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bcbc |
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| 2010-07-28 14:56:08 |
bcbc |
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grub-pc update renders computer unbootable |
"No such device" - grub-pc update renders computer unbootable |
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| 2010-08-02 12:44:28 |
Peter Matulis |
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| 2010-08-05 03:13:52 |
Erick Brunzell |
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| 2010-08-07 17:39:08 |
bcbc |
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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://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/576724, and now 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://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1538228
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1537956
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1538170
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1482621 (this is an older thread, but a new user (softis) added to it and has the same issue).
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1540744
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1540772
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1539672
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://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lupin/+bug/604417
Please address this ASAP as it will lead some users to reinstall an OS, and is a big black eye to ubuntu and wubi in particular. |
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://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/576724, and now 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://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1538228
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1537956
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1538170
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1482621 (this is an older thread, but a new user (softis) added to it and has the same issue).
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1540744
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1540772
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1539672
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://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lupin/+bug/604417
Although not conclusive, it seems that the most affected users reported installing wubi to a partition other than windows.
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| 2010-08-07 19:10:34 |
Joonas Saarinen |
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| 2010-08-08 03:17:16 |
Erick Brunzell |
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| 2010-08-14 04:22:25 |
bcbc |
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://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/576724, and now 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://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1538228
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1537956
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1538170
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1482621 (this is an older thread, but a new user (softis) added to it and has the same issue).
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1540744
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1540772
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1539672
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://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lupin/+bug/604417
Although not conclusive, it seems that the most affected users reported installing wubi to a partition other than windows.
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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://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/576724, and now 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://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1538228
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1537956
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1538170
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1482621 (this is an older thread, but a new user (softis) added to it and has the same issue).
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1540744
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1540772
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1539672
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://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lupin/+bug/604417
Although not conclusive, it seems that the most affected users reported installing wubi to a partition other than windows.
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FOLLOW UP: Aug 13 2010
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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.
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CONFIRMED:
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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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| 2010-08-15 07:44:47 |
Jordan |
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| 2010-08-15 08:25:42 |
nUboon2Age |
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| 2010-09-01 20:25:40 |
bcbc |
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| 2010-09-08 13:39:08 |
Monkey |
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| 2010-10-01 12:01:27 |
Colin Watson |
summary |
"No such device" - grub-pc update renders computer unbootable |
grub-pc upgrade renders computer unbootable when Wubi is installed to partition other than Windows |
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| 2010-10-01 12:06:16 |
Colin Watson |
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lupin (Ubuntu) |
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| 2010-10-01 12:06:25 |
Colin Watson |
lupin (Ubuntu): status |
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| 2010-10-01 12:06:31 |
Colin Watson |
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| 2010-10-01 12:06:33 |
Colin Watson |
wubi: status |
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| 2010-10-01 12:06:37 |
Colin Watson |
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| 2010-10-02 16:23:37 |
Bryan Cain |
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| 2010-10-04 05:30:33 |
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| 2010-10-06 18:07:46 |
Fabián Rodríguez |
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| 2010-10-06 18:08:07 |
Fabián Rodríguez |
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| 2010-10-09 13:50:44 |
Robbie Williamson |
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| 2010-10-11 19:33:15 |
Jess Sightler |
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| 2010-10-18 02:55:45 |
Karl J. Smith |
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| 2010-11-29 07:56:45 |
Jordan |
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lupin_grub-mkimage.patch https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lupin/+bug/610898/+attachment/1748479/+files/lupin_grub-mkimage.patch |
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| 2010-11-29 11:32:16 |
Jordan |
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lupin_grub-mkimage2.patch https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lupin/+bug/610898/+attachment/1748586/+files/lupin_grub-mkimage2.patch |
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| 2010-11-29 11:34:09 |
Jordan |
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lupin_grub-mkimage.patch https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lupin/+bug/610898/+attachment/1748479/+files/lupin_grub-mkimage.patch |
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| 2010-11-29 17:26:58 |
Brian Murray |
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| 2010-11-29 17:27:01 |
Brian Murray |
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iso-testing maverick |
iso-testing maverick patch |
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| 2010-12-03 02:49:53 |
Karl Bauers |
lupin (Ubuntu): status |
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| 2010-12-03 21:24:26 |
Micah Gersten |
lupin (Ubuntu): status |
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| 2010-12-10 09:50:35 |
Mayukh |
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| 2011-01-12 13:21:26 |
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| 2011-01-19 21:28:24 |
Brian Murray |
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| 2011-01-19 21:28:24 |
Brian Murray |
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| 2011-01-20 06:24:06 |
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| 2011-02-11 04:44:10 |
Kate Stewart |
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| 2011-03-28 02:07:29 |
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Colin Watson |
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| 2011-04-06 00:12:18 |
Colin Watson |
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| 2011-04-06 15:33:40 |
Colin Watson |
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| 2011-04-06 15:34:07 |
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| 2011-04-27 10:01:42 |
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| 2011-04-27 10:01:48 |
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| 2011-04-27 10:01:56 |
Martin Pitt |
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Martin Pitt |
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| 2011-06-06 15:15:50 |
Colin Watson |
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| 2011-06-06 15:16:09 |
Colin Watson |
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| 2011-06-06 16:34:35 |
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| 2011-06-06 17:47:44 |
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| 2011-06-16 15:50:06 |
Colin Watson |
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| 2011-06-17 05:32:52 |
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grub2 (Ubuntu Lucid): status |
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| 2011-06-17 07:53:15 |
Colin Watson |
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| 2011-06-17 07:53:15 |
Colin Watson |
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