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  1. Bug #610898
  2. Comment #58

Comment 58 for bug 610898

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bcbc (bcbc) wrote : Re: [Bug 610898] Re: grub-pc upgrade renders computer unbootable when Wubi is installed to partition other than Windows

Testcase 2: Maverick install on windows partition
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Installed Wubi maverick 10.10 on my C: 'drive' (ntfs partition /dev/sda2).
Checked "debconf-show grub-pc" beforehand: grub-install devices was blank.
Ran most 10.10 standard updates (servers are very busy so couldn't get a
bunch of new ones).
Added Proposed to the sources.
Updated grub-pc and grub-common in Synaptic.

Expected result
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1. /wubildr on C: 'drive' (/dev/sda2) would be updated
2. New grub modules placed in /boot/grub
3. Different grub.cfg

Results
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1. /wubildr on C: 'drive' was updated.
debconf-show grub-pc now shows grub-install devices: /dev/loop0
There was no prompt to suggest installing grub2 bootloader (as expected)
3. All grub modules added to /boot/grub
4. grub.cfg was different (matching normal install)

Comments:
This shows a big difference between Wubi installed on the Windows partition
(/host/wubildr exists) and wubi installed on the non-windows partition (no
/host/wubildr).