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Upgraded From 10.4 to 10.10 now ubuntu wont start

Asked by eric hernandez

i couldnt get the boot disk to work my pc would just freeze. so i installed wubu and i restarted and it was working off of disk. worked great. so after testing it out. i figured id install it fully, but i could only get the 10.4 version. it worked great. i did the upgrade option to 10.10 installed went fine till restart. after selecting ubuntu on start up it attemps to load but rather to fast for me to catch what line its on it restarts my pc and takes me back to the windows/ubuntu selection page. im new to linux but from what ive seen from ubuntu 10.4 im in love. so can anyone give me some personal help id greatly appreciate it.

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bcbc (bcbc) said : 		#1

See this thread for Wubi issues with the 10.10 upgrade: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1639198

Basically, you have Problem #2 and the Solution #2 is to copy c:\ubuntu\winboot\wubildr over c:\wubildr - that will get it booting, after which you should apply the Permanent Fix.

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eric hernandez (pureevol420) said : 		#2

honestly i dont know how to do coding. i found the c:\wubildr but i dont know how to "copy over it"

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Best bcbc (bcbc) said : 		#3

If you are in a 'dos' command prompt: copy c:\ubuntu\winboot\wubildr c:\wubildr

If you are in Windows, browse to the c:\ubuntu\winboot\ folder, right-click on "wubildr", select "copy". Then browse to c:\, right-click on a blank space and select "paste".

In both cases you'll be prompted whether you want to overwrite.

If you want to be cautious, you should backup the c:\wubildr file first.
e.g. copy c:\wubildr c:\wubildr.backup

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eric hernandez (pureevol420) said : 		#4

ok I found the wubildr file but its already in the c:\ section
----- Original Message -----
From: "bcbc" <email address hidden>
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Subject: Re: [Question #137224]: Upgraded From 10.4 to 10.10 now ubuntu
wontstart

Your question #137224 on Wubi changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/wubi/+question/137224

bcbc proposed the following answer:
If you are in a 'dos' command prompt: copy c:\ubuntu\winboot\wubildr
c:\wubildr

If you are in Windows, browse to the c:\ubuntu\winboot\ folder, right-
click on "wubildr", select "copy". Then browse to c:\, right-click on a
blank space and select "paste".

In both cases you'll be prompted whether you want to overwrite.

If you want to be cautious, you should backup the c:\wubildr file first.
e.g. copy c:\wubildr c:\wubildr.backup

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eric hernandez (pureevol420) said : 		#5

ah ha, thank you very much. i know ubuntu is the right desision for me
now.
On Thu, 2010-12-09 at 19:15 +0000, eric hernandez wrote:
> Your question #137224 on Wubi changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/wubi/+question/137224
>
> Status: Answered => Open
>
> You are still having a problem:
> ok I found the wubildr file but its already in the c:\ section
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "bcbc" <email address hidden>
> To: <email address hidden>
> Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 2:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [Question #137224]: Upgraded From 10.4 to 10.10 now ubuntu
> wontstart
>
>
> Your question #137224 on Wubi changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/wubi/+question/137224
>
> bcbc proposed the following answer:
> If you are in a 'dos' command prompt: copy c:\ubuntu\winboot\wubildr
> c:\wubildr
>
> If you are in Windows, browse to the c:\ubuntu\winboot\ folder, right-
> click on "wubildr", select "copy". Then browse to c:\, right-click on a
> blank space and select "paste".
>
> In both cases you'll be prompted whether you want to overwrite.
>
> If you want to be cautious, you should backup the c:\wubildr file first.
> e.g. copy c:\wubildr c:\wubildr.backup
>

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eric hernandez (pureevol420) said : 		#6

Thanks bcbc, that solved my question.