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I would like to enquire how to boot wubi which I installed from my USB installation on my Asus 3800 laptop.

Once in GNU Grub from start this is what I see. I only have three options:

  1. Ubuntu linux generic
  2. Ubuntu recovery
  3. Ubuntu network (on /dev/sda1)

When I read the 1st option in edit it is as follows:

insmod part_msdos
insmod ntfs
set root ( hd0,msdos1)
search --no--floppy--fs-uuid--set868c........9
loopback loop 0/ubuntu/disks/root.disk
set root ( loop 0)
linux/boot/vmlinux-2.6.35-22-generic root=/dev/sda1 loop=/ubuntu/disks\root.disk ro quiet splash
intrid/boot/initrd.img.img-2.6.35-22-generic

The last one which is netbook option shows me: 

insmod part_msdos
insmod ntfs
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no--floppy--fs--uuid--set 86c.....9
drivemap -s (hd0) $ {ROOT}
chainloader +1

So please help me

I am ok even if there is no windows

Lastly I do get into wubi but get a lot of screen flicker

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Can you please format this more like a question (be a bit clearer) so we can help you better? – RolandiXor♦ Apr 17 '11 at 23:23
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When you set Ubuntu as the default OS to boot (within Windows) then Grub2 identifies WINDOWS as that default entries' name. So that last entry with the chainloader is actually Windows.

To boot your Ubuntu select the first entry.

Since you've set Ubuntu as the default within Windows, make sure you do not set the timeout in Windows to 0 (or even 1) or else Windows will not be able to boot, just Ubuntu.

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