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nigel.650
August 30th, 2014, 09:51 PM
After installing the latest Xubuntu, selecting Winows 8.1 from the Grub menu gives the following error:

"/EndEntire
file path: /ACPI(a0341d0,O)/PCI(2,1f)/Sata(1,0,0)/HD(2,1f4800,82000,d924496bf19dd641,2,2)/File(\EFI\Mircosoft\Boot)/File(bootmgfw.efi)/EndEntire
error: cannot load image.


Press any key to continue..."

This is the first install of a linux os on this PC (Lenovo U310 touch)
yancek
August 30th, 2014, 11:57 PM
We'll need more details on drives/partitions, boot files, etc. which can be obtained by running the bootinfoscript downloaded and run on Xubuntu. There is a link in the Description box on that page which explains how to use it so read that page first. After running it, there will be a file output named results.txt which you can post here and someone familiar with uefi should be able to advise you.

http://bootinfoscript.sourceforge.net/

Did you install Xubuntu in EFI mode?
nigel.650
August 31st, 2014, 03:25 PM
Yes I did manage to install in EFI mode eventually. Here is the results from bootscript, thanks:


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 2048
of the same hard drive for core.img. core.img is at this location and
looks in partition 112 for .
=> Grub2 (v1.99) is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdb and looks at sector
432086848 of the same hard drive for core.img, but core.img can not be
found at this location.


sda1: __________________________________________________ ________________________


File system:
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Mounting failed: mount: unknown filesystem type ''


sda2: __________________________________________________ ________________________


File system:
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Mounting failed: mount: unknown filesystem type ''
mount: unknown filesystem type ''


sda3: __________________________________________________ ________________________


File system: BIOS Boot partition
Boot sector type: Grub2's core.img
Boot sector info:


sdb1: __________________________________________________ ________________________


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


sdb2: __________________________________________________ ________________________


File system: vfat
Boot sector type: Unknown
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files: /efi/Boot/bootx64.efi /efi/ubuntu/grubx64.efi
/efi/ubuntu/MokManager.efi /efi/ubuntu/shimx64.efi


sdb3: __________________________________________________ ________________________


File system: vfat
Boot sector type: Unknown
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files: /efi/Boot/bootx64.efi /bootmgr /boot/bcd


sdb4: __________________________________________________ ________________________


File system:
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Mounting failed: mount: unknown filesystem type ''
mount: unknown filesystem type ''
mount: unknown filesystem type ''


sdb5: __________________________________________________ ________________________


File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows Vista/7: NTFS
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files: /bootmgr /Boot/BCD /Windows/System32/winload.exe
/ubuntu/winboot/wubildr /ubuntu/winboot/wubildr.mbr


sdb6: __________________________________________________ ________________________


File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows XP: NTFS
Boot sector info: According to the info in the boot sector, sdb6 starts
at sector 0. But according to the info from fdisk,
sdb6 starts at sector 213091079.
Operating System:
Boot files:


sdb7: __________________________________________________ ________________________


File system: swap
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:


sdb8: __________________________________________________ ________________________


File system: swap
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:


sdb9: __________________________________________________ ________________________


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


sdb10: __________________________________________________ _______________________


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


sdb11: __________________________________________________ _______________________


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


sdb12: __________________________________________________ _______________________


File system: ext4
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS
Boot files: /boot/grub/grub.cfg /etc/fstab


sdb13: __________________________________________________ _______________________


File system: swap
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:


sdb14: __________________________________________________ _______________________


File system: ext4
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System:
Boot files:


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


Drive: sda __________________________________________________ ___________________


Disk /dev/sda: 24.0 GB, 24015495168 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 2919 cylinders, total 46905264 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 1 46,905,263 46,905,263 ee GPT




GUID Partition Table detected.


Partition Start Sector End Sector # of Sectors System
/dev/sda1 4,096 38,512,639 38,508,544 -
/dev/sda2 38,514,688 46,903,295 8,388,608 -
/dev/sda3 2,048 4,095 2,048 BIOS Boot partition


Drive: sdb __________________________________________________ ___________________


Disk /dev/sdb: 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 / 4096 bytes


Partition Boot Start Sector End Sector # of Sectors Id System


/dev/sdb1 1 976,773,167 976,773,167 ee GPT




GUID Partition Table detected.


Partition Start Sector End Sector # of Sectors System
/dev/sdb1 2,048 2,050,047 2,048,000 -
/dev/sdb2 2,050,048 2,582,527 532,480 EFI System partition
/dev/sdb3 2,582,528 4,630,527 2,048,000 -
/dev/sdb4 4,630,528 4,892,671 262,144 Microsoft Reserved Partition (Windows)
/dev/sdb5 4,892,672 110,691,078 105,798,407 Data partition (Windows/Linux)
/dev/sdb6 213,091,079 422,982,588 209,891,510 Data partition (Windows/Linux)
/dev/sdb7 850,163,712 881,414,143 31,250,432 -
/dev/sdb8 881,414,144 897,900,543 16,486,400 -
/dev/sdb9 897,900,544 898,617,343 716,800 -
/dev/sdb10 898,617,344 951,046,143 52,428,800 Data partition (Windows/Linux)
/dev/sdb11 951,046,144 976,773,119 25,726,976 -
/dev/sdb12 110,692,352 150,691,839 39,999,488 Data partition (Linux)
/dev/sdb13 150,691,840 182,691,839 32,000,000 Swap partition (Linux)
/dev/sdb14 422,983,680 850,163,711 427,180,032 Data partition (Linux)


"blkid" output: __________________________________________________ ______________


Device UUID TYPE LABEL


/dev/sdb1 5A425020424FFF67 ntfs WINRE_DRV
/dev/sdb10 B212A84E12A8197D ntfs LENOVO
/dev/sdb11 9C32A3AD32A38B3A ntfs PBR_DRV
/dev/sdb12 f539aac6-3bcc-4e7e-aff4-c41504c708b0 ext4
/dev/sdb13 470855f7-6123-482a-b293-51a509842b5b swap
/dev/sdb14 0543b8db-1a93-4d41-b516-8ed980250c54 ext4
/dev/sdb2 9050-A64B vfat SYSTEM_DRV
/dev/sdb3 C89D-F2B4 vfat LRS_ESP
/dev/sdb5 1690526D9052537B ntfs Windows8_OS
/dev/sdb6 01CEFAA59569A680 ntfs Pauls Data
/dev/sdb7 31f38fdf-0c8e-40d8-86a0-811e64f57b9f swap
/dev/sdb8 8f4f0949-4cd1-4382-81b5-bc92f81a3132 swap
/dev/sdb9 4474221C7422116A ntfs


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


Device Mount_Point Type Options


/dev/sdb12 / ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro)
/dev/sdb14 /home ext4 (rw)
/dev/sdb2 /boot/efi vfat (rw)




========================== sdb12/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$feature_default_font_path = xy ] ; then
font=unicode
else
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='hd1,gpt12'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd1,gpt12 --hint-efi=hd1,gpt12 --hint-baremetal=ahci1,gpt12 f539aac6-3bcc-4e7e-aff4-c41504c708b0
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root f539aac6-3bcc-4e7e-aff4-c41504c708b0
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
### 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-f539aac6-3bcc-4e7e-aff4-c41504c708b0' {
recordfail
load_video
gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode
insmod gzio
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='hd1,gpt12'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd1,gpt12 --hint-efi=hd1,gpt12 --hint-baremetal=ahci1,gpt12 f539aac6-3bcc-4e7e-aff4-c41504c708b0
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root f539aac6-3bcc-4e7e-aff4-c41504c708b0
fi
linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-34-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=f539aac6-3bcc-4e7e-aff4-c41504c708b0 ro quiet splash $vt_handoff
initrd /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-34-generic
}
submenu 'Advanced options for Ubuntu' $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-advanced-f539aac6-3bcc-4e7e-aff4-c41504c708b0' {
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 3.13.0-34-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-3.13.0-34-generic-advanced-f539aac6-3bcc-4e7e-aff4-c41504c708b0' {
recordfail
load_video
gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode
insmod gzio
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='hd1,gpt12'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd1,gpt12 --hint-efi=hd1,gpt12 --hint-baremetal=ahci1,gpt12 f539aac6-3bcc-4e7e-aff4-c41504c708b0
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root f539aac6-3bcc-4e7e-aff4-c41504c708b0
fi
echo 'Loading Linux 3.13.0-34-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-34-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=f539aac6-3bcc-4e7e-aff4-c41504c708b0 ro quiet splash $vt_handoff
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-34-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 3.13.0-34-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-3.13.0-34-generic-recovery-f539aac6-3bcc-4e7e-aff4-c41504c708b0' {
recordfail
load_video
insmod gzio
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='hd1,gpt12'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd1,gpt12 --hint-efi=hd1,gpt12 --hint-baremetal=ahci1,gpt12 f539aac6-3bcc-4e7e-aff4-c41504c708b0
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root f539aac6-3bcc-4e7e-aff4-c41504c708b0
fi
echo 'Loading Linux 3.13.0-34-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-34-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=f539aac6-3bcc-4e7e-aff4-c41504c708b0 ro recovery nomodeset
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-34-generic
}
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-f539aac6-3bcc-4e7e-aff4-c41504c708b0' {
recordfail
load_video
gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode
insmod gzio
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='hd1,gpt12'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd1,gpt12 --hint-efi=hd1,gpt12 --hint-baremetal=ahci1,gpt12 f539aac6-3bcc-4e7e-aff4-c41504c708b0
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root f539aac6-3bcc-4e7e-aff4-c41504c708b0
fi
echo 'Loading Linux 3.13.0-24-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-generic root=UUID=f539aac6-3bcc-4e7e-aff4-c41504c708b0 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 $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-3.13.0-24-generic-recovery-f539aac6-3bcc-4e7e-aff4-c41504c708b0' {
recordfail
load_video
insmod gzio
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='hd1,gpt12'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd1,gpt12 --hint-efi=hd1,gpt12 --hint-baremetal=ahci1,gpt12 f539aac6-3bcc-4e7e-aff4-c41504c708b0
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root f539aac6-3bcc-4e7e-aff4-c41504c708b0
fi
echo 'Loading Linux 3.13.0-24-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-generic root=UUID=f539aac6-3bcc-4e7e-aff4-c41504c708b0 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+ ###
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###


### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
menuentry 'Windows Boot Manager (on /dev/sdb2)' --class windows --class os $menuentry_id_option 'osprober-efi-9050-A64B' {
insmod part_gpt
insmod fat
set root='hd1,gpt2'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd1,gpt2 --hint-efi=hd1,gpt2 --hint-baremetal=ahci1,gpt2 9050-A64B
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 9050-A64B
fi
chainloader /EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
}
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 ###
menuentry 'System setup' $menuentry_id_option 'uefi-firmware' {
fwsetup
}
### 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 ###
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------


=============================== sdb12/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/sdb12 during installation
UUID=f539aac6-3bcc-4e7e-aff4-c41504c708b0 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
# /boot/efi was on /dev/sdb2 during installation
UUID=9050-A64B /boot/efi vfat defaults 0 1
# /home was on /dev/sdb14 during installation
UUID=0543b8db-1a93-4d41-b516-8ed980250c54 /home ext4 defaults 0 2
# swap was on /dev/sdb13 during installation
UUID=470855f7-6123-482a-b293-51a509842b5b none swap sw 0 0
# swap was on /dev/sdb7 during installation
UUID=31f38fdf-0c8e-40d8-86a0-811e64f57b9f none swap sw 0 0
# swap was on /dev/sdb8 during installation
UUID=8f4f0949-4cd1-4382-81b5-bc92f81a3132 none swap sw 0 0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------


=================== sdb12: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================


GiB - GB File Fragment(s)




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


Unknown GPT Partiton Type
5850cbb887c11947baf0379ca2d4c97e
Unknown GPT Partiton Type
dee2bfd3af3ddf11ba40e3a556d89593
Unknown GPT Partiton Type
a4bb94ded106404da1a6bfd50179d6ac
Unknown GPT Partiton Type
a4bb94ded106404da1a6bfd50179d6ac
Unknown GPT Partiton Type
a4bb94ded106404da1a6bfd50179d6ac
Unknown GPT Partiton Type
a4bb94ded106404da1a6bfd50179d6ac
Unknown GPT Partiton Type
a4bb94ded106404da1a6bfd50179d6ac
Unknown GPT Partiton Type
a4bb94ded106404da1a6bfd50179d6ac
Unknown BootLoader on sdb2


00000000 eb 58 90 4d 53 44 4f 53 35 2e 30 00 02 08 fe 1b |.X.MSDOS5.0.....|
00000010 02 00 00 00 00 f8 00 00 3f 00 ff 00 00 48 1f 00 |........?....H..|
00000020 00 20 08 00 01 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 |. ..............|
00000030 01 00 06 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
00000040 80 01 29 4b a6 50 90 4e 4f 20 4e 41 4d 45 20 20 |..)K.P.NO NAME |
00000050 20 20 46 41 54 33 32 20 20 20 33 c9 8e d1 bc f4 | FAT32 3.....|
00000060 7b 8e c1 8e d9 bd 00 7c 88 56 40 88 4e 02 8a 56 |{......|.V@.N..V|
00000070 40 b4 41 bb aa 55 cd 13 72 10 81 fb 55 aa 75 0a |@.A..U..r...U.u.|
00000080 f6 c1 01 74 05 fe 46 02 eb 2d 8a 56 40 b4 08 cd |...t..F..-.V@...|
00000090 13 73 05 b9 ff ff 8a f1 66 0f b6 c6 40 66 0f b6 |.s......f...@f..|
000000a0 d1 80 e2 3f f7 e2 86 cd c0 ed 06 41 66 0f b7 c9 |...?.......Af...|
000000b0 66 f7 e1 66 89 46 f8 83 7e 16 00 75 39 83 7e 2a |f..f.F..~..u9.~*|
000000c0 00 77 33 66 8b 46 1c 66 83 c0 0c bb 00 80 b9 01 |.w3f.F.f........|
000000d0 00 e8 2c 00 e9 a8 03 a1 f8 7d 80 c4 7c 8b f0 ac |..,......}..|...|
000000e0 84 c0 74 17 3c ff 74 09 b4 0e bb 07 00 cd 10 eb |..t.<.t.........|
000000f0 ee a1 fa 7d eb e4 a1 7d 80 eb df 98 cd 16 cd 19 |...}...}........|
00000100 66 60 80 7e 02 00 0f 84 20 00 66 6a 00 66 50 06 |f`.~.... .fj.fP.|
00000110 53 66 68 10 00 01 00 b4 42 8a 56 40 8b f4 cd 13 |Sfh.....B.V@....|
00000120 66 58 66 58 66 58 66 58 eb 33 66 3b 46 f8 72 03 |fXfXfXfX.3f;F.r.|
00000130 f9 eb 2a 66 33 d2 66 0f b7 4e 18 66 f7 f1 fe c2 |..*f3.f..N.f....|
00000140 8a ca 66 8b d0 66 c1 ea 10 f7 76 1a 86 d6 8a 56 |..f..f....v....V|
00000150 40 8a e8 c0 e4 06 0a cc b8 01 02 cd 13 66 61 0f |@............fa.|
00000160 82 74 ff 81 c3 00 02 66 40 49 75 94 c3 42 4f 4f |.t.....f@Iu..BOO|
00000170 54 4d 47 52 20 20 20 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |TMGR ........|
00000180 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
*
000001a0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0d 0a 44 69 |..............Di|
000001b0 73 6b 20 65 72 72 6f 72 ff 0d 0a 50 72 65 73 73 |sk error...Press|
000001c0 20 61 6e 79 20 6b 65 79 20 74 6f 20 72 65 73 74 | any key to rest|
000001d0 61 72 74 0d 0a 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |art.............|
000001e0 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 ac 01 b9 01 00 00 55 aa |..............U.|
00000200


Unknown BootLoader on sdb3


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00000200




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


cat: /tmp/BootInfo-4QdUbSZE/Tmp_Log: No such file or directory
yancek
August 31st, 2014, 04:45 PM
You have Grub installed to the mbr of both drives. Your partitions on the first drive (sda1 and sda2) show as unknown filesystem and partition sda3 is a boot partition with only the core.img file. Both windows and and Xubuntu are on sdb. Generally, when using EFI boot, the bootloader is not installed to the master boot record. sdb2 has the Xubuntu efi files and sdb3 has the windows EFI files. Usually, these are on the same VFAT partition. This doesn't seem correct but, I don't use GPT or UEFI so can't really help. Hopefully, someone more familiar will come along to help.
LostFarmer
August 31st, 2014, 05:30 PM
sdb2 has the Xubuntu efi files and sdb3 has the windows EFI files. Usually, these are on the same VFAT partition. This doesn't seem correct but, I don't use GPT or UEFI so can't really help. Hopefully, someone more familiar will come along to help.
On some comps that will be a problem but others it will be ok.

nigel.650-- when you first start the comp press the F12 key. Do you get into the boot menu . If yes - select Windows, does it boot ?

Boot into linux and in a terminal run sudo efibootmgr -v post output.


run below . Note: you may need to install gdisk first.

sudo gdisk /dev/sdb
at gdisk prompt i
partition # 2
post output
next i partition # 3
post output

It looks like you tried to install linux at least 3 times ( 3 swaps partitions) and one time was a WUBI install (sdb5 boot files).
nigel.650
August 31st, 2014, 07:44 PM
Lostfarmer,

The boot menu gives me the following options:
1. ubuntu
2. ATA SSDI: RDM-II XM020C024G
3. ATA1 WDC WD5000LPVT-24G33TI
4. PCI LAN: EFI IPv4
5. PCI LAN: EFI IPv6

Selecting option 1 or 2 gives the same grub menu, and selecting the windows option gives the error I first posted.
Option 3 loads windows.

I did try several times to load ubuntu/xubuntu, thought I'd cleaned up the partitions, but apparently not.

efibootmgr -v reports:

Timeout: 0 secondsBootOrder: 000C,0009,0008,000A,0004,0003,0007,000B,0006,0005, 000F
Boot0000 Setup
Boot0001 Boot Menu
Boot0002 Diagnostic Splash
Boot0003* ATA HDD: WDC WD5000LPVT-24G33T1 ACPI(a0341d0,0)PCI(1f,2)03120a00010000000000..bYVD .A...O.*..
Boot0004* ATA SSD1: RDM-II XM020C024G ACPI(a0341d0,0)PCI(1f,2)03120a00000000000000..bYVD .A...O.*..
Boot0005* RAID DEVICE2: 030a2500d23878bc820f604d8316c068ee79d25ba5388f9ca4 6ace40bf2f0ade9bc05d6d01
Boot0006* RAID DEVICE1: 030a2500d23878bc820f604d8316c068ee79d25ba5388f9ca4 6ace40bf2f0ade9bc05d6d00
Boot0007* ATAPI CD: 030a2400d23878bc820f604d8316c068ee79d25baea2090adf de214e8b3a5e471856a354
Boot0008* USB HDD: 030a2400d23878bc820f604d8316c068ee79d25b33e821aaaf 33bc4789bd419f88c50803
Boot0009* USB FDD: 030a2400d23878bc820f604d8316c068ee79d25b6ff015a288 30b543a8b8641009461e49
Boot000A* USB CD: 030a2400d23878bc820f604d8316c068ee79d25b86701296aa 5a7848b66cd49dd3ba6a55
Boot000B* PCI LAN: EFI Network (IPv4) ACPI(a0341d0,0)PCI(1c,1)PCI(0,0)MAC(089e01b1089e,0 )IPv4(0.0.0.0:0<->0.0.0.0:0,0, 0x.J.+*.N.....=8.
Boot000C* ubuntu HD(2,1f4800,82000,6b4924d9-9df1-41d6-a279-cb32c0ad2e53)File(\EFI\ubuntu\shimx64.efi)
Boot000D* Lenovo Recovery System ACPI(a0341d0,0)PCI(1f,2)03120a00010000000000HD(3,2 76800,1f4000,af030b02-ace1-4837-9411-f5afa3c61557)File(\EFI\Microsoft\Boot\lrsBootMgr.e fi)
Boot000E* Windows Boot Manager HD(2,1f4800,82000,6b4924d9-9df1-41d6-a279-cb32c0ad2e53)File(\EFI\Microsoft\Boot\bootmgfw.efi )WINDOWS.........x...B.C.D.O.B.J.E.C.T.=.{.9.d.e.a .8.6.2.c.-.5.c.d.d.-.4.e.7.0.-.a.c.c.1.-.f.3.2.b.3.4.4.d.4.7.9.5.}...a................
Boot000F* PCI LAN: EFI Network (IPv6) ACPI(a0341d0,0)PCI(1c,1)PCI(0,0)MAC(089e01b1089e,0 )030d3c0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000000000000000000004000000000000 000000000000000000000x.J.+*.N.....=8.

gdisk partion #2 reports:

Disk /dev/sdb: 976773168 sectors, 465.8 GiB
Logical sector size: 512 bytes
Disk identifier (GUID): 9B832855-3707-4AA6-9102-D57F40C0F4C8
Partition table holds up to 128 entries
First usable sector is 34, last usable sector is 976773134
Partitions will be aligned on 8-sector boundaries
Total free space is 30403632 sectors (14.5 GiB)


Number Start (sector) End (sector) Size Code Name
1 2048 2050047 1000.0 MiB FFFF Ba
2 2050048 2582527 260.0 MiB EF00 EF
3 2582528 4630527 1000.0 MiB FFFF Ba
4 4630528 4892671 128.0 MiB 0C01 Mi
5 4892672 110691078 50.4 GiB 0700
6 213091079 422982588 100.1 GiB 0700
7 850163712 881414143 14.9 GiB FFFF
8 881414144 897900543 7.9 GiB FFFF
9 897900544 898617343 350.0 MiB FFFF
10 898617344 951046143 25.0 GiB 0700 Ba
11 951046144 976773119 12.3 GiB FFFF Ba
12 110692352 150691839 19.1 GiB 8300
13 150691840 182691839 15.3 GiB 8200
14 422983680 850163711 203.7 GiB 8300
gdisk partition # 3 reports:

Disk /dev/sdb: 976773168 sectors, 465.8 GiB
Logical sector size: 512 bytes
Disk identifier (GUID): 9B832855-3707-4AA6-9102-D57F40C0F4C8
Partition table holds up to 128 entries
First usable sector is 34, last usable sector is 976773134
Partitions will be aligned on 8-sector boundaries
Total free space is 30403632 sectors (14.5 GiB)


Number Start (sector) End (sector) Size Code Name
1 2048 2050047 1000.0 MiB FFFF Ba
2 2050048 2582527 260.0 MiB EF00 EF
3 2582528 4630527 1000.0 MiB FFFF Ba
4 4630528 4892671 128.0 MiB 0C01 Mi
5 4892672 110691078 50.4 GiB 0700
6 213091079 422982588 100.1 GiB 0700
7 850163712 881414143 14.9 GiB FFFF
8 881414144 897900543 7.9 GiB FFFF
9 897900544 898617343 350.0 MiB FFFF
10 898617344 951046143 25.0 GiB 0700 Ba
11 951046144 976773119 12.3 GiB FFFF Ba
12 110692352 150691839 19.1 GiB 8300
13 150691840 182691839 15.3 GiB 8200
14 422983680 850163711 203.7 GiB 8300
LostFarmer
August 31st, 2014, 08:51 PM
The output of your 'gdisk' is different then mine and does not have the 'Partition unique GUID' number that I was looking for. Will post my data and it might help you see.


dad@dad-X401A1 ~ $ sudo gdisk /dev/sda
GPT fdisk (gdisk) version 0.8.7

Partition table scan:
MBR: protective
BSD: not present
APM: not present
GPT: present

Found valid GPT with protective MBR; using GPT.

Command (? for help): i
Partition number (1-12): 1
Partition GUID code: C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B (EFI System)
Partition unique GUID: A3F6A149-563B-46BB-93F4-32EA12C020B8
First sector: 2048 (at 1024.0 KiB)
Last sector: 616447 (at 301.0 MiB)
Partition size: 614400 sectors (300.0 MiB)
Attribute flags: 0000000000000000
Partition name: 'EFI system partition'

part of efibootmgr:


Boot0000* Windows Boot Manager HD(1,800,96000,a3f6a149-563b-46bb-93f4-32ea12c020b8)File(\EFI\Microsoft\Boot\bootmgfw.efi ) (shorted)
Boot000A* ubuntu HD(1,800,96000,a3f6a149-563b-46bb-93f4-32ea12c020b8)File(EFI\Ubuntu\grubx64.efi)

I wanted to check the efibootmgr output path to gdisk unique GUID,

Your grub.cfg does have the normally correct WIN7/8 chainload path but on sdb2 nor sdb3 has the folder or file /EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi. The chainloader path would be sdb2, the partiton linux has mounted at /boot/efi .
Due to the fact you can boot into Win8 , it must be via sda. Look to see if any of sda partitions has a bootmgfw.efi file. Is sda the ATA HDD: WDC WD5000LPVT-24G33T1 hdd ?

What is on sda ? Linux seems not to be able to mount the partitions.
Do you or did you have a RAID setup?
LostFarmer
August 31st, 2014, 09:18 PM
You may want to look at having WIN menu boot linux instead of having linux menu boot WIN. http://superuser.com/questions/696838/installed-updated-windows-8-uefi-after-ubuntu-restore-grub solution #2 . Would then use efibootmgr to place the working WIN as the first boot entire if your bios setup does not have the option to change boot order.
nigel.650
August 31st, 2014, 10:02 PM
gdisk didn't look correct because I mis-understood your original request, here is what you were looking for:


GPT fdisk (gdisk) version 0.8.8

Partition table scan:
MBR: protective
BSD: not present
APM: not present
GPT: present


Found valid GPT with protective MBR; using GPT.


Command (? for help): i
Partition number (1-14): 2
Partition GUID code: C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B (EFI System)
Partition unique GUID: 6B4924D9-9DF1-41D6-A279-CB32C0AD2E53
First sector: 2050048 (at 1001.0 MiB)
Last sector: 2582527 (at 1.2 GiB)
Partition size: 532480 sectors (260.0 MiB)
Attribute flags: 0000000000000001
Partition name: 'EF'


Command (? for help): i
Partition number (1-14): 3
Partition GUID code: DE94BBA4-06D1-4D40-A1A6-BFD50179D6AC (Unknown)
Partition unique GUID: AF030B02-ACE1-4837-9411-F5AFA3C61557
First sector: 2582528 (at 1.2 GiB)
Last sector: 4630527 (at 2.2 GiB)
Partition size: 2048000 sectors (1000.0 MiB)
Attribute flags: 0000000000000001
Partition name: 'Ba'
nigel.650
August 31st, 2014, 10:13 PM
sda is used by lenovo, for what I don't know, and is a 24G SSD.
sdb is the 500G HDD
Question: How do I look at a partions contents if it has no label?
LostFarmer
September 1st, 2014, 04:10 AM
One of the problems is no \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\bootmgfw.efi in the EFI partition. What I have read it can be rebuilt. The basic steps would be make a minimal repair usb http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/create-usb-recovery-drive-in-windows-8/ , boot with it and get to the Command Prompt and do the steps at http://superuser.com/questions/460762/how-can-i-repair-the-windows-8-efi-bootloader with a few changes for your setup. If you want to try , read the 2 sites and ask questions, I have not rebuilt the bcdboot store but it looks straight forward to do so. I will not say it will work or make something worse, I have never tried it.

Some one else may read all that has been written and have a better idea.
nigel.650
September 1st, 2014, 07:23 PM
yancek, LostFarmer thanks for your help. Lots of good information for me to digest, at present it seems that xubuntu is booting from the the solid state drive and windows from the hard drive (found by altering the device boot order). I will post back when I have some results from the above links.