Hello everybody,
I have a laptop Acer Aspire 5538 (AMD Turion 64x2) with Ubuntu 10.04 (32bits), WinXP SP2 2002 MediaCenter (32bits) and Win7 Home Premium (64bits, from my recovery DVDs) OS installed.
In the first time, GRUB2 only detected Ubuntu and Windows7. But according to an answer to my last post on the forum, I installed Boot Info Script (http://sourceforge.net/projects/bootinfoscript/) (http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php...01&postcount=4 (http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=8844901&postcount=4)) and I got the following results:
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 #7 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: Windows 7
Boot files/dirs: /boot.ini /bootmgr /Boot/BCD
/Windows/System32/winload.exe /ntldr /NTDETECT.COM
sda2: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: Extended Partition
Boot sector type: Unknown
Boot sector info:
sda5: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows XP
Boot sector info: According to the info in the boot sector, sda5 starts
at sector 63.
Operating System: Windows XP
Boot files/dirs:
sda6: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: swap
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
sda7: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ext4
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Boot files/dirs: /boot/grub/grub.cfg /etc/fstab /boot/grub/core.img
sda8: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows XP
Boot sector info: According to the info in the boot sector, sda8 starts
at sector 63.
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:
sda9: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows XP
Boot sector info: According to the info in the boot sector, sda9 starts
at sector 63.
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:
sda10: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows XP
Boot sector info: According to the info in the boot sector, sda10 starts
at sector 63.
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:
=========================== Drive/Partition Info: =============================
Drive: sda ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___
Disk /dev/sda: 250.1 GB, 250059350016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders, total 488397168 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 83,891,429 83,891,367 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 83,891,491 488,375,999 404,484,509 f W95 Ext d (LBA)
/dev/sda5 83,891,493 167,782,859 83,891,367 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda6 167,784,448 169,783,295 1,998,848 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda7 169,785,344 209,727,487 39,942,144 83 Linux
/dev/sda8 209,728,638 251,674,289 41,945,652 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda9 251,674,353 356,530,544 104,856,192 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda10 356,530,608 488,375,999 131,845,392 7 HPFS/NTFS
blkid -c /dev/null: __________________________________________________ __________
Device UUID TYPE LABEL
/dev/sda10 ECD8D977D8D9408E ntfs PerData
/dev/sda1 9A20F75020F7323D ntfs Acer
/dev/sda2: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sda5 EC34A8E334A8B1CE ntfs XP MediaCenter
/dev/sda6 6727288f-8592-4f0f-96bb-b13ea0825341 swap
/dev/sda7 9e75fb56-42c1-4307-aa29-40505a3484d4 ext4
/dev/sda8 AE34D76E34D737D3 ntfs ArUbuntu
/dev/sda9 968CE5DC8CE5B741 ntfs Debian
/dev/sda: PTTYPE="dos"
============================ "mount | grep ^/dev output: ===========================
Device Mount_Point Type Options
/dev/sda7 / ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro)
================================ sda1/boot.ini: ================================
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Media Center Edition" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
=========================== sda7/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
}
if terminal_input console ; then true ; else
# For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that don't
# understand terminal_input
terminal console
fi
if terminal_output console ; then true ; else
# For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that don't
# understand terminal_output
terminal console
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/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='(hd0,7)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 9e75fb56-42c1-4307-aa29-40505a3484d4
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-generic root=UUID=9e75fb56-42c1-4307-aa29-40505a3484d4 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='(hd0,7)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 9e75fb56-42c1-4307-aa29-40505a3484d4
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.32-22-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-generic root=UUID=9e75fb56-42c1-4307-aa29-40505a3484d4 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='(hd0,7)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 9e75fb56-42c1-4307-aa29-40505a3484d4
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-generic root=UUID=9e75fb56-42c1-4307-aa29-40505a3484d4 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='(hd0,7)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 9e75fb56-42c1-4307-aa29-40505a3484d4
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.32-21-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-generic root=UUID=9e75fb56-42c1-4307-aa29-40505a3484d4 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/20_memtest86+ ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,7)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 9e75fb56-42c1-4307-aa29-40505a3484d4
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,7)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 9e75fb56-42c1-4307-aa29-40505a3484d4
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
}
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
menuentry "Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sda1)" {
insmod ntfs
set root='(hd0,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 9a20f75020f7323d
chainloader +1
}
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
################################################## ###
################################################## ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/70_os-prober ###
menuentry "Microsoft Windows XP 2002 SP2 Media Center" {
#insmod ntfs
set root='(hd0,2)'
#search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set XP MediaCenter
chainloader +1
}
### END /etc/grub.d/70_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.
set gfxmode="640x480"
set gfxfont="Unifont Regular 16"
loadfont /boot/grub/themes/fonts/unifont.pf2
loadfont /boot/grub/themes/fonts/aqui.pf2
loadfont /boot/grub/themes/fonts/edges.pf2
loadfont /boot/grub/themes/fonts/lime.pf2
loadfont /boot/grub/themes/fonts/7x13B.pf2
loadfont /boot/grub/themes/fonts/smoothansi.pf2
loadfont /boot/grub/themes/fonts/Helvetica-Bold-14.pf2
insmod vbe
insmod png
insmod coreui
#themes:
#ubuntu theme:
load_config /boot/grub/themes/ubuntu/theme.txt
#winter theme:
#load_config /boot/grub/themes/winter/theme.txt
#proto theme:
#load_config /boot/grub/themes/proto/theme.txt
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
=============================== sda7/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/sda10 during installation
UUID=9e75fb56-42c1-4307-aa29-40505a3484d4 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
/dev/sda9 none swap sw 0 0
=================== sda7: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================
104.2GB: boot/grub/core.img
104.5GB: boot/grub/grub.cfg
104.4GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-21-generic
104.5GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-22-generic
104.4GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-generic
104.5GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-generic
104.5GB: initrd.img
104.4GB: initrd.img.old
104.5GB: vmlinuz
104.4GB: vmlinuz.old
=========================== Unknown MBRs/Boot Sectors/etc =======================
Unknown BootLoader on sda2
00000000 8d 0e b9 1a c7 c8 ec 2c 86 c2 27 1b 8c 40 64 4c |.......,..'..@dL|
00000010 db bd 1c 52 c4 69 ba 4e 22 f8 a4 43 79 94 f7 17 |...R.i.N"..Cy...|
00000020 0b 7d 20 5e 8f 7d a3 56 08 a4 ca f9 54 70 4f 3c |.} ^.}.V....TpO<|
00000030 46 a6 ef ae 72 f3 14 68 96 9c b4 29 12 d9 d8 85 |F...r..h...)....|
00000040 2c 2b db 4a d2 68 3a 7a 52 52 a9 36 1d 45 a0 8c |,+.J.h:zRR.6.E..|
00000050 52 47 40 92 18 86 ab 99 56 26 bd 34 f2 45 4e 8a |RG@.....V&.4.EN.|
00000060 38 86 46 68 b0 54 25 46 ff 2e fd 2a 10 ad 40 cd |8.Fh.T%F...*..@.|
00000070 2f 84 cc b4 84 60 5b 86 90 0f e1 47 24 eb 02 29 |/....`[....G$..)|
00000080 b1 af ba f0 4a 41 a4 10 24 99 b3 e1 94 fb 90 a8 |....JA..$.......|
00000090 7f 8f ba fc 13 22 9b 53 8b 18 52 5b 8c 4b 11 d2 |.....".S..R[.K..|
000000a0 82 2b 32 3e 97 57 5f b6 41 4c 55 71 12 88 fe 49 |.+2>.W_.ALUq...I|
000000b0 c5 d1 89 1b e9 14 46 ca 3a 06 e6 65 56 f3 64 e1 |......F.:..eV.d.|
000000c0 f2 eb ad a1 9d 74 b4 f8 43 14 4e 48 07 4a 95 97 |.....t..C.NH.J..|
000000d0 d1 ca 20 a9 a4 dc 2c a6 f5 4b e3 54 e8 d8 d8 5c |.. ...,..K.T...\|
000000e0 9a db a8 c6 c4 2f cd 97 af 10 91 22 5b ec c6 ac |...../....."[...|
000000f0 80 17 d4 89 d5 c0 4c ad 49 65 d6 87 5a 82 7e e1 |......L.Ie..Z.~.|
00000100 82 9d a4 b5 84 a4 b4 b2 d6 83 eb 11 f7 9e da ff |................|
00000110 4b bf a5 a2 0f 5a 1b a5 13 2e 4a 6c 2a 9d 58 44 |K....Z....Jl*.XD|
00000120 76 90 a8 39 f3 8c ea e6 b5 49 b6 0e d3 6a 9b 5e |v..9.....I...j.^|
00000130 9f f5 0f 56 bc c2 84 eb 96 cd d9 44 b4 eb 21 2c |...V.......D..!,|
00000140 0c 30 ab d8 c5 e1 d6 98 2a 98 78 f1 bb ab 48 d4 |.0......*.x...H.|
00000150 8b 0d bc b2 5d 23 68 d8 c4 0a 3c c0 e4 fb 7e ab |....]#h...<...~.|
00000160 75 28 cd d7 6a 48 98 f7 34 d3 64 fa 0b e5 9a 88 |u(..jH..4.d.....|
00000170 e2 63 ca 24 92 dd 22 47 5d fc 48 bc b3 2b 36 9f |.c.$.."G].H..+6.|
00000180 17 08 05 04 95 48 aa 84 4c a2 99 bf ac 44 9e fd |.....H..L....D..|
00000190 86 c8 d6 f1 89 a9 c5 a4 da 25 64 e2 6b 19 4c 8e |.........%d.k.L.|
000001a0 27 c6 b4 d8 66 2e dd a3 ea 7c f0 b5 b6 57 ca e9 |'...f....|...W..|
000001b0 6a 4a 98 43 22 54 6e a2 05 04 41 f8 fe ae 00 01 |jJ.C"Tn...A.....|
000001c0 c1 ff 07 fe ff ff 02 00 00 00 a7 14 00 05 00 00 |................|
000001d0 c1 ff 05 84 fc ff a9 14 00 05 34 86 1e 00 00 00 |..........4.....|
000001e0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
000001f0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 55 aa |..............U.|
00000200(For information, the ArUbuntu and Debian partitions have no OS installed).
According to these results, I was able to correct my manual modification of the GRUB file:
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
menuentry "Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sda1)" {
insmod ntfs
set root='(hd0,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 9a20f75020f7323d
chainloader +1
}
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
################################################## ###
################################################## ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/70_os-prober ###
menuentry "Microsoft Windows XP 2002 SP2 Media Center" {
insmod ntfs
set root='(hd0,5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set EC34A8E334A8B1CE
chainloader +1
}
### END /etc/grub.d/70_os-prober ###
################################################## ###
################################################## ###So I am now able to boot on WinXP but the Win7 choice on the GRUB menu, boots on WinXP too without any other menu allowing to make selection between WinXP and Win7 !!
Please Help!