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rickm1945
May 6th, 2014, 08:09 PM
I have a Toshiba 160GB External USB HD that has been formatted. I have Windows 7 on my Desktop and in My Computer it shows My Toshiba USB HDD as a Primary Drive. Can I install Ubuntu 14.04 on that drive and boot from it into Ubuntu? If I can how do I install? Thank you in advance for any help.

Bashing-om
May 6th, 2014, 08:22 PM
rickm1945; Hi ! We can do this !

Sure you can install ubuntu onto that external hard drive.
Just be careful where the installer is going to install grub ( GRand Unified Bootloader ).

To be sure that we are all on the same page, show us the current hard disk situation(s), to preclude any errors.
From the liveUSB booted to the desktop; key combo ctl+alt+t yields a terminal interface to the operating system.
In this terminal execute the terminal commands:


sudo fdisk -lu
sudo parted -l
sudo parted /dev/sda unit s print
sudo parted /dev/sdb unit s print

and post that output - between code tags - back to us.
code tag tutorial:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2171721&p=12776168#post12776168

And precise guidance can be provided. It is but a matter of installing (Windows involved) in the proper mode and in the proper place,



ain't nothing



but a thing

rickm1945
May 6th, 2014, 09:31 PM
I don't have Ubuntu Installed. I Have US Ease Partition Master Pro. It showed drive C, and USB drives as both being primary drive.

Bashing-om
May 6th, 2014, 10:36 PM
rickm1945; Wow

From this:


Can I install Ubuntu 14.04 on that drive and boot from it into Ubuntu?

I had "assumed" that you had an install medium.

Download the .iso file and burn to DVD. and in the liveDVD environment run the requested commands.

Me ->


I be only linux literate

rickm1945
May 7th, 2014, 09:47 AM
This is what the commands returned.


ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk -lu

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
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x8a427ea7

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 63 80324 40131 de Dell Utility
/dev/sda2 * 81920 24743935 12331008 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sda3 24743936 1953519615 964387840 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT

Disk /dev/sdf: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders, total 312581808 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x307e65d4

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdf1 * 63 312576704 156288321 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo parted -l
Model: ATA WDC WD1001FAES-7 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 1000GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos

Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 32.3kB 41.1MB 41.1MB primary fat16 diag
2 41.9MB 12.7GB 12.6GB primary ntfs boot
3 12.7GB 1000GB 988GB primary ntfs


Model: TOSHIBA MK1652GSX (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdf: 160GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos

Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 32.3kB 160GB 160GB primary ntfs boot


Warning: Unable to open /dev/sr0 read-write (Read-only file system). /dev/sr0
has been opened read-only.
Error: Can't have a partition outside the disk!

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo parted /dev/sda unit s print
Model: ATA WDC WD1001FAES-7 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 1953525168s
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos

Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 63s 80324s 80262s primary fat16 diag
2 81920s 24743935s 24662016s primary ntfs boot
3 24743936s 1953519615s 1928775680s primary ntfs

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo parted /dev/sdb unit s print
Error: Error opening /dev/sdb: No medium found
Retry/Cancel? retry
Error: Error opening /dev/sdb: No medium found
Retry/Cancel?

Bashing-om
May 7th, 2014, 05:24 PM
rickm1945; Top-a the morning to you;

OK, looking good.

Should be no problem to install to "sdf" (!!). Why the drive is seen as 'sdf' I can not say, as I had expected it to be 'sdb'. Must be in relation to the usb port you have connected the external drive to.
The good thing is that it is recognized, -> partition table (msdos) is known, and file system is detected. There should exist no problem to install ubuntu onto that drive. There is now the decision as to how you want to install. As a standard default or "something else".


Disk /dev/sdf: 160GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
1 32.3kB 160GB 160GB primary ntfs boot


The easy thing to get ya installed, up and going is to do the standard install:
Boot the liveDVD play with the operating system to see if there "might" exist any difficulties or hardware problems, All is good ! Install !
I do endorse the standard install for the less knowledgeable. It is simple, straight forward, over and done.
In the liveDVD activate a terminal once more and MAKE sure the drive remains as recognized "sdf",, it could have mounted with a differing indentification.
check ! Terminal code:


sudo fdisk -lu

Click on the desktop's "install ubuntu" icon to start the installer.
Choose the option " erase disk and install ubuntu". The installer will do just that - wipe the disk - Save any data that may be on the hard drive at this time, any data is going to be history .The install wizard then takes care of everything, setting up the formatting and the partitioning; giving you the "root" partition, and an extended partition and in this extended partition the logical swap partition, easy peasy.
Point the installer to the drive that 'fdisk' shows as the 160 Gig drive (in this particular situation referred to as 'sdf').
I suggest NOT to check the boxes "install updates" or "install 3rd party software". The install will go much faster, and we have greater control if these actions are taken after the install is completed.
In the install process at the bottom of the install screen will be a popup of where grub is going to be installed -> make sure that 'sdf' and I do mean only the hard drive NOT a partition is selected. Installing grub to 'sdf' - as the drive 'fdisk' indicates - insures that the Windows' boot code on 'sda' remains untouched and permits you to boot Windows from your bios as a stand alone operating system. Installing grub to 'sdf' and setting bios priority to boot the external drive will give you the option to boot either ubuntu or windows - chainloading Windows onto grub's boot menu- ( by the time we are done with all the install).
Answer the few questions the install wizard asks -> identify keyboard, location, and account info and let the install complete, remove the disk -> reboot into the new install - bios set to boot the external drive.

Now booted into the install, let's complete the installation.
From the desktop key combo ctl+alt+t for a terminal:
Terminal codes:


sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras ##if you want the non-free software ( codecs, flash, fonts and so on )
sudo update-grub ##will pick up Windows and add the entry to the boot menu.


Done ! You now have a true dual boot operating system.



ain't no step for a stepper

oldfred
May 7th, 2014, 05:42 PM
All the auto install options, install grub2's boot loader to sda. That is easily fixed with Boot-Repair as you want the Windows boot loader in the MBR of sda and grub in the MBR of the external.

The only way you can get the option on where to install grub2's boot loader is with Something Else or manual install. And then it is not as easy as you have to know and understand the partitions you need or want. Minimum is / (root) formatted ext4 of at least 10GB (20GB better) and swap of 2GB. A separate /home for your user settings and user data is suggested but not required. It should be larger than / but depends on how much data you may eventually want to save or if you are always saving data into your NTFS partition(s).

Install to external drive. Also any second drive.
Also shows combo box with location of grub2 boot loader
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2/Installing
And you want this screen to choose where to install the grub2 boot loader which is only available with Something Else or manual install
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2/Installing#Installing_Ubuntu_to_a_Specific_Partiti on_.28.22Something_Else.22.29:
Installer version has not changed much so still a good guide except I do not recommend the separate /boot for most systems. Older systems may need it. And some with very large / (root) partitions. BIOS/MBR not for UEFI
http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2012/07/23/dual-boot-ubuntu-12-04-and-windows-7-on-a-computer-with-2-hard-drives/

Bashing-om
May 7th, 2014, 07:22 PM
@ oldfred, Thanks as always.

Not that I would dare disagree with you.
But,
I just recently did a (re-)install of release 12.04.1 standard desktop, erase disk and install. The option of where to install grub was indeed present as I did change the default from 'sda' to where I needed it, to 'sdc'.

Just for an update.



my memory serves me right

rickm1945
May 7th, 2014, 07:45 PM
I tried to install like you said first and now the 160GB doesn't show in MY Computer. I can not access the USB drive at all. The install went through. I can't access the drive now, if I could I would format and start over.

oldfred
May 7th, 2014, 07:57 PM
Windows will not show Linux partitions, so that is normal.
Did you install to entire drive or shrink the NTFS partition?

May be best to see all the details.
Run the BootInfo report and post link.
Boot Repair -Also handles LVM, GPT, separate /boot and UEFI dual boot.:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Repair

@bashing-om
Not sure I have ever done an auto-install as I always create partitions in advance with gparted.
Where on install screen did the grub choice appear? A screen shot would be really good as then we could tell users exactly how to do it.

Bashing-om
May 7th, 2014, 08:07 PM
@ oldfred; Yes.

As I have nothing to loose on that 12.04.1 .. at my earliest I will (re-)(re-)install and will at that time get us a screen shot.

As you have said



a picture is worth a thousand words


@ rickm1945; Umph.

Will await the results of the boot-repair text file. As a guess though I bet you did not pay attention to what 'fdisk' related for the device identification, and grub is not installed where you need it to be. - just a guess at this time -.



ubuntu



it is fixable

rickm1945
May 8th, 2014, 09:48 AM
I have never done a auto install either. I have allways created the partitions etc.


ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:yannubuntu/boot-repair && sudo apt-get update
Simple tool to repair frequent boot problems.

Website: https://launchpad.net/boot-repair
More info: https://launchpad.net/~yannubuntu/+archive/boot-repair
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it

gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmp8phfvmp1/secring.gpg' created
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmp8phfvmp1/pubring.gpg' created
gpg: requesting key 60D8DA0B from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: /tmp/tmp8phfvmp1/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
gpg: key 60D8DA0B: public key "Launchpad PPA for YannUbuntu" imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg: imported: 1 (RSA: 1)
OK
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 14.04 LTS _Trusty Tahr_ - Release amd64 (20140417) trusty InRelease
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Err http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main amd64 Packages
404 Not Found
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W: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/yannubuntu/boot-repair/ubuntu/dists/trusty/main/binary-amd64/Packages 404 Not Found

E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install -y boot-repair && boot-repair
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package boot-repair
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$

rickm1945
May 8th, 2014, 09:53 AM
This is what is on the HDD:


/media/ubuntu/c7732974-d9f4-45f9-bb47-dcf53bc15f51/bin
/media/ubuntu/c7732974-d9f4-45f9-bb47-dcf53bc15f51/boot
/media/ubuntu/c7732974-d9f4-45f9-bb47-dcf53bc15f51/cdrom
/media/ubuntu/c7732974-d9f4-45f9-bb47-dcf53bc15f51/dev
/media/ubuntu/c7732974-d9f4-45f9-bb47-dcf53bc15f51/etc
/media/ubuntu/c7732974-d9f4-45f9-bb47-dcf53bc15f51/home
/media/ubuntu/c7732974-d9f4-45f9-bb47-dcf53bc15f51/lib
/media/ubuntu/c7732974-d9f4-45f9-bb47-dcf53bc15f51/lib64
/media/ubuntu/c7732974-d9f4-45f9-bb47-dcf53bc15f51/media
/media/ubuntu/c7732974-d9f4-45f9-bb47-dcf53bc15f51/mnt
/media/ubuntu/c7732974-d9f4-45f9-bb47-dcf53bc15f51/opt
/media/ubuntu/c7732974-d9f4-45f9-bb47-dcf53bc15f51/proc
/media/ubuntu/c7732974-d9f4-45f9-bb47-dcf53bc15f51/root
/media/ubuntu/c7732974-d9f4-45f9-bb47-dcf53bc15f51/run
/media/ubuntu/c7732974-d9f4-45f9-bb47-dcf53bc15f51/sbin
/media/ubuntu/c7732974-d9f4-45f9-bb47-dcf53bc15f51/srv
/media/ubuntu/c7732974-d9f4-45f9-bb47-dcf53bc15f51/sys
/media/ubuntu/c7732974-d9f4-45f9-bb47-dcf53bc15f51/tmp
/media/ubuntu/c7732974-d9f4-45f9-bb47-dcf53bc15f51/usr
/media/ubuntu/c7732974-d9f4-45f9-bb47-dcf53bc15f51/var
/media/ubuntu/c7732974-d9f4-45f9-bb47-dcf53bc15f51/initrd.img
/media/ubuntu/c7732974-d9f4-45f9-bb47-dcf53bc15f51/vmlinuz

rickm1945
May 8th, 2014, 09:54 AM
I have never done a auto install either. I have allways created the partitions etc.


ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:yannubuntu/boot-repair && sudo apt-get update
Simple tool to repair frequent boot problems.

Website: https://launchpad.net/boot-repair
More info: https://launchpad.net/~yannubuntu/+archive/boot-repair
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it

gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmp8phfvmp1/secring.gpg' created
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmp8phfvmp1/pubring.gpg' created
gpg: requesting key 60D8DA0B from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: /tmp/tmp8phfvmp1/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
gpg: key 60D8DA0B: public key "Launchpad PPA for YannUbuntu" imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg: imported: 1 (RSA: 1)
OK
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 14.04 LTS _Trusty Tahr_ - Release amd64 (20140417) trusty InRelease
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 14.04 LTS _Trusty Tahr_ - Release amd64 (20140417) trusty/main Translation-en_US
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W: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/yannubuntu/boot-repair/ubuntu/dists/trusty/main/binary-amd64/Packages 404 Not Found

E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install -y boot-repair && boot-repair
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package boot-repair
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$

rickm1945
May 8th, 2014, 10:12 AM
Boot repair return:





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Boot Info Script e7fc706 + Boot-Repair extra info [Boot-Info 23Dec2013]


============================= Boot Info Summary: ===============================

=> Windows 7/8/2012 is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda.
=> Grub2 (v1.99) is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdf and looks at sector 1 of
the same hard drive for core.img. core.img is at this location and looks
in partition 112 for .

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: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows 7/2008: NTFS
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 7/2008: NTFS
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System: Windows 7
Boot files:

sdf1: __________________________________________________ ________________________

File system: ext4
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Boot files: /boot/grub/grub.cfg /etc/fstab
/boot/grub/i386-pc/core.img

sdf2: __________________________________________________ ________________________

File system: Extended Partition
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:

sdf5: __________________________________________________ ________________________

File system: swap
Boot sector type: Unknown
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 Sector End Sector # of Sectors Id System

/dev/sda1 63 80,324 80,262 de Dell Utility
/dev/sda2 * 81,920 24,743,935 24,662,016 7 NTFS / exFAT / HPFS
/dev/sda3 24,743,936 1,953,519,615 1,928,775,680 7 NTFS / exFAT / HPFS


Drive: sdf __________________________________________________ ___________________

Disk /dev/sdf: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders, total 312581808 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/sdf1 * 2,048 295,952,383 295,950,336 83 Linux
/dev/sdf2 295,954,430 312,580,095 16,625,666 5 Extended
/dev/sdf5 295,954,432 312,580,095 16,625,664 82 Linux swap / Solaris


"blkid" output: __________________________________________________ ______________

Device UUID TYPE LABEL

/dev/loop0 squashfs
/dev/sda1 3030-3030 vfat DellUtility
/dev/sda2 5E28914828911FD7 ntfs RECOVERY
/dev/sda3 AA00AF6000AF31ED ntfs OS
/dev/sdf1 c7732974-d9f4-45f9-bb47-dcf53bc15f51 ext4
/dev/sdf5 b7ddbcb2-97f7-40ca-9f90-be8dc8a32486 swap
/dev/sr0 iso9660 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS amd64

================================ Mount points: =================================

Device Mount_Point Type Options

/dev/loop0 /rofs squashfs (ro,noatime)
/dev/sdf1 /media/ubuntu/c7732974-d9f4-45f9-bb47-dcf53bc15f51 ext4 (rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=udisks2)
/dev/sr0 /cdrom iso9660 (ro,noatime)


=========================== sdf1/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 $prefix/grubenv ]; then
set have_grubenv=true
load_env
fi
if [ "${next_entry}" ] ; then
set default="${next_entry}"
set next_entry=
save_env next_entry
set boot_once=true
else
set default="0"
fi

if [ x"${feature_menuentry_id}" = xy ]; then
menuentry_id_option="--id"
else
menuentry_id_option=""
fi

export menuentry_id_option

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 {
if [ x$feature_all_video_module = xy ]; then
insmod all_video
else
insmod efi_gop
insmod efi_uga
insmod ieee1275_fb
insmod vbe
insmod vga
insmod video_bochs
insmod video_cirrus
fi
}

if [ x$feature_default_font_path = xy ] ; then
font=unicode
else
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='hd5,msdos1'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd5,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd5,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci5,msdos1 c7732974-d9f4-45f9-bb47-dcf53bc15f51
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root c7732974-d9f4-45f9-bb47-dcf53bc15f51
fi
font="/usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2"
fi

if loadfont $font ; then
set gfxmode=auto
load_video
insmod gfxterm
set locale_dir=$prefix/locale
set lang=en_US
insmod gettext
fi
terminal_output gfxterm
if [ "${recordfail}" = 1 ] ; then
set timeout=-1
else
if [ x$feature_timeout_style = xy ] ; then
set timeout_style=menu
set timeout=10
# Fallback normal timeout code in case the timeout_style feature is
# unavailable.
else
set timeout=10
fi
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 ###
function gfxmode {
set gfxpayload="${1}"
if [ "${1}" = "keep" ]; then
set vt_handoff=vt.handoff=7
else
set vt_handoff=
fi
}
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
menuentry 'Ubuntu' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-simple-c7732974-d9f4-45f9-bb47-dcf53bc15f51' {
recordfail
load_video
gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode
insmod gzio
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='hd5,msdos1'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd5,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd5,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci5,msdos1 c7732974-d9f4-45f9-bb47-dcf53bc15f51
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root c7732974-d9f4-45f9-bb47-dcf53bc15f51
fi
linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-generic root=UUID=c7732974-d9f4-45f9-bb47-dcf53bc15f51 ro quiet splash $vt_handoff
initrd /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-24-generic
}
submenu 'Advanced options for Ubuntu' $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-advanced-c7732974-d9f4-45f9-bb47-dcf53bc15f51' {
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 3.13.0-24-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-3.13.0-24-generic-advanced-c7732974-d9f4-45f9-bb47-dcf53bc15f51' {
recordfail
load_video
gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode
insmod gzio
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='hd5,msdos1'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd5,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd5,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci5,msdos1 c7732974-d9f4-45f9-bb47-dcf53bc15f51
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root c7732974-d9f4-45f9-bb47-dcf53bc15f51
fi
echo 'Loading Linux 3.13.0-24-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-generic root=UUID=c7732974-d9f4-45f9-bb47-dcf53bc15f51 ro quiet splash $vt_handoff
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-24-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 3.13.0-24-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-3.13.0-24-generic-recovery-c7732974-d9f4-45f9-bb47-dcf53bc15f51' {
recordfail
load_video
insmod gzio
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='hd5,msdos1'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd5,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd5,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci5,msdos1 c7732974-d9f4-45f9-bb47-dcf53bc15f51
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root c7732974-d9f4-45f9-bb47-dcf53bc15f51
fi
echo 'Loading Linux 3.13.0-24-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-generic root=UUID=c7732974-d9f4-45f9-bb47-dcf53bc15f51 ro recovery nomodeset
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-24-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='hd5,msdos1'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd5,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd5,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci5,msdos1 c7732974-d9f4-45f9-bb47-dcf53bc15f51
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root c7732974-d9f4-45f9-bb47-dcf53bc15f51
fi
knetbsd /boot/memtest86+.elf
}
menuentry 'Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)' {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='hd5,msdos1'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd5,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd5,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci5,msdos1 c7732974-d9f4-45f9-bb47-dcf53bc15f51
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root c7732974-d9f4-45f9-bb47-dcf53bc15f51
fi
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)' --class windows --class os $menuentry_id_option 'osprober-chain-5E28914828911FD7' {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ntfs
set root='hd0,msdos2'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos2 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos2 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos2 5E28914828911FD7
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 5E28914828911FD7
fi
parttool ${root} hidden-
chainloader +1
}
set timeout_style=menu
if [ "${timeout}" = 0 ]; then
set timeout=10
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware ###
### END /etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware ###

### 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 ${config_directory}/custom.cfg ]; then
source ${config_directory}/custom.cfg
elif [ -z "${config_directory}" -a -f $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
source $prefix/custom.cfg;
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

=============================== sdf1/etc/fstab: ================================

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# /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>
# / was on /dev/sdf1 during installation
UUID=c7732974-d9f4-45f9-bb47-dcf53bc15f51 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
# swap was on /dev/sdf5 during installation
UUID=b7ddbcb2-97f7-40ca-9f90-be8dc8a32486 none swap sw 0 0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

=================== sdf1: Location of files loaded by Grub: ====================

GiB - GB File Fragment(s)


======================== Unknown MBRs/Boot Sectors/etc: ========================

Unknown BootLoader on sdf5

00000000 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff |................|
*
000001b0 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff 00 fe |................|
000001c0 ff ff 82 fe ff ff 00 08 00 00 00 a8 fd 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


========= Devices which don't seem to have a corresponding hard drive: =========

sdb sdc sdd sde

=============================== StdErr Messages: ===============================

cat: /tmp/BootInfo-Aox9tRP3/Tmp_Log: No such file or directory
File descriptor 9 (/proc/7049/mounts) leaked on lvscan invocation. Parent PID 16619: bash
File descriptor 63 (pipe:[269523]) leaked on lvscan invocation. Parent PID 16619: bash
No volume groups found

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION :
=================== log of boot-repair 2014-05-08__05h07 ===================
boot-repair version : 3.199~ppa40~saucy
boot-sav version : 3.199~ppa40~saucy
glade2script version : 3.2.2~ppa47~saucy
boot-sav-extra version : 3.199~ppa40~saucy
boot-repair is executed in live-session (Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, trusty, Ubuntu, x86_64)
ls: cannot access /home/usr/.config: No such file or directory
CPU op-mode(s): 32-bit, 64-bit
file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity

=================== os-prober:
/dev/sda2:Windows 7 (loader):Windows:chain
/dev/sdf1:Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (14.04):Ubuntu:linux

=================== blkid:
/dev/loop0: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/sda1: SEC_TYPE="msdos" LABEL="DellUtility" UUID="3030-3030" TYPE="vfat"
/dev/sda2: LABEL="RECOVERY" UUID="5E28914828911FD7" TYPE="ntfs"
/dev/sda3: LABEL="OS" UUID="AA00AF6000AF31ED" TYPE="ntfs"
/dev/sr0: LABEL="Ubuntu 14.04 LTS amd64" TYPE="iso9660"
/dev/sdf1: UUID="c7732974-d9f4-45f9-bb47-dcf53bc15f51" TYPE="ext4"
/dev/sdf5: UUID="b7ddbcb2-97f7-40ca-9f90-be8dc8a32486" TYPE="swap"


2 disks with OS, 2 OS : 1 Linux, 0 MacOS, 1 Windows, 0 unknown type OS.

XP not detected by os-prober on sda3. Please report this message to boot.repair@gmail.com
Warning: extended partition does not start at a cylinder boundary.
DOS and Linux will interpret the contents differently.

=================== /media/ubuntu/c7732974-d9f4-45f9-bb47-dcf53bc15f51/etc/grub.d/ :
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Apr 16 21:26 grub.d
total 76
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 9424 Apr 11 06:51 00_header
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 6058 Apr 10 11:58 05_debian_theme
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 11608 Apr 11 06:51 10_linux
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 10412 Apr 11 06:51 20_linux_xen
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1992 Mar 12 08:31 20_memtest86+
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 11692 Apr 11 06:51 30_os-prober
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1416 Apr 11 06:51 30_uefi-firmware
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 214 Apr 11 06:51 40_custom
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 216 Apr 11 06:51 41_custom
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 483 Apr 11 06:51 README




=================== /media/ubuntu/c7732974-d9f4-45f9-bb47-dcf53bc15f51/etc/default/grub :

# If you change this file, run 'update-grub' afterwards to update
# /boot/grub/grub.cfg.
# For full documentation of the options in this file, see:
# info -f grub -n 'Simple configuration'

GRUB_DEFAULT=0
#GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=0
GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET=true
GRUB_TIMEOUT=10
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=`lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian`
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""

# Uncomment to enable BadRAM filtering, modify to suit your needs
# This works with Linux (no patch required) and with any kernel that obtains
# the memory map information from GRUB (GNU Mach, kernel of FreeBSD ...)
#GRUB_BADRAM="0x01234567,0xfefefefe,0x89abcdef,0xefefefef"

# Uncomment to disable graphical terminal (grub-pc only)
#GRUB_TERMINAL=console

# The resolution used on graphical terminal
# note that you can use only modes which your graphic card supports via VBE
# you can see them in real GRUB with the command `vbeinfo'
#GRUB_GFXMODE=640x480

# Uncomment if you don't want GRUB to pass "root=UUID=xxx" parameter to Linux
#GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_UUID=true

# Uncomment to disable generation of recovery mode menu entries
#GRUB_DISABLE_RECOVERY="true"

# Uncomment to get a beep at grub start
#GRUB_INIT_TUNE="480 440 1"



=================== UEFI/Legacy mode:
This live-session is not in EFI-mode.
SecureBoot maybe enabled.


=================== PARTITIONS & DISKS:
sda1 : sda, not-sepboot, no-grubenv nogrub, no-docgrub, no-update-grub, 32, no-boot, no-os, not--efi--part, part-has-no-fstab, part-has-no-fstab, no-nt, no-winload, no-recov-nor-hid, no-bmgr, notwinboot, nopakmgr, nogrubinstall, no---usr, part-has-no-fstab, not-sep-usr, standard, not-far, /mnt/boot-sav/sda1.
sda2 : sda, not-sepboot, no-grubenv nogrub, no-docgrub, no-update-grub, 32, no-boot, is-os, not--efi--part, part-has-no-fstab, part-has-no-fstab, no-nt, no-winload, no-recov-nor-hid, bootmgr, is-winboot, nopakmgr, nogrubinstall, no---usr, part-has-no-fstab, not-sep-usr, standard, not-far, /mnt/boot-sav/sda2.
sda3 : sda, not-sepboot, no-grubenv nogrub, no-docgrub, no-update-grub, 32, no-boot, is-os, not--efi--part, part-has-no-fstab, part-has-no-fstab, no-nt, no-winload, no-recov-nor-hid, no-bmgr, notwinboot, nopakmgr, nogrubinstall, no---usr, part-has-no-fstab, not-sep-usr, standard, farbios, /mnt/boot-sav/sda3.
sdf1 : sdf, not-sepboot, grubenv-ok grub2, grub-pc , update-grub, 64, with-boot, is-os, not--efi--part, fstab-without-boot, fstab-without-efi, no-nt, no-winload, no-recov-nor-hid, no-bmgr, notwinboot, apt-get, grub-install, with--usr, fstab-without-usr, not-sep-usr, standard, farbios, /media/ubuntu/c7732974-d9f4-45f9-bb47-dcf53bc15f51.

sda : not-GPT, BIOSboot-not-needed, has-no-EFIpart, not-usb, has-os, 63 sectors * 512 bytes
sdf : not-GPT, BIOSboot-not-needed, has-no-EFIpart, usb-disk, has-os, 2048 sectors * 512 bytes


=================== parted -l:

Model: ATA WDC WD1001FAES-7 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 1000GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos

Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 32.3kB 41.1MB 41.1MB primary fat16 diag
2 41.9MB 12.7GB 12.6GB primary ntfs boot
3 12.7GB 1000GB 988GB primary ntfs


Model: TOSHIBA MK1652GSX (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdf: 160GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos

Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 1049kB 152GB 152GB primary ext4 boot
2 152GB 160GB 8512MB extended
5 152GB 160GB 8512MB logical linux-swap(v1)




Warning: Unable to open /dev/sr0 read-write (Read-only file system). /dev/sr0
has been opened read-only.


Error: Can't have a partition outside the disk!

=================== parted -lm:

BYT;
/dev/sda:1000GB:scsi:512:512:msdos:ATA WDC WD1001FAES-7;
1:32.3kB:41.1MB:41.1MB:fat16::diag;
2:41.9MB:12.7GB:12.6GB:ntfs::boot;
3:12.7GB:1000GB:988GB:ntfs::;

BYT;
/dev/sdf:160GB:scsi:512:512:msdos:TOSHIBA MK1652GSX;
1:1049kB:152GB:152GB:ext4::boot;
2:152GB:160GB:8512MB:::;
5:152GB:160GB:8512MB:linux-swap(v1)::;



Warning: Unable to open /dev/sr0 read-write (Read-only file system). /dev/sr0
has been opened read-only.


Error: Can't have a partition outside the disk!


=================== mount:
/cow on / type overlayfs (rw)
proc on /proc type proc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
udev on /dev type devtmpfs (rw,mode=0755)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,noexec,nosuid,gid=5,mode=0620)
tmpfs on /run type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,size=10%,mode=0755)
/dev/sr0 on /cdrom type iso9660 (ro,noatime)
/dev/loop0 on /rofs type squashfs (ro,noatime)
none on /sys/fs/cgroup type tmpfs (rw)
none on /sys/fs/fuse/connections type fusectl (rw)
none on /sys/kernel/debug type debugfs (rw)
none on /sys/kernel/security type securityfs (rw)
tmpfs on /tmp type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev)
none on /run/lock type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,size=5242880)
none on /run/shm type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev)
none on /run/user type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,size=104857600,mode=0755)
none on /sys/fs/pstore type pstore (rw)
systemd on /sys/fs/cgroup/systemd type cgroup (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,none,name=systemd)
gvfsd-fuse on /run/user/999/gvfs type fuse.gvfsd-fuse (rw,nosuid,nodev,user=ubuntu)
/dev/sdf1 on /media/ubuntu/c7732974-d9f4-45f9-bb47-dcf53bc15f51 type ext4 (rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=udisks2)
/dev/sda1 on /mnt/boot-sav/sda1 type vfat (rw)
/dev/sda2 on /mnt/boot-sav/sda2 type fuseblk (rw,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,blksize=4096)
/dev/sda3 on /mnt/boot-sav/sda3 type fuseblk (rw,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,blksize=4096)


=================== ls:
/sys/block/sda (filtered): alignment_offset bdi capability dev device discard_alignment events events_async events_poll_msecs ext_range holders inflight power queue range removable ro sda1 sda2 sda3 size slaves stat subsystem trace uevent
/sys/block/sdb (filtered): alignment_offset bdi capability dev device discard_alignment events events_async events_poll_msecs ext_range holders inflight power queue range removable ro size slaves stat subsystem trace uevent
/sys/block/sdc (filtered): alignment_offset bdi capability dev device discard_alignment events events_async events_poll_msecs ext_range holders inflight power queue range removable ro size slaves stat subsystem trace uevent
/sys/block/sdd (filtered): alignment_offset bdi capability dev device discard_alignment events events_async events_poll_msecs ext_range holders inflight power queue range removable ro size slaves stat subsystem trace uevent
/sys/block/sde (filtered): alignment_offset bdi capability dev device discard_alignment events events_async events_poll_msecs ext_range holders inflight power queue range removable ro size slaves stat subsystem trace uevent
/sys/block/sdf (filtered): alignment_offset bdi capability dev device discard_alignment events events_async events_poll_msecs ext_range holders inflight power queue range removable ro sdf1 sdf2 sdf5 size slaves stat subsystem trace uevent
/sys/block/sr0 (filtered): alignment_offset bdi capability dev device discard_alignment events events_async events_poll_msecs ext_range holders inflight power queue range removable ro size slaves stat subsystem trace uevent
/dev (filtered): autofs block bsg btrfs-control bus cdrom char console core cpu cpu_dma_latency cuse disk dri ecryptfs fb0 fd full fuse fw0 hidraw0 hidraw1 hidraw2 hidraw3 hpet input kmsg kvm log mapper mcelog mei mem net network_latency network_throughput null port ppp psaux ptmx pts random rfkill rtc rtc0 sda sda1 sda2 sda3 sdb sdc sdd sde sdf sdf1 sdf2 sdf5 sg0 sg1 sg2 sg3 sg4 sg5 sg6 shm snapshot snd sr0 stderr stdin stdout uhid uinput urandom usb vga_arbiter vhost-net watchdog watchdog0 zero
ls /dev/mapper: control

=================== hexdump -n512 -C /dev/sda1
00000000 eb 54 90 44 65 6c 6c 20 38 2e 30 00 02 04 01 00 |.T.Dell 8.0.....|
00000010 02 00 02 00 00 f8 4f 00 3f 00 ff 00 3f 00 00 00 |......O.?...?...|
00000020 83 39 01 00 80 01 29 30 30 30 30 44 65 6c 6c 55 |.9....)0000DellU|
00000030 74 69 6c 69 74 79 46 41 54 31 36 20 20 20 10 00 |tilityFAT16 ..|
00000040 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
00000050 00 00 00 00 00 00 33 c0 8e d0 bc 00 07 fc b9 80 |......3.........|
00000060 00 8e d8 be 00 7c b8 00 20 8e c0 33 ff f3 66 a5 |.....|.. ..3..f.|
00000070 ea 75 00 00 20 8e d8 be cc 01 b8 01 02 b9 01 00 |.u.. ...........|
00000080 b6 00 8a 16 24 00 bb 00 02 cd 13 0f 82 0c 01 80 |....$...........|
00000090 3e c2 03 06 74 0e c6 06 c2 03 06 b8 01 03 cd 13 |>...t...........|
000000a0 0f 82 f7 00 66 0f b7 06 0e 00 66 03 06 1c 00 66 |....f.....f....f|
000000b0 0f b7 0e 16 00 66 d1 e1 66 03 c1 66 a3 46 00 66 |.....f..f..f.F.f|
000000c0 0f b7 0e 11 00 89 0e 52 00 83 c1 0f c1 e9 04 88 |.......R........|
000000d0 0e 40 00 66 03 c1 66 a3 4e 00 b8 00 30 a3 44 00 |.@.f..f.N...0.D.|
000000e0 8e c0 e8 d4 00 33 db b9 0b 00 be e1 01 8b fb f3 |.....3..........|
000000f0 a6 74 0f 83 c3 20 ff 0e 52 00 75 eb be d7 01 e9 |.t... ..R.u.....|
00000100 99 00 26 8b 47 1a a3 54 00 a1 16 00 a3 52 00 66 |..&.G..T.....R.f|
00000110 0f b7 06 0e 00 66 03 06 1c 00 66 a3 46 00 a1 52 |.....f....f.F..R|
00000120 00 3d 40 00 76 02 b0 40 a2 40 00 e8 8b 00 66 0f |.=@.v..@.@....f.|
00000130 b6 06 40 00 66 01 06 46 00 29 06 52 00 74 09 c1 |..@.f..F.).R.t..|
00000140 e0 05 01 06 44 00 eb d6 c7 06 44 00 70 00 a0 0d |....D.....D.p...|
00000150 00 a2 40 00 66 0f b7 06 54 00 66 83 e8 02 66 0f |..@.f...T.f...f.|
00000160 b6 0e 0d 00 66 f7 e1 66 03 06 4e 00 66 a3 46 00 |....f..f..N.f.F.|
00000170 e8 46 00 8b 36 54 00 b8 00 30 d1 e6 73 03 05 00 |.F..6T...0..s...|
00000180 10 8e c0 26 ad 3d f8 ff 73 16 a3 54 00 0f b6 06 |...&.=..s..T....|
00000190 0d 00 c1 e0 09 01 06 42 00 eb b9 e8 0d 00 eb fe |.......B........|
000001a0 8a 16 24 00 33 ed ea 00 00 70 00 b4 0e ac bb 07 |..$.3....p......|
000001b0 00 cd 10 80 3c 00 75 f3 c3 b4 42 8a 16 24 00 be |....<.u...B..$..|
000001c0 3e 00 cd 13 72 01 c3 be cc 01 eb cf 44 69 73 6b |>...r.......Disk|
000001d0 20 65 72 72 6f 72 00 4e 6f 20 6c 6f 61 64 65 72 | error.No loader|
000001e0 00 44 45 4c 4c 42 49 4f 20 42 49 4e 00 00 00 00 |.DELLBIO BIN....|
000001f0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 55 aa |..............U.|
00000200

=================== hexdump -n512 -C /dev/sda2
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 40 01 00 |........?....@..|
00000020 00 00 00 00 80 00 80 00 ff 4f 78 01 00 00 00 00 |.........Ox.....|
00000030 00 00 0c 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
00000040 f6 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 d7 1f 91 28 48 91 28 5e |...........(H.(^|
00000050 00 00 00 00 fa 33 c0 8e d0 bc 00 7c fb 68 c0 07 |.....3.....|.h..|
00000060 1f 1e 68 66 00 cb 88 16 0e 00 66 81 3e 03 00 4e |..hf......f.>..N|
00000070 54 46 53 75 15 b4 41 bb aa 55 cd 13 72 0c 81 fb |TFSu..A..U..r...|
00000080 55 aa 75 06 f7 c1 01 00 75 03 e9 dd 00 1e 83 ec |U.u.....u.......|
00000090 18 68 1a 00 b4 48 8a 16 0e 00 8b f4 16 1f cd 13 |.h...H..........|
000000a0 9f 83 c4 18 9e 58 1f 72 e1 3b 06 0b 00 75 db a3 |.....X.r.;...u..|
000000b0 0f 00 c1 2e 0f 00 04 1e 5a 33 db b9 00 20 2b c8 |........Z3... +.|
000000c0 66 ff 06 11 00 03 16 0f 00 8e c2 ff 06 16 00 e8 |f...............|
000000d0 4b 00 2b c8 77 ef b8 00 bb cd 1a 66 23 c0 75 2d |K.+.w......f#.u-|
000000e0 66 81 fb 54 43 50 41 75 24 81 f9 02 01 72 1e 16 |f..TCPAu$....r..|
000000f0 68 07 bb 16 68 70 0e 16 68 09 00 66 53 66 53 66 |h...hp..h..fSfSf|
00000100 55 16 16 16 68 b8 01 66 61 0e 07 cd 1a 33 c0 bf |U...h..fa....3..|
00000110 28 10 b9 d8 0f fc f3 aa e9 5f 01 90 90 66 60 1e |(........_...f`.|
00000120 06 66 a1 11 00 66 03 06 1c 00 1e 66 68 00 00 00 |.f...f.....fh...|
00000130 00 66 50 06 53 68 01 00 68 10 00 b4 42 8a 16 0e |.fP.Sh..h...B...|
00000140 00 16 1f 8b f4 cd 13 66 59 5b 5a 66 59 66 59 1f |.......fY[ZfYfY.|
00000150 0f 82 16 00 66 ff 06 11 00 03 16 0f 00 8e c2 ff |....f...........|
00000160 0e 16 00 75 bc 07 1f 66 61 c3 a0 f8 01 e8 09 00 |...u...fa.......|
00000170 a0 fb 01 e8 03 00 f4 eb fd b4 01 8b f0 ac 3c 00 |..............<.|
00000180 74 09 b4 0e bb 07 00 cd 10 eb f2 c3 0d 0a 41 20 |t.............A |
00000190 64 69 73 6b 20 72 65 61 64 20 65 72 72 6f 72 20 |disk read error |
000001a0 6f 63 63 75 72 72 65 64 00 0d 0a 42 4f 4f 54 4d |occurred...BOOTM|
000001b0 47 52 20 69 73 20 6d 69 73 73 69 6e 67 00 0d 0a |GR is missing...|
000001c0 42 4f 4f 54 4d 47 52 20 69 73 20 63 6f 6d 70 72 |BOOTMGR is compr|
000001d0 65 73 73 65 64 00 0d 0a 50 72 65 73 73 20 43 74 |essed...Press Ct|
000001e0 72 6c 2b 41 6c 74 2b 44 65 6c 20 74 6f 20 72 65 |rl+Alt+Del to re|
000001f0 73 74 61 72 74 0d 0a 00 8c a9 be d6 00 00 55 aa |start.........U.|
00000200

=================== hexdump -n512 -C /dev/sda3
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 90 79 01 |........?.....y.|
00000020 00 00 00 00 80 00 80 00 ff c7 f6 72 00 00 00 00 |...........r....|
00000030 00 00 0c 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
00000040 f6 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 ed 31 af 00 60 af 00 aa |.........1..`...|
00000050 00 00 00 00 fa 33 c0 8e d0 bc 00 7c fb 68 c0 07 |.....3.....|.h..|
00000060 1f 1e 68 66 00 cb 88 16 0e 00 66 81 3e 03 00 4e |..hf......f.>..N|
00000070 54 46 53 75 15 b4 41 bb aa 55 cd 13 72 0c 81 fb |TFSu..A..U..r...|
00000080 55 aa 75 06 f7 c1 01 00 75 03 e9 dd 00 1e 83 ec |U.u.....u.......|
00000090 18 68 1a 00 b4 48 8a 16 0e 00 8b f4 16 1f cd 13 |.h...H..........|
000000a0 9f 83 c4 18 9e 58 1f 72 e1 3b 06 0b 00 75 db a3 |.....X.r.;...u..|
000000b0 0f 00 c1 2e 0f 00 04 1e 5a 33 db b9 00 20 2b c8 |........Z3... +.|
000000c0 66 ff 06 11 00 03 16 0f 00 8e c2 ff 06 16 00 e8 |f...............|
000000d0 4b 00 2b c8 77 ef b8 00 bb cd 1a 66 23 c0 75 2d |K.+.w......f#.u-|
000000e0 66 81 fb 54 43 50 41 75 24 81 f9 02 01 72 1e 16 |f..TCPAu$....r..|
000000f0 68 07 bb 16 68 70 0e 16 68 09 00 66 53 66 53 66 |h...hp..h..fSfSf|
00000100 55 16 16 16 68 b8 01 66 61 0e 07 cd 1a 33 c0 bf |U...h..fa....3..|
00000110 28 10 b9 d8 0f fc f3 aa e9 5f 01 90 90 66 60 1e |(........_...f`.|
00000120 06 66 a1 11 00 66 03 06 1c 00 1e 66 68 00 00 00 |.f...f.....fh...|
00000130 00 66 50 06 53 68 01 00 68 10 00 b4 42 8a 16 0e |.fP.Sh..h...B...|
00000140 00 16 1f 8b f4 cd 13 66 59 5b 5a 66 59 66 59 1f |.......fY[ZfYfY.|
00000150 0f 82 16 00 66 ff 06 11 00 03 16 0f 00 8e c2 ff |....f...........|
00000160 0e 16 00 75 bc 07 1f 66 61 c3 a0 f8 01 e8 09 00 |...u...fa.......|
00000170 a0 fb 01 e8 03 00 f4 eb fd b4 01 8b f0 ac 3c 00 |..............<.|
00000180 74 09 b4 0e bb 07 00 cd 10 eb f2 c3 0d 0a 41 20 |t.............A |
00000190 64 69 73 6b 20 72 65 61 64 20 65 72 72 6f 72 20 |disk read error |
000001a0 6f 63 63 75 72 72 65 64 00 0d 0a 42 4f 4f 54 4d |occurred...BOOTM|
000001b0 47 52 20 69 73 20 6d 69 73 73 69 6e 67 00 0d 0a |GR is missing...|
000001c0 42 4f 4f 54 4d 47 52 20 69 73 20 63 6f 6d 70 72 |BOOTMGR is compr|
000001d0 65 73 73 65 64 00 0d 0a 50 72 65 73 73 20 43 74 |essed...Press Ct|
000001e0 72 6c 2b 41 6c 74 2b 44 65 6c 20 74 6f 20 72 65 |rl+Alt+Del to re|
000001f0 73 74 61 72 74 0d 0a 00 8c a9 be d6 00 00 55 aa |start.........U.|
00000200

=================== df -Th:

Filesystem Type Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/cow overlayfs 3.9G 126M 3.8G 4% /
udev devtmpfs 3.9G 12K 3.9G 1% /dev
tmpfs tmpfs 792M 1.3M 791M 1% /run
/dev/sr0 iso9660 964M 964M 0 100% /cdrom
/dev/loop0 squashfs 923M 923M 0 100% /rofs
none tmpfs 4.0K 0 4.0K 0% /sys/fs/cgroup
tmpfs tmpfs 3.9G 1.2M 3.9G 1% /tmp
none tmpfs 5.0M 4.0K 5.0M 1% /run/lock
none tmpfs 3.9G 80K 3.9G 1% /run/shm
none tmpfs 100M 52K 100M 1% /run/user
/dev/sdf1 ext4 139G 3.3G 129G 3% /media/ubuntu/c7732974-d9f4-45f9-bb47-dcf53bc15f51
/dev/sda1 vfat 40M 8.9M 31M 23% /mnt/boot-sav/sda1
/dev/sda2 fuseblk 12G 6.6G 5.3G 56% /mnt/boot-sav/sda2
/dev/sda3 fuseblk 920G 95G 825G 11% /mnt/boot-sav/sda3

=================== fdisk -l:

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
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x8a427ea7

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 63 80324 40131 de Dell Utility
/dev/sda2 * 81920 24743935 12331008 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sda3 24743936 1953519615 964387840 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT

Disk /dev/sdf: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders, total 312581808 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x0009663e

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdf1 * 2048 295952383 147975168 83 Linux
/dev/sdf2 295954430 312580095 8312833 5 Extended
/dev/sdf5 295954432 312580095 8312832 82 Linux swap / Solaris


User choice: Is sdf (160GB) a removable disk? yes
Partition outside the disk detected.
=================== Final advice in case of recommended repair
Please do not forget to make your BIOS boot on the removable disk!

=================== Default settings
Recommended-Repair
This setting would reinstall the grub2 of sdf1 into the MBR of sdf.
It would also fix access to other systems (other MBRs) for the situations when the removable media is disconnected.
Additional repair would be performed: unhide-bootmenu-10s fix-windows-boot

=================== Settings chosen by the user
Boot-Info
This setting will not act on the MBR.



No change has been performed on your computer.




Download as text (http://paste.ubuntu.com/7414934/plain/)

rickm1945
May 8th, 2014, 10:21 AM
Yes, I used the entire drive. I showed 2 partitions and I adjusted them to what I thought they should be. I then proceeded with the install.

oldfred
May 8th, 2014, 03:26 PM
I do not see anything wrong.

If you in BIOS choose to boot from external does it boot?
If you want to be able to write files from Windows, you need to shrink / (root) sda1 and create a new NTFS partition for shared data.

Your sda3 is not showing the Windows execute able. I assume Windows works, so it is just BootInfo report did not see it?

monkeybrain20122
May 8th, 2014, 03:34 PM
BTW, you can boot that drive off any computer with compatible hardware (set to boot from usb drive of course ), not just your desktop with which you did the installation. so it is a portable installation.

rickm1945
May 8th, 2014, 06:48 PM
I guess I was hoping for a dual boot situation. I had dual boot with 12.04. I just didn't want to take up the space on the c: drive. I want to use Ubuntu to edit photos with GIMP and UFRaw the raw photo editor. I really don't like the idea of having to go into Boot Sequence just to be able o run Ubuntu 14.04. Any way around that. I can Boot into the USB drive but it is a pain in the kisster.I am late today I have Chemo on Thursdays.

Bashing-om
May 8th, 2014, 08:34 PM
rickm1945; Eating crow,

I Have gone back at looked at the procedure I directed you to use, and I am in error -- I do apologize that due to my mis-direction you are in this situation. The "erase disk and install ubuntu" as oldfred did so say, does not provide the means to install grub to a place of choice in that initial install screen ! In my case I had pre-partitioned the hard drive and had used the "something else" choice in that install ( such that th choice of grub's install is available). sheeshh, sorry to mis-direct you.

@ oldfred, I do so stand corrected in my thinking - and my poor confused memory -, next time I try and tell grampaw how to suck eggs, I will take much greater care in what I think. I do appreciate your continued efforts to educate me.


@ rickm1945,

see oldfred's suggestion to create a shared data partition.
In respect to your last:


Any way around that.

As is now, you can boot either operating system by resetting the boot priority in bios. If it is your desire to have the ability to boot either Windows or ubuntu from the Windows' hard drive, well, we can install ubuntu's boot manager to the sda drive. But that does mean that in the future if that boot code is damaged, one will have to resort to Windows repair disk to (re-)install Windows boot code . May not ever be a problem, and may not be a big deal to you in that event, but the possibility is there.



where there is a will there is a way

oldfred
May 9th, 2014, 12:21 AM
You should be able to set BIOS to boot USB first, internal hard drive second.
And in grub menu have the option to boot either system.
But if external is unplugged then BIOS will skip that and just boot internal hard drive.

@Bashing-om
No need to apologize. My 2 yr old grandson has yet to figure that grandpa does not know it all. Things are changing very rapidly with these new systems and every vendor seems to have implemented the UEFI 'standard' differently. And there are so many versions & flavors of Ubuntu I cannot keep the straight myself. I only have Ubuntu with fallback/flashback and try to pick up from other threads/posts other useful info myself.

rickm1945
May 9th, 2014, 11:30 AM
@oldfed My old feeble mind is not sure I' following you. I understand booting from the F12 on my computer. (Boot setting), but I'm not sure about what or how to use "Grub options menu. If I edit Grub, are you saying that when I boot that I will have option on screen to boot into either of them? If that is what you mean how do I accomplish that feat?:)

I changed boot sequence and iss in theory acting like a dual boot sysem. This is wha I was wanting and I appreciateYou and Bashing-om's help. I had 12.04 on a laptop with I no longer have install choose was "something else" and install was flawless. This istall was flawless as well and I am satisified with the results thanks to you guys. Your help is greatly appreciated and thanks for your patience.
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