Hi.
I accidentally installed Ubuntu to another virtual machine. I didn't boot Ubuntu from CD. So, it didn't worked as you expected.
Now, I booted Ubuntu 10.10 form Live CD and did that command again.
Here's the result:
Boot Info Script 0.60 from 17 May 2011
============================= Boot Info Summary: ===============================
=> Grub2 (v1.97-1.98) is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda and looks at sector
1 of the same hard drive for core.img. core.img is at this location and
looks in partition 5 for /boot/grub.
sda1: __________________________________________________ ________________________
File system: swap
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
sda2: __________________________________________________ ________________________
File system: Extended Partition
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
sda5: __________________________________________________ ________________________
File system: ext4
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System: Ubuntu 11.04
Boot files: /boot/grub/grub.cfg /etc/fstab /boot/grub/core.img
============================ Drive/Partition Info: =============================
Drive: sda __________________________________________________ ___________________
ディスク /dev/sda: 37.6 GB, 37580963840 バイト
ヘッド 255, セクタ 63, シリンダ 4568, 合計 73400320 セクタ
Units = セクタ数 of 1 * 512 = 512 バイト
セクタサイズ (論理 / 物理): 512 バイト / 512 バイト
Partition Boot Start Sector End Sector # of Sectors Id System
/dev/sda1 * 63 1,959,929 1,959,867 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda2 1,959,930 20,964,824 19,004,895 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 1,959,993 20,964,824 19,004,832 83 Linux
"blkid" output: __________________________________________________ ______________
Device UUID TYPE LABEL
/dev/loop0 squashfs
/dev/sda1 c6cb9ad0-25b5-49c6-a57c-1470d3447dff swap
/dev/sda5 9bc1e7e4-02c1-43b2-87b5-6c38bf17aa53 ext4
================================ Mount points: =================================
Device Mount_Point Type Options
/dev/loop0 /rofs squashfs (ro,noatime)
/dev/sr1 /cdrom iso9660 (ro,noatime)
=========================== sda5/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 "${boot_once}" ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi
}
function load_video {
true
}
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 9bc1e7e4-02c1-43b2-87b5-6c38bf17aa53
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=auto
load_video
insmod gfxterm
fi
terminal_output gfxterm
if [ "${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 ###
if [ ${recordfail} != 1 ]; then
if [ -e ${prefix}/gfxblacklist.txt ]; then
if hwmatch ${prefix}/gfxblacklist.txt 3; then
if [ ${match} = 0 ]; then
set linux_gfx_mode=keep
else
set linux_gfx_mode=text
fi
else
set linux_gfx_mode=text
fi
else
set linux_gfx_mode=keep
fi
else
set linux_gfx_mode=text
fi
export linux_gfx_mode
if [ "$linux_gfx_mode" != "text" ]; then load_video; fi
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.38-8-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
set gfxpayload=$linux_gfx_mode
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 9bc1e7e4-02c1-43b2-87b5-6c38bf17aa53
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic root=UUID=9bc1e7e4-02c1-43b2-87b5-6c38bf17aa53 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-8-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.38-8-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
set gfxpayload=$linux_gfx_mode
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 9bc1e7e4-02c1-43b2-87b5-6c38bf17aa53
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.38-8-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic root=UUID=9bc1e7e4-02c1-43b2-87b5-6c38bf17aa53 ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-8-generic
}
submenu "Previous Linux versions" {
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-30-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
set gfxpayload=$linux_gfx_mode
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 9bc1e7e4-02c1-43b2-87b5-6c38bf17aa53
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-30-generic root=UUID=9bc1e7e4-02c1-43b2-87b5-6c38bf17aa53 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-30-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-30-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
set gfxpayload=$linux_gfx_mode
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 9bc1e7e4-02c1-43b2-87b5-6c38bf17aa53
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.35-30-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-30-generic root=UUID=9bc1e7e4-02c1-43b2-87b5-6c38bf17aa53 ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-30-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-32-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
set gfxpayload=$linux_gfx_mode
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 9bc1e7e4-02c1-43b2-87b5-6c38bf17aa53
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-32-generic root=UUID=9bc1e7e4-02c1-43b2-87b5-6c38bf17aa53 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-32-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-32-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
set gfxpayload=$linux_gfx_mode
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 9bc1e7e4-02c1-43b2-87b5-6c38bf17aa53
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.32-32-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-32-generic root=UUID=9bc1e7e4-02c1-43b2-87b5-6c38bf17aa53 ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-32-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.31-20-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
set gfxpayload=$linux_gfx_mode
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 9bc1e7e4-02c1-43b2-87b5-6c38bf17aa53
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-20-generic root=UUID=9bc1e7e4-02c1-43b2-87b5-6c38bf17aa53 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-20-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.31-20-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
set gfxpayload=$linux_gfx_mode
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 9bc1e7e4-02c1-43b2-87b5-6c38bf17aa53
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.31-20-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-20-generic root=UUID=9bc1e7e4-02c1-43b2-87b5-6c38bf17aa53 ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-20-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.31-14-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
set gfxpayload=$linux_gfx_mode
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 9bc1e7e4-02c1-43b2-87b5-6c38bf17aa53
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=UUID=9bc1e7e4-02c1-43b2-87b5-6c38bf17aa53 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.31-14-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
set gfxpayload=$linux_gfx_mode
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 9bc1e7e4-02c1-43b2-87b5-6c38bf17aa53
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.31-14-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=UUID=9bc1e7e4-02c1-43b2-87b5-6c38bf17aa53 ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-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,msdos5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 9bc1e7e4-02c1-43b2-87b5-6c38bf17aa53
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 9bc1e7e4-02c1-43b2-87b5-6c38bf17aa53
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 ###
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
=============================== sda5/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 defaults 0 0
# / was on /dev/sda5 during installation
UUID=9bc1e7e4-02c1-43b2-87b5-6c38bf17aa53 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
# swap was on /dev/sda1 during installation
UUID=c6cb9ad0-25b5-49c6-a57c-1470d3447dff none swap sw 0 0
/dev/scd0 /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
=================== sda5: Location of files loaded by Grub: ====================
GiB - GB File Fragment(s)
4.055504322 = 4.354564608 boot/grub/core.img 1
1.225231647 = 1.315582464 boot/grub/grub.cfg 1
3.226879597 = 3.464835584 boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic 2
6.791069508 = 7.291855360 boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-20-generic 1
8.771484852 = 9.418310144 boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-32-generic 2
9.481472492 = 10.180653568 boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-30-generic 2
2.442158222 = 2.622247424 boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-8-generic 7
3.124050617 = 3.354423808 boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic 2
3.596432209 = 3.861639680 boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-20-generic 2
6.794830799 = 7.295894016 boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-32-generic 1
8.775490284 = 9.422610944 boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-30-generic 1
5.727871418 = 6.150255104 boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic 2
2.442158222 = 2.622247424 initrd.img 7
9.481472492 = 10.180653568 initrd.img.old 2
5.727871418 = 6.150255104 vmlinuz 2
8.775490284 = 9.422610944 vmlinuz.old 1
For these commands:
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo mount /dev/sda5 /mnt
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo grub-install --root-directory=/mnt /dev/sda
Installation finished. No error reported.
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo update-grub
/usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: cannot find a device for / (is /dev mounted?).
and I could access to Documents including my papers.
So, I zipped it and sent it to my windows.