So from a booted live Ubuntu cd or thumbdrive lets see the bootscript read out; in my signature just click on it and follow the instructions. Come back to the thread and click on the (#) in the reply panel this makes code tags paste all the text in between.
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 (,msdos1)/boot/grub.
=> Grub 2 is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdb and looks on the same drive in
partition #256 for /boot/grub.
=> Grub 2 is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdc and looks on the same drive in
partition #256 for /boot/grub.
sda1: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ext4
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System: Ubuntu 10.10
Boot files/dirs: /boot/grub/menu.lst /boot/grub/grub.cfg /etc/fstab
/boot/grub/core.img
sda2: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: Extended Partition
Boot sector type: Unknown
Boot sector info:
sda5: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: swap
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
sdb1: __________________________________________________ _______________________
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
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.
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:
sdd: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: vfat
Boot sector type: Unknown
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
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 * 2,048 468,520,959 468,518,912 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 468,523,006 488,396,799 19,873,794 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 468,523,008 488,396,799 19,873,792 82 Linux swap / Solaris
Drive: sdb ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___
Disk /dev/sdb: 100.3 GB, 100256292864 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 12188 cylinders, total 195813072 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 2,048 195,809,279 195,807,232 7 HPFS/NTFS
Drive: sdc ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___
Disk /dev/sdc: 1500.3 GB, 1500301910016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 182401 cylinders, total 2930277168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Partition Boot Start End Size Id System
/dev/sdc2 * 16,065 2,930,272,064 2,930,256,000 5 Extended
/dev/sdc5 16,128 2,930,272,064 2,930,255,937 7 HPFS/NTFS
blkid -c /dev/null: __________________________________________________ __________
Device UUID TYPE LABEL
/dev/loop0 squashfs
/dev/sda1 37b91d8b-5357-4667-838b-ad9e726ea4c6 ext4
/dev/sda2: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sda5 44065079-191d-4165-a27c-0139ea728c87 swap
/dev/sda: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sdb1 EEA458CBA4589843 ntfs
/dev/sdb: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sdc2: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sdc5 40F436CFF0598959 ntfs
/dev/sdc: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sdd 15F7-020F vfat PENDRIVE
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/sdd /cdrom vfat (rw,relatime,fmask=0022,dmask=0022,codepage=cp437, iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,errors=remount-ro)
/dev/loop0 /rofs squashfs (ro,noatime)
=========================== sda1/boot/grub/menu.lst: ===========================
# menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8)
# grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8),
# grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub
# and /usr/share/doc/grub-legacy-doc/.
## default num
# Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0, and
# the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used.
#
# You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default entry
# is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'.
# WARNING: If you are using dmraid do not use 'savedefault' or your
# array will desync and will not let you boot your system.
default 0
## timeout sec
# Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry
# (normally the first entry defined).
timeout 3
## hiddenmenu
# Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu)
hiddenmenu
# Pretty colours
#color cyan/blue white/blue
## password ['--md5'] passwd
# If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive editing
# control (menu entry editor and command-line) and entries protected by the
# command 'lock'
# e.g. password topsecret
# password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/
# password topsecret
#
# examples
#
# title Windows 95/98/NT/2000
# root (hd0,0)
# makeactive
# chainloader +1
#
# title Linux
# root (hd0,1)
# kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro
#
#
# Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST
### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified
## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below
## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs
## ## Start Default Options ##
## default kernel options
## default kernel options for automagic boot options
## If you want special options for specific kernels use kopt_x_y_z
## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted.
## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro
## kopt_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro
## kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro
# kopt=root=UUID=37b91d8b-5357-4667-838b-ad9e726ea4c6 ro
## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=37b91d8b-5357-4667-838b-ad9e726ea4c6
## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. alternative=true
## alternative=false
# alternative=true
## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. lockalternative=true
## lockalternative=false
# lockalternative=false
## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the
## alternatives
## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5
# defoptions=quiet splash
## should update-grub lock old automagic boot options
## e.g. lockold=false
## lockold=true
# lockold=false
## Xen hypervisor options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenhopt=
## Xen Linux kernel options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenkopt=console=tty0
## altoption boot targets option
## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
## altoptions=(recovery) single
# altoptions=(recovery mode) single
## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst
## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the
## alternative kernel options
## e.g. howmany=all
## howmany=7
# howmany=all
## specify if running in Xen domU or have grub detect automatically
## update-grub will ignore non-xen kernels when running in domU and vice versa
## e.g. indomU=detect
## indomU=true
## indomU=false
# indomU=detect
## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option
## e.g. memtest86=true
## memtest86=false
# memtest86=true
## should update-grub adjust the value of the default booted system
## can be true or false
# updatedefaultentry=false
## should update-grub add savedefault to the default options
## can be true or false
# savedefault=false
## ## End Default Options ##
title Ubuntu 10.10, kernel 2.6.35-24-generic-pae
uuid 37b91d8b-5357-4667-838b-ad9e726ea4c6
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-24-generic-pae root=UUID=37b91d8b-5357-4667-838b-ad9e726ea4c6 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-24-generic-pae
title Ubuntu 10.10, kernel 2.6.35-24-generic-pae (recovery mode)
uuid 37b91d8b-5357-4667-838b-ad9e726ea4c6
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-24-generic-pae root=UUID=37b91d8b-5357-4667-838b-ad9e726ea4c6 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-24-generic-pae
title Chainload into GRUB 2
root 37b91d8b-5357-4667-838b-ad9e726ea4c6
kernel /boot/grub/core.img
title Ubuntu 10.10, memtest86+
uuid 37b91d8b-5357-4667-838b-ad9e726ea4c6
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin
### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
=========================== sda1/boot/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 "${boot_once}" ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi
}
function load_video {
insmod vbe
insmod vga
}
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 37b91d8b-5357-4667-838b-ad9e726ea4c6
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=640x480
load_video
insmod gfxterm
fi
terminal_output gfxterm
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 37b91d8b-5357-4667-838b-ad9e726ea4c6
set locale_dir=($root)/boot/grub/locale
set lang=en
insmod gettext
if [ "${recordfail}" = 1 ]; then
set timeout=-1
else
set timeout=10
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
set menu_color_normal=white/black
set menu_color_highlight=black/light-gray
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-24-generic-pae' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 37b91d8b-5357-4667-838b-ad9e726ea4c6
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-24-generic-pae root=UUID=37b91d8b-5357-4667-838b-ad9e726ea4c6 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-24-generic-pae
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-24-generic-pae (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 37b91d8b-5357-4667-838b-ad9e726ea4c6
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.35-24-generic-pae ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-24-generic-pae root=UUID=37b91d8b-5357-4667-838b-ad9e726ea4c6 ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-24-generic-pae
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 37b91d8b-5357-4667-838b-ad9e726ea4c6
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 37b91d8b-5357-4667-838b-ad9e726ea4c6
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
}
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
if [ "x${timeout}" != "x-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 ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
if [ -f $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
source $prefix/custom.cfg;
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
=============================== sda1/etc/fstab: ===============================
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'blkid -o value -s UUID' to print the universally unique identifier
# for a device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name
# devices that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc nodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0
/dev/sda1 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
# swap was on /dev/sda5 during installation
UUID=44065079-191d-4165-a27c-0139ea728c87 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
=================== sda1: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================
21.6GB: boot/grub/core.img
21.6GB: boot/grub/grub.cfg
21.6GB: boot/grub/menu.lst
.6GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-24-generic-pae
21.6GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-24-generic-pae
.6GB: initrd.img
21.6GB: vmlinuz
=========================== Unknown MBRs/Boot Sectors/etc =======================
Unknown BootLoader on sda2
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00000010 2a 55 27 bd e4 ce 6b 12 84 b0 65 00 dc 06 03 e0 |*U'...k...e.....|
00000020 a1 05 04 2f 2f b2 89 56 40 3a ac b8 78 3c 1f dc |...//..V@:..x<..|
00000030 ff e0 f8 7f c5 57 f2 0e ae 7c c2 5c 4b 08 00 1a |.....W...|.\K...|
00000040 24 80 70 41 12 01 a8 20 0f cb c2 10 41 06 81 04 |$.pA... ....A...|
00000050 ba 80 61 7c b0 0f 89 40 c0 a0 c0 3c 5e 22 ed bf |..a|...@...<^"..|
00000060 97 f0 77 66 33 fc 3e 0f 01 fe 08 3c 07 f9 a0 f0 |..wf3.>....<....|
00000070 1f d5 83 c0 7f 72 0f 01 fe 08 90 01 e1 00 18 03 |.....r..........|
00000080 c1 80 34 10 41 a8 42 06 56 0c ac 48 06 12 42 08 |..4.A.B.V..H..B.|
00000090 90 3a 50 24 83 51 23 d9 0b c7 5e dd 57 07 4a 3d |.:P$.Q#...^.W.J=|
000000a0 64 3a 2b 4f 2e 07 80 80 fc 03 a0 3c 04 06 60 f0 |d:+O.......<..`.|
000000b0 1f d9 80 68 30 06 83 4f 89 40 de 80 f0 1f e7 83 |...h0..O.@......|
000000c0 c0 40 6a 0d f2 e0 78 0f f0 c4 b1 2c ba 09 65 e0 |.@j...x....,..e.|
000000d0 d4 10 4b 87 f0 49 06 12 28 43 98 ad 5d fe 7a 00 |..K..I..(C..].z.|
000000e0 77 ea b0 38 ab c0 79 42 8f 83 00 48 3c 07 f8 e0 |w..8..yB...H<...|
000000f0 c0 1e 0f 01 fe 78 07 83 c0 7f 8a 01 90 b8 1b e1 |.....x..........|
00000100 07 e0 c0 a2 00 c0 86 10 84 af 82 10 42 f0 97 e0 |............B...|
00000110 0c 00 f5 45 c0 86 01 ca 87 fe 51 fa a9 50 41 2e |...E......Q..PA.|
00000120 54 3f 55 b6 e2 8c e1 fb d4 20 8e 43 b3 66 36 c0 |T?U...... .C.f6.|
00000130 d9 1c 38 9e 25 83 c0 40 6a 0f 01 01 e8 3c 04 0e |..8.%..@j....<..|
00000140 22 58 30 06 2b 06 54 0f 01 fc f8 30 40 06 12 40 |"X0.+.T....0@..@|
00000150 34 10 42 08 20 80 68 92 3f 06 1f 84 02 f0 85 fb |4.B. .h.?.......|
00000160 3e 3f f4 8a 40 f0 fe a9 55 14 2a 9d 2e b3 ff 97 |>?..@...U.*.....|
00000170 16 7f 82 10 3c 04 11 a0 f0 10 1f 84 0d 56 0f 01 |....<........V..|
00000180 02 f8 3c 07 ea e1 0c 1e 02 03 b5 52 60 90 0f 01 |..<........R`...|
00000190 01 98 3c 07 f6 20 ca 84 90 0f 06 12 ad 8c 2b 1f |..<.. ........+.|
000001a0 83 65 f9 74 ce 73 ea ea d6 47 2e 80 b0 98 1d c5 |.e.t.s...G......|
000001b0 93 bc 8e 2a bb 07 80 ff 3c 1a 03 c0 40 8e 00 fe |...*....<...@...|
000001c0 ff ff 82 fe ff ff 02 00 00 00 00 40 2f 01 00 00 |...........@/...|
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
Unknown BootLoader on sdd
00000000 eb 58 90 53 59 53 4c 49 4e 55 58 00 02 08 20 00 |.X.SYSLINUX... .|
00000010 02 00 00 00 00 f8 00 00 3f 00 ff 00 00 00 00 00 |........?.......|
00000020 8d 46 7a 00 83 1e 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 |.Fz.............|
00000030 01 00 06 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
00000040 80 00 29 0f 02 f7 15 4e 4f 20 4e 41 4d 45 20 20 |..)....NO NAME |
00000050 20 20 46 41 54 33 32 20 20 20 fa fc 31 c9 8e d1 | FAT32 ..1...|
00000060 bc 76 7b 52 06 57 8e c1 b1 26 bf 78 7b f3 a5 8e |.v{R.W...&.x{...|
00000070 d9 bb 78 00 0f b4 37 0f a0 56 20 d2 78 1b 31 c0 |..x...7..V .x.1.|
00000080 b1 06 89 3f 89 47 02 f3 64 a5 8a 0e 18 7c 88 4d |...?.G..d....|.M|
00000090 bc 50 50 50 50 cd 13 eb 4b f6 45 b4 7f 75 25 38 |.PPPP...K.E..u%8|
000000a0 4d b8 74 20 66 3d 21 47 50 54 75 10 80 7d b8 ed |M.t f=!GPTu..}..|
000000b0 75 0a 66 ff 75 ec 66 ff 75 e8 eb 0f 51 51 66 ff |u.f.u.f.u...QQf.|
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000000d0 13 20 e4 75 0f c1 ea 08 42 89 16 1a 7c 83 e1 3f |. .u....B...|..?|
000000e0 89 0e 18 7c fb bb aa 55 b4 41 8a 16 74 7b cd 13 |...|...U.A..t{..|
000000f0 72 10 81 fb 55 aa 75 0a f6 c1 01 74 05 c6 06 32 |r...U.u....t...2|
00000100 7d 00 66 b8 2e 3d 00 00 66 ba 00 00 00 00 bb 00 |}.f..=..f.......|
00000110 7e e8 10 00 66 81 3e 24 7e 34 be f5 72 75 76 ea |~...f.>$~4..ruv.|
00000120 38 7e 00 00 66 03 06 64 7b 66 13 16 68 7b b9 10 |8~..f..d{f..h{..|
00000130 00 eb 2b 66 52 66 50 06 53 6a 01 6a 10 89 e6 66 |..+fRfP.Sj.j...f|
00000140 60 b4 42 e8 7f 00 66 61 8d 64 10 72 01 c3 66 60 |`.B...fa.d.r..f`|
00000150 31 c0 e8 70 00 66 61 e2 da c6 06 32 7d 2b 66 60 |1..p.fa....2}+f`|
00000160 66 0f b7 36 18 7c 66 0f b7 3e 1a 7c 66 f7 f6 31 |f..6.|f..>.|f..1|
00000170 c9 87 ca 66 f7 f7 66 3d ff 03 00 00 77 17 c0 e4 |...f..f=....w...|
00000180 06 41 08 e1 88 c5 88 d6 b8 01 02 e8 37 00 66 61 |.A..........7.fa|
00000190 72 01 c3 e2 c9 31 f6 8e d6 bc 6c 7b 8e de 66 8f |r....1....l{..f.|
000001a0 06 78 00 be cc 7d e8 09 00 31 c0 cd 16 cd 19 f4 |.x...}...1......|
000001b0 eb fd 66 60 ac 20 c0 74 09 b4 0e bb 07 00 cd 10 |..f`. .t........|
000001c0 eb f2 66 61 c3 8a 16 74 7b cd 13 c3 42 6f 6f 74 |..fa...t{...Boot|
000001d0 20 65 72 72 6f 72 0d 0a 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 | error..........|
000001e0 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
=======Devices which don't seem to have a corresponding hard drive==============
sde sdf
This is what I got.