!

I have Windows 7, and ubuntu 9.10 .
Though the solution outlined by you didnt work for me, the solution pointed by David worked like a charm…Thanks a ton, you and David
I tried other approaches, and looking for help online-without success!

By: Xeon

Xeon — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 05:27:57 +0000

i have same problem with my wubi ubantu 10.4
i try this with it but it did not work.
please solve my problem.

By: Per

Per — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:44:16 +0000

Just wanted to say thanks for the fix ^^

Tried the one from sourceforge first but that did me diddely squat, but the fix you presented here worked like a charm =) Thx a bunch!

//Per

By: david

david — Mon, 17 May 2010 20:22:31 +0000

I had the same problem (again) after another update of Ubuntu 9.10, that is, stuck in grub.

The solution presented here worked to get through the boot process, but the fix to not have it happen again did not work.

Just like for Xavi above.

I looked around and found this discussion.

http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/bootinfoscript/index.php?title=Boot_Problems:Wubi_9.10&oldid=214

Here there is a link to download an updated file named “wubildr” to the Windows side.

I can’t attest to anything about this solution, except that it worked for me, just as described.

I replaced wubildr in the same directory as ubuntu (C:) and subsequently no problem on restart Ubuntu 9.10.

By: Xavi

Xavi — Sun, 02 May 2010 18:14:23 +0000

Great!! It works…but I can only start once, the update-grub2 does not work for me, some other idea?

By: yd

yd — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:24:46 +0000

Hi,

I am having some serious trouble with the WUBI installation.

The folder /ubuntu/disks/ has gone missing

I tried finding a solution to this online, and apparently this could be caused by an improper system shutdown like a power failure.

The solution recommended that i chkdsk using windows. and the missing files would appear as c:/found.000, this however did not work.

Is there a work around? i have a lot of stuff on my ubuntu which i did not have the good sense to back up( end of the semester )

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:23:44 +0000

I had a wubi (with Vista) installation of Ubuntu 9.10 64bit, did an update as suggested. After restart, I ended up stuck in grub with no clue.

My install was on the C-drive, so this solution worked verbatim. Excellent. Thank you.

My only question is “how could this happen in the first place?” All my previous dealings with Ubuntu updates have been flawless, so this seems out of character.

By: Anuj Tenani

Anuj Tenani — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 08:37:45 +0000

I am not sure why this happens ubuntu dev’s must be having better knowledge on that matter , all i know is that updating Ubuntu deleted the “GRUB boot list” which caused this problem.