sorry for the delay. had my wizzies removed and my cd wasnt working for a few days. heres the results:
Boot Info Script 0.55 dated February 15th, 2010
============================= Boot Info Summary: ==============================
=> Grub 2 is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdb and looks on the same drive in
partition #1 for (,msdos1)/boot/grub.
sdb1: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ext4
Boot sector type: Grub
Boot sector info: Grub 0.97 is installed in the boot sector of sdb1 and
looks at sector 264542224 of the same hard drive for
the stage2 file. A stage2 file is at this location on
/dev/sdb. Stage2 looks on partition #1 for
/boot/grub/menu.lst.
Operating System: Ubuntu 10.10
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: sdb ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___
Disk /dev/sdb: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders, total 312581808 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 * 2,048 302,061,567 302,059,520 83 Linux
/dev/sdb2 302,063,614 312,580,095 10,516,482 5 Extended
/dev/sdb5 302,063,616 312,580,095 10,516,480 82 Linux swap / Solaris
blkid -c /dev/null: __________________________________________________ __________
Device UUID TYPE LABEL
/dev/loop0 squashfs
/dev/sdb1 a1696ca4-89ea-41ef-bb83-59a2fd5a06ba ext4
/dev/sdb2: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sdb5 310767ed-ded7-43de-ac60-9864be92bd3b swap
/dev/sdb: PTTYPE="dos"
error: /dev/sda: No medium found
============================ "mount | grep ^/dev output: ===========================
Device Mount_Point Type Options
aufs / aufs (rw)
/dev/sr0 /cdrom iso9660 (ro,noatime)
/dev/loop0 /rofs squashfs (ro,noatime)
=========================== sdb1/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 "${boot_once}" ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi
}
function load_video {
insmod vbe
insmod vga
}
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set a1696ca4-89ea-41ef-bb83-59a2fd5a06ba
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=640x480
load_video
insmod gfxterm
fi
terminal_output gfxterm
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set a1696ca4-89ea-41ef-bb83-59a2fd5a06ba
set locale_dir=($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 2.6.35-25-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 a1696ca4-89ea-41ef-bb83-59a2fd5a06ba
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-25-generic root=UUID=a1696ca4-89ea-41ef-bb83-59a2fd5a06ba ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-25-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-25-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 a1696ca4-89ea-41ef-bb83-59a2fd5a06ba
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.35-25-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-25-generic root=UUID=a1696ca4-89ea-41ef-bb83-59a2fd5a06ba ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-25-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 a1696ca4-89ea-41ef-bb83-59a2fd5a06ba
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic root=UUID=a1696ca4-89ea-41ef-bb83-59a2fd5a06ba 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 a1696ca4-89ea-41ef-bb83-59a2fd5a06ba
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.35-22-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic root=UUID=a1696ca4-89ea-41ef-bb83-59a2fd5a06ba 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 a1696ca4-89ea-41ef-bb83-59a2fd5a06ba
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 a1696ca4-89ea-41ef-bb83-59a2fd5a06ba
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 ###
=============================== 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=a1696ca4-89ea-41ef-bb83-59a2fd5a06ba / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
# swap was on /dev/sdb5 during installation
UUID=310767ed-ded7-43de-ac60-9864be92bd3b none swap sw 0 0
=================== sdb1: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================
135.4GB: boot/grub/core.img
25.9GB: boot/grub/grub.cfg
135.4GB: boot/grub/stage2
.8GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-22-generic
.9GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-25-generic
135.4GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic
135.4GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-25-generic
.9GB: initrd.img
.8GB: initrd.img.old
135.4GB: vmlinuz
135.4GB: vmlinuz.old
=========================== Unknown MBRs/Boot Sectors/etc =======================
Unknown BootLoader on sdb2
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00000010 08 15 5c 6d a8 ae a2 65 86 15 fa b5 1a ed cb 45 |..\m...e.......E|
00000020 11 eb 9f fc 4c 26 9f f9 b7 15 49 72 ba 6d ae 3f |....L&....Ir.m.?|
00000030 0f 9c 6b f9 1c 04 cb 2f 3e 90 70 9d 0a 3f 47 a9 |..k..../>.p..?G.|
00000040 f4 1c 65 be 86 eb 10 12 54 0e 56 02 c0 bc c3 61 |..e.....T.V....a|
00000050 35 3b 1c d6 45 f6 c6 b7 0b 65 bf b9 5c 91 ec d9 |5;..E....e..\...|
00000060 6c b1 01 6b e0 d3 29 03 9e 66 ff a2 6e 62 56 4f |l..k..)..f..nbVO|
00000070 ad 53 dc 37 2c 42 bb 33 97 66 94 80 25 76 9c 5c |.S.7,B.3.f..%v.\|
00000080 06 3b 7d 6d 64 ae a5 58 aa ec 02 b0 f7 4f be fa |.;}md..X.....O..|
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000000a0 dd ce 0f 8e e2 fc d0 28 de 1a 18 86 cf e3 c4 4c |.......(.......L|
000000b0 34 86 5d bd 9b 70 71 78 06 26 93 09 3e af 03 a5 |4.]..pqx.&..>...|
000000c0 72 05 e7 87 46 35 40 15 08 04 e0 f1 78 60 b5 5a |r...F5@.....x`.Z|
000000d0 61 32 ad dc a2 bd b7 bf 17 0b f1 e4 63 53 33 89 |a2..........cS3.|
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00000100 64 13 cf 67 de 6c af 15 e7 86 a6 b0 b0 94 c9 f7 |d..g.l..........|
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00000140 04 8e bd f6 1a 76 ee be 27 1d 0a 7a 46 f9 68 97 |.....v..'..zF.h.|
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00000160 87 a4 3f e5 15 42 92 f6 ba f5 7b 31 aa ac 80 da |..?..B....{1....|
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00000180 8f c7 88 9f d0 76 a9 f4 99 51 bd a6 be a2 c6 29 |.....v...Q.....)|
00000190 2f 11 53 b1 19 c6 40 59 22 da 04 4b bc cf f8 9e |/.S...@Y"..K....|
000001a0 e9 87 a3 a9 b9 2f f2 d3 37 9b cf 7e 96 ee a3 68 |...../..7..~...h|
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000001c0 ff ff 82 fe ff ff 02 00 00 00 00 78 a0 00 00 00 |...........x....|
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
=======Devices which don't seem to have a corresponding hard drive==============
sda