Post this boot script so we can see the details. Paste into the reply highlight the text and hit the # in the panel to put it in code tags.
http://bootinfoscript.sourceforge.net/
If you reinstalled the grub boot loader, to the mbr only; it sounds like something isn't correct the script will tell us what that is.
Thanks for the replies so far.
Output from the script is as follows:
Boot Info Script 0.55 dated February 15th, 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.
sda1: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ext4
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Boot files/dirs: /boot/grub/grub.cfg /etc/fstab
sda2: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ext3
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
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 7
Boot files/dirs: /bootmgr /Boot/BCD /Windows/System32/winload.exe
/boot/grub/core.img
sda4: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: swap
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
=========================== Drive/Partition Info: =============================
Drive: sda ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___
Disk /dev/sda: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders, total 1953525168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Partition Boot Start End Size Id System
/dev/sda1 63 97,659,134 97,659,072 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 97,787,655 1,847,940,884 1,750,153,230 83 Linux
/dev/sda3 * 1,847,940,885 1,953,134,504 105,193,620 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda4 1,953,134,505 1,953,520,064 385,560 82 Linux swap / Solaris
blkid -c /dev/null: __________________________________________________ __________
Device UUID TYPE LABEL
/dev/sda1 276105dc-6561-4731-a0ca-784565f27365 ext4
/dev/sda2 fba7af55-015a-4601-87e3-ce733fd96f9c ext3
/dev/sda3 789384A43AFA9078 ntfs Win7
/dev/sda4 c23ea31a-b797-4bc3-bc6b-d9bf080d3fb6 swap
/dev/sda: PTTYPE="dos"
============================ "mount | grep ^/dev output: ===========================
Device Mount_Point Type Options
/dev/sda1 / ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro)
/dev/sda2 /home ext3 (rw)
/dev/sda3 /media/Win7 fuseblk (rw,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,blksize=4096,default_ permissions)
=========================== 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 $prefix/grubenv ]; then
load_env
fi
set default="0"
if [ ${prev_saved_entry} ]; then
set saved_entry=${prev_saved_entry}
save_env saved_entry
set prev_saved_entry=
save_env prev_saved_entry
set boot_once=true
fi
function savedefault {
if [ -z ${boot_once} ]; then
saved_entry=${chosen}
save_env saved_entry
fi
}
function recordfail {
set recordfail=1
if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then if [ -z ${boot_once} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi
}
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 276105dc-6561-4731-a0ca-784565f27365
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=640x480
insmod gfxterm
insmod vbe
if terminal_output gfxterm ; then true ; else
# For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that don't
# understand terminal_output
terminal gfxterm
fi
fi
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 276105dc-6561-4731-a0ca-784565f27365
set locale_dir=($root)/boot/grub/locale
set lang=en
insmod gettext
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/light-gray
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-22-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 276105dc-6561-4731-a0ca-784565f27365
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-generic root=UUID=276105dc-6561-4731-a0ca-784565f27365 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-22-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-22-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 276105dc-6561-4731-a0ca-784565f27365
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.32-22-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-generic root=UUID=276105dc-6561-4731-a0ca-784565f27365 ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-22-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-21-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 276105dc-6561-4731-a0ca-784565f27365
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-generic root=UUID=276105dc-6561-4731-a0ca-784565f27365 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-21-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-21-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 276105dc-6561-4731-a0ca-784565f27365
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.32-21-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-generic root=UUID=276105dc-6561-4731-a0ca-784565f27365 ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-21-generic
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/11_Windows ###
menuentry “Windows_7″ {
set root=(hd0,3)
chainloader +1
}
### END /etc/grub.d/11_Windows ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 276105dc-6561-4731-a0ca-784565f27365
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 276105dc-6561-4731-a0ca-784565f27365
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 ###
=============================== 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 nodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0
# / was on /dev/sda1 during installation
UUID=276105dc-6561-4731-a0ca-784565f27365 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
# /home was on /dev/sda2 during installation
UUID=fba7af55-015a-4601-87e3-ce733fd96f9c /home ext3 defaults 0 2
# swap was on /dev/sda3 during installation
UUID=c23ea31a-b797-4bc3-bc6b-d9bf080d3fb6 none swap sw 0 0
=================== sda1: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================
8.9GB: boot/grub/grub.cfg
30.2GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-21-generic
30.3GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-22-generic
30.2GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-generic
1.7GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-generic
30.3GB: initrd.img
30.2GB: initrd.img.old
1.7GB: vmlinuz
30.2GB: vmlinuz.old
=================== sda3: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================
??GB: boot/grub/core.img
=============================== StdErr Messages: ===============================
hexdump: /home/lost+found: Input/output error
hexdump: /home/lost+found: Input/output error
hexdump: /home/lost+found: Input/output error
sda1 = Lucid root mount partition
sda2 = Lucid home mount partition
sda3 = Windows 7 Installation partition
sda4 = Lucid Swap partition
As I'm back at my PC now I can give you the correct output from update-grub:
Generating grub.cfg ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-22-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-21-generic
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
ls: cannot access /media/Win7/boot
Boot: No such file or directory
done
For info the Windows 7 partition can be mounted in Lucid and I can access files in the partition (so not sure why the above message appears stating that it can't access it).
Hopefully this provides enough info
Thanks for the assistance