Comment 154 for bug 477104

Tall Guy,

I've had a similar problem (running Vista) which was due to the fact that
Windows Vista silently failed to overwrite C:\wubildr.

Possible solution:
Download wubildr again to your Desktop/Downloads folder first, and only then
copy it over C:\wubildr using Explorer. You should get an User Account
Control prompt this time asking you for permission to do that.

On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 9:48 PM, Tall Guy <email address hidden> wrote:

> Agostino,
>
> Like RonG, I can manually boot into a low graphics mode using the
> following steps:
>
> sh:grub>linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=/dev/sda3
> loop=/ubuntu/disks/root.disk ro
> sh:grub>initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic
> sh:grub>boot
>
> When I replaced the wubildr from #90, nothing happened and I must still
> boot manually.
>
> --
> After 9.10 grub update can not boot into Wubi install
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/477104
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> of the bug.
>
> Status in GRand Unified Bootloader: New
> Status in “grub2” package in Ubuntu: Fix Committed
> Status in “grub2” source package in Lucid: Fix Committed
> Status in “grub2” source package in Karmic: Fix Committed
>
> Bug description:
> GRUB2 could not read past 4G on NTFS.
>
> The patch was <http://launchpadlibrarian.net/37322976/debdiff>, uploaded
> to karmic-proposed as 1.97~beta4-1ubuntu5.
>
> Test case:
> Install Ubuntu 9.10 using Wubi
> Install all available updates.
> Reboot into Ubuntu.
>
> Original report follows:
> Binary package hint: grub
>
> Installed ubuntu 9.10 using Wubi.
> Performed upgrades.
> After a grub update could not boot.
> Get screen:
>
> Try (hd0,0) : NTFS5:
>
> and then
>
> GNU GRUB version 1.97~1.97beta4
> [ Minimal Bash-like line editing is supported ...
>
> sh:grub>
>
> Online help does not work for this grub version.
>
> Need instructions to recover.
>
> I could try a new install, but may recreate the problem after update.
>
> Help.
>
>
>
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Best regards
Ciprian Enache