From what I can tell it seems to be looking now to sdc for the grub legacy file (PCLOS still uses that???) but I can't see why it would behave the same way before and after installing PCLOS.
In any event, thanks for the help.
All right, here goes:
Boot Info Script 0.55 dated February 15th, 2010
============================= Boot Info Summary: ==============================
=> Grub 0.97 is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda and looks on boot drive #3
in partition #1 for /boot/grub/stage2 and /boot/grub/menu.lst.
=> No boot loader is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdb
=> Testdisk is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdc
=> Windows is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdd
sda1: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows XP
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System: Windows XP
Boot files/dirs: /boot.ini /ntldr /NTDETECT.COM
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: -
Boot sector info:
sdb5: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: swap
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
sdc1: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ext4
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System: PCLinuxOS release 2010
(PCLinuxOS) for i586 Kernel 2.6.33.7-pclos6.bfs on a
4-processor i686 /
Boot files/dirs: /boot/grub/menu.lst /etc/fstab
sdc2: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: Extended Partition
Boot sector type: Unknown
Boot sector info:
sdc5: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: swap
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
sdc6: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ext4
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:
sdd1: __________________________________________________ _______________________
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
sdd2: __________________________________________________ _______________________
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
=========================== 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 * 63 976,751,999 976,751,937 7 HPFS/NTFS
Drive: sdb ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___
Disk /dev/sdb: 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/sdb1 2,048 952,999,935 952,997,888 83 Linux
/dev/sdb2 953,001,982 976,773,119 23,771,138 5 Extended
/dev/sdb5 953,001,984 976,773,119 23,771,136 82 Linux swap / Solaris
Drive: sdc ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___
Disk /dev/sdc: 160.0 GB, 160000000000 bytes
16 heads, 63 sectors/track, 310019 cylinders, total 312500000 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Partition Boot Start End Size Id System
/dev/sdc1 * 63 25,189,919 25,189,857 83 Linux
/dev/sdc2 25,189,920 312,499,151 287,309,232 5 Extended
/dev/sdc5 25,189,983 33,380,927 8,190,945 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sdc6 33,380,991 312,499,151 279,118,161 83 Linux
Drive: sdd ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___
Disk /dev/sdd: 640.1 GB, 640135028736 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 77825 cylinders, total 1250263728 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Partition Boot Start End Size Id System
/dev/sdd1 * 2,048 206,847 204,800 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sdd2 206,848 1,250,260,991 1,250,054,144 7 HPFS/NTFS
blkid -c /dev/null: __________________________________________________ __________
Device UUID TYPE LABEL
/dev/loop0 squashfs
/dev/sda1 10A49415A493FF80 ntfs
/dev/sda: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sdb1 0fa354a9-8ebe-4b1d-832f-349cde6c78b1 ext4
/dev/sdb2: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sdb5 59bded55-3a0b-40c5-a9e3-a06ba1c37326 swap
/dev/sdb: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sdc1 09258edb-5b6a-4bdb-b628-17aa021c616d ext4
/dev/sdc2: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sdc5 e7c21b6d-4d24-4c13-90e7-1826a1202cd3 swap
/dev/sdc6 70f0d89d-976f-481b-b5a0-2b518a1b9af0 ext4
/dev/sdc: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sdd1 80B6E60EB6E6050E ntfs System Reserved
/dev/sdd2 4E2EE8432EE82625 ntfs
/dev/sdd: PTTYPE="dos"
error: /dev/sde: No medium found
error: /dev/sdf: No medium found
error: /dev/sdg: No medium found
error: /dev/sdh: No medium found
============================ "mount | grep ^/dev output: ===========================
Device Mount_Point Type Options
aufs / aufs (rw)
/dev/sr1 /cdrom iso9660 (ro,noatime)
/dev/loop0 /rofs squashfs (ro,noatime)
================================ sda1/boot.ini: ================================
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /usepmtimer
=========================== 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="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 ${boot_once} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi
}
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 0fa354a9-8ebe-4b1d-832f-349cde6c78b1
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=640x480
insmod gfxterm
insmod vbe
if terminal_output gfxterm ; then true ; else
# For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that don't
# understand terminal_output
terminal gfxterm
fi
fi
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 0fa354a9-8ebe-4b1d-832f-349cde6c78b1
set locale_dir=($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' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 0fa354a9-8ebe-4b1d-832f-349cde6c78b1
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-27-generic root=UUID=0fa354a9-8ebe-4b1d-832f-349cde6c78b1 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-27-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-27-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 0fa354a9-8ebe-4b1d-832f-349cde6c78b1
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.32-27-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-27-generic root=UUID=0fa354a9-8ebe-4b1d-832f-349cde6c78b1 ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-27-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-24-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 0fa354a9-8ebe-4b1d-832f-349cde6c78b1
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-24-generic root=UUID=0fa354a9-8ebe-4b1d-832f-349cde6c78b1 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-24-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-24-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 0fa354a9-8ebe-4b1d-832f-349cde6c78b1
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.32-24-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-24-generic root=UUID=0fa354a9-8ebe-4b1d-832f-349cde6c78b1 ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-24-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 0fa354a9-8ebe-4b1d-832f-349cde6c78b1
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 0fa354a9-8ebe-4b1d-832f-349cde6c78b1
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 10a49415a493ff80
drivemap -s (hd0) ${root}
chainloader +1
}
menuentry "linux (on /dev/sdc1)" {
insmod ext2
set root='(hd2,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 09258edb-5b6a-4bdb-b628-17aa021c616d
linux /boot/vmlinuz BOOT_IMAGE=linux root=UUID=09258edb-5b6a-4bdb-b628-17aa021c616d resume=UUID=59bded55-3a0b-40c5-a9e3-a06ba1c37326 splash=silent vga=788
initrd (hd2,0)/boot/initrd.img
}
menuentry "linux-nonfb (on /dev/sdc1)" {
insmod ext2
set root='(hd2,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 09258edb-5b6a-4bdb-b628-17aa021c616d
linux /boot/vmlinuz BOOT_IMAGE=linux-nonfb root=UUID=09258edb-5b6a-4bdb-b628-17aa021c616d resume=UUID=59bded55-3a0b-40c5-a9e3-a06ba1c37326
initrd (hd2,0)/boot/initrd.img
}
menuentry "failsafe (on /dev/sdc1)" {
insmod ext2
set root='(hd2,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 09258edb-5b6a-4bdb-b628-17aa021c616d
linux /boot/vmlinuz BOOT_IMAGE=failsafe root=UUID=09258edb-5b6a-4bdb-b628-17aa021c616d failsafe
initrd (hd2,0)/boot/initrd.img
}
menuentry "Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sdd1)" {
insmod ntfs
set root='(hd3,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 80b6e60eb6e6050e
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
# / was on /dev/sdb1 during installation
UUID=0fa354a9-8ebe-4b1d-832f-349cde6c78b1 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
# swap was on /dev/sdb5 during installation
UUID=59bded55-3a0b-40c5-a9e3-a06ba1c37326 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
=================== sdb1: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================
197.7GB: boot/grub/core.img
197.7GB: boot/grub/grub.cfg
197.7GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-24-generic
197.7GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-27-generic
197.8GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-24-generic
197.8GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-27-generic
197.7GB: initrd.img
197.7GB: initrd.img.old
197.8GB: vmlinuz
197.8GB: vmlinuz.old
=========================== sdc1/boot/grub/menu.lst: ===========================
timeout 10
color black/cyan yellow/cyan
gfxmenu (hd2,0)/boot/gfxmenu
default 0
title linux
kernel (hd2,0)/boot/vmlinuz BOOT_IMAGE=linux root=UUID=09258edb-5b6a-4bdb-b628-17aa021c616d resume=UUID=59bded55-3a0b-40c5-a9e3-a06ba1c37326 splash=silent vga=788
initrd (hd2,0)/boot/initrd.img
title linux-nonfb
kernel (hd2,0)/boot/vmlinuz BOOT_IMAGE=linux-nonfb root=UUID=09258edb-5b6a-4bdb-b628-17aa021c616d resume=UUID=59bded55-3a0b-40c5-a9e3-a06ba1c37326
initrd (hd2,0)/boot/initrd.img
title failsafe
kernel (hd2,0)/boot/vmlinuz BOOT_IMAGE=failsafe root=UUID=09258edb-5b6a-4bdb-b628-17aa021c616d failsafe
initrd (hd2,0)/boot/initrd.img
title ******* Ex Pee
root (hd0,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1
title windows 7
root (hd3,0)
map (0x83) (0x80)
map (0x80) (0x83)
makeactive
chainloader +1
=============================== sdc1/etc/fstab: ===============================
# Entry for /dev/sdc1 :
UUID=09258edb-5b6a-4bdb-b628-17aa021c616d / ext4 defaults 1 1
# Entry for /dev/sdc6 :
UUID=70f0d89d-976f-481b-b5a0-2b518a1b9af0 /home ext4 defaults 1 2
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
# Entry for /dev/sdb5 :
UUID=59bded55-3a0b-40c5-a9e3-a06ba1c37326 swap swap defaults 0 0
# Entry for /dev/sdc5 :
UUID=e7c21b6d-4d24-4c13-90e7-1826a1202cd3 swap swap defaults 0 0
=================== sdc1: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================
2.2GB: boot/grub/menu.lst
3.5GB: boot/grub/stage2
2.2GB: boot/vmlinuz
2.2GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.33.7-pclos6.bfs
=========================== Unknown MBRs/Boot Sectors/etc =======================
Unknown BootLoader on sdc2
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00000010 e6 62 16 2e 8e 4a d3 01 d9 b8 b6 e6 2c 0a 85 da |.b...J......,...|
00000020 96 13 72 26 12 12 e6 64 3d 57 21 33 9c ca 37 37 |..r&...d=W!3..77|
00000030 ca d1 22 56 29 df 48 9a bc 15 de d4 6b 74 91 c5 |.."V).H.....kt..|
00000040 5d 68 f7 2b d9 ed 09 96 6c 2b 20 51 9d ed e1 b3 |]h.+....l+ Q....|
00000050 a9 f7 35 26 63 65 5c cd 1d 6e ba 86 fd 81 66 04 |..5&ce\..n....f.|
00000060 66 bc bf b3 db 5a d3 4f 8a b5 77 54 8b a9 27 c5 |f....Z.O..wT..'.|
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00000090 b5 34 6b 29 ac bd b4 14 44 58 92 4a 49 c2 40 1e |.4k)....DX.JI.@.|
000000a0 00 69 a2 a1 1a 07 97 50 68 78 29 41 49 77 5a f1 |.i.....Phx)AIwZ.|
000000b0 82 51 5f d5 14 a0 6c d4 8a 32 9a ce 5b 3a 5e 16 |.Q_...l..2..[:^.|
000000c0 a4 e2 83 75 1b 15 2c 06 da be ce 3c 22 01 62 71 |...u..,....<".bq|
000000d0 c8 8b f6 b9 cb 7c e2 3d 8f 03 76 52 c8 94 fc 92 |.....|.=..vR....|
000000e0 95 52 48 68 e9 65 80 d1 60 3e e1 31 17 74 39 57 |.RHh.e..`>.1.t9W|
000000f0 0f 05 f1 ef 84 be cf 02 03 39 42 42 31 59 1d b9 |.........9BB1Y..|
00000100 27 51 b0 ab 11 9a 69 9e 29 26 7e 87 ba 3f 6e d8 |'Q....i.)&~..?n.|
00000110 a4 70 3f 49 c8 5f b6 d9 76 b1 94 8f 43 95 73 44 |.p?I._..v...C.sD|
00000120 72 3d 12 8f 15 71 15 ea 33 0a cf 11 8b 2c ae 39 |r=...q..3....,.9|
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00000140 57 b1 3c 57 ef d8 a3 ee b0 5f 55 b6 57 b1 76 fb |W.<W....._U.W.v.|
00000150 c1 8d b9 de e6 f4 83 88 52 52 f5 a6 69 25 a9 1a |........RR..i%..|
00000160 24 4d c0 ac 2b 62 bb c5 23 e3 39 6d 8d ff ff ff |$M..+b..#.9m....|
00000170 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff |................|
*
000001b0 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff 00 0f |................|
000001c0 ff ff 82 0f ff ff 3f 00 00 00 e1 fb 7c 00 00 0f |......?.....|...|
000001d0 ff ff 05 0f ff ff 20 fc 7c 00 90 01 a3 10 00 00 |...... .|.......|
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 sdg sdh