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Thread: Quadruple Boot (W7, Ubuntu, Mint, OpenSuse)

  1. #1
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    Exclamation Quadruple Boot (W7, Ubuntu, Mint, OpenSuse)

    I have been generally happy with Ubuntu 11.04 and continued evaluating different distros this past few weeks to determine which I will be moving my other desktops to. I started with Ubuntu (Wubi) install , which was on the same partition of my laptop's 750GB drive that also ran Windows 7 Ultimate 64. I was urged this weekend to try other distros and see how I would like it. The third OS I installed was OpenSuSe 11.4 on a separate newly created partition. This went smoothly as it installed Grub 1.5 loader that gave me the choice to go to my Windows bootloader with the option to boot to Windows 7 or Ubuntu 11.04:



    Pushing my luck even further, I wanted to install Mint on a new partition. After shrinking my Windows partition I was able to gain another 20GB partition for my Linux Mint 10 install.

    Now the problem. I'm suspecting while installing Mint that I should have not have chosen the Windows loader as one of the options during install. What is happening now when I chose Windows 7 or Ubuntu 11.04 from OpenSuSe Grub 1.5, it takes me to GNU Grub 1.98+20100804. This menu gives me options to boot to Mint, OpenSuse or Windows. When I choose Windows it just loops back to the same screen after a few seconds.



    I went to press "e" for edit on the Windows to see the settings:

    Code:
    instmod part_msdos
    insmod ntfs
    set root='(hd0.msdos1)'
    search - - nofloppy - - fs-uuid - - set 880cfd860cfd6f94
    chainloader +1
    Choosing Linux Mint is now giving me an error and wont let me boot to Mint anymore. I get this:

    Code:
    Gave up waiting for root device
    - Boot args (cat /proc/cmdline)
       - check rootdelay
       - Check root= 
    - Missing modules ( cat /proc/modules;ls/dev)
    Alert! /dev/disk/by-uuid/alff754d-a4343-8b7b-c0c87e755558 does not exist
    Dropping Shell!
    
    (init tramfs)


    From OpenSuse:

    Code:
    df -h
    Filesystem            Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
    rootfs                 15G  4.0G   11G  29% /
    devtmpfs              1.8G  196K  1.8G   1% /dev
    tmpfs                 1.9G  2.7M  1.9G   1% /dev/shm
    /dev/sda6              15G  4.0G   11G  29% /
    /dev/sda7             8.1G  1.3G  6.5G  16% /home
    /dev/sda1             660G  392G  268G  60% /windows/C
    I know this is not the best way have a quad-boot OS and quite honestly I blame myself for not planning it more carefully. My question now is, is it possible to recover booting to my Windows bootloader and get a working menu between Windows and Ubuntu?

    Any help will be greatly appreciated and desperately needed.

  2. #2
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    Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx

    Re: Quadruple Boot (W7, Ubuntu, Mint, OpenSuse)

    You're as bad as me....distro hoping! lol I've had my share of grub / booting problems as well.

    First lets get some more info this thread should give us a starting point, post back the results from it.

  3. #3
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    Re: Quadruple Boot (W7, Ubuntu, Mint, OpenSuse)

    Thanks Rolniks! Here's my result:

    Code:
     Boot Info Script 0.60    from 17 May 2011
    
    
    ============================= Boot Info Summary: ===============================
    
     => Grub Legacy (v0.97) is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda and looks on the 
        same drive in partition #6 for /boot/grub/stage2 and /boot/grub/menu.lst.
    
    sda1: __________________________________________________________________________
    
        File system:       ntfs
        Boot sector type:  Grub2 (v1.97-1.98)
        Boot sector info:   Grub2 (v1.97-1.98) is installed in the boot sector of 
                           sda1 and looks at sector 1436103552 of the same hard 
                           drive for core.img. core.img is at this location and 
                           looks in partition 8 for (,msdos8)/grub. No errors 
                           found in the Boot Parameter Block.
        Operating System:  Windows 7
        Boot files:        /menu.lst /grldr /bootmgr /boot/bcd 
                           /Windows/System32/winload.exe /grldr /grldr.mbr 
                           /wubildr /ubuntu/winboot/wubildr /wubildr.mbr 
                           /ubuntu/winboot/wubildr.mbr /ubuntu/disks/root.disk 
                           /ubuntu/disks/home.disk /ubuntu/disks/swap.disk
    
    sda1/Wubi: _____________________________________________________________________
    
        File system:       ext4
        Boot sector type:  -
        Boot sector info:  
        Operating System:  Ubuntu 11.04
        Boot files:        /boot/grub/grub.cfg /etc/fstab
    
    sda2: __________________________________________________________________________
    
        File system:       Extended Partition
        Boot sector type:  -
        Boot sector info:  
    
    sda5: __________________________________________________________________________
    
        File system:       swap
        Boot sector type:  -
        Boot sector info:  
    
    sda6: __________________________________________________________________________
    
        File system:       ext4
        Boot sector type:  -
        Boot sector info:  
        Operating System:  Welcome to openSUSE 11.4 
                           "Celadon" - Kernel ().
        Boot files:        /boot/grub/menu.lst /etc/fstab
    
    sda7: __________________________________________________________________________
    
        File system:       ext4
        Boot sector type:  -
        Boot sector info:  
        Operating System:  
        Boot files:        
    
    sda8: __________________________________________________________________________
    
        File system:       ext4
        Boot sector type:  -
        Boot sector info:  
        Operating System:  
        Boot files:        /grub/grub.cfg /grub/core.img
    
    sda9: __________________________________________________________________________
    
        File system:       ext4
        Boot sector type:  -
        Boot sector info:  
        Operating System:  Linux Mint 10 Julia
        Boot files:        /etc/fstab
    
    ============================ Drive/Partition Info: =============================
    
    Drive: sda _____________________________________________________________________
    
    Disk /dev/sda: 750.2 GB, 750156374016 bytes
    255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 91201 cylinders, total 1465149168 sectors
    Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
    Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes
    
    Partition  Boot  Start Sector    End Sector  # of Sectors  Id System
    
    /dev/sda1                  63 1,382,929,152 1,382,929,090   7 NTFS / exFAT / HPFS
    /dev/sda2    *  1,382,932,478 1,445,617,663    62,685,186   f W95 Extended (LBA)
    /dev/sda5       1,382,932,480 1,387,149,311     4,216,832  82 Linux swap / Solaris
    /dev/sda6       1,387,151,360 1,418,700,799    31,549,440  83 Linux
    /dev/sda7       1,418,702,848 1,435,829,801    17,126,954  83 Linux
    /dev/sda8       1,435,830,272 1,439,651,839     3,821,568  83 Linux
    /dev/sda9       1,439,653,888 1,445,617,663     5,963,776  83 Linux
    
    
    "blkid" output: ________________________________________________________________
    
    Device           UUID                                   TYPE       LABEL
    
    /dev/sda1        880CFD860CFD6F94                       ntfs       
    /dev/sda5        a2799c7d-f7b4-410c-bda1-5b7bcad77a6e   swap       
    /dev/sda6        91f24c6a-c1f6-4e80-aec9-a941ede124b9   ext4       
    /dev/sda7        91f62472-6f6e-4537-8636-712a3936284d   ext4       
    /dev/sda8        bb4f39ef-5490-4543-92b1-cc35bdbd0edb   ext4       
    /dev/sda9        a1ff754d-a443-43b3-8b7b-c0c87e755556   ext4       
    
    ================================ Mount points: =================================
    
    Device           Mount_Point              Type       Options
    
    /dev/sda6        /                        ext4       (rw,relatime,user_xattr,acl,barrier=1,stripe=1,data=ordered)
    /dev/sda7        /home                    ext4       (rw,relatime,user_xattr,acl,barrier=1,stripe=1,data=ordered)
    
    
    ================================ sda1/menu.lst: ================================
    
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    hiddenmenu 
    timeout 0 
    title openSUSE 11.4 installer (LOCAL) 
    find --set-root /openSUSE_hitme.txt
    kernel /openSUSE/linux devfs=mount,dall ramdisk_size=65536  lang=en splash=silent vga=0x31A
    initrd /openSUSE/initrd
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    ========================== sda1/grldr embedded menu: ===========================
    
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    =================== sda1: Location of files loaded by Grub: ====================
    
               GiB - GB             File                                 Fragment(s)
    
                ?? = ??             menu.lst                                       0
    
    ======================== sda1/Wubi/boot/grub/grub.cfg: =========================
    
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    #
    # DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
    #
    # It is automatically generated by grub-mkconfig using templates
    # from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
    #
    
    ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
    if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
      set have_grubenv=true
      load_env
    fi
    set default="0"
    if [ "${prev_saved_entry}" ]; then
      set saved_entry="${prev_saved_entry}"
      save_env saved_entry
      set prev_saved_entry=
      save_env prev_saved_entry
      set boot_once=true
    fi
    
    function savedefault {
      if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then
        saved_entry="${chosen}"
        save_env saved_entry
      fi
    }
    
    function recordfail {
      set recordfail=1
      if [ -n "${have_grubenv}" ]; then if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi
    }
    
    function load_video {
    true
    }
    
    insmod part_msdos
    insmod ntfs
    set root='(/dev/sda,msdos1)'
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 880CFD860CFD6F94
    loopback loop0 /ubuntu/disks/root.disk
    set root=(loop0)
    if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
      set gfxmode=auto
      load_video
      insmod gfxterm
    fi
    terminal_output gfxterm
    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/light-gray
    if background_color 44,0,30; then
      clear
    fi
    ### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
    
    ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
    ### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
    
    ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_lupin ###
    menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.38-8-generic" {
        insmod part_msdos
        insmod ntfs
        set root='(/dev/sda,msdos1)'
        search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 880CFD860CFD6F94
        loopback loop0 /ubuntu/disks/root.disk
        set root=(loop0)
        linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic root=UUID=880CFD860CFD6F94 loop=/ubuntu/disks/root.disk ro   quiet splash
        initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-8-generic
    }
    menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.38-8-generic (recovery mode)" {
        insmod part_msdos
        insmod ntfs
        set root='(/dev/sda,msdos1)'
        search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 880CFD860CFD6F94
        loopback loop0 /ubuntu/disks/root.disk
        set root=(loop0)
        linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic root=UUID=880CFD860CFD6F94 loop=/ubuntu/disks/root.disk ro single 
        initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-8-generic
    }
    ### END /etc/grub.d/10_lupin ###
    
    ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
    ### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
    
    ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
    ### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
    
    ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
    menuentry "Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sda1)" --class windows --class os {
        insmod part_msdos
        insmod ntfs
        set root='(/dev/sda,msdos1)'
        search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 880CFD860CFD6F94
        chainloader +1
    }
    ### 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 ###
    
    ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
    if [ -f  $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
      source $prefix/custom.cfg;
    fi
    ### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    ============================= sda1/Wubi/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    nodev,noexec,nosuid 0       0
    /host/ubuntu/disks/root.disk /               ext4    loop,errors=remount-ro 0       1
    /host/ubuntu/disks/swap.disk none            swap    loop,sw         0       0
    /host/ubuntu/disks/home.disk    /home    ext3    loop    0    0
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    ================= sda1/Wubi: Location of files loaded by Grub: =================
    
               GiB - GB             File                                 Fragment(s)
    
      12.162113190 = 13.058969600   boot/grub/grub.cfg                             1
       2.048816681 = 2.199900160    boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-8-generic               2
      12.160465240 = 13.057200128   boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic                  1
       2.048816681 = 2.199900160    initrd.img                                     2
      12.160465240 = 13.057200128   vmlinuz                                        1
    
    =========================== sda6/boot/grub/menu.lst: ===========================
    
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    # Modified by YaST2. Last modification on Sat May 21 04:39:19 PDT 2011
    # THIS FILE WILL BE PARTIALLY OVERWRITTEN by perl-Bootloader
    # Configure custom boot parameters for updated kernels in /etc/sysconfig/bootloader
    
    default 0
    timeout 8
    gfxmenu (hd0,5)/boot/message
    ##YaST - activate
    
    ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: linux###
    title openSUSE 11.4 - 2.6.37.6-0.5
        root (hd0,5)
        kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.37.6-0.5-desktop root=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-Hitachi_HTS547575A9E384_J2540054G7RNKE-part6 devfs=mount,dall resume=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-Hitachi_HTS547575A9E384_J2540054G7RNKE-part5 splash=silent quiet showopts vga=0x318 nomodeset
        initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.37.6-0.5-desktop
    
    ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: failsafe###
    title Failsafe -- openSUSE 11.4 - 2.6.37.6-0.5
        root (hd0,5)
        kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.37.6-0.5-desktop root=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-Hitachi_HTS547575A9E384_J2540054G7RNKE-part6 showopts apm=off noresume edd=off powersaved=off nohz=off highres=off processor.max_cstate=1 nomodeset x11failsafe vga=0x31A
        initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.37.6-0.5-desktop
    
    ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: windows###
    title Windows 7 Ultimate OR Ubuntu 11.04
        rootnoverify (hd0,0)
        chainloader +1
    
    ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: floppy###
    title Floppy
        rootnoverify (fd0)
        chainloader +1
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    =============================== sda6/etc/fstab: ================================
    
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /dev/disk/by-id/ata-Hitachi_HTS547575A9E384_J2540054G7RNKE-part5 swap                 swap       defaults              0 0
    /dev/disk/by-id/ata-Hitachi_HTS547575A9E384_J2540054G7RNKE-part6 /                    ext4       acl,user_xattr        1 1
    /dev/disk/by-id/ata-Hitachi_HTS547575A9E384_J2540054G7RNKE-part7 /home                ext4       acl,user_xattr        1 2
    /dev/disk/by-id/ata-Hitachi_HTS547575A9E384_J2540054G7RNKE-part1 /windows/C           ntfs-3g    users,gid=users,fmask=133,dmask=022,locale=en_US.UTF-8 0 0
    proc                 /proc                proc       defaults              0 0
    sysfs                /sys                 sysfs      noauto                0 0
    debugfs              /sys/kernel/debug    debugfs    noauto                0 0
    usbfs                /proc/bus/usb        usbfs      noauto                0 0
    devpts               /dev/pts             devpts     mode=0620,gid=5       0 0
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    =================== sda6: Location of files loaded by Grub: ====================
    
               GiB - GB             File                                 Fragment(s)
    
     671.621688843 = 721.148297216  boot/grub/menu.lst                             1
     671.598365784 = 721.123254272  boot/grub/stage2                               2
     662.414062500 = 711.261683712  boot/initrd                                    4
     662.414062500 = 711.261683712  boot/initrd-2.6.37.6-0.5-default               4
     662.370021820 = 711.214395392  boot/initrd-2.6.37.6-0.5-desktop               1
     671.886520386 = 721.432657920  boot/vmlinuz                                   1
     671.886520386 = 721.432657920  boot/vmlinuz-2.6.37.6-0.5-default              1
     671.857574463 = 721.401577472  boot/vmlinuz-2.6.37.6-0.5-desktop              1
    
    ============================= sda8/grub/grub.cfg: ==============================
    
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    #
    # DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
    #
    # It is automatically generated by grub-mkconfig using templates
    # from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
    #
    
    ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
    if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
      set have_grubenv=true
      load_env
    fi
    set default="0"
    if [ "${prev_saved_entry}" ]; then
      set saved_entry="${prev_saved_entry}"
      save_env saved_entry
      set prev_saved_entry=
      save_env prev_saved_entry
      set boot_once=true
    fi
    
    function savedefault {
      if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then
        saved_entry="${chosen}"
        save_env saved_entry
      fi
    }
    
    function recordfail {
      set recordfail=1
      if [ -n "${have_grubenv}" ]; then if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi
    }
    
    function load_video {
      insmod vbe
      insmod vga
    }
    
    insmod part_msdos
    insmod ext2
    set root='(hd0,msdos9)'
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set a1ff754d-a443-43b3-8b7b-c0c87e755556
    if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
      set gfxmode=640x480
      load_video
      insmod gfxterm
    fi
    terminal_output gfxterm
    insmod part_msdos
    insmod ext2
    set root='(hd0,msdos8)'
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set bb4f39ef-5490-4543-92b1-cc35bdbd0edb
    set locale_dir=($root)/grub/locale
    set lang=en
    insmod gettext
    if [ "${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/light-gray
    ### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
    
    ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/06_mint_theme ###
    insmod part_msdos
    insmod ext2
    set root='(hd0,msdos8)'
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set bb4f39ef-5490-4543-92b1-cc35bdbd0edb
    insmod png
    if background_image /grub/linuxmint.png ; then
      set color_normal=white/black
      set color_highlight=white/light-gray
    else
      set menu_color_normal=white/black
      set menu_color_highlight=white/light-gray
    fi
    ### END /etc/grub.d/06_mint_theme ###
    
    ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
    menuentry 'Linux Mint 10 64-bit, 2.6.35-22-generic (/dev/sda8)' --class linuxmint --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
        recordfail
        insmod part_msdos
        insmod ext2
        set root='(hd0,msdos8)'
        search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set bb4f39ef-5490-4543-92b1-cc35bdbd0edb
        linux    /vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic root=UUID=a1ff754d-a443-43b3-8b7b-c0c87e755556 ro   quiet splash
        initrd    /initrd.img-2.6.35-22-generic
    }
    menuentry 'Linux Mint 10 64-bit, 2.6.35-22-generic (/dev/sda8) -- recovery mode' --class linuxmint --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
        recordfail
        insmod part_msdos
        insmod ext2
        set root='(hd0,msdos8)'
        search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set bb4f39ef-5490-4543-92b1-cc35bdbd0edb
        echo    'Loading Linux 2.6.35-22-generic ...'
        linux    /vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic root=UUID=a1ff754d-a443-43b3-8b7b-c0c87e755556 ro single 
        echo    'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
        initrd    /initrd.img-2.6.35-22-generic
    }
    ### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
    
    ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_lupin ###
    ### END /etc/grub.d/10_lupin ###
    
    ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
    ### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
    
    ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
    menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
        insmod part_msdos
        insmod ext2
        set root='(hd0,msdos8)'
        search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set bb4f39ef-5490-4543-92b1-cc35bdbd0edb
        linux16    /memtest86+.bin
    }
    menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
        insmod part_msdos
        insmod ext2
        set root='(hd0,msdos8)'
        search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set bb4f39ef-5490-4543-92b1-cc35bdbd0edb
        linux16    /memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
    }
    ### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
    
    ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
    menuentry "Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sda1)" {
        insmod part_msdos
        insmod ntfs
        set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
        search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 880cfd860cfd6f94
        chainloader +1
    }
    menuentry "openSUSE 11.4 - 2.6.37.6-0.5 (on /dev/sda6)" {
        insmod part_msdos
        insmod ext2
        set root='(hd0,msdos6)'
        search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 91f24c6a-c1f6-4e80-aec9-a941ede124b9
        linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.37.6-0.5-desktop root=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-Hitachi_HTS547575A9E384_J2540054G7RNKE-part6 devfs=mount,dall resume=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-Hitachi_HTS547575A9E384_J2540054G7RNKE-part5 splash=silent quiet showopts vga=0x318 nomodeset
        initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.37.6-0.5-desktop
    }
    menuentry "Failsafe -- openSUSE 11.4 - 2.6.37.6-0.5 (on /dev/sda6)" {
        insmod part_msdos
        insmod ext2
        set root='(hd0,msdos6)'
        search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 91f24c6a-c1f6-4e80-aec9-a941ede124b9
        linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.37.6-0.5-desktop root=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-Hitachi_HTS547575A9E384_J2540054G7RNKE-part6 showopts apm=off noresume edd=off powersaved=off nohz=off highres=off processor.max_cstate=1 nomodeset x11failsafe vga=0x31A
        initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.37.6-0.5-desktop
    }
    ### 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 ###
    
    ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
    if [ -f  $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
      source $prefix/custom.cfg;
    fi
    ### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    =================== sda8: Location of files loaded by Grub: ====================
    
               GiB - GB             File                                 Fragment(s)
    
     684.787559509 = 735.285043200  grub/core.img                                  1
     684.788093567 = 735.285616640  grub/grub.cfg                                  1
     684.819877625 = 735.319744512  initrd.img-2.6.35-22-generic                   1
     684.809703827 = 735.308820480  vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic                      1
    
    =============================== sda9/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    nodev,noexec,nosuid 0       0
    # / was on /dev/sda9 during installation
    UUID=a1ff754d-a443-43b3-8b7b-c0c87e755556 /               ext4    errors=remount-ro 0       1
    # /boot was on /dev/sda8 during installation
    UUID=bb4f39ef-5490-4543-92b1-cc35bdbd0edb /boot           ext4    defaults        0       2
    # swap was on /dev/sda5 during installation
    UUID=a2799c7d-f7b4-410c-bda1-5b7bcad77a6e none            swap    sw              0       0
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    =============================== StdErr Messages: ===============================
    
      No volume groups found
    mdadm: No arrays found in config file or automatically
    FYI: I can only boot to SUSE right now
    Last edited by CyberNerdz; May 22nd, 2011 at 01:07 PM.

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    Re: Quadruple Boot (W7, Ubuntu, Mint, OpenSuse)

    Hmmm, thought I had the answer for you, but looking at it again, I don't.

    I can see now, why openSUSE is booting, but I don't know why its not booting to windows for you, as doing some googling it looks right.

    Don't lose hope though, have you posted anything about this on the openSUSE forums?

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    Re: Quadruple Boot (W7, Ubuntu, Mint, OpenSuse)

    Yes, I have also posted on opensuse forum but its not looking good...

    I added boot_info result in my post as well and this was the last response I got:

    I don't understand this sufficiently to answer one way or the other.
    The writer of the script may be able help (@please_try_again)

    Have you tired supergrubdisk
    It may help you boot what you cannot currently.
    Mint forum has total no support...

    Correct me if I'm wrong but how I'm understanding the problem is that the initial bootloader is run by openSUSE's Grub 1.5, then when Windows is selected it goes to Mint's Grub 1.93. Since Mint's Grub took over Wubi's Grub, selecting Windows from it just loops back. Would this be a correct assumption?

    Would removing Mint and its bootloader fix the problem? How do I restore Wubi's Grub in place of Mint's ?
    Last edited by CyberNerdz; May 22nd, 2011 at 09:02 PM.

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    Re: Quadruple Boot (W7, Ubuntu, Mint, OpenSuse)

    One thing I look at any distros is the support it gets from the community. Although ubuntu is probably the most popular one for now, support is way below average compared to opensuse and fedora.

    Good luck to the ubuntu devs and its community but this distro is out of my choices.

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    Re: Quadruple Boot (W7, Ubuntu, Mint, OpenSuse)

    You installed grub2 to the windows partition boot sector. Which is required to boot windows. You can use testdisk to restore the bootsector from the backup (if it exists).
    Otherwise you'd need to get a Windows repair cd or install DVD and repair/rebuild it manually from a repair prompt.

    http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawik...ms:Boot_Sector

    PS if you use the windows repair, note there is a typo in that link - it should be "bootrec /fixboot" (not bootrect /fixboot)
    Last edited by bcbc; May 31st, 2011 at 05:48 AM.

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    Re: Quadruple Boot (W7, Ubuntu, Mint, OpenSuse)

    Thanks for the response but this issue has already been resolved by another community. My experience with ubuntu support has not been very reliable. Most of the time I don't get any reply but if your interested how this issue was resolve, click here.

    Thanks anyway.

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    Re: Quadruple Boot (W7, Ubuntu, Mint, OpenSuse)

    Quote Originally Posted by CyberNerdz View Post
    Thanks for the response but this issue has already been resolved by another community. My experience with ubuntu support has not been very reliable. Most of the time I don't get any reply but if your interested how this issue was resolve, click here.

    Thanks anyway.
    Well that was quite a read. There was a time when this problem was very common on this forum, and you would have had a whole bunch of quick responses pointing out the problem - that was when 10.04 was released and grub2 allowed you to install it to the Windows partition boot sector. Fortunately grub2 (Ubuntu's version anyway) won't allow that anymore - I guess Mint doesn't have the latest version.

    Anyway - glad you got it resolved.

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