I'm using two individual drives. I ran the boot info and have the results but I don't know what to post, what to highlight, etc...I'm real new to Ubuntu and to forums in general.
=> Grub 2 is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda and looks for
(UUID=8daee8c9-9cc4-42ab-a2ff-3e4d92184278)/boot/grub.
=> Windows is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdb
sda1: __________________________________________________ _______________________
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: 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
sdb2: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: Extended Partition
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
sdb5: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: swap
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
=========================== 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: 0x1d7a1d7a
Partition Boot Start End Size Id System
/dev/sda1 * 63 625,121,279 625,121,217 7 HPFS/NTFS
Drive: sdb ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___
Disk /dev/sdb: 120.0 GB, 120034123776 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14593 cylinders, total 234441648 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x9d199d19
Partition Boot Start End Size Id System
/dev/sdb1 63 224,829,674 224,829,612 83 Linux
/dev/sdb2 224,829,675 234,436,544 9,606,870 5 Extended
/dev/sdb5 224,829,738 234,436,544 9,606,807 82 Linux swap / Solaris
blkid -c /dev/null: __________________________________________________ __________
Device UUID TYPE LABEL
/dev/sda1 4638E82A38E81B27 ntfs
/dev/sdb1 8daee8c9-9cc4-42ab-a2ff-3e4d92184278 ext4
/dev/sdb5 0456963e-06fa-422d-8234-e4c1f751bc66 swap
============================ "mount | grep ^/dev output: ===========================
Device Mount_Point Type Options
/dev/sdb1 / ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro)
/dev/sda1 /media/4638E82A38E81B27 fuseblk (rw,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,default_permissions,b lksize=4096)
================================ sda1/boot.ini: ================================
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
[spybotsd]
timeout.old=30
=========================== sdb1/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=(hd1,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8daee8c9-9cc4-42ab-a2ff-3e4d92184278
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 2.6.31-20-generic" {
recordfail=1
if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi
set quiet=1
insmod ext2
set root=(hd1,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8daee8c9-9cc4-42ab-a2ff-3e4d92184278
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-20-generic root=UUID=8daee8c9-9cc4-42ab-a2ff-3e4d92184278 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-20-generic
}
menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-20-generic (recovery mode)" {
recordfail=1
if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi
insmod ext2
set root=(hd1,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8daee8c9-9cc4-42ab-a2ff-3e4d92184278
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-20-generic root=UUID=8daee8c9-9cc4-42ab-a2ff-3e4d92184278 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-20-generic
}
menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-19-generic" {
recordfail=1
if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi
set quiet=1
insmod ext2
set root=(hd1,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8daee8c9-9cc4-42ab-a2ff-3e4d92184278
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-19-generic root=UUID=8daee8c9-9cc4-42ab-a2ff-3e4d92184278 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
insmod ext2
set root=(hd1,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8daee8c9-9cc4-42ab-a2ff-3e4d92184278
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-19-generic root=UUID=8daee8c9-9cc4-42ab-a2ff-3e4d92184278 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-19-generic
}
menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-18-generic" {
recordfail=1
if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi
set quiet=1
insmod ext2
set root=(hd1,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8daee8c9-9cc4-42ab-a2ff-3e4d92184278
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-18-generic root=UUID=8daee8c9-9cc4-42ab-a2ff-3e4d92184278 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-18-generic
}
menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-18-generic (recovery mode)" {
recordfail=1
if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi
insmod ext2
set root=(hd1,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8daee8c9-9cc4-42ab-a2ff-3e4d92184278
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-18-generic root=UUID=8daee8c9-9cc4-42ab-a2ff-3e4d92184278 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-18-generic
}
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=(hd1,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8daee8c9-9cc4-42ab-a2ff-3e4d92184278
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-17-generic root=UUID=8daee8c9-9cc4-42ab-a2ff-3e4d92184278 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=(hd1,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8daee8c9-9cc4-42ab-a2ff-3e4d92184278
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-17-generic root=UUID=8daee8c9-9cc4-42ab-a2ff-3e4d92184278 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-17-generic
}
menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-16-generic" {
recordfail=1
if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi
set quiet=1
insmod ext2
set root=(hd1,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8daee8c9-9cc4-42ab-a2ff-3e4d92184278
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-16-generic root=UUID=8daee8c9-9cc4-42ab-a2ff-3e4d92184278 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-16-generic
}
menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-16-generic (recovery mode)" {
recordfail=1
if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi
insmod ext2
set root=(hd1,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8daee8c9-9cc4-42ab-a2ff-3e4d92184278
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-16-generic root=UUID=8daee8c9-9cc4-42ab-a2ff-3e4d92184278 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-16-generic
}
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=(hd1,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8daee8c9-9cc4-42ab-a2ff-3e4d92184278
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-15-generic root=UUID=8daee8c9-9cc4-42ab-a2ff-3e4d92184278 ro 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=(hd1,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8daee8c9-9cc4-42ab-a2ff-3e4d92184278
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-15-generic root=UUID=8daee8c9-9cc4-42ab-a2ff-3e4d92184278 ro single
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=(hd1,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8daee8c9-9cc4-42ab-a2ff-3e4d92184278
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=UUID=8daee8c9-9cc4-42ab-a2ff-3e4d92184278 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=(hd1,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8daee8c9-9cc4-42ab-a2ff-3e4d92184278
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=UUID=8daee8c9-9cc4-42ab-a2ff-3e4d92184278 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 "Microsoft Windows XP Professional (on /dev/sda1)" {
insmod ntfs
set root=(hd0,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 4638e82a38e81b27
drivemap -s (hd0) ${root}
chainloader +1
}
### 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 ###
=============================== sdb1/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/sdb1 during installation
UUID=8daee8c9-9cc4-42ab-a2ff-3e4d92184278 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
# swap was on /dev/sdb5 during installation
UUID=0456963e-06fa-422d-8234-e4c1f751bc66 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/scd0 /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
=================== sdb1: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================
9.4GB: boot/grub/core.img
1.3GB: boot/grub/grub.cfg
.6GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic
.7GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-15-generic
1.0GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-16-generic
1.2GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-17-generic
1.3GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-18-generic
1.3GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-19-generic
1.3GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-20-generic
.1GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic
.1GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-15-generic
.8GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-16-generic
1.0GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-17-generic
1.2GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-18-generic
1.3GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-19-generic
1.3GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-20-generic
1.3GB: initrd.img
1.3GB: initrd.img.old
1.3GB: vmlinuz
1.3GB: vmlinuz.old
=======Devices which don't seem to have a corresponding hard drive==============
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