Followed the following procedures:
1. Reboot
2. 'c'
3. 'ls' # see 6 arrays(?) (hd0), (hd0,6)...(hd0,1); excluding (hd0,4); and (fd0)
# throws error:fd0 cannot get c/h/s values
4. 'ls (hd0,5)/boot/grub' # see tons of .mod files
5. 'insmod (hd0,5)/boot/grub/lext2.mod' # 'ext2' is already loaded
6. 'insmod (hd0,6)/boot/grub/linux.mod'
7. 'set prefix=(hd0,5)/boot/grub'
8. 'set root=(hd0,5)'
9. 'linux (hd0,5)/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda ro'
10. initrd (hd0,5)/initrd.img
11. boot
This threw up a lot of text; I've seen similar when I've tried to boot in safe mode in the past
There was a COMRESET Failed (erno -16) I noticed,
and something about limiting SATA LINK SPEED to 1.5GBPS
and also "Alert /dev/sda5 does not exist"
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 #5 for /boot/grub.
=> Syslinux 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:
Boot files/dirs: /bootmgr /boot/bcd
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: /bootmgr /Boot/BCD
sda3: __________________________________________________ _______________________
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: /Windows/System32/winload.exe
sda4: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: Extended Partition
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
sda5: __________________________________________________ _______________________
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
sda6: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: swap
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
sdb1: __________________________________________________ _______________________
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 2,048 18,194,431 18,192,384 27 Hidden HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 * 18,194,432 18,399,231 204,800 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda3 18,399,232 565,122,715 546,723,484 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda4 565,123,070 976,773,119 411,650,050 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 565,123,072 959,999,999 394,876,928 83 Linux
/dev/sda6 960,002,048 976,773,119 16,771,072 82 Linux swap / Solaris
Drive: sdb ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___
Disk /dev/sdb: 2100 MB, 2100297728 bytes
2 heads, 63 sectors/track, 32556 cylinders, total 4102144 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 * 32 4,102,143 4,102,112 6 FAT16
blkid -c /dev/null: __________________________________________________ __________
Device UUID TYPE LABEL
/dev/loop0 squashfs
/dev/sda1 44BA24B1BA24A182 ntfs Recovery
/dev/sda2 D0CA1AF1CA1AD396 ntfs System Reserved
/dev/sda3 CC861D1D861D0A1A ntfs
/dev/sda4: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sda5 e841e5db-8507-4b4d-9ef3-b03533f47a60 ext4
/dev/sda6 5f13fcf9-2bb1-4a52-9ffc-df708df67f67 swap
/dev/sda: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sdb1 909D-F255 vfat PENDRIVE
/dev/sdb: PTTYPE="dos"
============================ "mount | grep ^/dev output: ===========================
Device Mount_Point Type Options
aufs / aufs (rw)
/dev/sdb1 /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)
=========================== sda5/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 ${boot_once} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi
}
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set e841e5db-8507-4b4d-9ef3-b03533f47a60
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=640x480
insmod gfxterm
insmod vbe
if terminal_output gfxterm ; then true ; else
# For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that don't
# understand terminal_output
terminal gfxterm
fi
fi
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set e841e5db-8507-4b4d-9ef3-b03533f47a60
set locale_dir=($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 2.6.32-27-generic-pae' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set e841e5db-8507-4b4d-9ef3-b03533f47a60
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-27-generic-pae root=UUID=e841e5db-8507-4b4d-9ef3-b03533f47a60 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-27-generic-pae
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-27-generic-pae (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set e841e5db-8507-4b4d-9ef3-b03533f47a60
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.32-27-generic-pae ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-27-generic-pae root=UUID=e841e5db-8507-4b4d-9ef3-b03533f47a60 ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-27-generic-pae
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set e841e5db-8507-4b4d-9ef3-b03533f47a60
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set e841e5db-8507-4b4d-9ef3-b03533f47a60
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
}
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
menuentry "Windows Vista (loader) (on /dev/sdb1)" {
insmod ntfs
set root='(hd1,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 44ba24b1ba24a182
chainloader +1
}
menuentry "Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sdb2)" {
insmod ntfs
set root='(hd1,2)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set d0ca1af1ca1ad396
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 ###
=============================== sda5/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/sdb5 during installation
UUID=e841e5db-8507-4b4d-9ef3-b03533f47a60 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
# swap was on /dev/sdb6 during installation
UUID=5f13fcf9-2bb1-4a52-9ffc-df708df67f67 none swap sw 0 0
=================== sda5: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================
377.5GB: boot/grub/core.img
298.1GB: boot/grub/grub.cfg
377.5GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-27-generic-pae
377.7GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-27-generic-pae
377.5GB: initrd.img
377.7GB: vmlinuz