toontastic
December 29th, 2008, 09:17 AM
Hi guys, I gave in trying to get football manager 2009 to run on Ubuntu for now as I just want to play it so I decided to finally reinstall Windows XP :(
Anyway I stole some 15gb off my /home partition and converted this into ntfs. I then installed my Windows XP SP3 CD on to this. Worked like a charm and I was able to boot straight into Windows.
I then went into the live CD ran
- root (hd0,0)
- setup (hd0)
- quit
- exit
And this got me back into Ubuntu, so the next step was to get the grub to work with Windows. This is where I got confused.
I added
title Windows XP
root (hd0,1)
makeactive
chainloader +1
To the end of my menu.lst file but I now get an error instead of Windows trying to boot up.
Heres my info:
# menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8)
# grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8),
# grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub
# and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/.
## default num
# Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0, and
# the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used.
#
# You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default entry
# is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'.
# WARNING: If you are using dmraid do not use 'savedefault' or your
# array will desync and will not let you boot your system.
default 0
## timeout sec
# Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry
# (normally the first entry defined).
timeout 3
## hiddenmenu
# Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu)
hiddenmenu
# Pretty colours
#color cyan/blue white/blue
## password ['--md5'] passwd
# If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive editing
# control (menu entry editor and command-line) and entries protected by the
# command 'lock'
# e.g. password topsecret
# password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/
# password topsecret
#
# examples
#
# title Windows 95/98/NT/2000
# root (hd0,0)
# makeactive
# chainloader +1
#
# title Linux
# root (hd0,1)
# kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro
#
#
# Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST
### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified
## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below
## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs
## ## Start Default Options ##
## default kernel options
## default kernel options for automagic boot options
## If you want special options for specific kernels use kopt_x_y_z
## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted.
## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro
## kopt_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro
## kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro
# kopt=root=UUID=cfd92276-a5f7-4d9d-a3eb-1f77b1e5eb6e ro
## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=(hd0,0)
## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. alternative=true
## alternative=false
# alternative=true
## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. lockalternative=true
## lockalternative=false
# lockalternative=false
## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the
## alternatives
## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5
# defoptions=quiet splash
## should update-grub lock old automagic boot options
## e.g. lockold=false
## lockold=true
# lockold=false
## Xen hypervisor options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenhopt=
## Xen Linux kernel options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenkopt=console=tty0
## altoption boot targets option
## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
## altoptions=(recovery) single
# altoptions=(recovery mode) single
## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst
## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the
## alternative kernel options
## e.g. howmany=all
## howmany=7
# howmany=all
## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option
## e.g. memtest86=true
## memtest86=false
# memtest86=true
## should update-grub adjust the value of the default booted system
## can be true or false
# updatedefaultentry=false
## should update-grub add savedefault to the default options
## can be true or false
# savedefault=false
## ## End Default Options ##
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-9-generic
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-9-generic root=UUID=cfd92276-a5f7-4d9d-a3eb-1f77b1e5eb6e ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-9-generic
quiet
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-9-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-9-generic root=UUID=cfd92276-a5f7-4d9d-a3eb-1f77b1e5eb6e ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-9-generic
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-7-generic
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic root=UUID=cfd92276-a5f7-4d9d-a3eb-1f77b1e5eb6e ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-7-generic
quiet
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-7-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic root=UUID=cfd92276-a5f7-4d9d-a3eb-1f77b1e5eb6e ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-7-generic
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.24-21-generic
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-21-generic root=UUID=cfd92276-a5f7-4d9d-a3eb-1f77b1e5eb6e ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-21-generic
quiet
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.24-21-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-21-generic root=UUID=cfd92276-a5f7-4d9d-a3eb-1f77b1e5eb6e ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-21-generic
title Ubuntu 8.10, memtest86+
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin
quiet
### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
title Windows XP
root (hd0,4)
makeactive
chainloader +1
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 1216 9767488+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 * 1217 1338 979965 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda3 1339 28483 218042212+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda4 28484 30401 15406335 7 HPFS/NTFS
============================= Boot Info Summary: ==============================
=> Grub is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda and looks on the same drive in
partition #1 for its boot files.
sda1: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ext3
Boot sector type: No Boot Loader
Boot sector info:
Operating System: Ubuntu 8.10
Boot files/dirs: /boot/grub/menu.lst /etc/fstab /boot /boot/grub
sda2: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: swap
sda3: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ext3
Boot sector type: No Boot Loader
Boot sector info:
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:
sda4: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows XP
Boot sector info: According to the info in the boot sector, sda4 starts
at sector 457579395.
Operating System: Windows XP
Boot files/dirs: /boot.ini /ntldr /NTDETECT.COM
=========================== Drive/Partition Info: =============================
Drive sda: __________________________________________________ ___________________
fdisk -lu /dev/sda:
Disk /dev/sda: 250.0 GB, 250059350016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders, total 488397168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000001
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 63 19535039 9767488+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 * 19535040 21494969 979965 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda3 21494970 457579394 218042212+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda4 457579395 488392064 15406335 7 HPFS/NTFS
sfdisk -V /dev/sda:
/dev/sda: OK
blkid -c /dev/null: __________________________________________________ __________
/dev/sda1: UUID="cfd92276-a5f7-4d9d-a3eb-1f77b1e5eb6e" TYPE="ext3"
/dev/sda2: UUID="a9abe04a-5bae-4a24-a468-7268d78d0187" TYPE="swap"
/dev/sda3: UUID="dcd690a5-1f22-427c-80a3-51f5dd702887" TYPE="ext3"
/dev/sda4: UUID="7EAC2DA7AC2D5B43" TYPE="ntfs"
=============================== "mount" output: ===============================
/dev/sda1 on / type ext3 (rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro)
tmpfs on /lib/init/rw type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,mode=0755)
/proc on /proc type proc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
varrun on /var/run type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,mode=0755)
varlock on /var/lock type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,mode=1777)
udev on /dev type tmpfs (rw,mode=0755)
tmpfs on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,noexec,nosuid,gid=5,mode=620)
fusectl on /sys/fs/fuse/connections type fusectl (rw)
lrm on /lib/modules/2.6.27-9-generic/volatile type tmpfs (rw,mode=755)
/dev/sda3 on /home type ext3 (rw,relatime)
securityfs on /sys/kernel/security type securityfs (rw)
binfmt_misc on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type binfmt_misc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
gvfs-fuse-daemon on /home/toontastic/.gvfs type fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon (rw,nosuid,nodev,user=toontastic)
=========================== sda1/boot/grub/menu.lst: ===========================
# menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8)
# grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8),
# grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub
# and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/.
## default num
# Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0, and
# the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used.
#
# You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default entry
# is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'.
# WARNING: If you are using dmraid do not use 'savedefault' or your
# array will desync and will not let you boot your system.
default 0
## timeout sec
# Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry
# (normally the first entry defined).
timeout 3
## hiddenmenu
# Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu)
hiddenmenu
# Pretty colours
#color cyan/blue white/blue
## password ['--md5'] passwd
# If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive editing
# control (menu entry editor and command-line) and entries protected by the
# command 'lock'
# e.g. password topsecret
# password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/
# password topsecret
#
# examples
#
# title Windows 95/98/NT/2000
# root (hd0,0)
# makeactive
# chainloader +1
#
# title Linux
# root (hd0,1)
# kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro
#
#
# Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST
### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified
## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below
## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs
## ## Start Default Options ##
## default kernel options
## default kernel options for automagic boot options
## If you want special options for specific kernels use kopt_x_y_z
## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted.
## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro
## kopt_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro
## kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro
# kopt=root=UUID=cfd92276-a5f7-4d9d-a3eb-1f77b1e5eb6e ro
## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=(hd0,0)
## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. alternative=true
## alternative=false
# alternative=true
## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. lockalternative=true
## lockalternative=false
# lockalternative=false
## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the
## alternatives
## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5
# defoptions=quiet splash
## should update-grub lock old automagic boot options
## e.g. lockold=false
## lockold=true
# lockold=false
## Xen hypervisor options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenhopt=
## Xen Linux kernel options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenkopt=console=tty0
## altoption boot targets option
## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
## altoptions=(recovery) single
# altoptions=(recovery mode) single
## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst
## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the
## alternative kernel options
## e.g. howmany=all
## howmany=7
# howmany=all
## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option
## e.g. memtest86=true
## memtest86=false
# memtest86=true
## should update-grub adjust the value of the default booted system
## can be true or false
# updatedefaultentry=false
## should update-grub add savedefault to the default options
## can be true or false
# savedefault=false
## ## End Default Options ##
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-9-generic
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-9-generic root=UUID=cfd92276-a5f7-4d9d-a3eb-1f77b1e5eb6e ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-9-generic
quiet
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-9-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-9-generic root=UUID=cfd92276-a5f7-4d9d-a3eb-1f77b1e5eb6e ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-9-generic
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-7-generic
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic root=UUID=cfd92276-a5f7-4d9d-a3eb-1f77b1e5eb6e ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-7-generic
quiet
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-7-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic root=UUID=cfd92276-a5f7-4d9d-a3eb-1f77b1e5eb6e ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-7-generic
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.24-21-generic
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-21-generic root=UUID=cfd92276-a5f7-4d9d-a3eb-1f77b1e5eb6e ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-21-generic
quiet
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.24-21-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-21-generic root=UUID=cfd92276-a5f7-4d9d-a3eb-1f77b1e5eb6e ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-21-generic
title Ubuntu 8.10, memtest86+
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin
quiet
### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
title Windows XP
root (hd0,4)
makeactive
chainloader +1
=============================== sda1/etc/fstab: ===============================
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
# /dev/sda1
UUID=cfd92276-a5f7-4d9d-a3eb-1f77b1e5eb6e / ext3 relatime,errors=remount-ro 0 1
# /dev/sda3
UUID=dcd690a5-1f22-427c-80a3-51f5dd702887 /home ext3 relatime 0 2
# /dev/sda2
UUID=a9abe04a-5bae-4a24-a468-7268d78d0187 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
================================== sda1/boot: ==================================
total 41572
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2008-12-17 18:14 .
drwxr-xr-x 21 root root 4096 2008-12-29 07:53 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 422838 2008-10-22 04:12 abi-2.6.24-21-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 507665 2008-11-04 21:00 abi-2.6.27-7-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 507665 2008-11-20 23:46 abi-2.6.27-9-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 80062 2008-10-22 04:12 config-2.6.24-21-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 91364 2008-11-04 21:00 config-2.6.27-7-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 91364 2008-11-20 23:46 config-2.6.27-9-generic
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2008-12-28 22:14 grub
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7487866 2008-11-08 08:12 initrd.img-2.6.24-21-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7487759 2008-10-30 15:51 initrd.img-2.6.24-21-generic.bak
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8107951 2008-11-15 10:21 initrd.img-2.6.27-7-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8127865 2008-12-17 18:14 initrd.img-2.6.27-9-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 124152 2008-09-11 21:11 memtest86+.bin
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 905617 2008-10-22 04:12 System.map-2.6.24-21-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1029585 2008-11-04 21:00 System.map-2.6.27-7-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1029585 2008-11-20 23:46 System.map-2.6.27-9-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1073 2008-11-04 21:02 vmcoreinfo-2.6.27-7-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1073 2008-11-20 23:48 vmcoreinfo-2.6.27-9-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1920760 2008-10-22 04:12 vmlinuz-2.6.24-21-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2244464 2008-11-04 21:00 vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2244304 2008-11-20 23:46 vmlinuz-2.6.27-9-generic
=============================== sda1/boot/grub: ===============================
total 212
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2008-12-28 22:14 .
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2008-12-17 18:14 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 197 2008-10-04 15:17 default
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 15 2008-10-04 15:17 device.map
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8056 2008-10-04 15:17 e2fs_stage1_5
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7904 2008-10-04 15:17 fat_stage1_5
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 16 2008-10-04 15:17 installed-version
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8608 2008-10-04 15:17 jfs_stage1_5
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5107 2008-12-28 22:14 menu.lst
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5107 2008-12-28 21:48 menu.lst~
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7324 2008-10-04 15:17 minix_stage1_5
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9632 2008-10-04 15:17 reiserfs_stage1_5
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 512 2008-10-04 15:17 stage1
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 108356 2008-10-04 15:17 stage2
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9276 2008-10-04 15:17 xfs_stage1_5
================================ sda4/boot.ini: ================================
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(4)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(4)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
=============================== StdErr Messages: ===============================
No errors were reported.
Hope this helps someone to help me.
Thanks in advance!
Anyway I stole some 15gb off my /home partition and converted this into ntfs. I then installed my Windows XP SP3 CD on to this. Worked like a charm and I was able to boot straight into Windows.
I then went into the live CD ran
- root (hd0,0)
- setup (hd0)
- quit
- exit
And this got me back into Ubuntu, so the next step was to get the grub to work with Windows. This is where I got confused.
I added
title Windows XP
root (hd0,1)
makeactive
chainloader +1
To the end of my menu.lst file but I now get an error instead of Windows trying to boot up.
Heres my info:
# menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8)
# grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8),
# grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub
# and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/.
## default num
# Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0, and
# the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used.
#
# You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default entry
# is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'.
# WARNING: If you are using dmraid do not use 'savedefault' or your
# array will desync and will not let you boot your system.
default 0
## timeout sec
# Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry
# (normally the first entry defined).
timeout 3
## hiddenmenu
# Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu)
hiddenmenu
# Pretty colours
#color cyan/blue white/blue
## password ['--md5'] passwd
# If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive editing
# control (menu entry editor and command-line) and entries protected by the
# command 'lock'
# e.g. password topsecret
# password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/
# password topsecret
#
# examples
#
# title Windows 95/98/NT/2000
# root (hd0,0)
# makeactive
# chainloader +1
#
# title Linux
# root (hd0,1)
# kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro
#
#
# Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST
### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified
## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below
## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs
## ## Start Default Options ##
## default kernel options
## default kernel options for automagic boot options
## If you want special options for specific kernels use kopt_x_y_z
## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted.
## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro
## kopt_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro
## kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro
# kopt=root=UUID=cfd92276-a5f7-4d9d-a3eb-1f77b1e5eb6e ro
## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=(hd0,0)
## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. alternative=true
## alternative=false
# alternative=true
## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. lockalternative=true
## lockalternative=false
# lockalternative=false
## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the
## alternatives
## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5
# defoptions=quiet splash
## should update-grub lock old automagic boot options
## e.g. lockold=false
## lockold=true
# lockold=false
## Xen hypervisor options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenhopt=
## Xen Linux kernel options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenkopt=console=tty0
## altoption boot targets option
## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
## altoptions=(recovery) single
# altoptions=(recovery mode) single
## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst
## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the
## alternative kernel options
## e.g. howmany=all
## howmany=7
# howmany=all
## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option
## e.g. memtest86=true
## memtest86=false
# memtest86=true
## should update-grub adjust the value of the default booted system
## can be true or false
# updatedefaultentry=false
## should update-grub add savedefault to the default options
## can be true or false
# savedefault=false
## ## End Default Options ##
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-9-generic
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-9-generic root=UUID=cfd92276-a5f7-4d9d-a3eb-1f77b1e5eb6e ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-9-generic
quiet
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-9-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-9-generic root=UUID=cfd92276-a5f7-4d9d-a3eb-1f77b1e5eb6e ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-9-generic
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-7-generic
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic root=UUID=cfd92276-a5f7-4d9d-a3eb-1f77b1e5eb6e ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-7-generic
quiet
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-7-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic root=UUID=cfd92276-a5f7-4d9d-a3eb-1f77b1e5eb6e ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-7-generic
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.24-21-generic
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-21-generic root=UUID=cfd92276-a5f7-4d9d-a3eb-1f77b1e5eb6e ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-21-generic
quiet
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.24-21-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-21-generic root=UUID=cfd92276-a5f7-4d9d-a3eb-1f77b1e5eb6e ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-21-generic
title Ubuntu 8.10, memtest86+
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin
quiet
### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
title Windows XP
root (hd0,4)
makeactive
chainloader +1
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 1216 9767488+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 * 1217 1338 979965 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda3 1339 28483 218042212+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda4 28484 30401 15406335 7 HPFS/NTFS
============================= Boot Info Summary: ==============================
=> Grub is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda and looks on the same drive in
partition #1 for its boot files.
sda1: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ext3
Boot sector type: No Boot Loader
Boot sector info:
Operating System: Ubuntu 8.10
Boot files/dirs: /boot/grub/menu.lst /etc/fstab /boot /boot/grub
sda2: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: swap
sda3: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ext3
Boot sector type: No Boot Loader
Boot sector info:
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:
sda4: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows XP
Boot sector info: According to the info in the boot sector, sda4 starts
at sector 457579395.
Operating System: Windows XP
Boot files/dirs: /boot.ini /ntldr /NTDETECT.COM
=========================== Drive/Partition Info: =============================
Drive sda: __________________________________________________ ___________________
fdisk -lu /dev/sda:
Disk /dev/sda: 250.0 GB, 250059350016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders, total 488397168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000001
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 63 19535039 9767488+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 * 19535040 21494969 979965 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda3 21494970 457579394 218042212+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda4 457579395 488392064 15406335 7 HPFS/NTFS
sfdisk -V /dev/sda:
/dev/sda: OK
blkid -c /dev/null: __________________________________________________ __________
/dev/sda1: UUID="cfd92276-a5f7-4d9d-a3eb-1f77b1e5eb6e" TYPE="ext3"
/dev/sda2: UUID="a9abe04a-5bae-4a24-a468-7268d78d0187" TYPE="swap"
/dev/sda3: UUID="dcd690a5-1f22-427c-80a3-51f5dd702887" TYPE="ext3"
/dev/sda4: UUID="7EAC2DA7AC2D5B43" TYPE="ntfs"
=============================== "mount" output: ===============================
/dev/sda1 on / type ext3 (rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro)
tmpfs on /lib/init/rw type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,mode=0755)
/proc on /proc type proc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
varrun on /var/run type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,mode=0755)
varlock on /var/lock type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,mode=1777)
udev on /dev type tmpfs (rw,mode=0755)
tmpfs on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,noexec,nosuid,gid=5,mode=620)
fusectl on /sys/fs/fuse/connections type fusectl (rw)
lrm on /lib/modules/2.6.27-9-generic/volatile type tmpfs (rw,mode=755)
/dev/sda3 on /home type ext3 (rw,relatime)
securityfs on /sys/kernel/security type securityfs (rw)
binfmt_misc on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type binfmt_misc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
gvfs-fuse-daemon on /home/toontastic/.gvfs type fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon (rw,nosuid,nodev,user=toontastic)
=========================== sda1/boot/grub/menu.lst: ===========================
# menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8)
# grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8),
# grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub
# and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/.
## default num
# Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0, and
# the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used.
#
# You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default entry
# is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'.
# WARNING: If you are using dmraid do not use 'savedefault' or your
# array will desync and will not let you boot your system.
default 0
## timeout sec
# Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry
# (normally the first entry defined).
timeout 3
## hiddenmenu
# Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu)
hiddenmenu
# Pretty colours
#color cyan/blue white/blue
## password ['--md5'] passwd
# If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive editing
# control (menu entry editor and command-line) and entries protected by the
# command 'lock'
# e.g. password topsecret
# password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/
# password topsecret
#
# examples
#
# title Windows 95/98/NT/2000
# root (hd0,0)
# makeactive
# chainloader +1
#
# title Linux
# root (hd0,1)
# kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro
#
#
# Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST
### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified
## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below
## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs
## ## Start Default Options ##
## default kernel options
## default kernel options for automagic boot options
## If you want special options for specific kernels use kopt_x_y_z
## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted.
## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro
## kopt_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro
## kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro
# kopt=root=UUID=cfd92276-a5f7-4d9d-a3eb-1f77b1e5eb6e ro
## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=(hd0,0)
## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. alternative=true
## alternative=false
# alternative=true
## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. lockalternative=true
## lockalternative=false
# lockalternative=false
## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the
## alternatives
## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5
# defoptions=quiet splash
## should update-grub lock old automagic boot options
## e.g. lockold=false
## lockold=true
# lockold=false
## Xen hypervisor options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenhopt=
## Xen Linux kernel options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenkopt=console=tty0
## altoption boot targets option
## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
## altoptions=(recovery) single
# altoptions=(recovery mode) single
## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst
## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the
## alternative kernel options
## e.g. howmany=all
## howmany=7
# howmany=all
## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option
## e.g. memtest86=true
## memtest86=false
# memtest86=true
## should update-grub adjust the value of the default booted system
## can be true or false
# updatedefaultentry=false
## should update-grub add savedefault to the default options
## can be true or false
# savedefault=false
## ## End Default Options ##
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-9-generic
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-9-generic root=UUID=cfd92276-a5f7-4d9d-a3eb-1f77b1e5eb6e ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-9-generic
quiet
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-9-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-9-generic root=UUID=cfd92276-a5f7-4d9d-a3eb-1f77b1e5eb6e ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-9-generic
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-7-generic
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic root=UUID=cfd92276-a5f7-4d9d-a3eb-1f77b1e5eb6e ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-7-generic
quiet
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-7-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic root=UUID=cfd92276-a5f7-4d9d-a3eb-1f77b1e5eb6e ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-7-generic
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.24-21-generic
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-21-generic root=UUID=cfd92276-a5f7-4d9d-a3eb-1f77b1e5eb6e ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-21-generic
quiet
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.24-21-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-21-generic root=UUID=cfd92276-a5f7-4d9d-a3eb-1f77b1e5eb6e ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-21-generic
title Ubuntu 8.10, memtest86+
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin
quiet
### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
title Windows XP
root (hd0,4)
makeactive
chainloader +1
=============================== sda1/etc/fstab: ===============================
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
# /dev/sda1
UUID=cfd92276-a5f7-4d9d-a3eb-1f77b1e5eb6e / ext3 relatime,errors=remount-ro 0 1
# /dev/sda3
UUID=dcd690a5-1f22-427c-80a3-51f5dd702887 /home ext3 relatime 0 2
# /dev/sda2
UUID=a9abe04a-5bae-4a24-a468-7268d78d0187 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
================================== sda1/boot: ==================================
total 41572
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2008-12-17 18:14 .
drwxr-xr-x 21 root root 4096 2008-12-29 07:53 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 422838 2008-10-22 04:12 abi-2.6.24-21-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 507665 2008-11-04 21:00 abi-2.6.27-7-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 507665 2008-11-20 23:46 abi-2.6.27-9-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 80062 2008-10-22 04:12 config-2.6.24-21-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 91364 2008-11-04 21:00 config-2.6.27-7-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 91364 2008-11-20 23:46 config-2.6.27-9-generic
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2008-12-28 22:14 grub
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7487866 2008-11-08 08:12 initrd.img-2.6.24-21-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7487759 2008-10-30 15:51 initrd.img-2.6.24-21-generic.bak
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8107951 2008-11-15 10:21 initrd.img-2.6.27-7-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8127865 2008-12-17 18:14 initrd.img-2.6.27-9-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 124152 2008-09-11 21:11 memtest86+.bin
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 905617 2008-10-22 04:12 System.map-2.6.24-21-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1029585 2008-11-04 21:00 System.map-2.6.27-7-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1029585 2008-11-20 23:46 System.map-2.6.27-9-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1073 2008-11-04 21:02 vmcoreinfo-2.6.27-7-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1073 2008-11-20 23:48 vmcoreinfo-2.6.27-9-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1920760 2008-10-22 04:12 vmlinuz-2.6.24-21-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2244464 2008-11-04 21:00 vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2244304 2008-11-20 23:46 vmlinuz-2.6.27-9-generic
=============================== sda1/boot/grub: ===============================
total 212
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2008-12-28 22:14 .
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2008-12-17 18:14 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 197 2008-10-04 15:17 default
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 15 2008-10-04 15:17 device.map
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8056 2008-10-04 15:17 e2fs_stage1_5
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7904 2008-10-04 15:17 fat_stage1_5
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 16 2008-10-04 15:17 installed-version
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8608 2008-10-04 15:17 jfs_stage1_5
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5107 2008-12-28 22:14 menu.lst
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5107 2008-12-28 21:48 menu.lst~
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7324 2008-10-04 15:17 minix_stage1_5
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9632 2008-10-04 15:17 reiserfs_stage1_5
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 512 2008-10-04 15:17 stage1
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 108356 2008-10-04 15:17 stage2
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9276 2008-10-04 15:17 xfs_stage1_5
================================ sda4/boot.ini: ================================
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(4)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(4)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
=============================== StdErr Messages: ===============================
No errors were reported.
Hope this helps someone to help me.
Thanks in advance!