Sata.. Pata.. Grub conflict....

[cdom]

Having problems booting when connecting an older Pata HD and CDRom just to use as backup.
Have tried different solutions, but obviously missing something.
Have installed the OS on the new Sata drive without the old drive connected.
Have installed and reinstalled Grub2 numerous times.
It seems that Ubuntu always wants to boot from the Pata drive first when its connected. Even with just the old CDRom???????
The bios is in the right order.Have checked and rechecked.
The MB is an Asus m4a88td-v.
I am totally lost with this. Appreciate any help....

[Hakunka-Matata]

Do you have the the IDE/PATA Hard drive jumpers set for master?

[cdom]

Have tried multiple jumper settings, but could have them wrong.
Does Ubuntu always look for for Pata first????
Have read way too many threads. Am confused.

[Hakunka-Matata]

Yes, I think it does, are you on your linux system here,now?

[Hakunka-Matata]

download and run the boot_info_script in my signature. follow the instructions and post the entire contents of the RESULTS.TXT file into a reply post. Between CODE tags (#) on the menu

that information will help us and whoever may look @ this thread to help.

[cdom]

I am on the system now, but have the Pata drives disconnected.


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.

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:

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

Drive: sda ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___

Disk /dev/sda: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders, total 1953525168 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 1,919,145,983 1,919,143,936 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 1,919,148,030 1,953,523,711 34,375,682 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 1,919,148,032 1,953,523,711 34,375,680 82 Linux swap / Solaris


blkid -c /dev/null: __________________________________________________ __________

Device UUID TYPE LABEL

/dev/sda1 ca1f13ad-9f49-43f4-a251-1c5d61352c7b ext4
/dev/sda2: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sda5 dea90ab9-2675-4e20-96f5-8853e3d96104 swap
/dev/sda: PTTYPE="dos"

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

Device Mount_Point Type Options

/dev/sda1 / ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro,commit=0)


=========================== 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 ca1f13ad-9f49-43f4-a251-1c5d61352c7b
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 ca1f13ad-9f49-43f4-a251-1c5d61352c7b
set locale_dir=($root)/boot/grub/locale
set lang=en
insmod gettext
if [ "${recordfail}" = 1 ]; then
set timeout=-1
else
set timeout=7
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 2.6.35-28-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 ca1f13ad-9f49-43f4-a251-1c5d61352c7b
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-28-generic root=UUID=ca1f13ad-9f49-43f4-a251-1c5d61352c7b ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-28-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-28-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 ca1f13ad-9f49-43f4-a251-1c5d61352c7b
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.35-28-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-28-generic root=UUID=ca1f13ad-9f49-43f4-a251-1c5d61352c7b ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-28-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 ca1f13ad-9f49-43f4-a251-1c5d61352c7b
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic root=UUID=ca1f13ad-9f49-43f4-a251-1c5d61352c7b 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 ca1f13ad-9f49-43f4-a251-1c5d61352c7b
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.35-22-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic root=UUID=ca1f13ad-9f49-43f4-a251-1c5d61352c7b 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 ca1f13ad-9f49-43f4-a251-1c5d61352c7b
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 ca1f13ad-9f49-43f4-a251-1c5d61352c7b
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
# / was on /dev/sda1 during installation
UUID=ca1f13ad-9f49-43f4-a251-1c5d61352c7b / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
# swap was on /dev/sda5 during installation
UUID=dea90ab9-2675-4e20-96f5-8853e3d96104 none swap sw 0 0

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


970.8GB: boot/grub/core.img
679.2GB: boot/grub/grub.cfg
970.9GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-22-generic
.8GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-28-generic
970.9GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic
970.8GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-28-generic
.8GB: initrd.img
970.9GB: initrd.img.old
970.8GB: vmlinuz
970.9GB: vmlinuz.old

[Hakunka-Matata]

did you have the PATA drive plugged in when you ran the boot_info_script script? That may be a dumb question, because you cannot boot to ubuntu when the PATA is plugged up as well?

also, see if you can edit your post with the Results.txt in it, go to "Go Advanced" edit, highlight the entire Results.txt text, then click on the # (Code) tags and save

the text in edit mode should appear with the tags "
" at the beginning, and "" at the end


I am not getting the CODE tags switch to appear correctly in my post

[cdom]

Not sure if this is right.The secondary drives are not pluggedin.


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.

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:

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

Drive: sda ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___

Disk /dev/sda: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders, total 1953525168 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 1,919,145,983 1,919,143,936 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 1,919,148,030 1,953,523,711 34,375,682 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 1,919,148,032 1,953,523,711 34,375,680 82 Linux swap / Solaris


blkid -c /dev/null: __________________________________________________ __________

Device UUID TYPE LABEL

/dev/sda1 ca1f13ad-9f49-43f4-a251-1c5d61352c7b ext4
/dev/sda2: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sda5 dea90ab9-2675-4e20-96f5-8853e3d96104 swap
/dev/sda: PTTYPE="dos"

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

Device Mount_Point Type Options

/dev/sda1 / ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro,commit=0)


=========================== 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 ca1f13ad-9f49-43f4-a251-1c5d61352c7b
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 ca1f13ad-9f49-43f4-a251-1c5d61352c7b
set locale_dir=($root)/boot/grub/locale
set lang=en
insmod gettext
if [ "${recordfail}" = 1 ]; then
set timeout=-1
else
set timeout=7
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 2.6.35-28-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 ca1f13ad-9f49-43f4-a251-1c5d61352c7b
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-28-generic root=UUID=ca1f13ad-9f49-43f4-a251-1c5d61352c7b ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-28-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-28-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 ca1f13ad-9f49-43f4-a251-1c5d61352c7b
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.35-28-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-28-generic root=UUID=ca1f13ad-9f49-43f4-a251-1c5d61352c7b ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-28-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 ca1f13ad-9f49-43f4-a251-1c5d61352c7b
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 ca1f13ad-9f49-43f4-a251-1c5d61352c7b
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
# / was on /dev/sda1 during installation
UUID=ca1f13ad-9f49-43f4-a251-1c5d61352c7b / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
# swap was on /dev/sda5 during installation
UUID=dea90ab9-2675-4e20-96f5-8853e3d96104 none swap sw 0 0

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


970.8GB: boot/grub/core.img
485.5GB: boot/grub/grub.cfg
.8GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-28-generic
970.8GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-28-generic
.8GB: initrd.img
970.8GB: vmlinuz

[Hakunka-Matata]

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.

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:

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

Drive: sda ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___

Disk /dev/sda: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders, total 1953525168 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 1,919,145,983 1,919,143,936 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 1,919,148,030 1,953,523,711 34,375,682 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 1,919,148,032 1,953,523,711 34,375,680 82 Linux swap / Solaris


blkid -c /dev/null: __________________________________________________ __________

Device UUID TYPE LABEL

/dev/sda1 ca1f13ad-9f49-43f4-a251-1c5d61352c7b ext4
/dev/sda2: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sda5 dea90ab9-2675-4e20-96f5-8853e3d96104 swap
/dev/sda: PTTYPE="dos"

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

Device Mount_Point Type Options

/dev/sda1 / ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro,commit=0)


=========================== 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 ca1f13ad-9f49-43f4-a251-1c5d61352c7b
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 ca1f13ad-9f49-43f4-a251-1c5d61352c7b
set locale_dir=($root)/boot/grub/locale
set lang=en
insmod gettext
if [ "${recordfail}" = 1 ]; then
set timeout=-1
else
set timeout=7
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 2.6.35-28-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 ca1f13ad-9f49-43f4-a251-1c5d61352c7b
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-28-generic root=UUID=ca1f13ad-9f49-43f4-a251-1c5d61352c7b ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-28-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-28-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 ca1f13ad-9f49-43f4-a251-1c5d61352c7b
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.35-28-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-28-generic root=UUID=ca1f13ad-9f49-43f4-a251-1c5d61352c7b ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-28-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 ca1f13ad-9f49-43f4-a251-1c5d61352c7b
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 ca1f13ad-9f49-43f4-a251-1c5d61352c7b
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
# / was on /dev/sda1 during installation
UUID=ca1f13ad-9f49-43f4-a251-1c5d61352c7b / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
# swap was on /dev/sda5 during installation
UUID=dea90ab9-2675-4e20-96f5-8853e3d96104 none swap sw 0 0

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


970.8GB: boot/grub/core.img
485.5GB: boot/grub/grub.cfg
.8GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-28-generic
970.8GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-28-generic
.8GB: initrd.img
That's how your Results.txt file will present when you highlight the entire text of the file, then click on the # sign in the menu bar, only visible in Advnaced edit mode, then position the cursor between the CODE tags and past it in, then preview it and you'll it present as this presents.

what Release Ubuntu are you running?
can you boot to Ubuntu with the PATA devices plugged in?
Do you have a LiveCD handy?
You want to be able to Run the boot_info_script script with everything plugged up

[cdom]

what Release Ubuntu are you running? 10.10
can you boot to Ubuntu with the PATA devices plugged in? Every so often with just the CDrom connected.

Ubfornately I have to leave and get some work done. Can come back later this evening and tomorrow morning. Thanks for all responses.

So is this a grub or ubuntu problem? I have to believe that someone is running a system with both Sata and pata drives......and I am new to all this.

[Hakunka-Matata]

it's a Grub install situation. Grub has to be installed to the MBR of the first drive BIOS sees, which whilst you have only the one SATA drive installed, it is happy, it finds Grub files in the MBR. But the PATA drive does not have Grub installed (I'm guessing) to the MBR, so it fails. What happens when you boot with the SATA drive, do you get a menu, or does it boot straight away to the OS?

Also the location of the Grub files may be a problem, (that can be fixed), because they are located

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


970.8GB: boot/grub/core.img
485.5GB: boot/grub/grub.cfg
.8GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-28-generic
970.8GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-28-generic
.8GB: initrd.img
970.8GB: vmlinuz
nearly at the end of your 1000 GB drive. Depending on your BIOS, (age), BIOS may not be able to see past 137GB, and will therefore not be able to see the Grub startup files.
Seeing a Results.txt file when both PATA and SATA devices are installed, will show us what the whole situation is.

[gordintoronto]

The boot device is chosen by the BIOS. Installed software can't change that, whether it's Windows, Grub or Ubuntu.

[Hakunka-Matata]

The boot device is chosen by the BIOS. Installed software can't change that, whether it's Windows, Grub or Ubuntu.

No argument there

[cdom]

Back from work.....Well at least I know it's not the bios. Will connect the drives tomorrow morning and post the results....if I can boot up.
Thanks again