Wubi white screen

[richyb_safc]

reboot: Need to be root...?

 

[NightSt@lk3r]

reboot: Need to be root...?

sudo reboot

 

[richyb_safc]

grey screen and drums

 

[yashiro]

Which crappy Ubuntu version is this?

 

[richyb_safc]

8.10 i think, I've just downloaded it today via wubi.

yep - booting 'Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-7-generic' across the top of the screen.

I've pressed ctrl+alt+f1 and logged in. maybe try metacity --replace? - tried and same error as earlier

 

[yashiro]

Doubt it will do anything. Seems your video just wont work.
Boot to windows and uninstall it.

If you are intent on trying Linux even after this, try the 8.04 install instead.

 

[richyb_safc]

ok, i've just shut down then booted into ubuntu and still nothing.

I tried startx and I get an error saying;
Fatal server error:
server is already active for display 0
If this server is no longer running, remove /tmp/.Xo-lock and start again.

any ideas?

last go before i give in, going with this error message. could i remove this X0-lock thing and then try startx again?

 

[richyb_safc]

oh well, bed time for me i think!

cheers for all your help mate! i might give it another go in the morning if i decide i like toruring myself!!

my head hurts...

 

[yashiro]

Won't do anything. Problem seems to be the video driver its loading just doesn't work.

Wipe it and install 8.04.

 

[craptakular]

I had the WSOD (White Screen of Death) on my 4870 with wubi installed.

When ubuntu boots it flashes "Press ESC for menu" press ESC and there is a "graphics fix style mode" that mode will get you to desk top, then install the propriety drivers. Should then boot without trouble then.

 

[richyb_safc]

when i press escape i dont have any graphics fix mode. I have the normal mode and then recovery mode and that is it. plus a memtest

 

[richyb_safc]

I now cannot uninstall ubuntu as selecting uninstall in windows programs and features does nothing, a loading bar for around half a second and then nothing. the same thing happens if i select uninstall ubuntu from in the ubuntu folder and also when trying to run the wubi file which i downloaded again. anyone?

 

[yashiro]

Sounds like that wubi build is a bit screwed generally.

You can just delete the Ubuntu folder in Windows. It doesn't install anything major.
Before you exit Windows you will also need to open the start up/recovery window and delete Ubuntu from the boot options.

 

[richyb_safc]

cheers yashiro, I was going to ask about that. I've now got 8.04 running fine (I'm on it now) and I'm quite enjoying it, shame it took a couple of days to get up and running!

Only problem now is when I boot I have 3 Ubuntus!! but you've just let me know how to get rid of that!

cheers again

 

[yashiro]

default windows xp boot ini with xp installed on first primary partition

[boot loader]
timeout=29
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn

with wubi|ubuntu

[boot loader]
timeout=5
default=c:\wubildr.mbr
[operating systems]
c:\wubildr.mbr="Ubuntu"
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn

 

[richyb_safc]

thanks for that, I'm using vista though which has apparently got rid of boot.ini

had a quick search on google and managed it with the bcdedit command in command prompt. can't really remember the exact commands but it worked!

 

[z0mbi3]

I thought Wubi was borked on Vista?

 

[yashiro]

Can't see why Vista would be a special case. It still uses the same NTFS spec and the installer only unpacks the iso to a loop mounted fs and sets up grub.

Could only screw up if something is off with regards to the NTFS driver or some oddness adding itself to the bootloader.