I just took a look in the file browser. (I'm using the live CD right now to get help.) My 80gb HD has reappeared somehow. Not only that, all my files are still on it. I thought they would have been deleted and overwritten when I reinstalled Karmic.
Here is the result of "sudo fdisk -l":
Disk /dev/sda: 80.0 GB, 80026361856 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9729 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xe919e919
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 9729 78148161 83 Linux
Disk /dev/sdb: 37.0 GB, 37019566080 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4500 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xadece77e
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 1 2432 19535008+ 83 Linux
/dev/sdb2 2433 4500 16611210 5 Extended
/dev/sdb5 2433 4500 16611178+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris
Disk /dev/sdc: 251.0 GB, 251000193024 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30515 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x0003d9f6
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdc1 1 22956 184394038+ b W95 FAT32
/dev/sdc2 22957 30515 60717667+ 5 Extended
/dev/sdc5 22957 30201 58195431 83 Linux
/dev/sdc6 30202 30515 2522173+ 82 Linux swap / SolarisThe 251GB HD is my external drive (currently switched on & plugged in to desktop).
Here is the result of boot info script text file:
Boot Info Script 0.55 dated February 15th, 2010
============================= Boot Info Summary: ==============================
=> Grub 2 is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda and looks for
(UUID=e7d977fb-8723-4ca3-9c4c-6a91c806b0cb)/boot/grub.
=> Grub 2 is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdb and looks on the same drive in
partition #1 for /boot/grub.
=> No boot loader is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdd
sda1: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ext3
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:
sdb1: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ext3
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System: Ubuntu 9.10
Boot files/dirs: /boot/grub/grub.cfg /etc/fstab /boot/grub/core.img
sdb2: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: Extended Partition
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
sdb5: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: swap
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
sdd1: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: vfat
Boot sector type: BSD4.4: Fat32
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:
sdd2: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: Extended Partition
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
sdd5: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ext4
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System: Ubuntu 9.10
Boot files/dirs: /boot/grub/grub.cfg /etc/fstab /boot/grub/core.img
sdd6: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: swap
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
=========================== Drive/Partition Info: =============================
Drive: sda ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___
Disk /dev/sda: 80.0 GB, 80026361856 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9729 cylinders, total 156301488 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xe919e919
Partition Boot Start End Size Id System
/dev/sda1 * 63 156,296,384 156,296,322 83 Linux
Drive: sdb ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___
Disk /dev/sdb: 37.0 GB, 37019566080 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4500 cylinders, total 72303840 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xadece77e
Partition Boot Start End Size Id System
/dev/sdb1 63 39,070,079 39,070,017 83 Linux
/dev/sdb2 39,070,080 72,292,499 33,222,420 5 Extended
/dev/sdb5 39,070,143 72,292,499 33,222,357 82 Linux swap / Solaris
Drive: sdd ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___
Disk /dev/sdd: 251.0 GB, 251000193024 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30515 cylinders, total 490234752 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x0003d9f6
Partition Boot Start End Size Id System
/dev/sdd1 63 368,788,139 368,788,077 b W95 FAT32
/dev/sdd2 368,788,140 490,223,474 121,435,335 5 Extended
/dev/sdd5 368,788,203 485,179,064 116,390,862 83 Linux
/dev/sdd6 485,179,128 490,223,474 5,044,347 82 Linux swap / Solaris
blkid -c /dev/null: __________________________________________________ __________
Device UUID TYPE LABEL
/dev/loop0 squashfs
/dev/sda1 a31097ec-c78d-47b0-9cf0-2cfcd5aff759 ext3
/dev/sdb1 bea739ac-dc3a-4af4-ba1b-9430e11d5158 ext3
/dev/sdb5 760878d8-6c0f-4841-9b96-3c80672605e1 swap
/dev/sdd1 71AB-1F06 vfat EXTERNAL HD
/dev/sdd5 e7d977fb-8723-4ca3-9c4c-6a91c806b0cb ext4
/dev/sdd6 5e3d6dad-0462-4626-8ca2-cb3fb863381b swap
============================ "mount | grep ^/dev output: ===========================
Device Mount_Point Type Options
aufs / aufs (rw)
/dev/sr0 /cdrom iso9660 (rw)
/dev/loop0 /rofs squashfs (rw)
/dev/sda1 /media/a31097ec-c78d-47b0-9cf0-2cfcd5aff759 ext3 (rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=devkit)
/dev/sdd5 /media/e7d977fb-8723-4ca3-9c4c-6a91c806b0cb ext4 (rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=devkit)
/dev/sdd1 /media/EXTERNAL HD vfat (rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=devkit,uid=999,gid=999,sh ortname=mixed,dmask=0077,utf8=1,flush)
/dev/sdb1 /media/bea739ac-dc3a-4af4-ba1b-9430e11d5158 ext3 (rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=devkit)
=========================== sdb1/boot/grub/grub.cfg: ===========================
#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by /usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
if [ -s /boot/grub/grubenv ]; then
have_grubenv=true
load_env
fi
set default="0"
if [ ${prev_saved_entry} ]; then
saved_entry=${prev_saved_entry}
save_env saved_entry
prev_saved_entry=
save_env prev_saved_entry
fi
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set bea739ac-dc3a-4af4-ba1b-9430e11d5158
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=640x480
insmod gfxterm
insmod vbe
if terminal_output gfxterm ; then true ; else
# For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that don't
# understand terminal_output
terminal gfxterm
fi
fi
if [ ${recordfail} = 1 ]; then
set timeout=-1
else
set timeout=10
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
set menu_color_normal=white/black
set menu_color_highlight=black/white
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-16-generic-pae" {
recordfail=1
if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi
set quiet=1
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set bea739ac-dc3a-4af4-ba1b-9430e11d5158
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-16-generic-pae root=UUID=bea739ac-dc3a-4af4-ba1b-9430e11d5158 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-16-generic-pae
}
menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-16-generic-pae (recovery mode)" {
recordfail=1
if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set bea739ac-dc3a-4af4-ba1b-9430e11d5158
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-16-generic-pae root=UUID=bea739ac-dc3a-4af4-ba1b-9430e11d5158 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-16-generic-pae
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
}
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
if [ ${timeout} != -1 ]; then
if keystatus; then
if keystatus --shift; then
set timeout=-1
else
set timeout=0
fi
else
if sleep --interruptible 3 ; then
set timeout=0
fi
fi
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
=============================== sdb1/etc/fstab: ===============================
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'blkid -o value -s UUID' to print the universally unique identifier
# for a device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name
# devices that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
# / was on /dev/sdb1 during installation
UUID=bea739ac-dc3a-4af4-ba1b-9430e11d5158 / ext3 errors=remount-ro 0 1
# /home was on /dev/sda1 during installation
UUID=a31097ec-c78d-47b0-9cf0-2cfcd5aff759 /home ext3 defaults 0 2
# swap was on /dev/sdb5 during installation
UUID=760878d8-6c0f-4841-9b96-3c80672605e1 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/scd0 /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
=================== sdb1: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================
.5GB: boot/grub/core.img
.5GB: boot/grub/grub.cfg
.5GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-16-generic-pae
.6GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-16-generic-pae
.5GB: initrd.img
.6GB: vmlinuz
=========================== sdd5/boot/grub/grub.cfg: ===========================
#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by /usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
if [ -s /boot/grub/grubenv ]; then
have_grubenv=true
load_env
fi
set default="0"
if [ ${prev_saved_entry} ]; then
saved_entry=${prev_saved_entry}
save_env saved_entry
prev_saved_entry=
save_env prev_saved_entry
fi
insmod ext2
set root=(hd2,5)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set e7d977fb-8723-4ca3-9c4c-6a91c806b0cb
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=640x480
insmod gfxterm
insmod vbe
if terminal_output gfxterm ; then true ; else
# For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that don't
# understand terminal_output
terminal gfxterm
fi
fi
if [ ${recordfail} = 1 ]; then
set timeout=-1
else
set timeout=10
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
set menu_color_normal=white/black
set menu_color_highlight=black/white
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-20-generic-pae" {
recordfail=1
if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi
set quiet=1
insmod ext2
set root=(hd2,5)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set e7d977fb-8723-4ca3-9c4c-6a91c806b0cb
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-20-generic-pae root=UUID=e7d977fb-8723-4ca3-9c4c-6a91c806b0cb ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-20-generic-pae
}
menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-20-generic-pae (recovery mode)" {
recordfail=1
if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi
insmod ext2
set root=(hd2,5)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set e7d977fb-8723-4ca3-9c4c-6a91c806b0cb
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-20-generic-pae root=UUID=e7d977fb-8723-4ca3-9c4c-6a91c806b0cb ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-20-generic-pae
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
}
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-16-generic-pae (on /dev/sdb1)" {
insmod ext2
set root=(hd1,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set bea739ac-dc3a-4af4-ba1b-9430e11d5158
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-16-generic-pae root=UUID=bea739ac-dc3a-4af4-ba1b-9430e11d5158 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-16-generic-pae
}
menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-16-generic-pae (recovery mode) (on /dev/sdb1)" {
insmod ext2
set root=(hd1,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set bea739ac-dc3a-4af4-ba1b-9430e11d5158
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-16-generic-pae root=UUID=bea739ac-dc3a-4af4-ba1b-9430e11d5158 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-16-generic-pae
}
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
=============================== sdd5/etc/fstab: ===============================
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'blkid -o value -s UUID' to print the universally unique identifier
# for a device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name
# devices that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
# / was on /dev/sdc5 during installation
UUID=e7d977fb-8723-4ca3-9c4c-6a91c806b0cb / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
# swap was on /dev/sdc6 during installation
UUID=5e3d6dad-0462-4626-8ca2-cb3fb863381b none swap sw 0 0
/dev/scd0 /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
=================== sdd5: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================
191.1GB: boot/grub/core.img
191.1GB: boot/grub/grub.cfg
189.3GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-20-generic-pae
189.3GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-20-generic-pae
189.3GB: initrd.img
189.3GB: vmlinuzIt looks like (and someone please correct me if I'm wrong) 9.10 was installed and created NEW partitions, while leaving all the previous partitions (and the previous 9.10 installation) intact! Can someone confirm this? Why would this happen? And how can I just wipe everything and start completely new (which is what I THOUGHT I was doing) with Karmic, and nothing else on the desktop??