Boot the live desktop, download the script in my signature, move it on desktop for example and run it in terminal with:
sudo bash ~/Desktop/boot_info_script*.sh
It will create results.txt file with your boot info. Copy the content here and put it inside CODE tags for easier reading. With the text selected hit the # button in the toolbar when writing the post.
After I see the exact situation, I can give exact commands.
Just for information, the ones you tried to use are for grub1 which is used in 9.04 and before, not in 9.10. Lets hope nothing was messed up.
Here are the results
Boot Info Script 0.54 of February 14th, 2010
============================= Boot Info Summary: ==============================
=> Grub 2 is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda and looks on the same drive in
partition #1 for /boot/grub.
=> Windows is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdb
sda1: __________________________________________________ _______________________
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
sda2: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: Extended Partition
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
sda5: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: swap
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
sdb1: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows Vista/7
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System: Windows 7
Boot files/dirs: /bootmgr /Boot/BCD /Windows/System32/winload.exe /grldr
sdb2: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: Extended Partition
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
sdb5: __________________________________________________ _______________________
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:
=========================== Drive/Partition Info: =============================
Drive: sda ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___
Disk /dev/sda: 320.1 GB, 320072933376 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders, total 625142448 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x1549f232
Partition Boot Start End Size Id System
/dev/sda1 * 63 613,072,529 613,072,467 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 613,072,530 625,137,344 12,064,815 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 613,072,593 625,137,344 12,064,752 82 Linux swap / Solaris
Drive: sdb ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___
Disk /dev/sdb: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders, total 312581808 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x5918d8e0
Partition Boot Start End Size Id System
/dev/sdb1 * 63 299,805,029 299,804,967 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sdb2 299,805,030 312,576,704 12,771,675 5 Extended
/dev/sdb5 299,805,093 312,576,704 12,771,612 7 HPFS/NTFS
blkid -c /dev/null: __________________________________________________ __________
Device UUID TYPE LABEL
/dev/loop0 squashfs
/dev/sda1 508e5b53-dab1-4ede-81a2-83d673f16538 ext4
/dev/sda5 f393a9d2-c3b2-4b0a-a72d-2101ae288904 swap
/dev/sdb1 3156ACA426FECA4A ntfs
/dev/sdb5 7DF6016A1BDC1D7C ntfs
============================ "mount | grep ^/dev output: ===========================
Device Mount_Point Type Options
aufs / aufs (rw)
/dev/sr0 /cdrom iso9660 (rw)
/dev/loop0 /rofs squashfs (rw)
/dev/sda1 /media/508e5b53-dab1-4ede-81a2-83d673f16538 ext4 (rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=devkit)
=========================== sda1/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
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 2.6.31-19-generic" {
recordfail=1
if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi
set quiet=1
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-19-generic root=/dev/sdb1 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-19-generic
}
menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-19-generic (recovery mode)" {
recordfail=1
if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-19-generic root=/dev/sdb1 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-19-generic
}
menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-17-generic" {
recordfail=1
if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi
set quiet=1
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-17-generic root=/dev/sdb1 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
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-17-generic root=/dev/sdb1 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
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=/dev/sdb1 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
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=/dev/sdb1 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 ###
menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-17-generic (on /dev/sda1)" {
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 0a1e3282-e275-4c1a-acbd-37889da91e9d
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-17-generic root=UUID=0a1e3282-e275-4c1a-acbd-37889da91e9d ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-17-generic
}
menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-17-generic (recovery mode) (on /dev/sda1)" {
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 0a1e3282-e275-4c1a-acbd-37889da91e9d
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-17-generic root=UUID=0a1e3282-e275-4c1a-acbd-37889da91e9d ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-17-generic
}
menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-14-generic (on /dev/sda1)" {
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 0a1e3282-e275-4c1a-acbd-37889da91e9d
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=UUID=0a1e3282-e275-4c1a-acbd-37889da91e9d ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic
}
menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-14-generic (recovery mode) (on /dev/sda1)" {
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 0a1e3282-e275-4c1a-acbd-37889da91e9d
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=UUID=0a1e3282-e275-4c1a-acbd-37889da91e9d ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic
}
### 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 ###
=============================== sda1/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/sda1 during installation
UUID=508e5b53-dab1-4ede-81a2-83d673f16538 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
# swap was on /dev/sda5 during installation
UUID=f393a9d2-c3b2-4b0a-a72d-2101ae288904 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/scd0 /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
=================== sda1: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================
40.3GB: boot/grub/core.img
182.4GB: boot/grub/grub.cfg
.7GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic
2.9GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-17-generic
3.4GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-19-generic
.5GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic
.9GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-17-generic
2.9GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-19-generic
3.4GB: initrd.img
2.9GB: initrd.img.old
2.9GB: vmlinuz
.9GB: vmlinuz.old
=======Devices which don't seem to have a corresponding hard drive==============
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