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Newbie to ubuntu and the forum here. I just upgraded from ubuntu 10.04 to 10.10 on a system dual booted with windows 7. Upon restarting, I get error: no such ...
  1. 02-20-2011 #1
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    grub rescue - help!

    Newbie to ubuntu and the forum here.

    I just upgraded from ubuntu 10.04 to 10.10 on a system dual booted with windows 7. Upon restarting, I get

    error: no such device: 95ab97c1-d136-471a-b097-320a545e9bae.

    And I'm left at the grub rescue> prompt.

    I don't have any rescue discs to save me - the only bootable cd I have is windows reinstallation.

    I've searched the boards for advice and have found nothing relevant to my particular situation.

    Can someone help?!
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  2. 02-21-2011 #2
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    Hello and Welcome.
    Is this a WUBI install? Did you install it inside Windows or did you create partitions and install Linux separately?
    Did you want to attempt a repair or reinstall....perhaps go back to the Windows bootloader?
    Can you get your hands a LiveCD? Any LiveCD? Parted Magic would work wonders here.
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  3. 02-21-2011 #3
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    I installed 10.04 from within Windows, in a separate partition, and updated to 10.10 from within Ubuntu.

    I'd prefer to repair rather than reinstall.

    I now have my roommate's laptop at my disposal, currently trying to get super grub disk onto a flash drive - but I'm on a mac, completely foreign territory, so it's taking me quite a long time.
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  4. 02-21-2011 #4
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    Okay, I just made a LiveCD of Ubuntu 10.10

    After the splash screen, I'm getting this error:

    (process:359): GLib-WARNING**: getpwuid_r(): failed due to unknown user id (0)

    any ideas?

    I'm a little incensed that this process would be derailed by such a mundane error
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  5. 02-21-2011 #5
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    I don't have a definitive answer for you, but from experience I do know that a Wubi install seems to screw up more often than a true dual boot. As a matter of fact, it's been years since I've had a real dual boot screw up on me. Grub handles things quite nicely these days. It's up to you in the end, but I would just defrag windows, and let ubuntu install side by side. Just my .03
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    After unsuccessfully trying a LiveCD and Rescatux, I finally got in with SuperGrub2Disk. My problem isn't solved yet but as long as I boot from the SuperGrub disc I'll be okay. I'm in the process of backing up my personals so I can do a wipe and reinstall of both win7 and Ubuntu, which will be side by side this time.
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