HabsFanInOz
March 8th, 2011, 03:13 PM
I've got an old Dell Precision 670 which has a SCSI disk. I installed 10.04 and everything worked fine - I could boot into 10.04 from the GRUB menu. I later added an IDE disk and installed WinXP Pro on it.
When I ran 'sudo update-grub', Lucid discovered the IDE disk and added a WinXP Pro entry to the GRUB menu. Now, though I can still boot 10.04 from the GRUB menu, I can't boot WinXP - the screen goes blank, and I have to hit Ctrl-Alt-Del to restart.
For what it's worth, here are the results of using boot_info_script055.sh:
Boot Info Script 0.55 dated February 15th, 2010
============================= Boot Info Summary: ==============================
=> Windows is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda
=> Grub 2 is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdb and looks on the same drive in
partition #1 for /boot/grub.
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 10.04.2 LTS
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: 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: 146.8 GB, 146815733760 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 17849 cylinders, total 286749480 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 * 2,048 275,021,823 275,019,776 83 Linux
/dev/sdb2 275,023,870 286,748,671 11,724,802 5 Extended
/dev/sdb5 275,023,872 286,748,671 11,724,800 82 Linux swap / Solaris
blkid -c /dev/null: __________________________________________________ __________
Device UUID TYPE LABEL
/dev/sda1 F4C8EF51C8EF1122 ntfs
/dev/sda: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sdb1 717d5dd0-7203-451f-a329-cb3b1b1cbf7a ext4
/dev/sdb2: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sdb5 e13b0655-03e6-4e1b-bb08-eea4617c26d2 swap
/dev/sdb: PTTYPE="dos"
============================ "mount | grep ^/dev output: ===========================
Device Mount_Point Type Options
/dev/sdb1 / ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro)
/dev/sda1 /mnt/Windows fuseblk (rw,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,blksize=4096)
================================ 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
=========================== 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 ${boot_once} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi
}
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 717d5dd0-7203-451f-a329-cb3b1b1cbf7a
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=640x480
insmod gfxterm
insmod vbe
if terminal_output gfxterm ; then true ; else
# For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that don't
# understand terminal_output
terminal gfxterm
fi
fi
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 717d5dd0-7203-451f-a329-cb3b1b1cbf7a
set locale_dir=($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 ###
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 717d5dd0-7203-451f-a329-cb3b1b1cbf7a
insmod tga
if background_image /usr/share/images/grub/BonsaiTridentMaple.tga ; then
set color_normal=white/black
set color_highlight=magenta/black
else
set menu_color_normal=white/black
set menu_color_highlight=black/light-gray
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux_proxy ###
menuentry "Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-29-generic-pae" --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 717d5dd0-7203-451f-a329-cb3b1b1cbf7a
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-29-generic-pae root=UUID=717d5dd0-7203-451f-a329-cb3b1b1cbf7a ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-29-generic-pae
}
menuentry "Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-29-generic-pae (recovery mode)" --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 717d5dd0-7203-451f-a329-cb3b1b1cbf7a
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.32-29-generic-pae ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-29-generic-pae root=UUID=717d5dd0-7203-451f-a329-cb3b1b1cbf7a ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-29-generic-pae
}
menuentry "Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-28-generic-pae" --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 717d5dd0-7203-451f-a329-cb3b1b1cbf7a
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-28-generic-pae root=UUID=717d5dd0-7203-451f-a329-cb3b1b1cbf7a ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-28-generic-pae
}
menuentry "Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-28-generic-pae (recovery mode)" --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 717d5dd0-7203-451f-a329-cb3b1b1cbf7a
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.32-28-generic-pae ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-28-generic-pae root=UUID=717d5dd0-7203-451f-a329-cb3b1b1cbf7a ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-28-generic-pae
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux_proxy ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+_proxy ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 717d5dd0-7203-451f-a329-cb3b1b1cbf7a
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin
}
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+_proxy ###
### 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 f4c8ef51c8ef1122
drivemap -s (hd0) ${root}
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: ===============================
proc /proc proc nodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0
/dev/sda1 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
/dev/sda1 /mnt/Windows ntfs defaults 0 0
/dev/sdb5 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
=================== sdb1: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================
111.8GB: boot/grub/core.img
49.9GB: boot/grub/grub.cfg
112.4GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-26-generic-pae
112.6GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-27-generic-pae
113.8GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-28-generic-pae
51.3GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-29-generic-pae
112.3GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-26-generic-pae
112.4GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-27-generic-pae
112.6GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-28-generic-pae
113.9GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-29-generic-pae
51.3GB: initrd.img
113.8GB: initrd.img.old
113.9GB: vmlinuz
112.6GB: vmlinuz.old
=========================== Unknown MBRs/Boot Sectors/etc =======================
Unknown BootLoader on sdb2
00000000 24 33 00 00 24 33 00 00 24 33 00 00 24 33 00 00 |$3..$3..$3..$3..|
*
000001b0 24 33 00 00 24 33 00 00 24 33 00 00 24 33 00 fe |$3..$3..$3..$3..|
000001c0 ff ff 82 fe ff ff 02 00 00 00 00 e8 b2 00 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
Any suggestions? I can still boot to either OS using the boot menu that comes up when I hit F12 during boot-up, but I'd really like to be able to boot either OS from the GRUB menu. I've had a look at suggestions in previous threads on XP, SCSI, etc., but haven't any luck.
Thanks.
When I ran 'sudo update-grub', Lucid discovered the IDE disk and added a WinXP Pro entry to the GRUB menu. Now, though I can still boot 10.04 from the GRUB menu, I can't boot WinXP - the screen goes blank, and I have to hit Ctrl-Alt-Del to restart.
For what it's worth, here are the results of using boot_info_script055.sh:
Boot Info Script 0.55 dated February 15th, 2010
============================= Boot Info Summary: ==============================
=> Windows is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda
=> Grub 2 is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdb and looks on the same drive in
partition #1 for /boot/grub.
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 10.04.2 LTS
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: 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: 146.8 GB, 146815733760 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 17849 cylinders, total 286749480 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 * 2,048 275,021,823 275,019,776 83 Linux
/dev/sdb2 275,023,870 286,748,671 11,724,802 5 Extended
/dev/sdb5 275,023,872 286,748,671 11,724,800 82 Linux swap / Solaris
blkid -c /dev/null: __________________________________________________ __________
Device UUID TYPE LABEL
/dev/sda1 F4C8EF51C8EF1122 ntfs
/dev/sda: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sdb1 717d5dd0-7203-451f-a329-cb3b1b1cbf7a ext4
/dev/sdb2: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sdb5 e13b0655-03e6-4e1b-bb08-eea4617c26d2 swap
/dev/sdb: PTTYPE="dos"
============================ "mount | grep ^/dev output: ===========================
Device Mount_Point Type Options
/dev/sdb1 / ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro)
/dev/sda1 /mnt/Windows fuseblk (rw,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,blksize=4096)
================================ 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
=========================== 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 ${boot_once} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi
}
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 717d5dd0-7203-451f-a329-cb3b1b1cbf7a
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=640x480
insmod gfxterm
insmod vbe
if terminal_output gfxterm ; then true ; else
# For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that don't
# understand terminal_output
terminal gfxterm
fi
fi
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 717d5dd0-7203-451f-a329-cb3b1b1cbf7a
set locale_dir=($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 ###
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 717d5dd0-7203-451f-a329-cb3b1b1cbf7a
insmod tga
if background_image /usr/share/images/grub/BonsaiTridentMaple.tga ; then
set color_normal=white/black
set color_highlight=magenta/black
else
set menu_color_normal=white/black
set menu_color_highlight=black/light-gray
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux_proxy ###
menuentry "Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-29-generic-pae" --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 717d5dd0-7203-451f-a329-cb3b1b1cbf7a
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-29-generic-pae root=UUID=717d5dd0-7203-451f-a329-cb3b1b1cbf7a ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-29-generic-pae
}
menuentry "Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-29-generic-pae (recovery mode)" --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 717d5dd0-7203-451f-a329-cb3b1b1cbf7a
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.32-29-generic-pae ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-29-generic-pae root=UUID=717d5dd0-7203-451f-a329-cb3b1b1cbf7a ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-29-generic-pae
}
menuentry "Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-28-generic-pae" --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 717d5dd0-7203-451f-a329-cb3b1b1cbf7a
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-28-generic-pae root=UUID=717d5dd0-7203-451f-a329-cb3b1b1cbf7a ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-28-generic-pae
}
menuentry "Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-28-generic-pae (recovery mode)" --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 717d5dd0-7203-451f-a329-cb3b1b1cbf7a
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.32-28-generic-pae ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-28-generic-pae root=UUID=717d5dd0-7203-451f-a329-cb3b1b1cbf7a ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-28-generic-pae
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux_proxy ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+_proxy ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 717d5dd0-7203-451f-a329-cb3b1b1cbf7a
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin
}
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+_proxy ###
### 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 f4c8ef51c8ef1122
drivemap -s (hd0) ${root}
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: ===============================
proc /proc proc nodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0
/dev/sda1 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
/dev/sda1 /mnt/Windows ntfs defaults 0 0
/dev/sdb5 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
=================== sdb1: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================
111.8GB: boot/grub/core.img
49.9GB: boot/grub/grub.cfg
112.4GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-26-generic-pae
112.6GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-27-generic-pae
113.8GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-28-generic-pae
51.3GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-29-generic-pae
112.3GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-26-generic-pae
112.4GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-27-generic-pae
112.6GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-28-generic-pae
113.9GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-29-generic-pae
51.3GB: initrd.img
113.8GB: initrd.img.old
113.9GB: vmlinuz
112.6GB: vmlinuz.old
=========================== Unknown MBRs/Boot Sectors/etc =======================
Unknown BootLoader on sdb2
00000000 24 33 00 00 24 33 00 00 24 33 00 00 24 33 00 00 |$3..$3..$3..$3..|
*
000001b0 24 33 00 00 24 33 00 00 24 33 00 00 24 33 00 fe |$3..$3..$3..$3..|
000001c0 ff ff 82 fe ff ff 02 00 00 00 00 e8 b2 00 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
Any suggestions? I can still boot to either OS using the boot menu that comes up when I hit F12 during boot-up, but I'd really like to be able to boot either OS from the GRUB menu. I've had a look at suggestions in previous threads on XP, SCSI, etc., but haven't any luck.
Thanks.