Let's get a better look at your setup & boot process. Boot into Ubuntu. Come back here and use the link in my signature to download the Boot Info Script 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.
Hmm...
============================= Boot Info Summary: ==============================
=> Grub1.97 is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda and looks on the same drive
in partition #10 for /boot/grub.
sda1: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows XP
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs: /boot.ini /ntldr /NTDETECT.COM
sda2: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows XP
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:
sda3: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: Extended Partition
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
sda5: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ext3
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs: /grub/menu.lst
sda6: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ext3
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System: Ubuntu 9.04
Boot files/dirs: /etc/fstab
sda7: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: swap
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
sda8: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ext3
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:
sda9: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows Vista
Boot sector info: According to the info in the boot sector, sda9 starts
at sector 63.
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:
sda10: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ext4
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System: Ubuntu 9.10
Boot files/dirs: /boot/grub/grub.cfg /etc/fstab /boot/grub/core.img
sda11: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: swap
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
=========================== Drive/Partition Info: =============================
Drive: sda ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___
Disk /dev/sda: 251.0 GB, 251000193024 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30515 cylinders, total 490234752 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xb1b1b1b1
Partition Boot Start End Size Id System
/dev/sda1 * 63 32,772,599 32,772,537 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 32,772,600 88,984,034 56,211,435 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda3 88,984,035 490,223,474 401,239,440 f W95 Ext d (LBA)
/dev/sda5 88,984,098 89,176,814 192,717 83 Linux
/dev/sda6 89,176,878 108,615,464 19,438,587 83 Linux
/dev/sda7 108,615,528 112,519,259 3,903,732 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda8 112,519,323 159,991,334 47,472,012 83 Linux
/dev/sda9 195,366,528 490,223,474 294,856,947 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda10 159,991,398 193,792,094 33,800,697 83 Linux
/dev/sda11 193,792,158 195,366,464 1,574,307 82 Linux swap / Solaris
blkid -c /dev/null: __________________________________________________ __________
/dev/sda1: UUID="36E81885E8184591" LABEL="Drumline" TYPE="ntfs"
/dev/sda2: UUID="461C94601C944CB5" LABEL="Soccer" TYPE="ntfs"
/dev/sda5: UUID="6ef2b75b-6bfd-458a-9960-15de5a01a2e8" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3"
/dev/sda6: UUID="1df76587-7ead-45bc-b1bd-62d5a413bd40" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3"
/dev/sda7: UUID="fe4d2baf-5e81-4f59-884f-974c4b457fa1" TYPE="swap"
/dev/sda8: UUID="17d9ffd6-7f41-4d4d-8dac-f65344fcdd08" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3"
/dev/sda9: UUID="43A44A4A51843FCB" LABEL="Music" TYPE="ntfs"
/dev/sda10: UUID="237b54a0-646a-4107-b55f-b6fb569dfd77" TYPE="ext4"
/dev/sda11: UUID="7410d407-75b1-4392-92aa-09af10752361" TYPE="swap"
=============================== "mount" output: ===============================
/dev/sda10 on / type ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro)
proc on /proc type proc (rw)
none on /sys type sysfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
none on /sys/fs/fuse/connections type fusectl (rw)
none on /sys/kernel/debug type debugfs (rw)
none on /sys/kernel/security type securityfs (rw)
udev on /dev type tmpfs (rw,mode=0755)
none on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,noexec,nosuid,gid=5,mode=0620)
none on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev)
none on /var/run type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,mode=0755)
none on /var/lock type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
none on /lib/init/rw type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,mode=0755)
binfmt_misc on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type binfmt_misc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
//Snooziebear3-4/Quicken on /media/quickendata type cifs (rw,mand)
gvfs-fuse-daemon on /home/kim/.gvfs type fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon (rw,nosuid,nodev,user=kim)
================================ sda1/boot.ini: ================================
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional" /fastdetect
============================= sda5/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=1df76587-7ead-45bc-b1bd-62d5a413bd40 ro
## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=6ef2b75b-6bfd-458a-9960-15de5a01a2e8
## 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 2.6.28-16-generic
uuid 6ef2b75b-6bfd-458a-9960-15de5a01a2e8
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.28-16-generic root=UUID=1df76587-7ead-45bc-b1bd-62d5a413bd40 ro quiet splash
initrd /initrd.img-2.6.28-16-generic
quiet
title Ubuntu 9.04, kernel 2.6.28-16-generic (recovery mode)
uuid 6ef2b75b-6bfd-458a-9960-15de5a01a2e8
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.28-16-generic root=UUID=1df76587-7ead-45bc-b1bd-62d5a413bd40 ro single
initrd /initrd.img-2.6.28-16-generic
title Ubuntu 9.04, memtest86+
uuid 6ef2b75b-6bfd-458a-9960-15de5a01a2e8
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 Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
root (hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1
=================== sda5: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================
45.5GB: grub/menu.lst
45.5GB: grub/stage2
45.5GB: initrd.img-2.6.27-14-generic
45.5GB: initrd.img-2.6.28-16-generic
45.5GB: vmlinuz-2.6.28-16-generic
=============================== sda6/etc/fstab: ===============================
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# -- This file has been automaticly generated by ntfs-config --
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
# Entry for /dev/sda6 :
UUID=1df76587-7ead-45bc-b1bd-62d5a413bd40 / ext3 relatime,errors=remount-ro 0 1
# Entry for /dev/sda5 :
UUID=6ef2b75b-6bfd-458a-9960-15de5a01a2e8 /boot ext3 relatime 0 2
# Entry for /dev/sda8 :
UUID=17d9ffd6-7f41-4d4d-8dac-f65344fcdd08 /home ext3 relatime 0 2
# Entry for /dev/sda7 :
UUID=fe4d2baf-5e81-4f59-884f-974c4b457fa1 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/scd0 /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
/dev/sda9 /media/ntfs ntfs-3g defaults,locale=en_US.UTF-8 0 0
/dev/sda10 /media/ntfs-two ntfs-3g defaults,locale=en_US.UTF-8 0 0
/dev/sda2 /media/Soccer ntfs-3g defaults,locale=en_US.UTF-8 0 0
/dev/sda1 /media/Drumline ntfs-3g defaults,locale=en_US.UTF-8 0 0
========================== sda10/boot/grub/grub.cfg: ==========================
#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by /usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
if [ -s /boot/grub/grubenv ]; then
have_grubenv=true
load_env
fi
set default="0"
if [ ${prev_saved_entry} ]; then
saved_entry=${prev_saved_entry}
save_env saved_entry
prev_saved_entry=
save_env prev_saved_entry
fi
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,10)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 237b54a0-646a-4107-b55f-b6fb569dfd77
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=640x480
insmod gfxterm
insmod vbe
if terminal_output gfxterm ; then true ; else
# For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that don't
# understand terminal_output
terminal gfxterm
fi
fi
if [ ${recordfail} = 1 ]; then
set timeout=-1
else
set timeout=10
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
set menu_color_normal=white/black
set menu_color_highlight=black/white
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-15-generic" {
recordfail=1
if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi
set quiet=1
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,10)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 237b54a0-646a-4107-b55f-b6fb569dfd77
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-15-generic root=UUID=237b54a0-646a-4107-b55f-b6fb569dfd77 ro splash quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-15-generic
}
menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-15-generic (recovery mode)" {
recordfail=1
if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,10)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 237b54a0-646a-4107-b55f-b6fb569dfd77
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-15-generic root=UUID=237b54a0-646a-4107-b55f-b6fb569dfd77 ro single splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-15-generic
}
menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-14-generic" {
recordfail=1
if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi
set quiet=1
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,10)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 237b54a0-646a-4107-b55f-b6fb569dfd77
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=UUID=237b54a0-646a-4107-b55f-b6fb569dfd77 ro splash quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic
}
menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-14-generic (recovery mode)" {
recordfail=1
if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,10)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 237b54a0-646a-4107-b55f-b6fb569dfd77
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=UUID=237b54a0-646a-4107-b55f-b6fb569dfd77 ro single splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
}
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
menuentry "Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional (on /dev/sda1)" {
insmod ntfs
set root=(hd0,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 36e81885e8184591
drivemap -s (hd0) ${root}
chainloader +1
}
menuentry "Ubuntu 9.04, kernel 2.6.28-16-generic (on /dev/sda6)" {
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,5)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 6ef2b75b-6bfd-458a-9960-15de5a01a2e8
linux /vmlinuz-2.6.28-16-generic root=UUID=1df76587-7ead-45bc-b1bd-62d5a413bd40 ro quiet splash
initrd /initrd.img-2.6.28-16-generic
}
menuentry "Ubuntu 9.04, kernel 2.6.28-16-generic (recovery mode) (on /dev/sda6)" {
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,5)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 6ef2b75b-6bfd-458a-9960-15de5a01a2e8
linux /vmlinuz-2.6.28-16-generic root=UUID=1df76587-7ead-45bc-b1bd-62d5a413bd40 ro single
initrd /initrd.img-2.6.28-16-generic
}
menuentry "Ubuntu 9.04, memtest86+ (on /dev/sda6)" {
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,5)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 6ef2b75b-6bfd-458a-9960-15de5a01a2e8
linux /memtest86+.bin
}
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
=============================== sda10/etc/fstab: ===============================
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'blkid -o value -s 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/sda10 during installation
UUID=237b54a0-646a-4107-b55f-b6fb569dfd77 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
# swap was on /dev/sda11 during installation
UUID=7410d407-75b1-4392-92aa-09af10752361 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/scd1 /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
# mount quicken folder on Snoozie's computer
//Snooziebear3-4/Quicken /media/quickendata cifs guest,rw,iocharset=utf8,filemode=0777,dirmode=0777 0 0
=================== sda10: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================
81.9GB: boot/grub/grub.cfg
81.9GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic
81.9GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-15-generic
81.9GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic
81.9GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-15-generic
81.9GB: initrd.img
81.9GB: initrd.img.old
81.9GB: vmlinuz
81.9GB: vmlinuz.old