Hi there;
Sorry for my late reply. I was too busy yesterday.
This's the content of the file RESULT.txt
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.
=> No boot loader is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdb
sda1: __________________________________________________ _______________________
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 /grldr
sda2: __________________________________________________ _______________________
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:
sda3: __________________________________________________ _______________________
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:
sdb1: __________________________________________________ _______________________
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
sdb2: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: Extended Partition
Boot sector type: Unknown
Boot sector info:
sdb5: __________________________________________________ _______________________
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 * 2,048 390,070,271 390,068,224 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 390,070,272 417,357,823 27,287,552 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda3 417,357,824 1,953,517,567 1,536,159,744 7 HPFS/NTFS
Drive: sdb ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___
Disk /dev/sdb: 20.0 GB, 20020396032 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 2434 cylinders, total 39102336 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Partition Boot Start End Size Id System
/dev/sdb1 2,048 35,999,743 35,997,696 83 Linux
/dev/sdb2 36,001,790 39,100,415 3,098,626 5 Extended
/dev/sdb5 36,001,792 39,100,415 3,098,624 82 Linux swap / Solaris
blkid -c /dev/null: __________________________________________________ __________
Device UUID TYPE LABEL
/dev/sda1 42D8E371D8E36221 ntfs
/dev/sda2 AC2240C32240946C ntfs Recovery
/dev/sda3 CAAE4CFCAE4CE295 ntfs resource
/dev/sda: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sdb1 78b999b5-9523-4877-a62b-c70b5ff7fd4e ext4
/dev/sdb2: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sdb5 78168c95-4ecf-494b-a146-a49ed097d999 swap
/dev/sdb: PTTYPE="dos"
============================ "mount | grep ^/dev output: ===========================
Device Mount_Point Type Options
/dev/sdb1 / ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro)
=========================== sdb1/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="6"
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 ${boot_once} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi
}
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 78b999b5-9523-4877-a62b-c70b5ff7fd4e
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=640x480
insmod gfxterm
insmod vbe
if terminal_output gfxterm ; then true ; else
# For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that don't
# understand terminal_output
terminal gfxterm
fi
fi
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 78b999b5-9523-4877-a62b-c70b5ff7fd4e
set locale_dir=($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 2.6.32-25-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 78b999b5-9523-4877-a62b-c70b5ff7fd4e
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-25-generic root=UUID=78b999b5-9523-4877-a62b-c70b5ff7fd4e ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-25-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-25-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 78b999b5-9523-4877-a62b-c70b5ff7fd4e
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.32-25-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-25-generic root=UUID=78b999b5-9523-4877-a62b-c70b5ff7fd4e ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-25-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-21-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 78b999b5-9523-4877-a62b-c70b5ff7fd4e
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-generic root=UUID=78b999b5-9523-4877-a62b-c70b5ff7fd4e 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='(hd1,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 78b999b5-9523-4877-a62b-c70b5ff7fd4e
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.32-21-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-generic root=UUID=78b999b5-9523-4877-a62b-c70b5ff7fd4e 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='(hd1,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 78b999b5-9523-4877-a62b-c70b5ff7fd4e
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 78b999b5-9523-4877-a62b-c70b5ff7fd4e
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 42d8e371d8e36221
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 ###
=============================== sdb1/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/sdb1 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
# swap was on /dev/sdb5 during installation
UUID=78168c95-4ecf-494b-a146-a49ed097d999 none swap sw 0 0
=================== sdb1: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================
2.3GB: boot/grub/core.img
2.4GB: boot/grub/grub.cfg
2.4GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-21-generic
3.6GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-25-generic
2.4GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-generic
2.9GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-25-generic
3.6GB: initrd.img
2.4GB: initrd.img.old
2.9GB: vmlinuz
2.4GB: vmlinuz.old
=========================== Unknown MBRs/Boot Sectors/etc =======================
Unknown BootLoader on sdb2
00000000 4c 4b 74 4a 49 72 47 47 75 48 48 76 47 4b 79 49 |LKtJIrGGuHHvGKyI|
00000010 4d 7b 46 4e 79 44 4c 77 42 4b 73 42 4b 73 43 49 |M{FNyDLwBKsBKsCI|
00000020 72 41 47 70 41 45 6e 3e 42 6b 3c 40 69 3b 3f 68 |rAGpAEn>Bk<@i;?h|
00000030 34 39 65 35 3a 66 34 3c 67 33 3b 66 2c 3a 64 2b |49e5:f4<g3;f,:d+|
00000040 39 63 28 38 62 28 38 62 53 bd ec 5b c5 f4 49 c0 |9c(8b(8bS..[..I.|
00000050 f3 51 c8 fb 40 cf fa 44 d3 fe c3 ff d4 d2 ff e3 |.Q..@..D........|
00000060 ff d8 8b ce 47 00 12 01 00 20 0f 05 02 14 04 09 |....G.... ......|
00000070 1b 0b 28 17 0c 29 18 0d 1b 13 12 1b 13 12 18 16 |..(..)..........|
00000080 11 18 16 11 17 19 0c 17 19 0c 1b 19 07 1b 19 07 |................|
00000090 21 18 0a 23 1a 0c 23 1a 0f 27 1e 13 17 1d 18 0e |!..#..#..'......|
000000a0 14 0f 12 25 22 36 49 46 50 35 12 36 1b 00 10 09 |...%"6IFP5.6....|
000000b0 00 1f 18 0d 09 17 23 00 0d 19 1f 31 3e 62 74 81 |......#....1>bt.|
000000c0 89 90 89 8b 92 8b 92 8a 72 96 8e 76 96 8c 6d 8c |........r..v..m.|
000000d0 82 63 8d 88 6f 88 83 6a 88 73 35 5d 48 0a 2b 08 |.c..o..j.s5]H.+.|
000000e0 1a 33 10 22 01 16 35 27 3c 5b 6e a5 84 81 b8 97 |.3."..5'<[n.....|
000000f0 b4 af 86 a6 a1 78 c2 99 96 c4 9b 98 ba a1 85 ca |.....x..........|
00000100 b1 95 cd b5 53 91 79 17 43 1a 00 3f 16 00 18 2a |....S.y.C..?...*|
00000110 23 19 2b 24 3a 6d 63 96 c9 bf b3 cc a5 93 ac 85 |#.+$:mc.........|
00000120 c7 ba 8c be b1 83 ca b8 9f c0 ae 95 b2 ac 99 ba |................|
00000130 b4 a1 b1 af 8d bf bd 9b af a6 8a b7 ae 92 b6 ac |................|
00000140 94 bb b1 99 b5 af 9a b2 ac 97 b5 bc a7 bd c4 af |................|
00000150 d9 e7 cd ee fc e2 ba c2 a3 95 9d 7e c2 b6 92 a8 |...........~....|
00000160 9c 78 cb ad 88 c1 a3 7e 99 97 85 74 72 60 c9 cd |.x.....~...tr`..|
00000170 c0 f8 fc ef ed f4 ed e3 ea e3 f6 f8 eb ec ee e1 |................|
00000180 fa f4 e1 fa f4 e1 fd f3 df fd f3 df f7 f3 e6 f7 |................|
00000190 f3 e6 f0 f1 ed f1 f2 ee fb f2 e4 ff f8 ea ff ff |................|
000001a0 ed f8 ee dc cc c2 aa ae a4 8c ca be a4 fb ef d5 |................|
000001b0 e5 d7 c0 e0 d2 bb dc c9 ba d7 c4 b5 d3 ba 00 fe |................|
000001c0 ff ff 82 fe ff ff 02 00 00 00 00 48 2f 00 00 00 |...........H/...|
000001d0 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
I read the result and understand that the GRUB is on my Windown partition. So that, If I format the sda, I can never boot up into the Ubuntu again.
If I copy the GRUB into a USB and then paste it into its place after I do the formating, will it works?