figured it out here are the results
Boot Info Script 0.61 [1 April 2012]
============================= Boot Info Summary: ===============================
=> Grub2 (v1.99) 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
for (,msdos2)/boot/grub on this drive.
sda1: __________________________________________________ ________________________
File system: vfat
Boot sector type: Dell Utility: FAT16
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files: /DELLBIO.BIN /DELLRMK.BIN /COMMAND.COM
sda2: __________________________________________________ ________________________
File system: ext4
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System: Ubuntu 11.10
Boot files: /boot/grub/grub.cfg /etc/fstab /boot/grub/core.img
sda3: __________________________________________________ ________________________
File system:
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Mounting failed: mount: unknown filesystem type ''
sda4: __________________________________________________ ________________________
File system:
Boot sector type: Unknown
Boot sector info:
Mounting failed: mount: unknown filesystem type ''
mount: unknown filesystem type ''
============================ 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 Sector End Sector # of Sectors Id System
/dev/sda1 63 128,519 128,457 de Dell Utility
/dev/sda2 129,024 26,224,639 26,095,616 83 Linux
/dev/sda3 26,224,640 976,771,071 950,546,432 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda4 * 976,771,072 976,773,151 2,080 17 Hidden NTFS / HPFS
"blkid" output: __________________________________________________ ______________
Device UUID TYPE LABEL
/dev/loop0 squashfs
/dev/sda1 07DB-0105 vfat DellUtility
/dev/sda2 ca979460-54e6-4d23-a9b8-31c19de7577e ext4
================================ Mount points: =================================
Device Mount_Point Type Options
/dev/loop0 /rofs squashfs (ro,noatime)
/dev/sda2 /media/ca979460-54e6-4d23-a9b8-31c19de7577e ext4 (rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=udisks)
/dev/sr0 /cdrom iso9660 (ro,noatime)
=========================== sda2/boot/grub/grub.cfg: ===========================
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#
# 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 "${boot_once}" ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi
}
function load_video {
insmod vbe
insmod vga
insmod video_bochs
insmod video_cirrus
}
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos2)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root ca979460-54e6-4d23-a9b8-31c19de7577e
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=auto
load_video
insmod gfxterm
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos2)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root ca979460-54e6-4d23-a9b8-31c19de7577e
set locale_dir=($root)/boot/grub/locale
set lang=en_US
insmod gettext
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
if background_color 44,0,30; then
clear
fi
### 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 3.0.0-17-generic-pae' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
set gfxpayload=$linux_gfx_mode
insmod gzio
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos2)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root ca979460-54e6-4d23-a9b8-31c19de7577e
linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-17-generic-pae root=UUID=ca979460-54e6-4d23-a9b8-31c19de7577e ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
initrd /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-17-generic-pae
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 3.0.0-17-generic-pae (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod gzio
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos2)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root ca979460-54e6-4d23-a9b8-31c19de7577e
echo 'Loading Linux 3.0.0-17-generic-pae ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-17-generic-pae root=UUID=ca979460-54e6-4d23-a9b8-31c19de7577e ro recovery nomodeset
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-17-generic-pae
}
submenu "Previous Linux versions" {
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 3.0.0-17-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
set gfxpayload=$linux_gfx_mode
insmod gzio
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos2)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root ca979460-54e6-4d23-a9b8-31c19de7577e
linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-17-generic root=UUID=ca979460-54e6-4d23-a9b8-31c19de7577e ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
initrd /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-17-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 3.0.0-17-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod gzio
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos2)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root ca979460-54e6-4d23-a9b8-31c19de7577e
echo 'Loading Linux 3.0.0-17-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-17-generic root=UUID=ca979460-54e6-4d23-a9b8-31c19de7577e ro recovery nomodeset
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-17-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 3.0.0-12-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
set gfxpayload=$linux_gfx_mode
insmod gzio
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos2)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root ca979460-54e6-4d23-a9b8-31c19de7577e
linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic root=UUID=ca979460-54e6-4d23-a9b8-31c19de7577e ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
initrd /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-12-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 3.0.0-12-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod gzio
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos2)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root ca979460-54e6-4d23-a9b8-31c19de7577e
echo 'Loading Linux 3.0.0-12-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic root=UUID=ca979460-54e6-4d23-a9b8-31c19de7577e ro recovery nomodeset
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-12-generic
}
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos2)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root ca979460-54e6-4d23-a9b8-31c19de7577e
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos2)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root ca979460-54e6-4d23-a9b8-31c19de7577e
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
}
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
if [ "x${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 ###
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=============================== sda2/etc/fstab: ================================
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# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'blkid' 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/sda2 during installation
UUID=ca979460-54e6-4d23-a9b8-31c19de7577e / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
# swap was on /dev/sda3 during installation
#UUID=9ae83c29-2bc3-4398-a0ba-56d7a3aa62f9 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/mapper/cryptswap1 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/sda2 /media/Windows7_OS ntfs-3g defaults,user,locale=en_US.utf8 0 0
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=================== sda2: Location of files loaded by Grub: ====================
GiB - GB File Fragment(s)
= boot/grub/core.img 1
= boot/grub/grub.cfg 1
= boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-12-generic 2
= boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-17-generic 2
= boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-17-generic-pae 2
= boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic 1
= boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-17-generic 2
= boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-17-generic-pae 1
= initrd.img.old 2
= vmlinuz 2
= vmlinuz.old 1
======================== Unknown MBRs/Boot Sectors/etc: ========================
Unknown BootLoader on sda4
00000000 eb 52 90 4e 54 46 53 20 20 20 20 00 02 08 00 00 |.R.NTFS .....|
00000010 00 00 00 00 00 f8 00 00 3f 00 ff 00 00 58 38 3a |........?....X8:|
00000020 00 00 00 00 80 00 80 00 1f 08 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
00000030 82 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 f3 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
00000040 f6 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 8a 14 6c 9a dd e6 6c cb |..........l...l.|
00000050 00 00 00 00 fa 31 c0 8e d0 bc 00 7c fb 0e 1f 0e |.....1.....|....|
00000060 07 66 60 88 16 00 7e c6 06 04 7e 1e b4 48 be 04 |.f`...~...~..H..|
00000070 7e cd 13 b0 50 0f 82 71 01 83 2e 13 04 14 a1 13 |~...P..q........|
00000080 04 c1 e0 06 a3 02 7e 83 ec 0e 6a 10 89 e5 be ed |......~...j.....|
00000090 7d b9 05 00 66 31 db e8 f7 00 ff 36 02 7e 07 8c |}...f1.....6.~..|
000000a0 46 06 8c 5e 04 e8 08 00 83 c4 10 66 61 06 1e cb |F..^.......fa...|
000000b0 66 60 57 66 ff 36 14 7e 66 8f 46 08 66 ff 36 18 |f`Wf.6.~f.F.f.6.|
000000c0 7e 66 8f 46 0c 66 8b 45 10 66 40 66 29 46 08 66 |~f.F.f.E.f@f)F.f|
000000d0 19 5e 0c 8b 45 14 89 46 02 b4 42 8a 16 00 7e 89 |.^..E..F..B...~.|
000000e0 ee cd 13 b0 52 0f 82 01 01 31 c0 ba 04 04 be 4c |....R....1.....L|
000000f0 7c 88 9f 42 7e fe c3 75 f8 8a 8f 42 7e 02 04 e8 ||..B~..u...B~...|
00000100 7e 00 46 fe ce 75 04 29 d6 88 d6 fe c3 75 ea 31 |~.F..u.).....u.1|
00000110 c0 89 c3 8b 56 02 c1 e2 09 8b 76 04 fe c3 8a 8f |....V.....v.....|
00000120 42 7e e8 5b 00 00 e9 30 ed 89 cf 8a 8d 42 7e 26 |B~.[...0.....B~&|
00000130 30 0c 46 4a 75 e6 5f 66 8b 4d 18 66 0f b7 56 04 |0.FJu._f.M.f..V.|
00000140 81 f9 ff 7f b0 53 0f 87 a0 00 66 ff 75 1c 66 31 |.....S....f.u.f1|
00000150 c0 66 89 45 1c 66 f7 d0 26 67 32 02 66 42 b3 08 |.f.E.f..&g2.fB..|
00000160 66 d1 e8 73 06 66 35 20 83 b8 ed fe cb 75 f1 e2 |f..s.f5 .....u..|
00000170 e7 66 f7 d0 66 5b 66 39 d8 b0 43 75 6d 66 61 c3 |.f..f[f9..Cumfa.|
00000180 00 c8 89 c7 8a ad 42 7e 88 af 42 7e 88 8d 42 7e |......B~..B~..B~|
00000190 c3 66 60 bf 42 7f 8c 4e 06 89 7e 04 66 89 d8 40 |.f`.B..N..~.f..@|
000001a0 89 45 14 66 a1 38 7c 66 89 45 10 b8 20 00 e8 ff |.E.f.8|f.E.. ...|
000001b0 fe 8b 7e 04 8b 55 18 fc 60 f3 a6 83 7d fe 5c 74 |..~..U..`...}.\t|
000001c0 0d e3 0d 61 01 c7 29 c2 77 ee b0 4e eb 1c 41 4e |...a..).w..N..AN|
000001d0 5f 83 c4 0e 60 89 fe bf 22 7e 59 57 89 c1 f3 a4 |_...`..."~YW....|
000001e0 61 e3 02 eb c9 59 57 66 61 c3 f4 eb fd 5c 62 6f |a....YWfa....\bo|
000001f0 6f 74 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 55 aa |ot............U.|
00000200
=============================== StdErr Messages: ===============================
xz: (stdin): Compressed data is corrupt
awk: cmd. line:36: Math support is not compiled in
awk: cmd. line:36: Math support is not compiled in
awk: cmd. line:36: Math support is not compiled in
awk: cmd. line:36: Math support is not compiled in
awk: cmd. line:36: Math support is not compiled in
awk: cmd. line:36: Math support is not compiled in
awk: cmd. line:36: Math support is not compiled in
awk: cmd. line:36: Math support is not compiled in
awk: cmd. line:36: Math support is not compiled in
awk: cmd. line:36: Math support is not compiled in
awk: cmd. line:36: Math support is not compiled in