Comment 21 for bug 477104

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dknollman (dknollman) wrote : Re: [Bug 477104] Re: After 9.10 grub update can not boot into Wubi install

This works if you add the boot command.
After the system booted, I ran "update-grub2" in terminal.
This fixed the boot problem.

thanks

On Sat, Nov 7, 2009 at 2:14 PM, robau <email address hidden> wrote:

> ok so I found out how to restart by hand:
>
> >insmod ntfs
> >set root=(hd0,1)
> >loopback loop0 /ubuntu/disks/root.disk
> >set root=(loop0)
> >linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=/dev/sda1
> loop=/ubuntu/disks/root.disk ro
> > initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic
>
> Now I probably have to add this somewhere to my /boot/grub/grub.cfg ...
> will do that tomorrow :S
>
> --
> After 9.10 grub update can not boot into Wubi install
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/477104
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> Status in “grub” package in Ubuntu: New
>
> Bug description:
> 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.
>