I'm dual booting W7 and Ubuntu (installed from Wubi). I've had it up and running a few times but today I'm getting a message from Windows Boot Manager when I select Ubuntu that wubildr.mbr is missing or corrupt. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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@creade So you're using windows boot loader to load linux? as opposed to using grub(2) to load windows?– xenoterracideSep 13, 2010 at 20:56
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Is Ubuntu on the same drive as Windows, or external? Are you using anything special on your disk, such as encryption or RAID?– Jacob PeddicordSep 15, 2010 at 1:33
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@xenoterracide wubi - is a weird way to install ubuntu - inside big file on windows partition so there's no other options, I guess.– Alex BolotovDec 22, 2010 at 19:06
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It is a general problem that happens with WUBI.Since Ubuntu is installed to a file inside windows partition,it becomes susceptible to corruptions that generally happen in Windows.You can reinstall Ubuntu but I recommend a full install.
I can't test this but first use bcdedit from an elevated command prompt to find your Ubuntu partition and its identifier. Then try:
bcdedit /set {<ubuntu_id>} device partition=<ubuntu_part>:
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I gave this a shot but the partition was already set correctly in bcdedit.– creadeSep 14, 2010 at 15:42
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I encountered that error in one of my Wubi installations on Windows 7. Near as I can tell, it was just a hardware quirk, since I don't see that error anymore now that I've installed on a different (desktop instead of a laptop) machine.
And even when the error popped up, everything still worked fine. It just took a couple minutes to work past the error message and then the boot process continued as normal.
In C:\ubuntu\winboot you will find a copy of wubildr and wubildr.mbr.
Copy them to C:\ and restart the system.
I had a similar problem.
I had installed:
- Windows xp
- Windows 8
- Ubuntu
When it comes to the BOOT panel, I choosed Ubuntu directly and got this message. BUT!! When I whent to "Windows xp" to could try the suggested option by: "enzotib" about moving it to another Directory inside Windows.
Following happened:
- On the BOOT panel i choosed "Windows xp"
- A "NEW" different format BOOT windows apear with just 2 options:
- Windows xp? o Ubuntu? (Windows 8 did not apear on this new BOOT panel)
- I choosed Ubuntu and installed fast and simple!
Hopes helps someone in the future to "Don't freak out"! Best regards, from Barcelona
