Wubi

ERROR: no suitable mode found

Asked by James Phillips

I have installed Ubuntu 10.04 through windows 7 with the Wubi download file from Ubuntu.com.
The install was a 100% good so then I ran the update manager and updated everything then rebooted, it rebooted fine then I ran the update manager again and saw that Ubuntu 10.10 was ready to upgrade so i did it. everything went fine until it rebooted.

since its duel boot I selected Ubuntu and wait for it to load, this is was it came to and wont go any farther:
ERROR: file not found
ERROR: file not found
ERROR: no suitable mode found

those three errors is all it shows and it wont do anything else. is the a way to undo the the upgrade or fix the boot file or something? I am very new to Ubuntu and dont have a clue what to do. I would rather not have to uninstall it and reinstall it all over again. Is the a rescue menu or recovery menu of some sort?

Please keepin mind I didnt install using a cd I used the wubi install

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Try booting to root recovery mode and run:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

Then reboot.

Wubi is a massive pain if it oes wobbly because it's not a true install. It's installed to an image in your NTFS. Not nly is it harder to fix but it also succumbs to the crappiness of NTFS and its love of fragmentation which will directly impact the performance of Ubuntu.

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James Phillips (phillipsjp) said : 		#2

ok but how do I boot into the root recovery mode?

On 11/19/2010 3:38 AM, actionparsnip wrote:
> Your question #134677 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/134677
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
> Try booting to root recovery mode and run:
>
> sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
>
> Then reboot.
>
> Wubi is a massive pain if it oes wobbly because it's not a true install.
> It's installed to an image in your NTFS. Not nly is it harder to fix but
> it also succumbs to the crappiness of NTFS and its love of fragmentation
> which will directly impact the performance of Ubuntu.
>

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

Usually its hold shift at boot, select recovery mode, then select root.

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James Phillips (phillipsjp) said : 		#4

THANKS! I will try it asap

On 11/19/2010 3:54 AM, actionparsnip wrote:
> Your question #134677 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/134677
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
> Usually its hold shift at boot, select recovery mode, then select root.
>

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bcbc (bcbc) said : 		#5

Copy the c:\ubuntu\winboot\wubildr file over the c:\wubildr file. The upgrade corrupts the c:\wubildr file. This is not a permanent fix but should keep you booting.

You can't undo the upgrade.

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