Public bug reported: The fix from bug 889650 introduced a new bug (see final comment from that bug):
Anyway, there is a slight difference still. This is the real install: menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 3.2.0-1-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os { recordfail insmod gzio insmod part_msdos insmod ext2 set root='(hd0,msdos8)' search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 02d7ccaf-7f53-4364-9ffa-2cb288f1b124 echo 'Loading Linux 3.2.0-1-generic ...' linux /vmlinuz-3.2.0-1-generic root=UUID=ba591735-99eb-40da-9160-6778fe07860b ro recovery nomodeset echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...' initrd /initrd.img-3.2.0-1-generic } And this is the Wubi one: menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 3.2.0-1-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os { set gfxpayload=$linux_gfx_mode insmod part_msdos insmod ntfs set root='(hd0,msdos3)' search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 18B4B7BBB4B799A8 loopback loop0 /ubuntu/disks/root.disk set root=(loop0) echo 'Loading Linux 3.2.0-1-generic ...' linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-1-generic root=UUID=18B4B7BBB4B799A8 loop=/ubuntu/disks/root.disk ro recovery nomodeset echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...' initrd /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-1-generic } Anyway... I was trying to boot the wubi recovery and it just kept getting stuck, displaying only "Loading initial ramdisk...". Nothing i did made a change except when I hit ESC it continued to the lightdm logon. And after removing "set gfxpayload=$linux_gfx_mode" it booted correctly into the Read-only recovery menu (which it does on the normal install). Looking at the scripts, 10_linux has: if ! ${recovery} ; then save_default_entry | sed -e "s/^/\t/" cat << EOF set gfxpayload=\$linux_gfx_mode EOF fi whereas 10_lupin has: if ! ${recovery} ; then save_default_entry | sed -e "s/^/\t/" fi cat << EOF set gfxpayload=\$linux_gfx_mode EOF Thanks ** Affects: lupin (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: oneiric -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/916209 Title: Recovery mode incorrect on wubi installs To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lupin/+bug/916209/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs