the initramfs problem...?

[dresdenvivek]

pls help me with this problem

i downloaded " ubuntu-8.04.1-desktop-i386 " from the net...
i ran the wubi application and it installed ubuntu on my pc on e drive....
and i have xp on my c drive....
i have a 250 gb hard disk and five partitions.........
now when i boot my pc i get two operating systems to cling onto...
one is my xp and the other one which i installed ie ubuntu..........
when i choose ubuntu it takes me to the screen
busybox v1.1.03 ......
initramfs

what should i do please help.....
i tried removing the quiet splash but still nothing happened....
plz help....

i'm workin on a

OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Manufacturer INTEL_
System Model D945GCR_
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 15 Model 6 Stepping 5 GenuineIntel ~2992 Mhz
Processor x86 Family 15 Model 6 Stepping 5 GenuineIntel ~2992 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date Intel Corp. CR94510J.86A.0037.2007.0103.1611, 1/3/2007
SMBIOS Version 2.4
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-215"
Time Zone India Standard Time
Total Physical Memory 1,024.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 625.55 MB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB
Page File Space 2.38 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys

[smolloy]

Did you shut down XP properly? I've heard of this problem occuring on machines where Ubuntu was installed with Wubi, and XP wasn't fully shutdown (i.e. it was hibernated instead of powered down).

[dresdenvivek]

yeah i shut down my pc properly after installing ubuntu...
still it aint workin right
plz help....
is it not workin cuz i have installed it on some other drive rather than c drive which has my xp