@vitothegreat
was trying easybcd but it cant find the boot file.. and anyway grub screen comes its after selecting ubuntu the problem arises..
@ajgreeny iv run the boot info script am pasting the results below hope u find the reason.
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.
=> Syslinux is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdg
sda1: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows XP
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs: /boot.ini /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. According to the info in the boot
sector, sda5 has 159426288 sectors, but according to
the info from fdisk, it has 163252529 sectors.
Operating System: Windows XP
Boot files/dirs: /boot.ini
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.
Boot file info: Grub 2 in the file /super_grub_disk_hybrid-1.98s1.iso
looks at sector 1 of the same hard drive for core.img,
but core.img can not be found at this location.
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:
sda7: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ext4
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS
Boot files/dirs: /boot/grub/grub.cfg /etc/fstab /boot/grub/core.img
sda8: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: swap
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
sdg1: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: vfat
Boot sector type: Fat32
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
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 * 543,784,960 976,766,975 432,982,016 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 15,181 543,775,679 543,760,499 f W95 Ext d (LBA)
/dev/sda5 15,183 163,267,712 163,252,530 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda6 440,944,623 543,775,679 102,831,057 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda7 163,268,608 429,576,191 266,307,584 83 Linux
/dev/sda8 429,578,240 440,936,447 11,358,208 82 Linux swap / Solaris
Drive: sdg ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___
Disk /dev/sdg: 1023 MB, 1023409664 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 124 cylinders, total 1998847 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Partition Boot Start End Size Id System
/dev/sdg1 * 63 1,998,846 1,998,784 6 FAT16
blkid -c /dev/null: __________________________________________________ __________
Device UUID TYPE LABEL
/dev/loop0 squashfs
/dev/sda1 A690278F902764D1 ntfs Entertainment
/dev/sda2: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sda5 CEA8FDD7A8FDBDD1 ntfs
/dev/sda6 01CB32F2FC329940 ntfs Backup
/dev/sda7 f6863e7e-2a26-4ccc-8595-c2d253fbe72c ext4
/dev/sda8 ac06c408-08fa-495a-996e-ec24c45baf9f swap
/dev/sda: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sdg1 9CC0-17D1 vfat
/dev/sdg: PTTYPE="dos"
error: /dev/sdb: No medium found
error: /dev/sdc: No medium found
error: /dev/sdd: No medium found
error: /dev/sde: No medium found
error: /dev/sdf: No medium found
============================ "mount | grep ^/dev output: ===========================
Device Mount_Point Type Options
aufs / aufs (rw)
/dev/sdg1 /cdrom vfat (ro,noatime,fmask=0022,dmask=0022,codepage=cp437,i ocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,errors=remount-ro)
/dev/loop0 /rofs squashfs (ro,noatime)
================================ sda1/boot.ini: ================================
[boot loader]
timeout=1
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
================================ sda5/boot.ini: ================================
[boot loader]
timeout=
[operating systems]
=========================== 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="4"
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 ${boot_once} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi
}
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,7)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set f6863e7e-2a26-4ccc-8595-c2d253fbe72c
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=1024x768s
insmod gfxterm
insmod vbe
if terminal_output gfxterm ; then true ; else
# For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that don't
# understand terminal_output
terminal gfxterm
fi
fi
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,7)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set f6863e7e-2a26-4ccc-8595-c2d253fbe72c
set locale_dir=($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 ###
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,7)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set f6863e7e-2a26-4ccc-8595-c2d253fbe72c
insmod tga
if background_image /boot/grub/Windbuchencom.tga ; then
set color_normal=blue/black
set color_highlight=light-cyan/black
else
set menu_color_normal=white/black
set menu_color_highlight=black/light-gray
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-24-generic-pae' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,7)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set f6863e7e-2a26-4ccc-8595-c2d253fbe72c
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-24-generic-pae root=UUID=f6863e7e-2a26-4ccc-8595-c2d253fbe72c ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-24-generic-pae
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-24-generic-pae (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,7)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set f6863e7e-2a26-4ccc-8595-c2d253fbe72c
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.32-24-generic-pae ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-24-generic-pae root=UUID=f6863e7e-2a26-4ccc-8595-c2d253fbe72c ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-24-generic-pae
}
### 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 f6863e7e-2a26-4ccc-8595-c2d253fbe72c
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,7)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set f6863e7e-2a26-4ccc-8595-c2d253fbe72c
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 a690278f902764d1
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 ###
=============================== 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/sda7 during installation
UUID=f6863e7e-2a26-4ccc-8595-c2d253fbe72c / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
# swap was on /dev/sda8 during installation
UUID=ac06c408-08fa-495a-996e-ec24c45baf9f none swap sw 0 0
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
=================== sda7: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================
92.3GB: boot/grub/core.img
92.4GB: boot/grub/grub.cfg
92.4GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-24-generic-pae
92.3GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-24-generic-pae
92.4GB: initrd.img
92.3GB: vmlinuz
=========================== Unknown MBRs/Boot Sectors/etc =======================
Unknown BootLoader on sda2
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00000010 a2 ad 9a a2 03 47 14 12 3b 8c 4b a8 9e ba 06 20 |.....G..;.K.... |
00000020 84 ec a5 18 ef e6 de d7 f2 91 0e 8e 3f ca c0 36 |............?..6|
00000030 70 49 ce aa 51 34 9d 5f 93 84 82 e0 02 da 52 53 |pI..Q4._......RS|
00000040 5c b1 2d 7f 73 69 c9 da ab ce 7a bf c1 71 23 e8 |\.-.si....z..q#.|
00000050 4d ba a5 b6 90 35 4a c0 ce ca 32 d0 84 60 55 bc |M....5J...2..`U.|
00000060 df e7 a0 db a8 3d f5 7e 76 c7 68 7f 80 60 eb 44 |.....=.~v.h..`.D|
00000070 28 bf d2 8d d5 d0 5c b0 65 5c dc f8 3a e7 b5 f3 |(.....\.e\..:...|
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00000090 9b 78 9c 2a 00 a2 e2 f9 f3 cf 6f b2 db 18 5a 03 |.x.*......o...Z.|
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000000b0 35 a5 b9 ed 7c 8d d2 31 f2 69 a8 e4 c6 a2 f5 f4 |5...|..1.i......|
000000c0 61 03 8f 98 6a 3e 6a 78 38 0e 18 e4 05 0a 3f b9 |a...j>jx8.....?.|
000000d0 57 a3 ec 02 f4 9f f2 10 43 2c ee 9b d5 af 47 9f |W.......C,....G.|
000000e0 c9 d9 b5 47 cc ac 41 61 dd 03 af ad a4 ea 20 a1 |...G..Aa...... .|
000000f0 a9 84 3f 76 13 52 f9 12 f6 fc 4c 50 56 f6 a3 9e |..?v.R....LPV...|
00000100 4b 84 1e e3 bd a8 8f e1 8c 8a bc 72 01 00 e9 fc |K..........r....|
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00000170 de ff 17 ac 8c 8c 91 be 02 4a 95 8d 40 8a 49 c8 |.........J..@.I.|
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000001f0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 55 aa |..............U.|
00000200
=======Devices which don't seem to have a corresponding hard drive==============
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