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Before I disabled the ACPI (because it is not supported by Ubuntu) Ubuntu can't boot (obviously!)

At that time when I boot Ubuntu, I always get these 2 messages. After 1 of those message shows, nothing shows up.

error: "prefix" is not set 
error: "prefix" not found

Although my problem is solved, I just want to know what these 2 messages mean in general, like what makes GRUB show this message. Espically the "prefix" part.

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  • Impossible without further context. Include surrounding lines or take a photo of the screen and post it.
    – ish
    Jun 27, 2012 at 12:38
  • No, that's the only line that appears. And the problem is fixed now so it is impossible to post any screenshot :( Jun 27, 2012 at 15:25

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According to bcbc (who is very knowledgeable about Wubi):

The message about the 'prefix not being set' is innocuous (happens on every 11.04 wubi install on every boot).

Source: Answer #2 to this question on Launchpad.

That is to say that this error message always occurs, even on Wubi systems that are working properly. If you're experiencing (or used to experience) an actual problem, it's actually unrelated to that message.

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  • Thanks for the answer! But what does the "prefix" mean? Aug 18, 2012 at 14:50

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