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Jcpinny22
September 12th, 2009, 08:39 PM
alright well i downloaded ubuntu the other day and decided to try kubuntu as well..so i did kubuntu and i tried getting programs but said i didnt have enough space..so i did it again and selected the partitions manually and i did my external hard drive..well when i did that it made me have space..so i went back to my main OS(windows xp) and tried running Utorrent well it said my files could not be found(which are on the external hard drive) so i went to my computer and my external hard drive cannot be found..i tried all the usb ports on my computer and nothing...I have about 450gigs of items on the hard drive..pleas help me figure out how to read my hard drive again. i would like to be able to use it without formatting it but if thats what i have to do then ill do it...please help me!!

presence1960
September 12th, 2009, 09:23 PM
Let's get a better look at your setup. Boot the Ubuntu Live CD with the external plugged in.. Choose "try ubuntu without any changes", when the desktop loads come back here and use the link in my signature to download the Boot Info Script 0.32 to the desktop. Once on desktop open a terminal and run this command
sudo bash ~/Desktop/boot_info_script*.sh This will create a RESULTS.txt file on the desktop. Paste the entire contents of that file back here. Once pasted highlight all text and click the # sign on the toolbar to place code tags around the text.

rob-ward
September 12th, 2009, 09:32 PM
If you boot into your ubuntu install and run the commands

mount

and

sudo fdisk -l

and print the results here it may help diagnose the problem

presence1960
September 12th, 2009, 09:35 PM
If you boot into your ubuntu install and run the commands

mount

and

sudo fdisk -l

and print the results here it may help diagnose the problem

The boot info script will include those plus a whole lot more. try running it on your machine and see how much info it gives you about your setup & boot process.

Jcpinny22
September 13th, 2009, 03:51 AM
there is the mount and sudo fdisk if i did it correct..the RESULTS.txt is a little lower


justin@justin-desktop:~$ mount
/dev/sdb4 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/2.6.28-11-generic/volatile type tmpfs (rw,mode=755)
securityfs on /sys/kernel/security type securityfs (rw)
binfmt_misc on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type binfmt_misc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
/dev/sr0 on /media/cdrom0 type iso9660 (ro,nosuid,nodev,utf8,user=justin)
justin@justin-desktop:~$ sudo fdisk -|
> sudo fdisk





and here is the RESULTS.txt file..cant add as attachment as it is to large of a file..


============================= Boot Info Summary: ==============================

=> Grub0.97 is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda and looks on boot drive #2 in
partition #4 for /boot/grub/stage2 and /boot/grub/menu.lst.
=> Windows is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdb
=> Windows is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdg

sda1: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows Vista
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System: Windows Vista
Boot files/dirs: /BOOTMGR /Boot/bcd

sda2: __________________________________________________ _______________________

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

sdb1: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: swap
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:

sdb2: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: Extended Partition
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:

sdb5: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: ext3
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System: Ubuntu 9.04
Boot files/dirs: /boot/grub/menu.lst /etc/fstab

sdb6: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: swap
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:

sdb7: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: ext3
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System: Ubuntu 9.04
Boot files/dirs: /boot/grub/menu.lst /etc/fstab

sdb8: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: swap
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:

sdb3: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: swap
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:

sdb4: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: ext3
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System: Ubuntu 9.04
Boot files/dirs: /boot/grub/menu.lst /etc/fstab

sdg1: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: vfat
Boot sector type: Unknown
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:

=========================== Drive/Partition Info: =============================

Drive: sda ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___

Disk /dev/sda: 320.0 GB, 320072933376 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders, total 625142448 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xce6507f8

Partition Boot Start End Size Id System

/dev/sda1 63 20,434,679 20,434,617 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 * 20,434,680 625,140,399 604,705,720 7 HPFS/NTFS


Drive: sdb ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___

Disk /dev/sdb: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders, total 1953525168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xffaac65e

Partition Boot Start End Size Id System

/dev/sdb1 2,048 1,757,816,234 1,757,814,187 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sdb2 1,943,061,750 1,953,520,064 10,458,315 5 Extended
/dev/sdb5 1,948,299,003 1,953,166,634 4,867,632 83 Linux
/dev/sdb6 1,953,166,698 1,953,520,064 353,367 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sdb7 1,943,061,876 1,947,945,509 4,883,634 83 Linux
/dev/sdb8 1,947,945,573 1,948,298,939 353,367 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sdb3 1,935,222,030 1,943,061,749 7,839,720 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sdb4 1,757,816,235 1,935,222,029 177,405,795 83 Linux


Drive: sdg ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___

Disk /dev/sdg: 4022 MB, 4022337024 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 489 cylinders, total 7856127 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00a95a4f

Partition Boot Start End Size Id System

/dev/sdg1 * 63 7,856,126 7,856,064 e W95 FAT16 (LBA)


blkid -c /dev/null: __________________________________________________ __________

/dev/sda1: UUID="BE58869458864B5B" LABEL="RECOVERY" TYPE="ntfs"
/dev/sda2: UUID="162C0E412C0E1C7D" TYPE="ntfs"
/dev/sdb1: UUID="fe756f54-0fce-4405-b99a-6af111ab3559" TYPE="swap"
/dev/sdb3: UUID="be290b1c-6c22-4b04-86d3-3980e9764265" TYPE="swap"
/dev/sdb4: UUID="28803cb3-7d79-404b-8c4c-183bc34ad5e1" TYPE="ext3"
/dev/sdb5: UUID="45b7c7a1-e389-4f14-80e8-309b2e7685c5" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3"
/dev/sdb6: UUID="24b83cd1-1932-49ba-ad6c-8df01b38ea51" TYPE="swap"
/dev/sdb7: UUID="bb93fcd7-36b9-4954-b7c5-549eac95a96b" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3"
/dev/sdb8: UUID="ed64f54e-15a8-474a-84c1-800cc909c382" TYPE="swap"
/dev/sdg1: SEC_TYPE="msdos" LABEL="IPREP_V009" UUID="3403-9419" TYPE="vfat"

=============================== "mount" output: ===============================

/dev/sdb4 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/2.6.28-11-generic/volatile type tmpfs (rw,mode=755)
securityfs on /sys/kernel/security type securityfs (rw)
binfmt_misc on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type binfmt_misc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
/dev/sr0 on /media/cdrom0 type iso9660 (ro,nosuid,nodev,utf8,user=justin)


================================ sda2/boot.ini: ================================

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect

=========================== sdb5/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=45b7c7a1-e389-4f14-80e8-309b2e7685c5 ro

## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=45b7c7a1-e389-4f14-80e8-309b2e7685c5

## 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, kernel 2.6.28-11-generic
uuid 45b7c7a1-e389-4f14-80e8-309b2e7685c5
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-11-generic root=UUID=45b7c7a1-e389-4f14-80e8-309b2e7685c5 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-11-generic
quiet

title Ubuntu 9.04, kernel 2.6.28-11-generic (recovery mode)
uuid 45b7c7a1-e389-4f14-80e8-309b2e7685c5
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-11-generic root=UUID=45b7c7a1-e389-4f14-80e8-309b2e7685c5 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-11-generic

title Ubuntu 9.04, memtest86+
uuid 45b7c7a1-e389-4f14-80e8-309b2e7685c5
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 (loader)
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1


# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/sda2
title Microsoft Windows XP Professional
rootnoverify (hd0,1)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1


=============================== sdb5/etc/fstab: ===============================

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'vol_id --uuid' to print the universally unique identifier for a
# device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name devices
# that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
# / was on /dev/sdb5 during installation
UUID=45b7c7a1-e389-4f14-80e8-309b2e7685c5 / ext3 relatime,errors=remount-ro 0 1
# swap was on /dev/sdb6 during installation
UUID=24b83cd1-1932-49ba-ad6c-8df01b38ea51 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/scd0 /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0

Jcpinny22
September 13th, 2009, 03:52 AM
here is the rest of the results.txt file




=================== sdb5: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================


998.8GB: boot/grub/menu.lst
998.8GB: boot/grub/stage2
998.3GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-11-generic
998.7GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-11-generic
998.3GB: initrd.img
998.7GB: vmlinuz

=========================== sdb7/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=bb93fcd7-36b9-4954-b7c5-549eac95a96b ro

## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=bb93fcd7-36b9-4954-b7c5-549eac95a96b

## 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, kernel 2.6.28-11-generic
uuid bb93fcd7-36b9-4954-b7c5-549eac95a96b
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-11-generic root=UUID=bb93fcd7-36b9-4954-b7c5-549eac95a96b ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-11-generic
quiet

title Ubuntu 9.04, kernel 2.6.28-11-generic (recovery mode)
uuid bb93fcd7-36b9-4954-b7c5-549eac95a96b
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-11-generic root=UUID=bb93fcd7-36b9-4954-b7c5-549eac95a96b ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-11-generic

title Ubuntu 9.04, memtest86+
uuid bb93fcd7-36b9-4954-b7c5-549eac95a96b
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 (loader)
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1


# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/sda2
title Microsoft Windows XP Professional
rootnoverify (hd0,1)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1


# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/sdb5.
title Ubuntu 9.04, kernel 2.6.28-11-generic (on /dev/sdb5)
root (hd1,4)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-11-generic root=UUID=45b7c7a1-e389-4f14-80e8-309b2e7685c5 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-11-generic
savedefault
boot


# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/sdb5.
title Ubuntu 9.04, kernel 2.6.28-11-generic (recovery mode) (on /dev/sdb5)
root (hd1,4)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-11-generic root=UUID=45b7c7a1-e389-4f14-80e8-309b2e7685c5 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-11-generic
savedefault
boot


# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/sdb5.
title Ubuntu 9.04, memtest86+ (on /dev/sdb5)
root (hd1,4)
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin
savedefault
boot


=============================== sdb7/etc/fstab: ===============================

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'vol_id --uuid' to print the universally unique identifier for a
# device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name devices
# that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
# / was on /dev/sdb7 during installation
UUID=bb93fcd7-36b9-4954-b7c5-549eac95a96b / ext3 relatime,errors=remount-ro 0 1
# swap was on /dev/sdb8 during installation
UUID=ed64f54e-15a8-474a-84c1-800cc909c382 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/scd0 /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0

=================== sdb7: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================


996.3GB: boot/grub/menu.lst
996.4GB: boot/grub/stage2
995.3GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-11-generic
995.3GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-11-generic
995.3GB: initrd.img
995.3GB: vmlinuz

=========================== sdb4/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=28803cb3-7d79-404b-8c4c-183bc34ad5e1 ro

## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=28803cb3-7d79-404b-8c4c-183bc34ad5e1

## 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, kernel 2.6.28-11-generic
uuid 28803cb3-7d79-404b-8c4c-183bc34ad5e1
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-11-generic root=UUID=28803cb3-7d79-404b-8c4c-183bc34ad5e1 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-11-generic
quiet

title Ubuntu 9.04, kernel 2.6.28-11-generic (recovery mode)
uuid 28803cb3-7d79-404b-8c4c-183bc34ad5e1
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-11-generic root=UUID=28803cb3-7d79-404b-8c4c-183bc34ad5e1 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-11-generic

title Ubuntu 9.04, memtest86+
uuid 28803cb3-7d79-404b-8c4c-183bc34ad5e1
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 (loader)
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1


# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/sda2
title Microsoft Windows XP Professional
rootnoverify (hd0,1)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1


# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/sdb5.
title Ubuntu 9.04, kernel 2.6.28-11-generic (on /dev/sdb5)
root (hd1,4)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-11-generic root=UUID=45b7c7a1-e389-4f14-80e8-309b2e7685c5 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-11-generic
savedefault
boot


# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/sdb5.
title Ubuntu 9.04, kernel 2.6.28-11-generic (recovery mode) (on /dev/sdb5)
root (hd1,4)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-11-generic root=UUID=45b7c7a1-e389-4f14-80e8-309b2e7685c5 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-11-generic
savedefault
boot


# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/sdb5.
title Ubuntu 9.04, memtest86+ (on /dev/sdb5)
root (hd1,4)
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin
savedefault
boot


# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/sdb7.
title Ubuntu 9.04, kernel 2.6.28-11-generic (on /dev/sdb7)
root (hd1,6)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-11-generic root=UUID=bb93fcd7-36b9-4954-b7c5-549eac95a96b ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-11-generic
savedefault
boot


# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/sdb7.
title Ubuntu 9.04, kernel 2.6.28-11-generic (recovery mode) (on /dev/sdb7)
root (hd1,6)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-11-generic root=UUID=bb93fcd7-36b9-4954-b7c5-549eac95a96b ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-11-generic
savedefault
boot


# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/sdb7.
title Ubuntu 9.04, memtest86+ (on /dev/sdb7)
root (hd1,6)
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin
savedefault
boot


=============================== sdb4/etc/fstab: ===============================

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'vol_id --uuid' to print the universally unique identifier for a
# device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name devices
# that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
# / was on /dev/sdb4 during installation
UUID=28803cb3-7d79-404b-8c4c-183bc34ad5e1 / ext3 relatime,errors=remount-ro 0 1
# swap was on /dev/sdb1 during installation
UUID=fe756f54-0fce-4405-b99a-6af111ab3559 none swap sw 0 0
# swap was on /dev/sdb3 during installation
UUID=be290b1c-6c22-4b04-86d3-3980e9764265 none swap sw 0 0
# swap was on /dev/sdb6 during installation
UUID=24b83cd1-1932-49ba-ad6c-8df01b38ea51 none swap sw 0 0
# swap was on /dev/sdb8 during installation
UUID=ed64f54e-15a8-474a-84c1-800cc909c382 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/scd0 /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0

=================== sdb4: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================


947.5GB: boot/grub/menu.lst
947.5GB: boot/grub/stage2
947.6GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-11-generic
947.5GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-11-generic
947.6GB: initrd.img
947.5GB: vmlinuz
=========================== Unknown MBRs/Boot Sectors/etc =======================

Unknown BootLoader on sdg1

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=======Devices which don't seem to have a corresponding hard drive==============

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presence1960
September 13th, 2009, 04:26 AM
well you sure have a mess there on your partitions. You have 3 swap partitions and 3 Ubuntu partitions. you only need one of each.


alright well i downloaded ubuntu the other day and decided to try kubuntu as well..so i did kubuntu and i tried getting programs but said i didnt have enough space..so i did it again and selected the partitions manually and i did my external hard drive

What does the text in red mean exactly when you say "i did my external hard drive". Exactly what did you do to it?

I am not being smart but you need to word a little more specifically and explicitly exactly the steps you did from beginning to end. Your narrative there is a little ambiguous to me.

Jcpinny22
September 13th, 2009, 05:10 AM
well i had tried ubuntu and didnt like it..so i tried kubuntu..and when i idd it twice bc the first time i did it. it said i didnt have enough space. so i tried again and tried to maunuall do the partitions..well when i clicked to manually do it it shows i had two ntsc(or nts or something in that nature) on my main hard drive...then right under it showed 2 swap spaced a ntsc space and 2 etc3 or et3 or that which was on my external hard drive which i thought was very weird so i just went with it. so i had 996gb of data on of the the ntsc space so i took about 96gb of data off and made it free space..then made that swap space or ntsc space i think i cannot remember fully.so i figured everything would be alright then after that when i went to download on Utorrent it said Error:Files are missing. and then i couldnt locate my external hard drive

presence1960
September 13th, 2009, 05:22 AM
If you know which is your "good" kubuntu that you use (I would say it is sdb4) then I would use gparted off the Live CD to remove all the Ubuntu's except sdb4 and all the swaps except sdb1.

As far as your external I would boot the Live Cd and see if you can access the files and move them. Then format your external disk and set it up again with your data. If the Live CD will not access the files here is a link for Backtrack Linux. very nifty for a lot of stuff including file access. Download the iso and burn a CD. I had a friends machine that the Live Cd could not access her recovery partition to copy. Used Backtrack Linux and first try moved that whole partition over to flash disk.

P.S. forgot the link : http://www.remote-exploit.org/backtrack.html

Jcpinny22
September 13th, 2009, 06:08 PM
well when i go to boot menu and click my internal hard drive it has xp ubuntu and 2 kubuntu options...but when i click my external it just goes to kubuntu without asking. but i am sure i know which is good. and what is gparted? how do i access it? do i just boot off the live cd and its there? or what?

presence1960
September 14th, 2009, 01:33 AM
well when i go to boot menu and click my internal hard drive it has xp ubuntu and 2 kubuntu options...but when i click my external it just goes to kubuntu without asking. but i am sure i know which is good. and what is gparted? how do i access it? do i just boot off the live cd and its there? or what?

access gparted by booting the ubuntu live cd and choosing "try ubuntu without any changes". when the desktop loads go System > Administration > Partition Editor. That is gparted.

Jcpinny22
September 15th, 2009, 01:50 AM
where is system? i see system settings? but i couldn't find administration there

Jcpinny22
September 15th, 2009, 01:53 AM
i also see system...but no administration...

presence1960
September 15th, 2009, 03:12 AM
System is top left. Click on it and go Administration. Then choose Partition Editor.

Jcpinny22
September 15th, 2009, 03:26 AM
alright well i tried booting into the cd...but i couldnt conect to my wireless internet for some reason..so i booted into my good kubuntu and downloaded and ran gparted..and i could only do 2 of them...which is why i figured i needed to boot on the cd..so i put gparted on a flash drive..i then booted onto the cd open the gparted folder that i unzipped(idk archived whatever its called in kubuntu) then i opened the unzipped folder and clicked on everything...but nothing opened so idk how i open it off the flash drive cause i can't connect to the internet for some reason off the cd.

presence1960
September 15th, 2009, 05:01 AM
alright well i tried booting into the cd...but i couldnt conect to my wireless internet for some reason..so i booted into my good kubuntu and downloaded and ran gparted..and i could only do 2 of them...which is why i figured i needed to boot on the cd..so i put gparted on a flash drive..i then booted onto the cd open the gparted folder that i unzipped(idk archived whatever its called in kubuntu) then i opened the unzipped folder and clicked on everything...but nothing opened so idk how i open it off the flash drive cause i can't connect to the internet for some reason off the cd.

You can't unzip an iso and click on it to run an iso, this is not windows. You must make a bootable CD by burning the iso as an image to CD or create a bootable USB from the iso.

I think you should read all this (https://help.ubuntu.com/9.04/switching/index.html) as it pertains to you right now. You have some misconceptions that you need to straighten out before you can proceed.

Jcpinny22
September 15th, 2009, 11:07 PM
no i have the cd burnt..and booted off of it. then i tried to get gparted on my kubuntu live cd..but since i couldnt connect to the internet i couldn't accomplish that.

presence1960
September 16th, 2009, 04:41 AM
no i have the cd burnt..and booted off of it. then i tried to get gparted on my kubuntu live cd..but since i couldnt connect to the internet i couldn't accomplish that.

you don't need the internet to run gparted from the Live Cd!

Please don't take this the wrong way but I suggest you do some reading and studying to increase your knowledge of basic computing tasks. It seems that for whatever reason you do not have the ability to follow the simplest directions.

That is not to say that you never will. It is just that your present knowledge seems inadequate. I (and the rest of the community) want you to use ubuntu if you so desire, but you must be able to do some basic things from following suggestions. We are not present to help you along.