unknown command vbeinfo (changing splashscreen) in 11.04

[Jeff G.]

On 09/20/2011 02:44 PM, Abhishek Dixit wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 6:53 PM, Goh Lip<g.lip at gmx.com>  wrote:
>> On 09/20/2011 07:01 PM, Abhishek Dixit wrote:
>>>>
>>>> grub>    insmod vbe
>>>>>   grub>    pager=1      (#long list: so you can scroll) (I used here 1 and
>>>>> not L)
>>>>>   grub>    vbeinfo
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>> I tried upto here but I again got error
>>> error:uknown command vbeinfo
>>
>> Sorry then Abhishek, that is very unusual. You may want to reinstall grub
>> back and see if vbeinfo works. Normally we don't have to "insmod vbe" to do
>> that. If you reinstall, note that grub.cfg will not change.

> Well I had installed Ubuntu from Windows using Wubi.

good to know, would have been useful at the start.

> Some one told me when using Wubi then a lot of modules of grub (ex.
> multiboot) etc are missing.
> Which is the case as I am experiencing now.
> So I do not feel even re installing will help me.
>

installing grub might be useful, those "missing" modules should load - I 
don't know wubi though...