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crazyjpeters
October 30th, 2010, 02:46 AM
After getting everything running nicely on 10.10 (after dozens of installs - long story, partially raid problem, partially noob, partially partitioning and Windows), I'm stuck with an unbootable 10.10.

I selected all the "important security updates" when the update manager told me I needed to update everything. Upon rebooting, and picking ubuntu in grub, I get:

Error: unknown command 'record fail'
Error: cannot read the Linux header
Error: you need to load the kernel first

Not exactly sure why at this point. Can anyone point me in the right direction? I can probably get in either through a 10.04 version that I have on another HDD, or through the livecd.

Note: if it's important, I did not elect to install the ATI proprietary drivers, and this is also the first update that I've done after installing medibuntu - a few boot cycles in between, so I don't think it's related.

Please help, if you can...

Thanks,

drs305
October 30th, 2010, 02:52 AM
crazyjpeters,

Welcome to the Ubuntu forums.

You can try to boot from the grub rescue prompt (if you get one) with the following link:
Grub Rescue Prompt Megathread (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1594052)

or boot to the LiveCD and run the boot info script from this site:
http://bootinfoscript.sourceforge.net
Post the contents of the RESULTS.txt here, between code tags which you generate by pressing the # icon in the post's menubar.

I'm signing off for the night but will check back in the morning to see if someone has assisted you.

crazyjpeters
October 30th, 2010, 03:54 AM
Here it is. Note that the RAID1 boot disk is isw_ghgbeighe_System, consisting of sda and sdb. sde is where my old 10.04 resides.



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 #3 for (,msdos3)/grub.
# funny since sda and sdb share the RAID1, I would have thought sdb would also have Grub 2
=> Grub 2 is installed in the MBR of /dev/sde and looks on the same drive in
partition #1 for /boot/grub.
# that's the 10.04 I mentioned
=> No boot loader is installed in the MBR of
/dev/mapper/isw_chbdeieafg_RAID1(Data)
=> Grub 2 is installed in the MBR of /dev/mapper/isw_ghgbeighe_System and
looks on the same drive in partition #3 for (,msdos3)/grub.
#what I was booting too is /dev/mapper/isw_ghgbeighe_System and the Grub still works there

#deleted a bunch of junk about sda1 to sda7 not being able to mount

sde1: __________________________________________________ _______________________

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

sde2: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: Extended Partition
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:

sde5: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: swap
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:

isw_chbdeieafg_RAID1(Data)1: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows XP
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:

isw_chbdeieafg_RAID1(Data)2: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows XP
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:

isw_chbdeieafg_RAID1(Data)3: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows XP
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:

isw_ghgbeighe_System1: __________________________________________________ _______________________

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

isw_ghgbeighe_System2: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows Vista/7
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:

isw_ghgbeighe_System3: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: ext3
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs: /grub/grub.cfg /grub/core.img

isw_ghgbeighe_System4: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: Extended Partition
Boot sector type: Unknown
Boot sector info:

isw_ghgbeighe_System5: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: swap
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:

isw_ghgbeighe_System6: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: ext4
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System: Ubuntu 10.10
Boot files/dirs: /etc/fstab

isw_ghgbeighe_System7: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: ext4
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
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 * 2,048 167,774,207 167,772,160 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 167,774,208 399,894,527 232,120,320 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda3 399,894,528 400,099,327 204,800 83 Linux
/dev/sda4 400,101,374 488,390,655 88,289,282 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 400,101,376 412,684,287 12,582,912 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda6 412,686,336 446,240,767 33,554,432 83 Linux
/dev/sda7 446,242,816 488,390,655 42,147,840 83 Linux


Drive: sde ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___

Disk /dev/sde: 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/sde1 * 2,048 955,625,471 955,623,424 83 Linux
/dev/sde2 955,627,518 976,773,119 21,145,602 5 Extended
/dev/sde5 955,627,520 976,773,119 21,145,600 82 Linux swap / Solaris


Drive: isw_chbdeieafg_RAID1(Data) ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___

Disk /dev/mapper/isw_chbdeieafg_RAID1(Data): 500.1 GB, 500104826880 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60800 cylinders, total 976767240 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

Partition Boot Start End Size Id System

/dev/mapper/isw_chbdeieafg_RAID1(Data)1 63 419,425,019 419,424,957 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/mapper/isw_chbdeieafg_RAID1(Data)2 419,425,020 629,137,529 209,712,510 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/mapper/isw_chbdeieafg_RAID1(Data)3 629,137,530 976,751,999 347,614,470 7 HPFS/NTFS


Drive: isw_ghgbeighe_System ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___

Disk /dev/mapper/isw_ghgbeighe_System: 250.1 GB, 250056151040 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30400 cylinders, total 488390920 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

Partition Boot Start End Size Id System

/dev/mapper/isw_ghgbeighe_System1 * 2,048 167,774,207 167,772,160 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/mapper/isw_ghgbeighe_System2 167,774,208 399,894,527 232,120,320 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/mapper/isw_ghgbeighe_System3 399,894,528 400,099,327 204,800 83 Linux
/dev/mapper/isw_ghgbeighe_System4 400,101,374 488,390,655 88,289,282 5 Extended
/dev/mapper/isw_ghgbeighe_System5 400,101,376 412,684,287 12,582,912 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/mapper/isw_ghgbeighe_System6 412,686,336 446,240,767 33,554,432 83 Linux
/dev/mapper/isw_ghgbeighe_System7 446,242,816 488,390,655 42,147,840 83 Linux


blkid -c /dev/null: __________________________________________________ __________

Device UUID TYPE LABEL

/dev/loop0 squashfs
/dev/mapper/isw_chbdeieafg_RAID1(Data)1 3C48484C484806DC ntfs DOCS_MAIN
/dev/mapper/isw_chbdeieafg_RAID1(Data)2 8A04E60604E5F55B ntfs DOCS_PICS
/dev/mapper/isw_chbdeieafg_RAID1(Data)3 6600FDEF00FDC5D9 ntfs DOCS_VIDS
/dev/mapper/isw_chbdeieafg_RAID1(Data): PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/mapper/isw_ghgbeighe_System1 5C8692558692300E ntfs Windows7
/dev/mapper/isw_ghgbeighe_System2 C46AA20D6AA1FC74 ntfs Storage
/dev/mapper/isw_ghgbeighe_System3 79743d7b-3800-4264-8282-d5c154f89bde ext3 boot
/dev/mapper/isw_ghgbeighe_System5 1c48c1bc-f63c-4eaa-8afd-5dcdef3698a5 swap
/dev/mapper/isw_ghgbeighe_System6 3253ffe5-03af-44e5-8b4a-de4a15408f60 ext4 uroot
/dev/mapper/isw_ghgbeighe_System7 8ef9893a-2d3c-4b16-a854-e995e2f22515 ext4 uhome
/dev/mapper/isw_ghgbeighe_System: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sda isw_raid_member
/dev/sdb isw_raid_member
/dev/sdc isw_raid_member
/dev/sdd isw_raid_member
/dev/sde1 bca95aff-177e-4d62-90ee-4aed8f4551bd ext4
/dev/sde2: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sde5 8412a766-a7d5-421c-9655-22283e68ac1d swap
/dev/sde: PTTYPE="dos"
error: and: No such file or directory
error: /dev/mapper//dev/sda:: No such file or directory
error: /dev/mapper//dev/sdb:: No such file or directory
error: /dev/mapper/isw_ghgbeighe_System4: No such file or directory
error: /dev/sda1: No such file or directory
error: /dev/sda2: No such file or directory
error: /dev/sda3: No such file or directory
error: /dev/sda4: No such file or directory
error: /dev/sda5: No such file or directory
error: /dev/sda6: No such file or directory
error: /dev/sda7: No such file or directory
error: discovered: No such file or directory
error: formats: No such file or directory
error: "isw": No such file or directory
error: isw)!: No such file or directory
error: "pdc": No such file or directory
error: (using: No such file or directory

=============================== "ls -R /dev/mapper/" output: ===============================
/dev/mapper:
control
isw_chbdeieafg_RAID1(Data)
isw_chbdeieafg_RAID1(Data)1
isw_chbdeieafg_RAID1(Data)2
isw_chbdeieafg_RAID1(Data)3
isw_ghgbeighe_System
isw_ghgbeighe_System1
isw_ghgbeighe_System2
isw_ghgbeighe_System3
isw_ghgbeighe_System5
isw_ghgbeighe_System6
isw_ghgbeighe_System7

============================ "mount | grep ^/dev output: ===========================

Device Mount_Point Type Options

aufs / aufs (rw)
/dev/sr0 /cdrom iso9660 (ro,noatime)
/dev/loop0 /rofs squashfs (ro,noatime)


=========================== sde1/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 ${boot_once} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi
}
insmod ext2
set root='(hd3,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set bca95aff-177e-4d62-90ee-4aed8f4551bd
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=640x480
insmod gfxterm
insmod vbe
if terminal_output gfxterm ; then true ; else
# For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that don't
# understand terminal_output
terminal gfxterm
fi
fi
insmod ext2
set root='(hd3,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set bca95aff-177e-4d62-90ee-4aed8f4551bd
set locale_dir=($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 2.6.32-24-generic-pae' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd3,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set bca95aff-177e-4d62-90ee-4aed8f4551bd
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-24-generic-pae root=UUID=bca95aff-177e-4d62-90ee-4aed8f4551bd 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='(hd3,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set bca95aff-177e-4d62-90ee-4aed8f4551bd
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.32-24-generic-pae ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-24-generic-pae root=UUID=bca95aff-177e-4d62-90ee-4aed8f4551bd ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-24-generic-pae
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-23-generic-pae' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd3,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set bca95aff-177e-4d62-90ee-4aed8f4551bd
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-23-generic-pae root=UUID=bca95aff-177e-4d62-90ee-4aed8f4551bd ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-23-generic-pae
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-23-generic-pae (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd3,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set bca95aff-177e-4d62-90ee-4aed8f4551bd
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.32-23-generic-pae ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-23-generic-pae root=UUID=bca95aff-177e-4d62-90ee-4aed8f4551bd ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-23-generic-pae
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
insmod ext2
set root='(hd3,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set bca95aff-177e-4d62-90ee-4aed8f4551bd
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
insmod ext2
set root='(hd3,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set bca95aff-177e-4d62-90ee-4aed8f4551bd
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/mapper/isw_cdeibeagdc_RAID1(System)1)" {
insmod ntfs
set root='(hd4,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 0c947fac947f9744
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 ###

=============================== sde1/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/sde1 during installation
UUID=bca95aff-177e-4d62-90ee-4aed8f4551bd / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
# swap was on /dev/sde5 during installation
UUID=8412a766-a7d5-421c-9655-22283e68ac1d none swap sw 0 0

=================== sde1: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================


313.7GB: boot/grub/core.img
56.0GB: boot/grub/grub.cfg
313.9GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-23-generic-pae
.9GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-24-generic-pae
313.8GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-23-generic-pae
314.0GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-24-generic-pae
.9GB: initrd.img
313.9GB: initrd.img.old
314.0GB: vmlinuz
313.8GB: vmlinuz.old

===================== isw_ghgbeighe_System3/grub/grub.cfg: =====================

#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
set have_grubenv=true
load_env
fi
set default="0"
if [ "${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
}

function load_video {
insmod vbe
insmod vga
}

insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(/dev/mapper/isw_ghgbeighe_System,msdos6)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 3253ffe5-03af-44e5-8b4a-de4a15408f60
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=640x480
load_video
insmod gfxterm
fi
terminal_output gfxterm
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(/dev/mapper/isw_ghgbeighe_System,msdos3)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 79743d7b-3800-4264-8282-d5c154f89bde
set locale_dir=($root)/grub/locale
set lang=en
insmod gettext
if [ "${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 2.6.35-22-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(/dev/mapper/isw_ghgbeighe_System,msdos3)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 79743d7b-3800-4264-8282-d5c154f89bde
linux /vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic root=UUID=3253ffe5-03af-44e5-8b4a-de4a15408f60 ro quiet splash
initrd /initrd.img-2.6.35-22-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-22-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(/dev/mapper/isw_ghgbeighe_System,msdos3)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 79743d7b-3800-4264-8282-d5c154f89bde
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.35-22-generic ...'
linux /vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic root=UUID=3253ffe5-03af-44e5-8b4a-de4a15408f60 ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /initrd.img-2.6.35-22-generic
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(/dev/mapper/isw_ghgbeighe_System,msdos3)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 79743d7b-3800-4264-8282-d5c154f89bde
linux16 /memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(/dev/mapper/isw_ghgbeighe_System,msdos3)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 79743d7b-3800-4264-8282-d5c154f89bde
linux16 /memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
}
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
menuentry "Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-24-generic-pae (on /dev/sde1)" {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd4,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set bca95aff-177e-4d62-90ee-4aed8f4551bd
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-24-generic-pae root=UUID=bca95aff-177e-4d62-90ee-4aed8f4551bd 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) (on /dev/sde1)" {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd4,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set bca95aff-177e-4d62-90ee-4aed8f4551bd
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-24-generic-pae root=UUID=bca95aff-177e-4d62-90ee-4aed8f4551bd ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-24-generic-pae
}
menuentry "Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-23-generic-pae (on /dev/sde1)" {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd4,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set bca95aff-177e-4d62-90ee-4aed8f4551bd
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-23-generic-pae root=UUID=bca95aff-177e-4d62-90ee-4aed8f4551bd ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-23-generic-pae
}
menuentry "Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-23-generic-pae (recovery mode) (on /dev/sde1)" {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd4,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set bca95aff-177e-4d62-90ee-4aed8f4551bd
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-23-generic-pae root=UUID=bca95aff-177e-4d62-90ee-4aed8f4551bd ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-23-generic-pae
}
menuentry "Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/mapper/isw_ghgbeighe_System1)" {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ntfs
set root='(/dev/mapper/isw_ghgbeighe_System,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 5c8692558692300e
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 ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
if [ -f $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
source $prefix/custom.cfg;
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###

=========== isw_ghgbeighe_System3: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===========


204.8GB: grub/core.img
204.8GB: grub/grub.cfg
204.7GB: initrd.img-2.6.35-22-generic
204.7GB: vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic

======================= isw_ghgbeighe_System6/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/mapper/isw_ghgbeighe_System6 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
/dev/mapper/isw_ghgbeighe_System3 /boot ext3 defaults 0 2
/dev/mapper/isw_ghgbeighe_System7 /home ext4 defaults 0 2
/dev/mapper/isw_ghgbeighe_System5 none swap sw 0 0
# swap was on /dev/sde5 during installation
UUID=8412a766-a7d5-421c-9655-22283e68ac1d none swap sw 0 0
=========================== Unknown MBRs/Boot Sectors/etc =======================

Unknown BootLoader on sda1


Unknown BootLoader on sda2


Unknown BootLoader on sda3


Unknown BootLoader on sda4


Unknown BootLoader on sda5


Unknown BootLoader on sda6


Unknown BootLoader on sda7


Unknown BootLoader on isw_ghgbeighe_System4



=======Devices which don't seem to have a corresponding hard drive==============

sdb: "pdc" and "isw" formats discovered (using isw)! sda: "pdc" and "isw" formats discovered (using isw)!
=============================== StdErr Messages: ===============================

ERROR: only one argument allowed for this option
hexdump: /dev/sda1: No such file or directory
hexdump: /dev/sda1: No such file or directory
hexdump: /dev/sda2: No such file or directory
hexdump: /dev/sda2: No such file or directory
hexdump: /dev/sda3: No such file or directory
hexdump: /dev/sda3: No such file or directory
hexdump: /dev/sda4: No such file or directory
hexdump: /dev/sda4: No such file or directory
hexdump: /dev/sda5: No such file or directory
hexdump: /dev/sda5: No such file or directory
hexdump: /dev/sda6: No such file or directory
hexdump: /dev/sda6: No such file or directory
hexdump: /dev/sda7: No such file or directory
hexdump: /dev/sda7: No such file or directory
hexdump: /dev/mapper/isw_ghgbeighe_System4: No such file or directory
hexdump: /dev/mapper/isw_ghgbeighe_System4: No such file or directory
ERROR: only one argument allowed for this option

ronparent
October 30th, 2010, 03:10 PM
On installing you apparently setup isw_ghgbeighe_System3 as a boot partition. The kernel update should have gone there. Did it or is it in isw_ghgbeighe_System6 where 10.10 is installed? I would examine both partitions to see what is in /boot (if any) in each. Post back what you find.

ronparent
October 30th, 2010, 04:28 PM
On looking over the boot info summary in your results file I realized you had added you own notes. To clarify, to boot to a 'fake' raid system the operative grub boot loader has to be on /dev/mapper/isw_ghgbeighe_System and that should be set as boot in bios also.

Also, although booting to a separate /boot partition is permitted, it is not necessary in your case and perhaps over complicates a complicated setup to begin with. With a raid1 system especially it is, in the right circumstance, possible to boot to an individual drive for one of the raid members but I don't think for your system. And in any case it would not be valid to retain the integrity of the raid between the raid pair.

I think you may have to fix the boot to the raid before you will be able to make any headway on any remaining problems.

crazyjpeters
November 1st, 2010, 10:27 PM
The /dev/mapper/isw_ghgbeighe_System was set as the location for the bootloader. And BIOS starts booting there also (if no USB-HDD and CD-ROM are found).

I recovered my Windows MBR, and tried formatting all the partitions in Gparted (gparted livecd, not the ubuntu distribution), and reinstalling 10.10 cleanly. No go. Made it all the way through installation, and just boots straight into windows again.

Not sure how, but when I reformat the entire disk, partition in Gparted, and clean install 10.10, it works fine (until I update ubuntu w/ update manager). So something is not being done the same when I clean out the partitions and clean up the mbr with Win7 rescue disk. Grub is either not being seen, or???

I'm pretty close to giving up. Anyone have luck with a RAID1 and 10.04.1 dual boot win7?