Windows 7 Install on 2nd Hard Drive Not Seen by Grub in Maverick

[CTenorman]

Hi,

I've just installed a second hard drive in my laptop with windows 7 on one drive and Ubuntu on the other. I selected the side-by-side install in the Ubuntu install and let Ubuntu do the rest. Unfortunately Grub isn't seeing the windows install even after reconfiguring grub. However, the windows 7 drive is visible in Ubuntu and all the windows files are there intact.

Does anyone know how I can make grub see Windows 7 so I can boot into it? Thanks!

[Quackers]

Please go to the site below and download the boot script to your DESKTOP and then open up a terminal (Applications > Accessories > terminal) and run


sudo bash ~/Desktop/boot_info_script*.sh

This will produce a results.txt file on your desktop. Please copy the contents of that file and paste them in your next post between CODE tags. For CODE tags click on New Reply (not quick reply)and then click on the # symbol in the toolbar.
This will give a full overview of your current system.
Thanks.

http://bootinfoscript.sourceforge.net/

[CTenorman]

Thanks for the quick reply! Here it is:


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 #5 for (,msdos5)/boot/grub.

sda1: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: ext4
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System: Ubuntu 10.10
Boot files/dirs: /boot/grub/grub.cfg /etc/fstab /boot/grub/core.img

sda2: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: Extended Partition
Boot sector type: -
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

=========================== Drive/Partition Info: =============================

Drive: sda ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___

Disk /dev/sda: 60.0 GB, 60022480896 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 7297 cylinders, total 117231408 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 * 2,048 112,351,231 112,349,184 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 112,353,278 117,229,567 4,876,290 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 112,353,280 117,229,567 4,876,288 82 Linux swap / Solaris


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 2,048 976,771,071 976,769,024 7 HPFS/NTFS


blkid -c /dev/null: __________________________________________________ __________

Device UUID TYPE LABEL

/dev/sda1 433804c6-969c-4041-a3af-d7f5b0f54269 ext4
/dev/sda2: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sda5 85ee0491-0ddb-40e6-ba8b-0b546af95249 swap
/dev/sda: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sdb1 22C24F84C24F5AE5 ntfs
/dev/sdb: PTTYPE="dos"
error: /dev/sdc: No medium found

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

Device Mount_Point Type Options

/dev/sda1 / ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro,commit=0)
/dev/sdb1 /media/22C24F84C24F5AE5 fuseblk (rw,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,blksize=4096,default_ permissions)


=========================== 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 433804c6-969c-4041-a3af-d7f5b0f54269
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 433804c6-969c-4041-a3af-d7f5b0f54269
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' --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 433804c6-969c-4041-a3af-d7f5b0f54269
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-24-generic root=UUID=433804c6-969c-4041-a3af-d7f5b0f54269 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-24-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-24-generic (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 433804c6-969c-4041-a3af-d7f5b0f54269
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.35-24-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-24-generic root=UUID=433804c6-969c-4041-a3af-d7f5b0f54269 ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-24-generic
}
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='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 433804c6-969c-4041-a3af-d7f5b0f54269
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic root=UUID=433804c6-969c-4041-a3af-d7f5b0f54269 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/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='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 433804c6-969c-4041-a3af-d7f5b0f54269
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.35-22-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic root=UUID=433804c6-969c-4041-a3af-d7f5b0f54269 ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/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='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 433804c6-969c-4041-a3af-d7f5b0f54269
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 433804c6-969c-4041-a3af-d7f5b0f54269
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=85ee0491-0ddb-40e6-ba8b-0b546af95249 none swap sw 0 0

=================== sda1: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================


34.5GB: boot/grub/core.img
19.6GB: boot/grub/grub.cfg
2.0GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-22-generic
19.7GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-24-generic
1.7GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic
34.4GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-24-generic
19.7GB: initrd.img
2.0GB: initrd.img.old
34.4GB: vmlinuz
1.7GB: vmlinuz.old
=======Devices which don't seem to have a corresponding hard drive==============

sdc

[Quackers]

There are a couple of problems with the Windows drive.
The first is that there is no boot flag on sdb1, something that Windows may need to boot up. You can set one using gparted from your Ubuntu desktop. In gparted select /dev/sdb in the little box on the upper right with the drop down menu.
Then right-click on sdb1 and select "manage flags" then in the new window check the box marked "boot" and close the window. Click on the green arrow in the toolbar to apply the change (if necessary - can't remember!).
The second problem is more serious. You have 2 of Windows boot files missing. Do you have a Windows repair disc (not a recovery dvd)?

[CTenorman]

I've set the bootable flag in gparted, thanks.

Unfortunately all I have is a stock windows 7 pro install DVD. Is that any help? I don't mind re-installing windows if necessary, I'd just hate to have to re-install ubuntu!

[Quackers]

If it's a proper installation dvd that will do fine.
Put the dvd in the drive and close it. Then reboot and set your bios to boot from the cd drive first, and the WINDOWS drive second, save the changes and reboot.
You may need to press a key to boot from the cd, it will tell you if you do. Then press R, if necessary, to enter the recovery console. You can see if the automatic startup repair will fix it, but it probably won't on the first run.
Select advanced options and then select the command prompt option. In the command prompt enter
bootrec.exe /fixmbr note the space between exe and /fixmbr
If that runs without errors, reboot and Windows should boot normally. If it does, reboot and go into the bios again and set it so that the cd drive is first boot device, the Ubuntu drive is second and the Windows drive is third.
Save the changes and reboot.
Ubuntu should now boot directly. Open a terminal and run
sudo update-grub
This time, as grub.cfg is run, it should pick up the Windows loader, which should make Windows bootable from your new grub menu - on booting.