caljohnsmith, thank you very much for taking the time to help!
I have not tried the Super GRUB disk, and didn't realize it was any different than the grub I am trying to install. Pending further discussion in this thread before I get home and really start tinkering, I will definitely keep that in mind.
Having just built this system a week ago, I still have clear memory of how the hardware is configured. The two IDE hard drives both are jumpered as "Cable Select". My motherboard only has one IDE connector, so one acts as master and the other as slave.
The BIOS options you mention are exactly what I've been playing with for the past couple of days. My motherboard has several options with regard to configuring the IDE/SATA controllers (listed below, with selected option bolded):
IDE Enabled (true, false)
SATA Enabled (true, false)
SATA Controller Mode (Native IDE, RAID, AHCI, Legacy IDE)
SATA IDE Combined Mode (true, false)
SATA As Primary (only able to be set if combined mode = true)
From what I understand, the SATA Controller Mode, SATA IDE Combined Mode, and SATA As Primary options all work together to control how the SATA drives are exposed through the BIOS (they can show up as pseudo-IDE drives in the BIOS configuration or not, and in varying orders). See the attached chart if this doesn't make any sense, I find it to be much more helpful than plain text. As currently set, these options prevent the SATA devices from being listed in the IDE device list at bootup.
If you do refer to the attached chart, you'll want to note that my SATA drives are attached to connectors SATA1 and SATA2.
I am not terribly clear on the difference between the various SATA Controller Mode options ... AHCI is the only one I have used.
Now, for the command you asked me to run:
============================= Boot Info Summary: ==============================
=> Drive sde does not have a valid partition table.
=> Grub0.97 is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda and looks on the same drive
in partition #1 for /grub/stage2 and /grub/menu.lst.
=> Windows is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdb
=> Grub0.97 is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdc and looks on the same drive
in partition #1 for /grub/stage2 and /grub/menu.lst.
=> Grub0.97 is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdd and looks on the same drive
in partition #2 for /boot/grub/stage2 and /boot/grub/menu.lst.
=> Windows is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdf
sda1: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ext3
Boot sector type: No Boot Loader
Boot sector info:
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs: /grub/menu.lst /grub
sda2: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ext3
Boot sector type: No Boot Loader
Boot sector info:
Operating System: Ubuntu 8.10
Boot files/dirs: /etc/fstab /boot
sda3: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ext3
Boot sector type: No Boot Loader
Boot sector info:
Operating System: Ubuntu 8.10
Boot files/dirs: /etc/fstab /boot
sdb1: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: Extended Partition
sdb5: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ext3
Boot sector type: No Boot Loader
Boot sector info:
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:
sdb6: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: swap
sdc1: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ext3
Boot sector type: No Boot Loader
Boot sector info:
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs: /grub/menu.lst /grub
sdc2: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ext3
Boot sector type: No Boot Loader
Boot sector info:
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:
sdd1: __________________________________________________ _______________________
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/dirs: /boot.ini /ntldr /NTDETECT.COM
sdd2: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ext3
Boot sector type: No Boot Loader
Boot sector info:
Operating System: Ubuntu 7.10
Boot files/dirs: /boot/grub/menu.lst /etc/fstab /boot /boot/grub
sdf1: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows Vista
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:
=========================== Drive/Partition Info: =============================
Drive sda: __________________________________________________ ___________________
fdisk -lu /dev/sda:
Disk /dev/sda: 164.6 GB, 164696555520 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 20023 cylinders, total 321672960 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x070dccf8
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 63 96389 48163+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 * 163842336 321671951 78914808 83 Linux
Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary.
/dev/sda3 96390 163830869 81867240 83 Linux
Partition table entries are not in disk order
sfdisk -V /dev/sda:
Warning: partition 2 extends past end of disk
Drive sdb: __________________________________________________ ___________________
fdisk -lu /dev/sdb:
Disk /dev/sdb: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders, total 976773168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x11331133
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 63 976768064 488384001 f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/sdb5 39070080 976768064 468848992+ 83 Linux
/dev/sdb6 189 39063023 19531417+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris
Partition table entries are not in disk order
sfdisk -V /dev/sdb:
Warning: extended partition does not start at a cylinder boundary.
DOS and Linux will interpret the contents differently.
Warning: partition [6] does not end at a cylinder boundary
Drive sdc: __________________________________________________ ___________________
fdisk -lu /dev/sdc:
Disk /dev/sdc: 200.0 GB, 200049647616 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 24321 cylinders, total 390721968 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xc98df6cf
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdc1 * 63 96389 48163+ 83 Linux
/dev/sdc2 96390 390716864 195310237+ 83 Linux
sfdisk -V /dev/sdc:
/dev/sdc: OK
Drive sdd: __________________________________________________ ___________________
fdisk -lu /dev/sdd:
Disk /dev/sdd: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders, total 312581808 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xf5b55079
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdd1 * 63 156264254 78132096 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sdd2 156264255 312576704 78156225 83 Linux
sfdisk -V /dev/sdd:
/dev/sdd: OK
Drive sde: __________________________________________________ ___________________
fdisk -lu /dev/sde:
sfdisk -V /dev/sde:
/dev/sde: No medium found
sfdisk: cannot open /dev/sde for reading
Drive sdf: __________________________________________________ ___________________
fdisk -lu /dev/sdf:
Disk /dev/sdf: 163.9 GB, 163928604672 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19929 cylinders, total 320173056 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xd75efdab
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdf1 2048 320169983 160083968 7 HPFS/NTFS
sfdisk -V /dev/sdf:
Warning: partition 1 extends past end of disk
blkid -c /dev/null: __________________________________________________ __________
/dev/sda1: UUID="441b7982-6f99-4e06-9c12-0f1eb8c68138" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3"
/dev/sda2: UUID="d253edfc-266f-4bf2-b3bc-f4d69185c419" TYPE="ext3"
/dev/sda3: UUID="c0265d88-e577-45fb-b9e2-bd1d290ab0a3" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3"
/dev/sdb5: UUID="01f270f1-735a-4540-b10d-e24e38af1fee" TYPE="ext3"
/dev/sdb6: UUID="59d0b1af-a6d0-452d-a124-837489593e68" TYPE="swap"
/dev/sdc1: LABEL="boot" UUID="3f3ad0d7-fcf9-4de1-9928-dc5fb1b489f3" TYPE="ext3"
/dev/sdc2: UUID="09a4602b-2b10-43ed-ac84-92f28689a1d4" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3"
/dev/sdd1: UUID="4808619D08618AB0" TYPE="ntfs"
/dev/sdd2: UUID="2960a6cc-26e1-42e3-a83e-66d24a303028" TYPE="ext3"
/dev/sdf1: UUID="92F65CC9F65CAF6B" LABEL="External HD" TYPE="ntfs"
=============================== "mount" output: ===============================
/dev/sda2 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/sdc1 on /boot type ext3 (rw)
/dev/sdb5 on /media/sdb5 type ext3 (rw)
/dev/sdd2 on /media/sdd2 type ext3 (rw)
/dev/sdd1 on /media/sdd1 type fuseblk (rw,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,blksize=4096)
securityfs on /sys/kernel/security type securityfs (rw)
binfmt_misc on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type binfmt_misc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
/dev/sdf1 on /media/External HD type fuseblk (rw,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,blksize=4096)
============================= sda1/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 10
## 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=d253edfc-266f-4bf2-b3bc-f4d69185c419 ro
## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=d253edfc-266f-4bf2-b3bc-f4d69185c419
## 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=2
## 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
uuid 441b7982-6f99-4e06-9c12-0f1eb8c68138
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.27-9-generic root=UUID=d253edfc-266f-4bf2-b3bc-f4d69185c419 ro quiet splash
initrd /initrd.img-2.6.27-9-generic
quiet
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-9-generic (recovery mode)
uuid 441b7982-6f99-4e06-9c12-0f1eb8c68138
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.27-9-generic root=UUID=d253edfc-266f-4bf2-b3bc-f4d69185c419 ro single
initrd /initrd.img-2.6.27-9-generic
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-7-generic
uuid 441b7982-6f99-4e06-9c12-0f1eb8c68138
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic root=UUID=d253edfc-266f-4bf2-b3bc-f4d69185c419 ro quiet splash
initrd /initrd.img-2.6.27-7-generic
quiet
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-7-generic (recovery mode)
uuid 441b7982-6f99-4e06-9c12-0f1eb8c68138
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic root=UUID=d253edfc-266f-4bf2-b3bc-f4d69185c419 ro single
initrd /initrd.img-2.6.27-7-generic
title Ubuntu 8.10, memtest86+
uuid 441b7982-6f99-4e06-9c12-0f1eb8c68138
kernel /memtest86+.bin
quiet
### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
# This is a divider, added to separate the menu items below from the Debian
# ones.
title Other operating systems:
root
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/sda1
title Windows Vista/Longhorn (loader)
root (hd0,0)
savedefault
chainloader +1
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/sdd1
title Microsoft Windows XP Professional
root (hd3,0)
savedefault
map (hd0) (hd3)
map (hd3) (hd0)
chainloader +1
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/sdd2.
title Ubuntu 7.10, kernel 2.6.22-16-generic (on /dev/sdd2)
root (hd3,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-16-generic root=UUID=2960a6cc-26e1-42e3-a83e-66d24a303028 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-16-generic
savedefault
boot
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/sdd2.
title Ubuntu 7.10, kernel 2.6.22-16-generic (recovery mode) (on /dev/sdd2)
root (hd3,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-16-generic root=UUID=2960a6cc-26e1-42e3-a83e-66d24a303028 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-16-generic
savedefault
boot
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/sdd2.
title Ubuntu 7.10, kernel 2.6.22-15-generic (on /dev/sdd2)
root (hd3,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-15-generic root=UUID=2960a6cc-26e1-42e3-a83e-66d24a303028 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-15-generic
savedefault
boot
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/sdd2.
title Ubuntu 7.10, kernel 2.6.22-15-generic (recovery mode) (on /dev/sdd2)
root (hd3,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-15-generic root=UUID=2960a6cc-26e1-42e3-a83e-66d24a303028 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-15-generic
savedefault
boot
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/sdd2.
title Ubuntu 7.10, kernel 2.6.22-14-generic (on /dev/sdd2)
root (hd3,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-generic root=UUID=2960a6cc-26e1-42e3-a83e-66d24a303028 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-14-generic
savedefault
boot
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/sdd2.
title Ubuntu 7.10, kernel 2.6.22-14-generic (recovery mode) (on /dev/sdd2)
root (hd3,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-generic root=UUID=2960a6cc-26e1-42e3-a83e-66d24a303028 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-14-generic
savedefault
boot
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/sdd2.
title Ubuntu 7.10, memtest86+ (on /dev/sdd2)
root (hd3,1)
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin
savedefault
boot
================================== sda1/grub: ==================================
total 192
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 1024 2009-01-07 23:31 .
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 1024 2009-01-07 21:20 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 197 2009-01-07 23:21 default
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 60 2009-01-07 23:21 device.map
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8108 2009-01-07 23:21 e2fs_stage1_5
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7856 2009-01-07 23:21 fat_stage1_5
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 16 2009-01-07 23:21 installed-version
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8712 2009-01-07 23:21 jfs_stage1_5
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7586 2009-01-07 21:20 menu.lst
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4287 2009-01-07 20:37 menu.lst.bak
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7352 2009-01-07 23:21 minix_stage1_5
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9756 2009-01-07 23:21 reiserfs_stage1_5
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 512 2009-01-07 23:21 stage1
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 121460 2009-01-07 23:21 stage2
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9556 2009-01-07 23:21 xfs_stage1_5
=============================== sda2/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=441b7982-6f99-4e06-9c12-0f1eb8c68138 /boot ext3 defaults 0 0
UUID=3f3ad0d7-fcf9-4de1-9928-dc5fb1b489f3 /boot ext3 defaults 0 0
# /dev/sda2
UUID=d253edfc-266f-4bf2-b3bc-f4d69185c419 / ext3 relatime,errors=remount-ro 0 1
# /dev/sdb6
UUID=59d0b1af-a6d0-452d-a124-837489593e68 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/scd0 /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
# /dev/sdb5
UUID=01f270f1-735a-4540-b10d-e24e38af1fee /media/sdb5 ext3 defaults 0 0
# /dev/sdd2
UUID=2960a6cc-26e1-42e3-a83e-66d24a303028 /media/sdd2 ext3 defaults 0 0
# /dev/sdc1
UUID=1EBC1226BC11F8CB /media/sdc1 ntfs defaults 0 0
# /dev/sdd1
UUID=4808619D08618AB0 /media/sdd1 ntfs defaults 0 0
# BuckeyeFans.net web disk
https://box229.bluehost.com:2078 /home/bob/buckeyefans davfs uid=1000,gid=1000,rw,user 0 0
================================== sda2/boot: ==================================
total 8
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-01-07 11:01 .
drwxr-xr-x 22 root root 4096 2009-01-07 11:01 ..
=============================== sda3/etc/fstab: ===============================
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
# /dev/sda3
UUID=c0265d88-e577-45fb-b9e2-bd1d290ab0a3 / ext3 relatime,errors=remount-ro 0 1
# /dev/sda1
UUID=441b7982-6f99-4e06-9c12-0f1eb8c68138 /boot ext3 relatime 0 2
# /dev/sdb6
UUID=59d0b1af-a6d0-452d-a124-837489593e68 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/scd0 /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
================================== sda3/boot: ==================================
total 8
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-01-07 20:29 .
drwxr-xr-x 20 root root 4096 2009-01-07 20:37 ..
============================= sdc1/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 10
## 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=d253edfc-266f-4bf2-b3bc-f4d69185c419 ro
## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=d253edfc-266f-4bf2-b3bc-f4d69185c419
## 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=2
## 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
uuid 3f3ad0d7-fcf9-4de1-9928-dc5fb1b489f3
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.27-9-generic root=UUID=d253edfc-266f-4bf2-b3bc-f4d69185c419 ro quiet splash
initrd /initrd.img-2.6.27-9-generic
quiet
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-9-generic (recovery mode)
uuid 3f3ad0d7-fcf9-4de1-9928-dc5fb1b489f3
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.27-9-generic root=UUID=d253edfc-266f-4bf2-b3bc-f4d69185c419 ro single
initrd /initrd.img-2.6.27-9-generic
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-7-generic
uuid 3f3ad0d7-fcf9-4de1-9928-dc5fb1b489f3
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic root=UUID=d253edfc-266f-4bf2-b3bc-f4d69185c419 ro quiet splash
initrd /initrd.img-2.6.27-7-generic
quiet
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-7-generic (recovery mode)
uuid 3f3ad0d7-fcf9-4de1-9928-dc5fb1b489f3
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic root=UUID=d253edfc-266f-4bf2-b3bc-f4d69185c419 ro single
initrd /initrd.img-2.6.27-7-generic
title Ubuntu 8.10, memtest86+
uuid 3f3ad0d7-fcf9-4de1-9928-dc5fb1b489f3
kernel /memtest86+.bin
quiet
### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
# This is a divider, added to separate the menu items below from the Debian
# ones.
title Other operating systems:
root
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/sda1
title Windows Vista/Longhorn (loader)
root (hd0,0)
savedefault
chainloader +1
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/sdd1
title Microsoft Windows XP Professional
root (hd3,0)
savedefault
map (hd0) (hd3)
map (hd3) (hd0)
chainloader +1
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/sdd2.
title Ubuntu 7.10, kernel 2.6.22-16-generic (on /dev/sdd2)
root (hd3,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-16-generic root=UUID=2960a6cc-26e1-42e3-a83e-66d24a303028 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-16-generic
savedefault
boot
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/sdd2.
title Ubuntu 7.10, kernel 2.6.22-16-generic (recovery mode) (on /dev/sdd2)
root (hd3,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-16-generic root=UUID=2960a6cc-26e1-42e3-a83e-66d24a303028 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-16-generic
savedefault
boot
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/sdd2.
title Ubuntu 7.10, kernel 2.6.22-15-generic (on /dev/sdd2)
root (hd3,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-15-generic root=UUID=2960a6cc-26e1-42e3-a83e-66d24a303028 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-15-generic
savedefault
boot
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/sdd2.
title Ubuntu 7.10, kernel 2.6.22-15-generic (recovery mode) (on /dev/sdd2)
root (hd3,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-15-generic root=UUID=2960a6cc-26e1-42e3-a83e-66d24a303028 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-15-generic
savedefault
boot
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/sdd2.
title Ubuntu 7.10, kernel 2.6.22-14-generic (on /dev/sdd2)
root (hd3,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-generic root=UUID=2960a6cc-26e1-42e3-a83e-66d24a303028 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-14-generic
savedefault
boot
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/sdd2.
title Ubuntu 7.10, kernel 2.6.22-14-generic (recovery mode) (on /dev/sdd2)
root (hd3,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-generic root=UUID=2960a6cc-26e1-42e3-a83e-66d24a303028 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-14-generic
savedefault
boot
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/sdd2.
title Ubuntu 7.10, memtest86+ (on /dev/sdd2)
root (hd3,1)
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin
savedefault
boot
================================== sdc1/grub: ==================================
total 195
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 1024 2009-01-07 23:39 .
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 1024 2009-01-07 23:37 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 197 2009-01-07 23:37 default
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 60 2009-01-07 23:37 device.map
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8108 2009-01-07 23:37 e2fs_stage1_5
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7856 2009-01-07 23:37 fat_stage1_5
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 16 2009-01-07 23:37 installed-version
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8712 2009-01-07 23:37 jfs_stage1_5
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7586 2009-01-07 23:39 menu.lst
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7586 2009-01-07 21:20 menu.lst.bak
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7352 2009-01-07 23:37 minix_stage1_5
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9756 2009-01-07 23:37 reiserfs_stage1_5
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 512 2009-01-07 23:37 stage1
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 121460 2009-01-07 23:37 stage2
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9556 2009-01-07 23:37 xfs_stage1_5
================================ sdd1/boot.ini: ================================
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
=========================== sdd2/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 10
## 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=2960a6cc-26e1-42e3-a83e-66d24a303028 ro
## Setup crashdump menu entries
## e.g. crashdump=1
# crashdump=0
## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=(hd0,1)
## 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 7.10, kernel 2.6.22-16-generic
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-16-generic root=UUID=2960a6cc-26e1-42e3-a83e-66d24a303028 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-16-generic
quiet
title Ubuntu 7.10, kernel 2.6.22-16-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-16-generic root=UUID=2960a6cc-26e1-42e3-a83e-66d24a303028 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-16-generic
title Ubuntu 7.10, kernel 2.6.22-15-generic
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-15-generic root=UUID=2960a6cc-26e1-42e3-a83e-66d24a303028 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-15-generic
quiet
title Ubuntu 7.10, kernel 2.6.22-15-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-15-generic root=UUID=2960a6cc-26e1-42e3-a83e-66d24a303028 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-15-generic
title Ubuntu 7.10, kernel 2.6.22-14-generic
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-generic root=UUID=2960a6cc-26e1-42e3-a83e-66d24a303028 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-14-generic
quiet
title Ubuntu 7.10, kernel 2.6.22-14-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-generic root=UUID=2960a6cc-26e1-42e3-a83e-66d24a303028 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-14-generic
title Ubuntu 7.10, memtest86+
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin
quiet
### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
# This is a divider, added to separate the menu items below from the Debian
# ones.
title Other operating systems:
root
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/hda1
title Microsoft Windows XP Professional
root (hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1
=============================== sdd2/etc/fstab: ===============================
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
# /dev/hda2
UUID=2960a6cc-26e1-42e3-a83e-66d24a303028 / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1
# /dev/hda1
UUID=4808619D08618AB0 /media/hda1 ntfs defaults,umask=007,gid=46 0 1
# /dev/sda1
UUID=1EBC1226BC11F8CB /media/sda1 ntfs defaults,umask=007,gid=46 0 1
# /dev/sdb5
UUID=01f270f1-735a-4540-b10d-e24e38af1fee /media/sdb5 ext3 defaults 0 1
# /dev/sdc1
UUID=6EF4878AF48752EF /media/sdc1 ntfs defaults,umask=007,gid=46 0 1
# /dev/sdb6
UUID=59d0b1af-a6d0-452d-a124-837489593e68 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/hdd /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec 0 0
/dev/hdc /media/cdrom1 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec 0 0
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto,exec 0 0
================================== sdd2/boot: ==================================
total 51700
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2008-12-18 20:35 .
drwxr-xr-x 22 root root 4096 2009-01-03 11:42 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 424317 2008-02-12 05:39 abi-2.6.22-14-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 424374 2008-10-21 23:04 abi-2.6.22-15-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 424374 2008-11-24 16:46 abi-2.6.22-16-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 75311 2008-02-12 05:39 config-2.6.22-14-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 75300 2008-10-21 23:04 config-2.6.22-15-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 75300 2008-11-24 16:46 config-2.6.22-16-generic
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2008-12-05 09:34 grub
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7230399 2008-05-27 21:50 initrd.img-2.6.22-14-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7230222 2008-02-29 16:58 initrd.img-2.6.22-14-generic.bak
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7229670 2008-11-11 17:11 initrd.img-2.6.22-15-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7229637 2008-11-05 22:37 initrd.img-2.6.22-15-generic.bak
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7230506 2008-12-18 20:35 initrd.img-2.6.22-16-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7229716 2008-12-05 09:34 initrd.img-2.6.22-16-generic.bak
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 103204 2007-09-28 06:06 memtest86+.bin
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 823535 2008-02-12 05:39 System.map-2.6.22-14-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 823860 2008-10-21 23:04 System.map-2.6.22-15-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 823860 2008-11-24 16:46 System.map-2.6.22-16-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1764536 2008-02-12 05:39 vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1765144 2008-10-21 23:04 vmlinuz-2.6.22-15-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1765592 2008-11-24 16:46 vmlinuz-2.6.22-16-generic
=============================== sdd2/boot/grub: ===============================
total 220
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2008-12-05 09:34 .
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2008-12-18 20:35 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 197 2008-01-26 17:06 default
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 60 2008-01-26 17:06 device.map
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8660 2008-01-26 17:06 e2fs_stage1_5
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8452 2008-01-26 17:06 fat_stage1_5
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 15 2008-01-26 17:06 installed-version
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9152 2008-01-26 17:06 jfs_stage1_5
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5432 2008-12-05 09:34 menu.lst
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5004 2008-12-05 09:34 menu.lst~
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7860 2008-01-26 17:06 minix_stage1_5
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 10132 2008-01-26 17:06 reiserfs_stage1_5
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 512 2008-01-26 17:06 stage1
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 110292 2008-01-26 17:06 stage2
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9980 2008-01-26 17:06 xfs_stage1_5
=============================== StdErr Messages: ===============================
/dev/sde: No medium found
sfdisk: cannot open /dev/sde for reading
Warning: extended partition does not start at a cylinder boundary.
DOS and Linux will interpret the contents differently.
Warning: extended partition does not start at a cylinder boundary.
DOS and Linux will interpret the contents differently.
Warning: extended partition does not start at a cylinder boundary.
DOS and Linux will interpret the contents differently.
(that's a LOT of output, very cool script! FYI, I have no idea what /dev/sde is referring to. /dev/sdf is my external USB hard drive, which happens to be powered on right now.)
Thanks again,
-Bob