sndarvekar
July 26th, 2010, 08:18 AM
Grub not detecting my Windows xp at all
Here are the 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 #9 for /boot/grub.
=> Windows is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdc
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:
sda2: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: Extended Partition
Boot sector type: -
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:
Boot files/dirs:
sda6: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows XP
Boot sector info: According to the info in the boot sector, sda6 starts
at sector 63.
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:
sda7: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows XP
Boot sector info: According to the info in the boot sector, sda7 starts
at sector 63.
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs: /ubuntu/winboot/wubildr.mbr /ubuntu/winboot/wubildr
sda8: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: swap
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
sda9: __________________________________________________ _______________________
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
sdc1: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows XP
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:
sdc2: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: Extended Partition
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
sdc5: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows XP
Boot sector info: According to the info in the boot sector, sdc5 starts
at sector 63. According to the info in the boot
sector, sdc5 has 38700521 sectors, but according to
the info from fdisk, it has 74380886 sectors.
Operating System: Windows XP
Boot files/dirs:
sdb: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: vfat
Boot sector type: Fat16
Boot sector info: According to the info in the boot sector, sdb has 0
sectors.
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:
=========================== Drive/Partition Info: =============================
Drive: sda ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___
Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders, total 976773168 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 * 63 102,398,309 102,398,247 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 102,398,371 976,773,119 874,374,749 f W95 Ext d (LBA)
/dev/sda5 102,398,373 204,796,619 102,398,247 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda6 204,796,683 511,991,549 307,194,867 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda7 511,991,613 936,375,411 424,383,799 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda8 974,999,552 976,773,119 1,773,568 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda9 936,376,320 974,985,215 38,608,896 83 Linux
Drive: sdc ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___
Disk /dev/sdc: 80.0 GB, 80026361856 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9729 cylinders, total 156301488 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Partition Boot Start End Size Id System
/dev/sdc1 63 81,915,434 81,915,372 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sdc2 81,915,435 156,296,384 74,380,950 f W95 Ext d (LBA)
/dev/sdc5 81,915,498 156,296,384 74,380,887 7 HPFS/NTFS
blkid -c /dev/null: __________________________________________________ __________
Device UUID TYPE LABEL
/dev/sda1 BA308A013089C4BB ntfs XP home
/dev/sda2: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sda5 E06074BD60749BCA ntfs F
/dev/sda6 F26C66686C662795 ntfs G
/dev/sda7 369C96859C963F75 ntfs K
/dev/sda8 0f2d6416-095e-4b61-add3-cb2a7d3b3dc8 swap
/dev/sda9 9cce866c-19c2-439b-8912-8c1b307b2904 ext4
/dev/sda: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sdb 8421-35D9 vfat PHONE
/dev/sdc1 1674FC3C74FC1FE3 ntfs Backup Clin
/dev/sdc2: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sdc5 16C8F7E8C8F7C451 ntfs XP home
/dev/sdc: PTTYPE="dos"
============================ "mount | grep ^/dev output: ===========================
Device Mount_Point Type Options
/dev/sda9 / ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro)
/dev/sda6 /media/G fuseblk (rw,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,blksize=4096,default_ permissions)
/dev/sda7 /media/K fuseblk (rw,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,blksize=4096,default_ permissions)
/dev/sda5 /media/F fuseblk (rw,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,blksize=4096,default_ permissions)
/dev/sdc1 /media/Backup Clin fuseblk (rw,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,blksize=4096,default_ permissions)
/dev/sdc5 /media/XP home fuseblk (rw,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,blksize=4096,default_ permissions)
=========================== sda9/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 ${boot_once} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi
}
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,9)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 9cce866c-19c2-439b-8912-8c1b307b2904
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=640x480
insmod gfxterm
insmod vbe
if terminal_output gfxterm ; then true ; else
# For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that don't
# understand terminal_output
terminal gfxterm
fi
fi
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,9)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 9cce866c-19c2-439b-8912-8c1b307b2904
set locale_dir=($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 2.6.32-21-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,9)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 9cce866c-19c2-439b-8912-8c1b307b2904
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-generic root=UUID=9cce866c-19c2-439b-8912-8c1b307b2904 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='(hd0,9)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 9cce866c-19c2-439b-8912-8c1b307b2904
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.32-21-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-generic root=UUID=9cce866c-19c2-439b-8912-8c1b307b2904 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='(hd0,9)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 9cce866c-19c2-439b-8912-8c1b307b2904
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,9)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 9cce866c-19c2-439b-8912-8c1b307b2904
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 ###
=============================== sda9/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
/dev/sda9 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
/dev/sda8 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
=================== sda9: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================
481.7GB: boot/grub/core.img
497.2GB: boot/grub/grub.cfg
481.7GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-21-generic
481.7GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-generic
481.7GB: initrd.img
481.7GB: vmlinuz
Here are the 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 #9 for /boot/grub.
=> Windows is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdc
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:
sda2: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: Extended Partition
Boot sector type: -
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:
Boot files/dirs:
sda6: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows XP
Boot sector info: According to the info in the boot sector, sda6 starts
at sector 63.
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:
sda7: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows XP
Boot sector info: According to the info in the boot sector, sda7 starts
at sector 63.
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs: /ubuntu/winboot/wubildr.mbr /ubuntu/winboot/wubildr
sda8: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: swap
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
sda9: __________________________________________________ _______________________
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
sdc1: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows XP
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:
sdc2: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: Extended Partition
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
sdc5: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows XP
Boot sector info: According to the info in the boot sector, sdc5 starts
at sector 63. According to the info in the boot
sector, sdc5 has 38700521 sectors, but according to
the info from fdisk, it has 74380886 sectors.
Operating System: Windows XP
Boot files/dirs:
sdb: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: vfat
Boot sector type: Fat16
Boot sector info: According to the info in the boot sector, sdb has 0
sectors.
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:
=========================== Drive/Partition Info: =============================
Drive: sda ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___
Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders, total 976773168 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 * 63 102,398,309 102,398,247 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 102,398,371 976,773,119 874,374,749 f W95 Ext d (LBA)
/dev/sda5 102,398,373 204,796,619 102,398,247 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda6 204,796,683 511,991,549 307,194,867 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda7 511,991,613 936,375,411 424,383,799 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda8 974,999,552 976,773,119 1,773,568 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda9 936,376,320 974,985,215 38,608,896 83 Linux
Drive: sdc ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___
Disk /dev/sdc: 80.0 GB, 80026361856 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9729 cylinders, total 156301488 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Partition Boot Start End Size Id System
/dev/sdc1 63 81,915,434 81,915,372 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sdc2 81,915,435 156,296,384 74,380,950 f W95 Ext d (LBA)
/dev/sdc5 81,915,498 156,296,384 74,380,887 7 HPFS/NTFS
blkid -c /dev/null: __________________________________________________ __________
Device UUID TYPE LABEL
/dev/sda1 BA308A013089C4BB ntfs XP home
/dev/sda2: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sda5 E06074BD60749BCA ntfs F
/dev/sda6 F26C66686C662795 ntfs G
/dev/sda7 369C96859C963F75 ntfs K
/dev/sda8 0f2d6416-095e-4b61-add3-cb2a7d3b3dc8 swap
/dev/sda9 9cce866c-19c2-439b-8912-8c1b307b2904 ext4
/dev/sda: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sdb 8421-35D9 vfat PHONE
/dev/sdc1 1674FC3C74FC1FE3 ntfs Backup Clin
/dev/sdc2: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sdc5 16C8F7E8C8F7C451 ntfs XP home
/dev/sdc: PTTYPE="dos"
============================ "mount | grep ^/dev output: ===========================
Device Mount_Point Type Options
/dev/sda9 / ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro)
/dev/sda6 /media/G fuseblk (rw,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,blksize=4096,default_ permissions)
/dev/sda7 /media/K fuseblk (rw,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,blksize=4096,default_ permissions)
/dev/sda5 /media/F fuseblk (rw,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,blksize=4096,default_ permissions)
/dev/sdc1 /media/Backup Clin fuseblk (rw,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,blksize=4096,default_ permissions)
/dev/sdc5 /media/XP home fuseblk (rw,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,blksize=4096,default_ permissions)
=========================== sda9/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 ${boot_once} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi
}
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,9)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 9cce866c-19c2-439b-8912-8c1b307b2904
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=640x480
insmod gfxterm
insmod vbe
if terminal_output gfxterm ; then true ; else
# For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that don't
# understand terminal_output
terminal gfxterm
fi
fi
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,9)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 9cce866c-19c2-439b-8912-8c1b307b2904
set locale_dir=($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 2.6.32-21-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,9)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 9cce866c-19c2-439b-8912-8c1b307b2904
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-generic root=UUID=9cce866c-19c2-439b-8912-8c1b307b2904 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='(hd0,9)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 9cce866c-19c2-439b-8912-8c1b307b2904
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.32-21-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-generic root=UUID=9cce866c-19c2-439b-8912-8c1b307b2904 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='(hd0,9)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 9cce866c-19c2-439b-8912-8c1b307b2904
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,9)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 9cce866c-19c2-439b-8912-8c1b307b2904
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 ###
=============================== sda9/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
/dev/sda9 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
/dev/sda8 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
=================== sda9: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================
481.7GB: boot/grub/core.img
497.2GB: boot/grub/grub.cfg
481.7GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-21-generic
481.7GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-generic
481.7GB: initrd.img
481.7GB: vmlinuz