Thanks for the input Keith. Makes sense, since the only system I have encountered this problem is a lap-top that was formatted as FAT32. My desktop is formatted as NTFS and my other lap-top is ext 2/3 (only runs Ubuntu).
However, the partition type should be irrelevant to Ubuntu (or any Linux system running on a Windows machine). A file system is a file system and should be independent of the HD characteristics. The Host System I/O routines should be the only software aware f the HD record structure. The Ubuntu (Linux) update routines should just be dealing at a higher level and unconcerned with lower level formats. Sounds like either a design flaw in Ubuntu (Linux) or a bug. Regards Bob --- On Sat, 2/14/09, Keith Vauquelin <[email protected]> wrote: From: Keith Vauquelin <[email protected]> Subject: [Bug 252900] Re: vfat : wubi 8.04.1-rev506 kernel upgrade fails To: [email protected] Date: Saturday, February 14, 2009, 7:16 AM Hi, folks: Fix for the bug THAT WORKED for me: 1) Convert the file structure on the partition Ubuntu resides on from FAT to NTFS. 2) Reload Ubuntu All updates and patches will apply without fail. Good luck. -- vfat : wubi 8.04.1-rev506 kernel upgrade fails https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/252900 You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber of a duplicate bug. -- vfat : wubi 8.04.1-rev506 kernel upgrade fails https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/252900 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
