Ubuntu Installation :: Netbook Via Wubi / Error Alert /dev/sda2 Does Not Exist Dropping To A Shell?
Feb 10, 2011
my laptop doesnt have any cdrom drive and all usbs are broken so wubi is my only option. oh and i use win 7 starter. i tried to install netbook edition to my laptop but i always get error. i can install with only "acpi workarounds". i dont even understand what it is the error and why i'm getting this error.
error is
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Gave up waiting for root device. Common problems:
-Boot args (cat /proc/cmdline)
-Check rootdelay= (did the system wait long enough?)
-Check root= (did the system wait for the right device?)
-Missing modules (cat /proc/modules; ls /dev)
ALERT! /dev/sda2 does not exist. Dropping to a shell!
BusyBox v.1.15.3 (Ubuntu 1:1.15.3-1ubuntu5) built-in shell (ash) Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands
(initramfs)
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Jun 17, 2010
I have a 64 bit ubuntu 9.10 / 64 bit windows 7 dual boot setup, each installed on different drives.Everything worked fine for weeks, but after booting into windows for maybe the third time, when I tried to boot back into ubuntu, the splash screen and xwindows failed to start, dropping me to a terminal to log in.After rebooting a few more times to see if i could wish the problem away, some kind of fix/recovery screen came up and gave me the chance to try to update/repair installed packages, which I took.Now, when I boot, I get:
ata_id[428]:HDIO_GET_IDENTITY failed for '/dev/.tmp-block-8:80'
ata_id[427]:HDIO_GET_IDENTITY failed for '/dev/.tmp-block-8:64'
usplash: Settomg ,pde 1152x864 failed
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Nov 17, 2010
I installed ubuntu netbook 10.10 on my acer aspire one with the "install inside windows" option. The first time it booted into ubuntu properly and completed the installation, then it automatically restarted and now when I try to boot ubuntu, I get the following error message:
Code:
Gave up waiting for root device. Common problems:
- Boot args (cat/proc/cmdline)
- Check rootdelay= (did the system wait long enough?)
- Check root= (did the system wait for the right device?)
- Missing modules(cat/proc/modules; ls/dev)
Alert! /dev/sbd2 does not exist. Dropping to a shell!
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Oct 13, 2010
Just tried installing Ubuntu 10.10 from a USB device on my Windows 7 machine but something goes wrong. Far into the installation the computer restarts, asks me which operating system I want to start (it had already done this once before) and I choose Ubuntu. Then I get three alternatives:
Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.35-22-generic
Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.35-22-generic (recovery mode)
Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sdb1)
I pick the top choice, and get the following message:
ALERT! /host/ubuntu/disks/root.disk does not exist. Dropping to a shell.
If I start recovery-mode i get the same message. There's some text above the message that reads "new low speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address"... Could there be a problem with the usb-drive? If I remove the USB drive I get the message: Gave up waiting for root device.
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Feb 14, 2011
I have search and there is similar topic but for 9.10 and the problem contains "UUID" [URL]I was wondering if the fix listed there will help my problem.
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Aug 22, 2010
/host/ubuntu/disks/root.disk not exist. Dropping to shell.i install ubuntu as a dual boot with xp.this msg occur a few times after i select ubuntu to boot up from...i reboot my pc a few time and even did a "update grub" finally get the ubuntu to start...but same problem occur again just now...
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Mar 26, 2011
I just successfully installed ubuntu 10.10 Meerkat Maverik parallel to manufacturer installed Windows 7 Professional on a newly bought ThinkPad t410. All works find just that on the boot screen instead of 1 Windows partition (usually something like "Windows 7 loader on sda1") I find two Windows partitions. Now, I know that Thinkpads have a recovery partition. Funny is though that both "Windows 7 loader on sda1/2" login to what seems the identical Windows (not one of them the "normal" and the other some form of a recovery).
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Apr 27, 2010
I would get the message that the uuid file does not exist. I've been online looking for fixes since yesterday morning and nothing has helped at all. I've read online that I should run fdisk -l to obtain info to share with others, but that command doesn't work in any command prompt I open. I am running Ubuntu 9.10 with the latest patches and I'm sure you guys know that it runs Grub2 loader...if that helps at all.
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Apr 30, 2011
long story, I upgraded my system from maverick to natty, didn't like it so restored my system with a backup that I had done recently. after it rebooted I used gparted live CD to expand my partition, moving swap to the end of the HD, then when I rebooted grub didn't work so I booted with ubuntu live cd and reinstalled grub. then I booted normally but nautilus didn't work and had lots of problems. So I installed ubuntu again with ubuntu live cd, formating the partition and expanding it, no problems at all.But, I wanted my files back, so restored the system again, now the message that I get isQuote:
Gave up waiting for root device. Common problems:
-Boot args (cat /proc/cmdline)
-Check rootdelay= (did the system wait for the right device?)
[code]....
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Aug 30, 2010
I've tried several times over the past day to install Ubuntu Netbook using Wubi but it kept on failing after the download of the ISO. After checking the log, I notice that it complains that 10.04 != 10.04.1 regarding the version. For the netbook, the ISO downloaded is indeed 10.04 while the installation title says it is installing 10.04.1.
I am sure that there is an easy fix for this in Wubi. I've used Wubi in the past and I am quite happy about it. This is not the proper place for it, but I'ld like to see the installation type support VirtualBox too - i.e., the Ubuntu setup installed by Wubi should be able to run inside VirtualBox.
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Sep 22, 2010
My wubi installation works perfectly but since i cannot restart my netbook i cannot get to use it. however, i am a bioinformatician and for that type of work, i need linux.
migrating my ubuntu wubi install to a different partition on my hdd, from within windows (without restart) in order for me to mount that partition using vmware player and booting up ubuntu from windows. (and to possibly be able to do that from ubuntu as well later.)
so i need to move this wubi install.
I am used to old school move files and edit boot ini and such if there is no automatic way of doing this from within windows.
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Oct 28, 2010
Installed 10.10 netbook via Wubi on windows XP. After installing some updates and restarting all I get is "grub rescue>" command line. I now booted from a USB stick and used the bootinfoscript. Here are the results:
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Nov 29, 2010
I was upgrading online through my android phone's easytether app. My phone rang, and I was bounced offline. When I came back the upgrade did not resume, and when I tried to start over, dpkg and whatever was busy so I closed all my windows and tried to reboot. This is where I ended up: Here is a screenshot:
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Mar 9, 2011
First off I just want to inform you that I've done a lot of research, used countless of hours on Google trying to figure out how to solve this problem I'm having. I'm installing Ubuntu 10.10 64bit with Wubi on the same partition I have Windows 7. And the error I get is the: "Alert! /dev/sdb1 does not exist."
I'm able to get into Ubuntu after waiting a couple of minutes and writing "exit" in the "initramfs".
This is what I've tried:
- Installing without Wubi, still the same problem
- Adding pci=nocrs
- Adding rootdelay=90 in grub.cfg
- Changing the root location to "/dev/sda1"
- Tried using the uuid
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"fdisk -l" shows sda1 and sdb1-3. In the boot selection screen Windows seems to be on the "sdb1" as it says "Windows 7 /dev/sdb1", and I thought as I installed Ubuntu through Wubi on the same exact partition that would be the correct root path, but obviously no. Does anyone have any idea what might cause this problem I'm having? Seems like a lot of people got this out there, and this is making me mad!
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Nov 27, 2010
I wanted to install ubuntu via wubi, but i had to format my partitions (can't do it on wubi ) so i used a crappy program(i don't remember the name) to get rid of Backtrack4 , because i wanted windows kept for my mom.So, that was the sorry, i've ended up with a GRUB error 22, and a Backtrack4 CD stuck in my DVD-rom.So my question is: Can somewone tell me how to fix error 22? (i've seen some methods online, but i obviously can't put a Windows CD in my DVD rom because the Backtrack4 DVD is stuck in there.
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Mar 19, 2009
when i add a harddisk to the lenny installation, i cant reboot sucessfully.The disks are all sata, mounted as JBDO, no raid what so ever.They can be used in windows xp x64 (they are ntfs formated)HW setup:
a8n-sli delux
amdx64 cpu
2 gb ram
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Aug 28, 2010
I'm trying to install Ubuntu Netbook Edition on my Asus Eee PC 1015 netbook (running Windows 7 starter) using wubi, but it fails to install every time. Wubi will download the torrent, download the .iso, then tell me it "cannot retrieve the required installation files." I have also tried manually downloading the .iso and placing it in the same folder as wubi, but it fails to validate the file and begins downloading the torrent.
Just to check, I tried using wubi to install Ubuntu 10.4 and had no problems at all.
I took a look at the log, which says
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08-27 13:37 DEBUG TaskList: ### Running check_iso...
08-27 13:37 DEBUG CommonBackend: Checking C:ubuntuinstallubuntu-10.04-netbook-i386.iso
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EDIT: Right, so it was the wrong version: Ubuntu is 10.04.1, Ubuntu Netbook Edition is still 10.04 and won't work with wubi 10.4.1. I found wubi version 10.4 on [URL] and used that, install worked.
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Jan 7, 2011
I understand this is a common problem but i can't seem to find a solution for it other than use gparted to partition your hard drive and install directly to the hard drive.
I am trying to load 10.10 through the wubi installer. I want to install the 64 bit version of ubuntu. My windows OS is 64 bit as well.
I download the wubi online and when i run it i get through the first step of picking how large i want the hard drive and my sudo password. I click next and it goes to download the 10.10 x64 ISO. After about 10 sec a firewall alert comes up and i say allow then right after that the wubi crashes and i get an error log that i will post below saying i dont have permissions. Ive also tried using the right click "run as administrator" option on the wubi from windows 7.
Ive also tried downloading the ubuntu 10.10 x64 desktop iso. i extracted it using winrar then ran the wubi that comes with that and i get the same issue. I find it funny that when your run the wubi from the install disk it still downloads another copy of the iso instead of asking for its location on your hard drive.
I like the concept of the wubi and i had previously installed 10.04 through the wubi and loved it. I had an issue with 10.04 after doing a lot of tweaking and I simply wanted to just remove it and install 10.10 fresh. I'm strictly using ubuntu for experimental and learning purposes so i dont want to install it directly to my hard drive.
WUBI ERROR LOG:
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May 25, 2011
I did a fresh install of F15, and I can not get it to boot
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Booting Fedora (2.6.38.6-27.fc15.x86_64)
root (hda,4)
Error 21: Selected disk does not exist
Press any key ton continue ...
The contents of my fstab
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UUID=9fc649bd-ea40-44ab-88f6-29afe4f26576 / ext3 defaults 1 1
UUID=2437a8af-311a-4caf-99b3-1f137df69d43 /home ext3 defaults 1 2
UUID=a6f67606-ecb6-47c4-8913-f101fc6a097e swap swap defaults 0 0
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From what I can figure out, grub can not figure out which disk has my root file system. I checked the partition labels and they match the UUID that are in my fstab.
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Mar 7, 2011
Plan to use GRUB for multiple booting to select the OS but only with luck have I got it partially to work. Windows 98 and Puppy 431 O.K on first HDD but Puppy 421 on second HDD /dev/sdb1 stops at error 21.
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Oct 11, 2010
At the Ubuntu.ork front page, it promises:
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This Windows installer (Wubi) will help you to run Ubuntu within your current system.
What exactly is meant my this? Does this mean it is an easier way to install the dual boot with Windows? (I am using Windows-7 on a new PC.) Or does it mean it will install Ubuntu under Windows? I assumed it meant the latter.
In any case, I downloaded it - a mere 1024K, scanned it and ran it. I get a stubborn error box with the message:
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There is no disk in the drive. Please insert a disk into drive
DeviceHarddisk3DR3
[Cancel] [Try Again] [Continue]
And that box will not go away - no matter what I press, including the [X] button in the upper corner, the box reappears. I had to go into Process Explorer to kill pyrun.exe and its parent, pyl5E39.tmp.exe before the [Cancel] button would close it for good.
I could not find doc on this so I don't know what it really wants as a prerequisite to running wubi.
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Apr 30, 2011
I have insatalled Kubuntu using wubi (in windows). But when I am running Kubuntu it is showing the following error.
try(hd0,0) : FAT16 : NO WUBLDIR
try(hd0,1) : NTFS35 : NO wubldir
try(hd0,3) : NTFS35 :
What should I do???
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Jan 26, 2010
I tried to install ubuntu 9.04 from wubi in windows 7 ultimate today. But it failed. I met a problem when installing: An error has occurred setting the element data. The request is not supported. The detailed information in installation log file is:
>>stdout=
01-26 13:29 DEBUG TaskList: # Cancelling tasklist
01-26 13:29 DEBUG TaskList: New task modify_bcd
01-26 13:29 ERROR root: Error executing command
>>command=C:WindowsSystem32cdedit.exe /set {d29666c7-0a4d-11df-a945-002268e2b352} device partition=I:
>>retval=1
>>stderr=An error has occurred setting the element data.
The request is not supported.
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The request is not supported. I tried to use bcdedit /set <GUID> device partition=I: manually, but still have the same error.
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Oct 8, 2010
Can't install Wubi - log file
I can't install Wubi, I keep getting an error, here is where the log file starts saying "ERROR":
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Jul 11, 2011
c@c-laptop:~$ locate /.bashrc
/etc/skel/.bashrc
/home/c/.bashrc
/root/.bashrc
I need to edit /home/c/.bashrc
However when I go to place> Home folders to go to /home/c , the file is not there.
What should I do to make the file appear so that I can edit it?
It is obviously a system file.
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Jul 3, 2010
I have a Wubi 10.04 installation and I just did an upgrade and then I rebooted and then I got a message which just said 'error: file not found'. Then it doesn't do anything after that. I get no grub prompt or anything. I'm a newbie to Ubuntu so I'm not sure what to do.Is there a way I can repair the installation from windows maybe or what can I do because I can't even enter the command prompt.
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Jul 4, 2011
I decided it was time to reinstall Windows 7 because it became increasingly slow. I know that there's a different solution to solve this problem, but as a user I'm just more satisfied with the noob friendliness of Windows. However, I know that it has its drawbacks so I had a dual boot setup with Wubi (30GB). My old configuration was as follows:
C: partition of size ~80GB with Windows 7 x64 installed
D: partition of size ~400GB with data and a wubi ubuntu at D:/ubuntu
So what I did was this:
- Backup all my personal files and D:/ubuntu on a external hdd
- Wipe the partitions using the windows installer
- Create a C: of 100GB and a D: of 380GB
- install windows 7 x64 on the C: partition
Now I would like to restore my backup of the old D:/ubuntu to a working dual boot system. I realize I may have missed some opportunities and the data may be gone, but I only found out about that when it was too late. I have tried installing wubi, and replacing the new ubuntu folder with the old one, but this did not work.
error: no such device: 9054698454696DC2
error: no such disk
I have also tried replacing only the root.disk file, with the same result. I searched for other people's solutions, but they did not seem to work in my case.
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Nov 12, 2010
After clicking on wubi.exe nothing happens. Wubi does not start at all.Windows XP, SP3.
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May 6, 2011
I have two machines running SQUEEZE, both installed and configured within the same week (not simultaneously). Both get the users info from a NIS server. In one of the machines (named "corona"), users cannot login, neither locally nor by ssh, in the other one ("xxlager") there is no problem. Both mount the users home directories by NFS. I have not found much useful info in the web. /etc/passwd, /etc/group/, /etc/shadow, are equally configured. The only difference I have found is when I use getent. Using "getent passwd isaenz" on xxlager yields:
isaenz:x:1001:1001:User Name,,,:/home/isaenz:/bin/tcsh
but on corona the result is
isaenz:x:1001:1001:User Name,,,:/home/isaenz:
so the shell info is empty.
Checking /var/log/auth.log I see a message saying:
"User isaenz not allowed because shell does not exist"
But "ypmatch isaenz passwd" returns complete information for isaenz, both on xxlager and corona.
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Jan 16, 2011
I'm trying to install Ubuntu on Windows XP as a dual boot using Wubi, but whenever I try to install it I get an error message that says: An error occurred: Permission denied For more information, please see the log file: c:docume-1lanzarolocals-1 empwubi-10.04.1-rev190.log Does anyone know what this means and if I can fix it?
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