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    Lightbulb Help me on automated questions on ubuntuforums.org (Rescatux)

    This is a semi-automated message generated from Rescatux live cd.
    My description of my system is:
    My system has YOUROPERATINGSYSTEMHERE operating system with NUMBEROFHARDDISKSHERE hard disks
    My problem is:
    I am unable to do something as easy as...
    I join the Rescatux output for bootinfoscript_log.txt :
    Code:
    boot_info_script version: 0.60        [17 May 2011]
    
    Identifying MBRs...
    Computing Partition Table of /dev/sda...
    Computing Partition Table of /dev/sdb...
    Searching sda1 for information... 
    Searching sdb1 for information... 
    Searching sdb2 for information... 
    Searching sdb5 for information... 
                      Boot Info Script 0.60    from 17 May 2011
    
    
    ============================= Boot Info Summary: ===============================
    
     => Grub2 (v1.97-1.98) is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda and looks at sector 
        1 of the same hard drive for core.img. core.img is at this location and 
        looks for (UUID=f89d6046-e1ad-401d-8067-8a7eb5522625)/boot/grub on this 
        drive.
     => Testdisk is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdb.
    
    sda1: __________________________________________________________________________
    
        File system:       ntfs
        Boot sector type:  Windows XP
        Boot sector info:   No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
        Operating System:  Windows XP
        Boot files:        /boot.ini /ntldr /NTDETECT.COM
    
    sdb1: __________________________________________________________________________
    
        File system:       ext3
        Boot sector type:  -
        Boot sector info:  
        Operating System:  Fedora release 12 (Constantine) 
                           Kernel on an ()
        Boot files:        /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:  
    
    ============================ Drive/Partition Info: =============================
    
    Drive: sda _____________________________________________________________________
    
    Disk /dev/sda: 26.8 GB, 26843545600 bytes
    255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 3263 cylinders, total 52428800 sectors
    Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
    Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
    
    Partition  Boot  Start Sector    End Sector  # of Sectors  Id System
    
    /dev/sda1    *             63    52,404,029    52,403,967   7 NTFS / exFAT / HPFS
    
    
    Drive: sdb _____________________________________________________________________
    
    Disk /dev/sdb: 6442 MB, 6442450944 bytes
    255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 783 cylinders, total 12582912 sectors
    Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
    Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
    
    Partition  Boot  Start Sector    End Sector  # of Sectors  Id System
    
    /dev/sdb1    *             63    11,936,294    11,936,232  83 Linux
    /dev/sdb2          11,936,295    12,578,894       642,600   5 Extended
    /dev/sdb5          11,936,358    12,578,894       642,537  82 Linux swap / Solaris
    
    
    "blkid" output: ________________________________________________________________
    
    Device           UUID                                   TYPE       LABEL
    
    /dev/loop0                                              squashfs   
    /dev/sda1        C654878C54877DC5                       ntfs       
    /dev/sdb1        f89d6046-e1ad-401d-8067-8a7eb5522625   ext3       
    /dev/sdb5                                               swap       
    
    ================================ Mount points: =================================
    
    Device           Mount_Point              Type       Options
    
    /dev/sr0         /live/image              iso9660    (ro,noatime)
    
    
    ================================ sda1/boot.ini: ================================
    
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    [boot loader]
    
    timeout=30
    
    default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
    
    [operating systems]
    
    multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
    
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    =========================== 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 ###
    set default=0
    insmod ext2
    set root=(hd1,1)
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set f89d6046-e1ad-401d-8067-8a7eb5522625
    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
    set timeout=5
    ### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
    
    ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
    insmod ext2
    set root=(hd1,1)
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set f89d6046-e1ad-401d-8067-8a7eb5522625
    insmod png
    if background_image /boot/grub/moreblue-orbit-grub.png ; then
      set color_normal=black/black
      set color_highlight=magenta/black
    else
      set menu_color_normal=cyan/blue
      set menu_color_highlight=white/blue
    fi
    ### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
    
    ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
    menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.30-1-686" {
    	insmod ext2
    	set root=(hd1,1)
    	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set f89d6046-e1ad-401d-8067-8a7eb5522625
    	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.30-1-686 root=UUID=f89d6046-e1ad-401d-8067-8a7eb5522625 ro  quiet
    	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.30-1-686
    }
    menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.30-1-686 (recovery mode)" {
    	insmod ext2
    	set root=(hd1,1)
    	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set f89d6046-e1ad-401d-8067-8a7eb5522625
    	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.30-1-686 root=UUID=f89d6046-e1ad-401d-8067-8a7eb5522625 ro single 
    	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.30-1-686
    }
    ### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
    
    ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
    ### 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.
    #
    # <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
    proc            /proc           proc    defaults        0       0
    /dev/hda1       /               ext3    errors=remount-ro 0       1
    /dev/hda5       none            swap    sw              0       0
    /dev/hdc        /media/cdrom0   udf,iso9660 user,noauto     0       0
    /dev/fd0        /media/floppy0  auto    rw,user,noauto  0       0
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    =================== sdb1: Location of files loaded by Grub: ====================
    
               GiB - GB             File                                 Fragment(s)
    
       5.687625408 = 6.107041280    boot/grub/core.img                             4
       0.016410351 = 0.017620480    boot/grub/grub.cfg                             1
       5.618052959 = 6.032338432    boot/initrd.img-2.6.30-1-686                  34
       5.583842754 = 5.995605504    boot/initrd.img-2.6.30-1-686.bak              29
       4.721152782 = 5.069299200    boot/vmlinuz-2.6.30-1-686                      2
       5.618052959 = 6.032338432    initrd.img                                    34
       4.721152782 = 5.069299200    vmlinuz                                        2
    Thank you very much for your help!
    The ultimate noob! (You are supposed to change this)

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    Post What user writes has been turned into bold.

    This is a semi-automated message generated from Rescatux live cd.
    My description of my system is:
    My system has YOUROPERATINGSYSTEMHERE operating system with NUMBEROFHARDDISKSHERE hard disks
    My problem is:
    I am unable to do something as easy as...
    I join the Rescatux output for bootinfoscript_log.txt :
    Code:
    boot_info_script version: 0.60        [17 May 2011]
    
    Identifying MBRs...
    Computing Partition Table of /dev/sda...
    Computing Partition Table of /dev/sdb...
    Searching sda1 for information... 
    Searching sdb1 for information... 
    Searching sdb2 for information... 
    Searching sdb5 for information... 
                      Boot Info Script 0.60    from 17 May 2011
    
    
    ============================= Boot Info Summary: ===============================
    
     => Grub2 (v1.97-1.98) is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda and looks at sector 
        1 of the same hard drive for core.img. core.img is at this location and 
        looks for (UUID=f89d6046-e1ad-401d-8067-8a7eb5522625)/boot/grub on this 
        drive.
     => Testdisk is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdb.
    
    sda1: __________________________________________________________________________
    
        File system:       ntfs
        Boot sector type:  Windows XP
        Boot sector info:   No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
        Operating System:  Windows XP
        Boot files:        /boot.ini /ntldr /NTDETECT.COM
    
    sdb1: __________________________________________________________________________
    
        File system:       ext3
        Boot sector type:  -
        Boot sector info:  
        Operating System:  Fedora release 12 (Constantine) 
                           Kernel on an ()
        Boot files:        /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:  
    
    ============================ Drive/Partition Info: =============================
    
    Drive: sda _____________________________________________________________________
    
    Disk /dev/sda: 26.8 GB, 26843545600 bytes
    255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 3263 cylinders, total 52428800 sectors
    Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
    Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
    
    Partition  Boot  Start Sector    End Sector  # of Sectors  Id System
    
    /dev/sda1    *             63    52,404,029    52,403,967   7 NTFS / exFAT / HPFS
    
    
    Drive: sdb _____________________________________________________________________
    
    Disk /dev/sdb: 6442 MB, 6442450944 bytes
    255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 783 cylinders, total 12582912 sectors
    Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
    Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
    
    Partition  Boot  Start Sector    End Sector  # of Sectors  Id System
    
    /dev/sdb1    *             63    11,936,294    11,936,232  83 Linux
    /dev/sdb2          11,936,295    12,578,894       642,600   5 Extended
    /dev/sdb5          11,936,358    12,578,894       642,537  82 Linux swap / Solaris
    
    
    "blkid" output: ________________________________________________________________
    
    Device           UUID                                   TYPE       LABEL
    
    /dev/loop0                                              squashfs   
    /dev/sda1        C654878C54877DC5                       ntfs       
    /dev/sdb1        f89d6046-e1ad-401d-8067-8a7eb5522625   ext3       
    /dev/sdb5                                               swap       
    
    ================================ Mount points: =================================
    
    Device           Mount_Point              Type       Options
    
    /dev/sr0         /live/image              iso9660    (ro,noatime)
    
    
    ================================ sda1/boot.ini: ================================
    
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    [boot loader]
    
    timeout=30
    
    default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
    
    [operating systems]
    
    multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
    
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    =========================== 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 ###
    set default=0
    insmod ext2
    set root=(hd1,1)
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set f89d6046-e1ad-401d-8067-8a7eb5522625
    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
    set timeout=5
    ### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
    
    ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
    insmod ext2
    set root=(hd1,1)
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set f89d6046-e1ad-401d-8067-8a7eb5522625
    insmod png
    if background_image /boot/grub/moreblue-orbit-grub.png ; then
      set color_normal=black/black
      set color_highlight=magenta/black
    else
      set menu_color_normal=cyan/blue
      set menu_color_highlight=white/blue
    fi
    ### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
    
    ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
    menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.30-1-686" {
    	insmod ext2
    	set root=(hd1,1)
    	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set f89d6046-e1ad-401d-8067-8a7eb5522625
    	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.30-1-686 root=UUID=f89d6046-e1ad-401d-8067-8a7eb5522625 ro  quiet
    	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.30-1-686
    }
    menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.30-1-686 (recovery mode)" {
    	insmod ext2
    	set root=(hd1,1)
    	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set f89d6046-e1ad-401d-8067-8a7eb5522625
    	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.30-1-686 root=UUID=f89d6046-e1ad-401d-8067-8a7eb5522625 ro single 
    	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.30-1-686
    }
    ### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
    
    ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
    ### 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.
    #
    # <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
    proc            /proc           proc    defaults        0       0
    /dev/hda1       /               ext3    errors=remount-ro 0       1
    /dev/hda5       none            swap    sw              0       0
    /dev/hdc        /media/cdrom0   udf,iso9660 user,noauto     0       0
    /dev/fd0        /media/floppy0  auto    rw,user,noauto  0       0
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    =================== sdb1: Location of files loaded by Grub: ====================
    
               GiB - GB             File                                 Fragment(s)
    
       5.687625408 = 6.107041280    boot/grub/core.img                             4
       0.016410351 = 0.017620480    boot/grub/grub.cfg                             1
       5.618052959 = 6.032338432    boot/initrd.img-2.6.30-1-686                  34
       5.583842754 = 5.995605504    boot/initrd.img-2.6.30-1-686.bak              29
       4.721152782 = 5.069299200    boot/vmlinuz-2.6.30-1-686                      2
       5.618052959 = 6.032338432    initrd.img                                    34
       4.721152782 = 5.069299200    vmlinuz                                        2
    Thank you very much for your help!
    The ultimate noob! (You are supposed to change this)

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    Re: Help me on automated questions on ubuntuforums.org (Rescatux)

    I can't tell what your problem is...

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    Re: What user writes has been turned into bold.

    What exactly is the question here - all I can see is
    I am unable to do something as easy as...
    Are the 2 bootscripts the same? If so I will delete one of the posts.

    Further you appear to be running fedora - the fedora forum is good as well.

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    Question Re: Help me on automated questions on ubuntuforums.org (Rescatux)

    Hi,

    I am developing a new feature called Share log on forum for Rescatux.

    Currently the user is being asked these questions:

    • Choose the log file (A file representing the log of one of the Rescatux options)
    • Describe your system a bit. (Not your problem)
    • Describe as much exactly as you can what your problem is.
    • It is usually polite to say thank you to the people who are going to help you on the forum.
    • Just an optional signature to let your helpers who you are.


    My first post is an example of what an user would post here by just copy and paste the generated output from the option. More than this the user has not edited default suggestions for the answers.

    My second post is the same one as the first post but the user answers have been highlighted in bold so that you can see what user answers easier.

    So... The question is if you, as an ubuntuforums.org regular help people:

    • like the format
    • like the questions that are given
    • if you need more information from the system (in an automatic way, not user choosing it)


    Should I rephrase any of the questions?
    Should I rephrase any of the suggestions?

    I do not know how many people are going to use this option but if they use it I do not want angry people here because the semi-automated post has been badly designed.

    So... What are your thoughts?

    Thank you very much!

    adrian15

    P.S.: Sorry about the confusion about my supposed problem. My GNU/Linux just hanged out when I was trying to post my third post.
    Last edited by adrian15; June 24th, 2011 at 07:23 PM. Reason: Confusion aclaration.

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    Re: Help me on automated questions on ubuntuforums.org (Rescatux)

    Thread moved to The Community Cafe not a support request.

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