okay, so I have the exact same problem........ with one exception. mine says something along the lines of Alert! ( a bunch of numbers) can not be found.............. I have looked at a million different other threads and can't find an answer.........
Here is my Boot Info Summary. I have been trying for 3 days now so any help will be great.
Boot Info Script 0.55 dated February 15th, 2010
============================= Boot Info Summary: ==============================
=> Syslinux is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda
=> No boot loader is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdb
sda1: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: vfat
Boot sector type: Unknown
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:
sdb1: __________________________________________________ _______________________
File system: ext4
Boot sector type: Grub 2
Boot sector info: Grub 2 is installed in the boot sector of sdb1 and
looks at sector 25542928 of the same hard drive for
core.img, but core.img can not be found at this
location.
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: sda ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___
Disk /dev/sda: 4025 MB, 4025810432 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 489 cylinders, total 7862911 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 * 38 7,839,719 7,839,682 b W95 FAT32
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 * 2,048 300,292,095 300,290,048 83 Linux
/dev/sdb2 300,294,142 312,580,095 12,285,954 5 Extended
/dev/sdb5 300,294,144 312,580,095 12,285,952 82 Linux swap / Solaris
blkid -c /dev/null: __________________________________________________ __________
Device UUID TYPE LABEL
/dev/loop0 squashfs
/dev/sda1 0025-7162 vfat PENDRIVE
/dev/sda: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sdb1 21575745-6f3d-45ec-b95e-1d5e8c34f37d ext4
/dev/sdb2: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sdb5 5c51c11a-9066-4eed-9180-6d740ea25240 swap
/dev/sdb: PTTYPE="dos"
============================ "mount | grep ^/dev output: ===========================
Device Mount_Point Type Options
aufs / aufs (rw)
/dev/sda1 /cdrom vfat (rw,relatime,fmask=0022,dmask=0022,codepage=cp437, iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,errors=remount-ro)
/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 "${boot_once}" ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi
}
function load_video {
insmod vbe
insmod vga
}
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 21575745-6f3d-45ec-b95e-1d5e8c34f37d
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=640x480
load_video
insmod gfxterm
fi
terminal_output gfxterm
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 21575745-6f3d-45ec-b95e-1d5e8c34f37d
set locale_dir=($root)/boot/grub/locale
set lang=en
insmod gettext
if [ "${recordfail}" = 1 ]; then
set timeout=-1
else
set timeout=10
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
set menu_color_normal=white/black
set menu_color_highlight=black/light-gray
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-22-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 21575745-6f3d-45ec-b95e-1d5e8c34f37d
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic root=UUID=21575745-6f3d-45ec-b95e-1d5e8c34f37d ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-22-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-22-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 21575745-6f3d-45ec-b95e-1d5e8c34f37d
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.35-22-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic root=UUID=21575745-6f3d-45ec-b95e-1d5e8c34f37d ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-22-generic
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 21575745-6f3d-45ec-b95e-1d5e8c34f37d
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 21575745-6f3d-45ec-b95e-1d5e8c34f37d
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
}
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
if [ "x${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=21575745-6f3d-45ec-b95e-1d5e8c34f37d / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
# swap was on /dev/sdb5 during installation
UUID=5c51c11a-9066-4eed-9180-6d740ea25240 none swap sw 0 0
=================== sdb1: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================
13.0GB: boot/grub/core.img
25.9GB: boot/grub/grub.cfg
.5GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-22-generic
.2GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic
.5GB: initrd.img
.2GB: vmlinuz
=========================== Unknown MBRs/Boot Sectors/etc =======================
Unknown BootLoader on sda1
00000000 eb 58 90 53 59 53 4c 49 4e 55 58 00 02 40 20 00 |.X.SYSLINUX..@ .|
00000010 02 00 00 00 00 f8 00 00 3f 00 ff 00 26 00 00 00 |........?...&...|
00000020 c2 9f 77 00 bd 03 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 |..w.............|
00000030 01 00 06 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
00000040 00 00 29 62 71 25 00 4e 4f 20 4e 41 4d 45 20 20 |..)bq%.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.|
000000c0 75 bc eb 07 51 51 66 ff 36 1c 7c b4 08 cd 13 72 |u...QQf.6.|....r|
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 5a 3d 02 00 66 ba 00 00 00 00 bb 00 |}.f.Z=..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
Unknown BootLoader on sdb2
00000000 7b 0a 1b 74 a9 30 59 8e 68 56 b3 ac aa 44 57 56 |{..t.0Y.hV...DWV|
00000010 a3 af 02 cf 32 34 d1 46 47 ff 01 f1 39 6f 8a ea |....24.FG...9o..|
00000020 8d ec 89 15 3b dd 21 d9 de 9b 67 ba 6a dd 62 42 |....;.!...g.j.bB|
00000030 ff e1 e2 e4 11 1e 74 65 6d 34 5a 5c b5 84 4d e4 |......tem4Z\..M.|
00000040 2c 6f c2 e4 df b8 e0 db 73 d0 9d e9 47 1d 2a 8b |,o......s...G.*.|
00000050 4d e0 e6 9e 68 4f 23 2d ef 79 9f 9c df 54 63 73 |M...hO#-.y...Tcs|
00000060 a8 4d b7 b8 38 a2 79 c9 64 2b 44 32 46 78 4d 7d |.M..8.y.d+D2FxM}|
00000070 e6 19 ea 9c b0 0b e6 77 fd d5 bd 5e 9c 07 a6 f7 |.......w...^....|
00000080 a9 ec 79 d3 e6 c9 fa 7b 9e 5c aa 2a dc 26 49 14 |..y....{.\.*.&I.|
00000090 14 02 de 1d 50 49 34 29 b6 67 af 13 2d f4 e8 75 |....PI4).g..-..u|
000000a0 a5 b1 36 75 4f 0e 7c 16 19 d6 34 c7 64 2f c3 b5 |..6uO.|...4.d/..|
000000b0 d5 c4 54 09 66 8a 06 9d 02 23 5a d1 06 00 d8 13 |..T.f....#Z.....|
000000c0 ef 51 c4 76 ef fa 96 38 fb bd 61 5d 8b 5c 4a 29 |.Q.v...8..a].\J)|
000000d0 78 d4 13 f0 98 d8 ca e8 60 a7 e9 7f ae e3 9b a7 |x.......`.......|
000000e0 2c fb f7 ef 63 31 19 ad 68 f7 07 15 90 7f a4 2f |,...c1..h....../|
000000f0 68 88 f5 a2 83 6f 9a 2f 0e ff 05 ff 30 53 53 b1 |h....o./....0SS.|
00000100 ca 98 fd 89 ba e5 d3 0f f2 4d e6 4e c3 ff 3d 0f |.........M.N..=.|
00000110 e8 c2 00 45 65 37 3f 9f 2f 05 fe c2 db 2c 8b 8c |...Ee7?./....,..|
00000120 b0 ce 77 21 50 d5 6c 2e 2a 6c 00 61 ba 2b 67 63 |..w!P.l.*l.a.+gc|
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00000150 f4 9c 23 67 3d 7f 79 b0 bf ff 0b 5e 05 44 62 f3 |..#g=.y....^.Db.|
00000160 e2 66 ee ad 2b 8e 4a af ce ed 61 8c d6 6a 46 46 |.f..+.J...a..jFF|
00000170 65 f8 9c d9 1a 98 b3 07 7d c1 c8 c3 d8 f7 eb 19 |e.......}.......|
00000180 43 23 60 66 ff fe bd bb c1 25 50 32 d2 29 ad 70 |C#`f.....%P2.).p|
00000190 10 34 a9 a2 8c e0 5f 9a 54 8b 78 24 aa fc 8a 49 |.4...._.T.x$...I|
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000001b0 70 7d bb 3f c3 00 57 4e d4 57 79 09 ba 3b 00 fe |p}.?..WN.Wy..;..|
000001c0 ff ff 82 fe ff ff 02 00 00 00 00 78 bb 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