waratte
January 6th, 2012, 01:51 PM
Hello,
Yesterday, I've tried to install Ubuntu 10.04 LTS on my system. I've installed it successfully however, it seems that I had made Windows 7 unable to start up. When I select Windows 7 from the GRUB menu, it starts to show the logo but halfway before it displays the full logo, the screen flickers. It then shows some information at the top of the screen in white text but it moves much much too quickly to be able to be read. Then, my computer starts back up again and reaches the GRUB menu.
I should also tell how I went about installing ubuntu. In windows, I had used the disk manager that comes with windows to shrink down my main partition to make room for ubuntu. I had created exactly 32GB (I believe this is the right measurement) of unallocated free space. There were also other partitions, one named SYSTEM and the other was a ~14GB HP system restore partition or something of that nature. I then had restarted my computer and inserted my flash drive into it, which held a live version of Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. I continued on with installing ubuntu, though, when I got to where you select/resize the partitions, no option had come up with asking me if I wanted to install Ubuntu alongside windows. Only an option to do it manually or wipe my hard drive. I thought this was weird as the last time I installed ubuntu on a friend's system, the former option had came up. I proceeded anyways, selecting to manually select/resize partitions and whatnot. When I came to the screen, my free space was much bigger than I had made it, 48GB if I can remember correctly. Also, I think my HP partition wasn't there, though I'm not sure. I then installed ubuntu to the freespace and left 4GB for swap. Afterwards, I decided to boot back into Windows and here we are.
I've ran the "boot script" or whatever it's called, so here is the results:
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:
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Mounting failed: mount: unknown filesystem type ''
sda2: __________________________________________________ ________________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows Vista/7
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files: /bootmgr /Boot/BCD
sda3: __________________________________________________ ________________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows Vista/7
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System: Windows 7
Boot files: /bootmgr /boot/BCD /Windows/System32/winload.exe
/ubuntu/winboot/wubildr /ubuntu/winboot/wubildr.mbr
sda4: __________________________________________________ ________________________
File system: Extended Partition
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
sda5: __________________________________________________ ________________________
File system: ext4
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System: Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS
Boot files: /boot/grub/grub.cfg /etc/fstab /boot/grub/core.img
sda6: __________________________________________________ ________________________
File system: swap
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
sdb: __________________________________________________ _________________________
File system: vfat
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info: According to the info in the boot sector, sdb starts
at sector 129. But according to the info from fdisk,
sdb starts at sector 0.
Operating System:
Boot files:
============================ Drive/Partition Info: =============================
Drive: sda __________________________________________________ ___________________
Disk /dev/sda: 320.1 GB, 320072933376 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders, total 625142448 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Partition Boot Start Sector End Sector # of Sectors Id System
/dev/sda1 63 2,047 1,985 42 SFS
/dev/sda2 * 2,048 409,599 407,552 42 SFS
/dev/sda3 409,600 529,911,807 529,502,208 42 SFS
/dev/sda4 529,913,854 574,360,500 44,446,647 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 541,157,376 574,360,500 33,203,125 83 Linux
/dev/sda6 529,913,856 537,726,355 7,812,500 82 Linux swap / Solaris
"blkid" output: __________________________________________________ ______________
Device UUID TYPE LABEL
/dev/sda2 B81E9DEB1E9DA344 ntfs SYSTEM
/dev/sda3 C422F8DC22F8D480 ntfs
/dev/sda5 8729e4dc-78fc-4ad4-8d5e-e968494a3e14 ext4
/dev/sda6 18005b3d-87d9-48d7-bba9-6f9ebe6aa27d swap
/dev/sdb E0FD-1813 vfat
================================ Mount points: =================================
Device Mount_Point Type Options
/dev/sda5 / ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro)
/dev/sdb /media/E0FD-1813 vfat (rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=udisks,uid=1000,gid=1000, shortname=mixed,dmask=0077,utf8=1,flush)
=========================== sda5/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 ${boot_once} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi
}
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8729e4dc-78fc-4ad4-8d5e-e968494a3e14
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=640x480
insmod gfxterm
insmod vbe
if terminal_output gfxterm ; then true ; else
# For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that don't
# understand terminal_output
terminal gfxterm
fi
fi
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8729e4dc-78fc-4ad4-8d5e-e968494a3e14
set locale_dir=($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 2.6.32-33-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8729e4dc-78fc-4ad4-8d5e-e968494a3e14
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-33-generic root=UUID=8729e4dc-78fc-4ad4-8d5e-e968494a3e14 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-33-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-33-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8729e4dc-78fc-4ad4-8d5e-e968494a3e14
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.32-33-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-33-generic root=UUID=8729e4dc-78fc-4ad4-8d5e-e968494a3e14 ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-33-generic
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8729e4dc-78fc-4ad4-8d5e-e968494a3e14
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8729e4dc-78fc-4ad4-8d5e-e968494a3e14
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
}
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
menuentry "Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sda2)" {
insmod ntfs
set root='(hd0,2)'
Yesterday, I've tried to install Ubuntu 10.04 LTS on my system. I've installed it successfully however, it seems that I had made Windows 7 unable to start up. When I select Windows 7 from the GRUB menu, it starts to show the logo but halfway before it displays the full logo, the screen flickers. It then shows some information at the top of the screen in white text but it moves much much too quickly to be able to be read. Then, my computer starts back up again and reaches the GRUB menu.
I should also tell how I went about installing ubuntu. In windows, I had used the disk manager that comes with windows to shrink down my main partition to make room for ubuntu. I had created exactly 32GB (I believe this is the right measurement) of unallocated free space. There were also other partitions, one named SYSTEM and the other was a ~14GB HP system restore partition or something of that nature. I then had restarted my computer and inserted my flash drive into it, which held a live version of Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. I continued on with installing ubuntu, though, when I got to where you select/resize the partitions, no option had come up with asking me if I wanted to install Ubuntu alongside windows. Only an option to do it manually or wipe my hard drive. I thought this was weird as the last time I installed ubuntu on a friend's system, the former option had came up. I proceeded anyways, selecting to manually select/resize partitions and whatnot. When I came to the screen, my free space was much bigger than I had made it, 48GB if I can remember correctly. Also, I think my HP partition wasn't there, though I'm not sure. I then installed ubuntu to the freespace and left 4GB for swap. Afterwards, I decided to boot back into Windows and here we are.
I've ran the "boot script" or whatever it's called, so here is the results:
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:
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Mounting failed: mount: unknown filesystem type ''
sda2: __________________________________________________ ________________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows Vista/7
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files: /bootmgr /Boot/BCD
sda3: __________________________________________________ ________________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows Vista/7
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System: Windows 7
Boot files: /bootmgr /boot/BCD /Windows/System32/winload.exe
/ubuntu/winboot/wubildr /ubuntu/winboot/wubildr.mbr
sda4: __________________________________________________ ________________________
File system: Extended Partition
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
sda5: __________________________________________________ ________________________
File system: ext4
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System: Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS
Boot files: /boot/grub/grub.cfg /etc/fstab /boot/grub/core.img
sda6: __________________________________________________ ________________________
File system: swap
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
sdb: __________________________________________________ _________________________
File system: vfat
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info: According to the info in the boot sector, sdb starts
at sector 129. But according to the info from fdisk,
sdb starts at sector 0.
Operating System:
Boot files:
============================ Drive/Partition Info: =============================
Drive: sda __________________________________________________ ___________________
Disk /dev/sda: 320.1 GB, 320072933376 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders, total 625142448 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Partition Boot Start Sector End Sector # of Sectors Id System
/dev/sda1 63 2,047 1,985 42 SFS
/dev/sda2 * 2,048 409,599 407,552 42 SFS
/dev/sda3 409,600 529,911,807 529,502,208 42 SFS
/dev/sda4 529,913,854 574,360,500 44,446,647 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 541,157,376 574,360,500 33,203,125 83 Linux
/dev/sda6 529,913,856 537,726,355 7,812,500 82 Linux swap / Solaris
"blkid" output: __________________________________________________ ______________
Device UUID TYPE LABEL
/dev/sda2 B81E9DEB1E9DA344 ntfs SYSTEM
/dev/sda3 C422F8DC22F8D480 ntfs
/dev/sda5 8729e4dc-78fc-4ad4-8d5e-e968494a3e14 ext4
/dev/sda6 18005b3d-87d9-48d7-bba9-6f9ebe6aa27d swap
/dev/sdb E0FD-1813 vfat
================================ Mount points: =================================
Device Mount_Point Type Options
/dev/sda5 / ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro)
/dev/sdb /media/E0FD-1813 vfat (rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=udisks,uid=1000,gid=1000, shortname=mixed,dmask=0077,utf8=1,flush)
=========================== sda5/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 ${boot_once} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi
}
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8729e4dc-78fc-4ad4-8d5e-e968494a3e14
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=640x480
insmod gfxterm
insmod vbe
if terminal_output gfxterm ; then true ; else
# For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that don't
# understand terminal_output
terminal gfxterm
fi
fi
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8729e4dc-78fc-4ad4-8d5e-e968494a3e14
set locale_dir=($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 2.6.32-33-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8729e4dc-78fc-4ad4-8d5e-e968494a3e14
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-33-generic root=UUID=8729e4dc-78fc-4ad4-8d5e-e968494a3e14 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-33-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-33-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8729e4dc-78fc-4ad4-8d5e-e968494a3e14
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.32-33-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-33-generic root=UUID=8729e4dc-78fc-4ad4-8d5e-e968494a3e14 ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-33-generic
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8729e4dc-78fc-4ad4-8d5e-e968494a3e14
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 8729e4dc-78fc-4ad4-8d5e-e968494a3e14
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
}
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
menuentry "Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sda2)" {
insmod ntfs
set root='(hd0,2)'