Re: [Bug 609815] Re: Fresh wubi 10.04 install + package update can brick the system
Hi Jordan, I'd love to look for lupin-support, but yesterday, during another package update, a new kernel got installed that somehow failed to update grub at least that is my guess). This left me with the grub command line when booting. That was the point where I gave up for now. Anyway this might help. In my case 2 partitions are involved. Windows is installed on a small partition (i.e. C:) and I installed Ubuntu on the large data partition (i.e. D:). No RAID configuration since this is a simple laptop. Not sure whether it matters, but there's also a recovery partition located in front of the C: partition. - Recovery (7.81 GB) - OS_Install (43.95 GB) - Data (414 GB) Regards, Alex On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 5:51 AM, Jordan jordan.ug...@gmail.com wrote: Could you please check if the package lupin-support is installed? Running apt-cache policy lupin-support in a terminal will tell you. -- Fresh wubi 10.04 install + package update can brick the system https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/609815 You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber of the bug. Status in Wubi, Windows Ubuntu Installer: Confirmed Status in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: Steps to reproduce: Install 10.04 (32-bit desktop edition) within Windows using Wubi. Boot Ubuntu and start a package update. This updates 'grub'. During the package install phase, 'grub' pops up a window that asks you whether or not to perform the update. If you do NOT choose to abort, but choose to let 'grub' update the system, it overwrites the windows master boot record. Result: This bricks the system since neither Windows or Linux boot (since both depend on the Windows bootloader). The solution is to use a recovery disk/stick to replace the MBR by a windows version again. This is not for everyone. So there are 2 problems here: - A newbie user can brick his system. Great way to popularize Linux. - 'grub' manages to ask difficult questions (to inexperienced users) during a routine package update. P.S. Sorry for the ad-hoc bug report. This needs analysis by someone who knows what he/she is talking about. Is this a grub, wubi or generic Ubuntu issue? The problem is real though. To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/wubi/+bug/609815/+subscribe -- Fresh Wubi 10.04 install + grub update renders system unbootable https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/609815 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 609815] Re: Fresh wubi 10.04 install + package update can brick the system
** Changed in: wubi Status: New = Confirmed -- Fresh wubi 10.04 install + package update can brick the system https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/609815 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 609815] Re: Fresh wubi 10.04 install + package update can brick the system
Could you please check if the package lupin-support is installed? Running apt-cache policy lupin-support in a terminal will tell you. -- Fresh wubi 10.04 install + package update can brick the system https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/609815 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 609815] Re: Fresh wubi 10.04 install + package update can brick the system
On 8/14/10 in #ubuntu a number of us supported xissburg for something like 15 hours as this bug was preventing booting. Finally xissburg solved it by using a Windows7 recovery CD, but we left it before xissburg had been able to reestablish the 2nd entry in the bootloader for Win XP or their wubi ubuntu install. Windows 7 Ultimate x64, home built,PC. Intel Pentium Dual Core E2200, 4GB RAM DDR2 667 MHz, HDD 320 GB, Mobo P5N-E SLI Wubi install ubuntu 10.04 32bit Noted: xissburg also had some version of XT as the second entry in the windows boot loader and had split the hard disk equally between Win 7 and XP. At one point in the troubleshooting this was xissburg'sd partition info: http://imagebin.org/109698 . Xissburg left contact info w/ me so if more info is needed it is possible i may be able to contact xissburg and obtain it. -- Fresh wubi 10.04 install + package update can brick the system https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/609815 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 609815] Re: Fresh wubi 10.04 install + package update can brick the system
This may be a duplicate of Bug #610898. -- Fresh wubi 10.04 install + package update can brick the system https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/609815 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 609815] Re: Fresh wubi 10.04 install + package update can brick the system
** Also affects: wubi Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: ubuntu Status: New = Invalid -- Fresh wubi 10.04 install + package update can brick the system https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/609815 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs