Alpaca
July 6th, 2009, 05:58 PM
Hey guys,
I've done a few Ubuntu installs before, but this one tottally went over my head.
So heres the situation.
I'm running a thinkpad t61, with the recovery partition still there (The last few times I've dual booted on this laptop, I didn't have the recovery partition.) The reveovery partition is a stripped down version of Vista, and shows up as such in Ubuntu's installer.
What I intended to do, was dual boot Windows 7, and Ubuntu. I had Windows 7 installed first, along with the hidden Vista recovery partition, so all in all, it's a tri-boot.
Heres what I did, I used Windows 7 disk management to shrink it's partition by 20 gigs, I then installed ubuntu to the free 20 gigs of space. Ubuntu runs perfectly fine.
So the partitions are: the recovery partition is (0,0), a small, 100 meg extra patition that I believe belongs to Windows 7 is (0,1), Windows 7 itself is (0,3) and Ubuntu is (0,4).
Now, I couldn't boot into Windows 7, which I expected. So I added the appropriate entry to Menu.lst:
title Windows 7
rootnoverify (hd0,3)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1
However, I get an error "Invalid boot device" or something along that lines.
So, for S&G's, I added:
title Potential Windows 7
rootnoverify (hd0,2)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1
Which magically worked, however it also gives me the "Boot Manager is Missing CTRL-ALT-DEL to reset"
Which means I gotta run FixMbr in windows, however, I've misplaced my Windows 7 disk, so I'm downloading another ISO.
However, out of curiosity, could this be result of how I set up menu.lst? I've included my Menu.lst file and the results of a fdisk -l:
# 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=7c511d34-16f2-4e86-99b2-c7c05e12e854 ro
## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=7c511d34-16f2-4e86-99b2-c7c05e12e854
## 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
## specify if running in Xen domU or have grub detect automatically
## update-grub will ignore non-xen kernels when running in domU and vice versa
## e.g. indomU=detect
## indomU=true
## indomU=false
# indomU=detect
## 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 9.04
uuid 7c511d34-16f2-4e86-99b2-c7c05e12e854
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-11-generic root=UUID=7c511d34-16f2-4e86-99b2-c7c05e12e854 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-11-generic
quiet
title Ubuntu 9.04 (recovery mode)
uuid 7c511d34-16f2-4e86-99b2-c7c05e12e854
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-11-generic root=UUID=7c511d34-16f2-4e86-99b2-c7c05e12e854 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-11-generic
title Ubuntu 9.04, memtest86+
uuid 7c511d34-16f2-4e86-99b2-c7c05e12e854
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/sda1
title Windows Vista (Recovery)
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/sda2
title Windows 7
rootnoverify (hd0,3)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/sda2
title Potential Windows 7
rootnoverify (hd0,2)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1
Disk /dev/sda: 250.0 GB, 250059350016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xf3d23cb0
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 1305 10477568 27 Unknown
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary.
/dev/sda2 1305 1318 102400 7 HPFS/NTFS
Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary.
/dev/sda3 * 1318 27791 212644864 7 HPFS/NTFS
Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary.
/dev/sda4 27792 30401 20964825 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 27792 30287 20049088+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda6 30288 30401 915673+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris
Note: sector size is 4096 (not 512)
Disk /dev/sdb: 79.8 GB, 79824777216 bytes
26 heads, 50 sectors/track, 14991 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 1300 * 4096 = 5324800 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x20202020
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 1 14992 77953628 b W95 FAT32
Thanks for any help!
I've done a few Ubuntu installs before, but this one tottally went over my head.
So heres the situation.
I'm running a thinkpad t61, with the recovery partition still there (The last few times I've dual booted on this laptop, I didn't have the recovery partition.) The reveovery partition is a stripped down version of Vista, and shows up as such in Ubuntu's installer.
What I intended to do, was dual boot Windows 7, and Ubuntu. I had Windows 7 installed first, along with the hidden Vista recovery partition, so all in all, it's a tri-boot.
Heres what I did, I used Windows 7 disk management to shrink it's partition by 20 gigs, I then installed ubuntu to the free 20 gigs of space. Ubuntu runs perfectly fine.
So the partitions are: the recovery partition is (0,0), a small, 100 meg extra patition that I believe belongs to Windows 7 is (0,1), Windows 7 itself is (0,3) and Ubuntu is (0,4).
Now, I couldn't boot into Windows 7, which I expected. So I added the appropriate entry to Menu.lst:
title Windows 7
rootnoverify (hd0,3)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1
However, I get an error "Invalid boot device" or something along that lines.
So, for S&G's, I added:
title Potential Windows 7
rootnoverify (hd0,2)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1
Which magically worked, however it also gives me the "Boot Manager is Missing CTRL-ALT-DEL to reset"
Which means I gotta run FixMbr in windows, however, I've misplaced my Windows 7 disk, so I'm downloading another ISO.
However, out of curiosity, could this be result of how I set up menu.lst? I've included my Menu.lst file and the results of a fdisk -l:
# 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=7c511d34-16f2-4e86-99b2-c7c05e12e854 ro
## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=7c511d34-16f2-4e86-99b2-c7c05e12e854
## 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
## specify if running in Xen domU or have grub detect automatically
## update-grub will ignore non-xen kernels when running in domU and vice versa
## e.g. indomU=detect
## indomU=true
## indomU=false
# indomU=detect
## 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 9.04
uuid 7c511d34-16f2-4e86-99b2-c7c05e12e854
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-11-generic root=UUID=7c511d34-16f2-4e86-99b2-c7c05e12e854 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-11-generic
quiet
title Ubuntu 9.04 (recovery mode)
uuid 7c511d34-16f2-4e86-99b2-c7c05e12e854
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-11-generic root=UUID=7c511d34-16f2-4e86-99b2-c7c05e12e854 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-11-generic
title Ubuntu 9.04, memtest86+
uuid 7c511d34-16f2-4e86-99b2-c7c05e12e854
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/sda1
title Windows Vista (Recovery)
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/sda2
title Windows 7
rootnoverify (hd0,3)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/sda2
title Potential Windows 7
rootnoverify (hd0,2)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1
Disk /dev/sda: 250.0 GB, 250059350016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xf3d23cb0
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 1305 10477568 27 Unknown
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary.
/dev/sda2 1305 1318 102400 7 HPFS/NTFS
Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary.
/dev/sda3 * 1318 27791 212644864 7 HPFS/NTFS
Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary.
/dev/sda4 27792 30401 20964825 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 27792 30287 20049088+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda6 30288 30401 915673+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris
Note: sector size is 4096 (not 512)
Disk /dev/sdb: 79.8 GB, 79824777216 bytes
26 heads, 50 sectors/track, 14991 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 1300 * 4096 = 5324800 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x20202020
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 1 14992 77953628 b W95 FAT32
Thanks for any help!