wlraider70
January 14th, 2010, 12:43 AM
sorry i know you see these a ton, but im not good enought to apply it to my situatuion.
Linux is successfully installed, but i do not get an option to pick vista.
Also i would like vista to be the default system. Thought it pains me it is necessary...
============================= Boot Info Summary: ==============================
=> Grub 1.97 is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda and looks on the same drive
in partition #5 for /boot/grub.
sda1: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: vfat
Boot sector type: Dell Utility: Fat16
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:
sda2: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows Vista/7
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:
sda3: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows Vista/7
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System: Windows Vista
Boot files/dirs: /bootmgr /Boot/BCD /Windows/System32/winload.exe
/boot/grub/core.img
sda4: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: Extended Partition
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
sda5: __________________________________________________ _______________________
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
sda6: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ext3
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:
sda7: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: swap
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
=========================== Drive/Partition Info: =============================
Drive: sda ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___
Disk /dev/sda: 750.2 GB, 750156374016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 91201 cylinders, total 1465149168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x48000000
Partition Boot Start End Size Id System
/dev/sda1 63 112,454 112,392 de Dell Utility
/dev/sda2 112,640 31,569,919 31,457,280 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda3 * 31,569,920 1,254,201,344 1,222,631,425 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda4 1,254,210,615 1,465,144,064 210,933,450 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 1,254,210,678 1,296,381,239 42,170,562 83 Linux
/dev/sda6 1,296,381,303 1,454,589,359 158,208,057 83 Linux
/dev/sda7 1,454,589,423 1,465,144,064 10,554,642 82 Linux swap / Solaris
blkid -c /dev/null: __________________________________________________ __________
/dev/sda1: SEC_TYPE="msdos" LABEL="DellUtility" UUID="07D8-021D" TYPE="vfat"
/dev/sda2: UUID="F8C23922C238E712" LABEL="RECOVERY" TYPE="ntfs"
/dev/sda3: UUID="D8FA3C07FA3BE104" LABEL="OS" TYPE="ntfs"
/dev/sda5: UUID="76c58240-4834-4499-b222-c53717a842a0" TYPE="ext4"
/dev/sda6: UUID="5b94d663-cf6a-4508-a145-ac1c7c013613" TYPE="ext3"
/dev/sda7: UUID="a6501fdb-6896-48d2-9aa1-b2b92fd8a399" TYPE="swap"
=============================== "mount" output: ===============================
/dev/sda5 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)
/dev/sda6 on /home type ext3 (rw)
binfmt_misc on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type binfmt_misc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
gvfs-fuse-daemon on /home/luke/.gvfs type fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon (rw,nosuid,nodev,user=luke)
/dev/sda3 on /media/OS type fuseblk (rw,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,default_permissions,b lksize=4096)
=================== sda3: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================
16.1GB: boot/grub/core.img
=========================== sda5/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=(hd0,5)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 76c58240-4834-4499-b222-c53717a842a0
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 2.6.31-17-generic" {
recordfail=1
if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi
set quiet=1
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,5)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 76c58240-4834-4499-b222-c53717a842a0
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-17-generic root=UUID=76c58240-4834-4499-b222-c53717a842a0 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-17-generic
}
menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-17-generic (recovery mode)" {
recordfail=1
if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,5)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 76c58240-4834-4499-b222-c53717a842a0
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-17-generic root=UUID=76c58240-4834-4499-b222-c53717a842a0 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-17-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=(hd0,5)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 76c58240-4834-4499-b222-c53717a842a0
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=UUID=76c58240-4834-4499-b222-c53717a842a0 ro 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=(hd0,5)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 76c58240-4834-4499-b222-c53717a842a0
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=UUID=76c58240-4834-4499-b222-c53717a842a0 ro single
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 ###
if [ ${timeout} != -1 ]; then
if keystatus; then
if keystatus --shift; then
set timeout=-1
else
set timeout=0
fi
else
if sleep --interruptible 3 ; then
set timeout=0
fi
fi
fi
### 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 ###
=============================== sda5/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/sda5 during installation
UUID=76c58240-4834-4499-b222-c53717a842a0 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
# /home was on /dev/sda6 during installation
UUID=5b94d663-cf6a-4508-a145-ac1c7c013613 /home ext3 defaults 0 2
# swap was on /dev/sda7 during installation
UUID=a6501fdb-6896-48d2-9aa1-b2b92fd8a399 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/scd0 /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
=================== sda5: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================
642.1GB: boot/grub/core.img
642.1GB: boot/grub/grub.cfg
642.1GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic
642.1GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-17-generic
642.1GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic
642.1GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-17-generic
642.1GB: initrd.img
642.1GB: initrd.img.old
642.1GB: vmlinuz
642.1GB: vmlinuz.old
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Linux is successfully installed, but i do not get an option to pick vista.
Also i would like vista to be the default system. Thought it pains me it is necessary...
============================= Boot Info Summary: ==============================
=> Grub 1.97 is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda and looks on the same drive
in partition #5 for /boot/grub.
sda1: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: vfat
Boot sector type: Dell Utility: Fat16
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:
sda2: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows Vista/7
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:
sda3: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows Vista/7
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System: Windows Vista
Boot files/dirs: /bootmgr /Boot/BCD /Windows/System32/winload.exe
/boot/grub/core.img
sda4: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: Extended Partition
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
sda5: __________________________________________________ _______________________
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
sda6: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ext3
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:
sda7: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: swap
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
=========================== Drive/Partition Info: =============================
Drive: sda ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___
Disk /dev/sda: 750.2 GB, 750156374016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 91201 cylinders, total 1465149168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x48000000
Partition Boot Start End Size Id System
/dev/sda1 63 112,454 112,392 de Dell Utility
/dev/sda2 112,640 31,569,919 31,457,280 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda3 * 31,569,920 1,254,201,344 1,222,631,425 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda4 1,254,210,615 1,465,144,064 210,933,450 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 1,254,210,678 1,296,381,239 42,170,562 83 Linux
/dev/sda6 1,296,381,303 1,454,589,359 158,208,057 83 Linux
/dev/sda7 1,454,589,423 1,465,144,064 10,554,642 82 Linux swap / Solaris
blkid -c /dev/null: __________________________________________________ __________
/dev/sda1: SEC_TYPE="msdos" LABEL="DellUtility" UUID="07D8-021D" TYPE="vfat"
/dev/sda2: UUID="F8C23922C238E712" LABEL="RECOVERY" TYPE="ntfs"
/dev/sda3: UUID="D8FA3C07FA3BE104" LABEL="OS" TYPE="ntfs"
/dev/sda5: UUID="76c58240-4834-4499-b222-c53717a842a0" TYPE="ext4"
/dev/sda6: UUID="5b94d663-cf6a-4508-a145-ac1c7c013613" TYPE="ext3"
/dev/sda7: UUID="a6501fdb-6896-48d2-9aa1-b2b92fd8a399" TYPE="swap"
=============================== "mount" output: ===============================
/dev/sda5 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)
/dev/sda6 on /home type ext3 (rw)
binfmt_misc on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type binfmt_misc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
gvfs-fuse-daemon on /home/luke/.gvfs type fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon (rw,nosuid,nodev,user=luke)
/dev/sda3 on /media/OS type fuseblk (rw,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,default_permissions,b lksize=4096)
=================== sda3: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================
16.1GB: boot/grub/core.img
=========================== sda5/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=(hd0,5)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 76c58240-4834-4499-b222-c53717a842a0
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 2.6.31-17-generic" {
recordfail=1
if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi
set quiet=1
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,5)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 76c58240-4834-4499-b222-c53717a842a0
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-17-generic root=UUID=76c58240-4834-4499-b222-c53717a842a0 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-17-generic
}
menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-17-generic (recovery mode)" {
recordfail=1
if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,5)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 76c58240-4834-4499-b222-c53717a842a0
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-17-generic root=UUID=76c58240-4834-4499-b222-c53717a842a0 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-17-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=(hd0,5)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 76c58240-4834-4499-b222-c53717a842a0
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=UUID=76c58240-4834-4499-b222-c53717a842a0 ro 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=(hd0,5)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 76c58240-4834-4499-b222-c53717a842a0
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=UUID=76c58240-4834-4499-b222-c53717a842a0 ro single
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 ###
if [ ${timeout} != -1 ]; then
if keystatus; then
if keystatus --shift; then
set timeout=-1
else
set timeout=0
fi
else
if sleep --interruptible 3 ; then
set timeout=0
fi
fi
fi
### 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 ###
=============================== sda5/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/sda5 during installation
UUID=76c58240-4834-4499-b222-c53717a842a0 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
# /home was on /dev/sda6 during installation
UUID=5b94d663-cf6a-4508-a145-ac1c7c013613 /home ext3 defaults 0 2
# swap was on /dev/sda7 during installation
UUID=a6501fdb-6896-48d2-9aa1-b2b92fd8a399 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/scd0 /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
=================== sda5: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================
642.1GB: boot/grub/core.img
642.1GB: boot/grub/grub.cfg
642.1GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic
642.1GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-17-generic
642.1GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic
642.1GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-17-generic
642.1GB: initrd.img
642.1GB: initrd.img.old
642.1GB: vmlinuz
642.1GB: vmlinuz.old
=======Devices which don't seem to have a corresponding hard drive==============
sdb sdc sdd sde sdf