Recently I got back into running Ubuntu.. It worked for a little while.... But then soon after I ran it for a little while, and restarted to install an application update. It says that the Root.disk is missing! Which for some reason when I booted into windows, and restarted.. Ubuntu started normally.
Bios sees the drive, I can't tell if it's failing or not( never has failed in other operating systems. )
I'm running Ubuntu Version 10.10
Is there any possible way to prevent this annoying error from coming up again?
Could be a permissions error, the same thing happened to me when I changed the permissions of /var/
[QUOTE=EvilMuffin;29301462]Could be a permissions error, the same thing happened to me when I changed the permissions of /var/[/QUOTE]
True, but this occurred after I installed the latest updates. Eventually I just got a black screen, so I had to do a reinstall..After that I didn't install the update, the error has not* occurred yet.
What was the update of?
[QUOTE=EvilMuffin;29318201]What was the update of?[/QUOTE]
It was 309 updates for ubuntu.. But now the problem is back for some reason.
[QUOTE=wilderbeast;29321834]It was 309 updates for ubuntu.. But now the problem is back for some reason.[/QUOTE]
I mean like specifically, did it update the kernel or a driver or anything?
[editline]20th April 2011[/editline]
Or did you change any partition settings besides the update?
[QUOTE=EvilMuffin;29322631]I mean like specifically, did it update the kernel or a driver or anything?
[editline]20th April 2011[/editline]
Or did you change any partition settings besides the update?[/QUOTE]
Well before the update, in the boot loader it had 2 partitions. The Ubuntu Partition, and the windows partition. But then after I updated, I had three. Ubuntu, Ubuntu, Windows.
I have no idea what it updated, most of it seemed to be application packages.
Sounds like you installed a kernel update: that additional line in the boot menu doesn't represent a partition, it represents a kernel. If you compare the two Ubuntu lines you should find that they're similar but have different version numbers.
[QUOTE=Wyzard;29333835]Sounds like you installed a kernel update: that additional line in the boot menu doesn't represent a partition, it represents a kernel. If you compare the two Ubuntu lines you should find that they're similar but have different version numbers.[/QUOTE]
I don't think a kernel update would screw that much up.
@wilderbeast, can you open up Administration -> Disk Utility, select your hard drive, and upload a picture?
Root.disk is the file Wubi makes for the Ubuntu File system during the install.
If it says it's missing, then it's missing.
I'm not sure what caused it to vanish. I do know that updates can make Wubi installed systems fuck up big times.
[QUOTE=Boris-B;29338675]Root.disk is the file Wubi makes for the Ubuntu File system during the install.
If it says it's missing, then it's missing.
I'm not sure what caused it to vanish. I do know that updates can make Wubi installed systems fuck up big times.[/QUOTE]
That's the thing, when I booted in windows I went into the drive..file did exist, but then while booting it said it didn't.
[editline]21st April 2011[/editline]
[QUOTE=EvilMuffin;29335876]I don't think a kernel update would screw that much up.
@wilderbeast, can you open up Administration -> Disk Utility, select your hard drive, and upload a picture?[/QUOTE]
Root.disk: [URL]http://img842.imageshack.us/f/screenshoteut.png/[/URL]
Hard Drive: [url]http://img687.imageshack.us/f/screenshot2dwn.png/[/url]
[URL="http://img269.imageshack.us/f/screenshot1it.png/"][/URL]
[QUOTE=wilderbeast;29340658]That's the thing, when I booted in windows I went into the drive..file did exist, but then while booting it said it didn't.
[editline]21st April 2011[/editline]
Root.disk: [URL]http://img842.imageshack.us/f/screenshoteut.png/[/URL]
Hard Drive: [url]http://img687.imageshack.us/f/screenshot2dwn.png/[/url]
[URL="http://img269.imageshack.us/f/screenshot1it.png/"][/URL][/QUOTE]
You used Wubi? :doh:
[QUOTE=EvilMuffin;29346655]You used Wubi? :doh:[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I installed it in beside windows. Otherwise if I installed it without it, I'd have to manually delete the partition later if I uninstalled it.
[QUOTE=wilderbeast;29347909]Yeah, I installed it in beside windows. Otherwise if I installed it without it, I'd have to manually delete the partition later if I uninstalled it.[/QUOTE]
Then use a VM. For example, [url=http://www.virtualbox.org/]VirtualBox[/url].
[QUOTE=florian;29352563]Then use a VM. For example, [url=http://www.virtualbox.org/]VirtualBox[/url].[/QUOTE]
I would, but VirtualBox runs like shit on here.
[QUOTE=wilderbeast;29347909]Yeah, I installed it in beside windows. Otherwise if I installed it without it, I'd have to manually delete the partition later if I uninstalled it.[/QUOTE]
There's about a million guides over the internet, wikis, google, whatever, but it's not hard. Even in Windows all you have to do is search for the Disk utility or whatever it's called, then use the Windows disk for the fixmbr.
[QUOTE=wilderbeast;29354881]I would, but VirtualBox runs like shit on here.[/QUOTE]
It's probably because you don't have hardware virtualization.
[QUOTE=EvilMuffin;29358824]There's about a million guides over the internet, wikis, google, whatever, but it's not hard. Even in Windows all you have to do is search for the Disk utility or whatever it's called, then use the Windows disk for the fixmbr.[/QUOTE]
Ok, so you're saying It'd be better to install it on it's own next to windows instead of inside it. Then when I decide I want to remove it I can just remove the partition?
[editline]23rd April 2011[/editline]
[QUOTE=kukiric;29388633]It's probably because you don't have hardware virtualization.[/QUOTE]
I never really cared much for it anyways..
[QUOTE=wilderbeast;29389308]Ok, so you're saying It'd be better to install it on it's own next to windows instead of inside it. Then when I decide I want to remove it I can just remove the partition?[/QUOTE]
It's a bit more difficult but if you have an IQ above 0 and you don't pull a fatfatfatty, all you have to do is boot into the CD and follow the instructions, and the booting in is the hardest part. When you're done with Ubuntu you boot into Windows, delete the partition, and use the Windows disk's fixmbr command. Just a tip, I find it better to partition it out in Windows, then install instead of doing it then so you pretty much can't fuck up. :smile:
[editline]24th April 2011[/editline]
So yes.
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