Ubuntu :: Just Not Update While Using Wubi?
Jul 24, 2010
i tried to update on my computer when i first got it and my mouse stoped working then when my friend tried to update his it got incredibly jacked up and skiped windows boot loader and went straight to grub recovery we had to reformat the hardrive that ubuntu was on to even get it to boot to windows please help or should i just not update while using wubi? i plan on reformating in a little bit and just running windows in a virtual box for the things on windows i still use i thing everything can be happy with 3 cores and 4 gigs of ram on each side of the box right? and should i know anything about running my games through a box like will it nerf my grafix cards ability?
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May 12, 2010
I had a bad experience with 9.04 - I installed some recommended system updates, and the updated GRUB killed my installation (which is WUBI), not letting me boot.
I've now installed 10.04, and some updates have come through, one of which is GRUB. So I'm now looking at the "Configuring grub-pc" dialogue box that's popped up, and there's an option to "Continue without installing GRUB?".
What are the risks here? Is my 10.04 WUBI system going to die if I upgrade GRUB again? Or is it going to die if I don't upgrade GRUB?
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Jun 20, 2010
After updating the kernel in Wubi installs, GRUB gets messed up. This has caused me to hold off on the HUGE list of updates in my update manager (I have never updated since I first installed 10.04, and this was just over a week ago). Are these updates important enough to potentially risk something bad happening? What is the risk of updating? Is this an issue with all Wubi installs?
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Nov 26, 2010
I updated wubi kernel(ubuntu 10.04) After restart, i selected ubuntu then my system reboots. Then i select ubuntu then my system reboots. I dont know what to do now,
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Dec 20, 2010
i have a Winxp and Ubuntu 10.10 system(wubi-install, update from 10.04 to 10.10).I have fixed the update problem 10.04 to 10.10 with the modified wubildr.Today there was a kernel update from 2.6.32 to 2.6.35 (???) and after the restart i can boot only xp.If i choose Ubuntu, there is a black screen and the computer restart. the ubuntudisksootgrub folder is empty!?!Here is my log:
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Boot Info Script 0.55 dated February 15th, 2010
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Jan 1, 2010
So after a win7 wubi install, I updated through system update. Now after I choose ubuntu in the win bootloader it takes me to a grub screen. How can I boot into linux and remove grub? (This isn't my computer otherwise I would dual boot and let grub take care of it).
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Jan 5, 2011
Dell Inspiron E1405 - 160 GB drive with 2 partitions - I think only 1 partition was used for windows and ubuntu Used wubi to install 10.04 - both XPP and 10.04 worked fine after repairing the XP install My boyfriend used Referencer (.reflib) in Ubuntu 10.04 to organize and tag about 900 documents. He spent around 9 hours on the project and its VERY IMPORTANT. I am a dumb ***, forgot the project was on the computer and updated to 10.10 via update manager without it backing up. Now I cant boot to XPP or Ubuntu - "error: no such device:", "grub rescue" My main concern is getting the data back. I would rather uninstall WUBI and install Ubuntu on the 2nd partition (wish I would have done this in the first place but 10.04 was my first Ubuntu install and I didn't know any better). I have to get this data back! I have tried the following and cant locate the referencer (.reflib) file or the .docs and .jpgs booted to USB using my 10.10 netbook remix USB install USB stick - I can see the windows files pulled the HD out and connected it to my Ubuntu netbook, an XPH and W7 computers -cant locate data
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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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Feb 24, 2011
So yeah I want to transfer my system to the real Ubuntu. Problem is I can't boot into my Wubi Ubuntu cause I lost boot.
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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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Jan 7, 2010
We have a computer lab at school that ITS is trying to get ready before the semester starts. ITS is willing to put a wubi install on all the windows 7 machines in the lab after some faculty asked for a linux option. However they don't really support linux and basically need our help if any problems arise. After getting one machine to boot up nicely they used symantec ghost to make an image and put it on all the machines (I don't know the details on this but this is what I gather). However, no machine will boot into Ubuntu 9.10 unless one edits the boot options upon choosing Ubuntu from the windows 7 bootloader. I suspect there is a subtle problem that lies from ghosting the one machine.
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root=/dev/sdb2
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Apr 1, 2010
I want to put ubuntu on it for daily use and keep windows for games. Have done the wubi process but desktop ubuntu takes forever to boot. Ubuntu Netbook Remix seems like the best idea but I want to do it via wubi so as not to loose windows.
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May 2, 2010
Just a small inquiry on how Wubi works. I've never tried it, and it states that it installs in windows? That got me thinking, is it somewhat of a "virtual box" or does it install, partition the drive, then install? I would like to know also that are ALL the features that Ubuntu has to offer installed and usable under Wubi such as advanced desktop effects.
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Sep 16, 2010
I have downloaded the Ubuntu Netbook 10.04 iso about a week ago, and it's in the same folder as Wubi. It keeps trying to download another image even though the one is in the same folder. The image is not corrupted. How can I use the pre-downloaded iso?
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Oct 11, 2010
Trying to Install Ubuntu 10.10 through Wubi.But it keeps downloading 10.04I have manually downloaded Ubuntu and placed it in the same folder as wubi, but wubi continues to download 10.04 instead of using the already downloaded 10.10...
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Jan 15, 2011
I downloaded WUBI and latest version of Ubuntu. When I try to run WUBI with ISO then it does'nt picks it up and tries to get Ubuntu through internet.
If i turn off the internet then it gives an error and exits.
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May 1, 2011
I ran out of blank CD's. Is there a way I can download 64-bit Ubuntu 11.04 by using Wubi?
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May 16, 2011
Alright, I've had Wubi running on my Windows 7 PC for a few months now and it's great. I had given Wubi 5GB of space when I installed. After using it for some time, I decided I wanted some more space for my Wubi install. I looked up how to do it and came across a few options. The one I chose is this one: "Download wubi-add-virtual-disk, open a terminal and run: Code: sudo sh wubi-add-virtual-disk /home 15000
Where the first argument is the directory to move to a new dedicated disk, and the second argument is the size in MB. You should now reboot. If you are happy with the result, you can now remove /home.backup. To undo the changes remove /home, copy rename /home.backup to /home and remove the /home line in /etc/fstab."
The only problem - after I rebooted, I could not boot into Wubi. It has an error when I try, but it goes away too quickly for me to read, then it just restarts my computer. How can I fix this without having to reinstall Wubi completely? I'm willing to reinstall if it's the absolute only option, but I'm willing to try anything to get it working again. Oh, and I found another way to change the space, so no worries about that. I just have to get back into Wubi to do it...
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Aug 5, 2011
1. How can I install ubuntu 11.04 without using wubi?
2. in ubuntu 11.04 I found "main menu" that shows a lot of applications. Some ticked some not but, when I double click one a seemingly useless window opens.
What use is this menu for, how can it be used productively as it shows all available programs.
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Jan 11, 2010
I have ububtu install via wubi. i want to change the install and TOTALLY replace it still using wubi. Is there anything special i have to do so that i don't end up with 2 wubi installs or 3 options on my boot list?
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Jan 17, 2010
i wanted to try out ubuntu so i installed it on windows 7 with wubi, the problem being is that when it comes to the loader GNU Grub loader 1.97 and i pick Ubuntu Linux to boot up, it just goes to a blank screen i see nothing except black, it doesn't load anything and it just stays black. What can i do?
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Jan 19, 2010
I have wubi and downloaded server tar in same directory, however, when I start wubi it downloads destop tar from web and than fails with permission denied.
Are there parameters to pass to wubi to direct it to source?
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Jan 29, 2010
I installed Wubi sucessfully. Whenever I enter Ubuntu, it crashes whenever I run Firefox or connect to Ubuntu Software Center.
So I re-installed Ubuntu. Now it crashes when I logon to Ubuntu.
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Feb 20, 2010
I have just installed 10.04 LTS Wubi. The thing is, I can see no obvious way of seeing my files which were created in Windows e.g.Documents, photos etc.How do I navigate to the Windows documents from within Wubi?
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Mar 2, 2010
Wubi doesn't seem to run on Win ME? I downloaded wubi and click to run, the hour glass spins for ten seconds then nothing happens. Windows task manager shows nothing related to wubi running. Situation : I want to install a dual boot UBUNTU system on an older laptop whose CD is broken, floppy works, it's already dual partioned, the BIOS doesn't support booting to USB drives, but it can read USB drives. I've got a similar laptop that fully installed 9.1 from CD and it works fine (ubuntu only).
I figured if I could install a dual boot ubuntu on this unit via wubi, I could then delete and absorb the windows partition. However, wubi doesn't appear to run. Supposedly wubi runs on 98. I can't ever recall anything that 98 ran that ME couldn't.Except Wubi? Could it be having trouble connecting to the internet via an old browser (ie 5.5).
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Mar 19, 2010
Wubi can't retrieve the netbook versions... any fix for this? I really don't want to use anything else but wubi. I used it on my desktop, and it was straightforward and I really prefer it (it's pretty much the only reason i'm putting linux on here lol)
I'm getting an error, it says: an error occured: Cannot download the metalink and therefore the ISO
portion of the log:
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Mar 19, 2010
Going into my 5th day on trying to get linux to work on my system. I first tried a backtrack DVD but it failed to install after a kernel panic. I tried using ubuntu 9 and 8 but they both freezed at the livecd menu in bios and gave an i/o error.
So I tried using WUBI but after choosing "UBUNTU" in the windows boot manager after the bios, it fails to load. So i try to uninstall Wubi, and i get this:
this is my logfile ( warning: .txt 500kb ) [URL]
I'm guessing there is something very wrong with my pc, due to the i/o errors with both the ubuntu cd's and BT4.
Specs:
Windows 7 x64
4gb normal ram
q6600
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Mar 26, 2010
If you still have windows on some of your machines and a bit of free drive space, your help testing Wubi for the 10.04 Lucid release would be most welcome.Please use the latest Wubi version available on [URL] There is no need to burn or use a CD, Wubi will automatically download and use the latest daily ISO.If you have any issue, follow this procedure:
Uninstall and try with a clean installation using the latest revision from the above link
If that does not help, when you reboot into Ubuntu the first time, you can press ESC for more installation boot options, sometimes those fix the issue. Check [URL] if there is already an open bug, in case feel free to add a comment in there If none of the above helps, feel free to ask on this thread (I am subscribed). If you think you stumbled upon a new bug, an even better place for reporting your issue is [URL] More points if you attach the wubi.log file which is located in your user temp directory.
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Apr 9, 2010
Currently helping my friend to install lucid beta 1 via wubi.And now have been stuck at the part 'Installing language packs 94% Running dpkg' for quite sometime (25mins). I have no idea what i should do.
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Apr 13, 2010
The Gosalia Enterprise and we are in the midst of creating a Linux Distribution.
I have been set the task of creating Wubi-like application for our ISO (Ubuntu9.10-based) but I don't know how to, so I came here to ask.
How can I compile WUBI for our ISO of Gosalia? Also, how can i create an ISO of Gosalia, we know that we can use Remastersys, but what is the PROFESSIONAL way of doing it?
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