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Windows 8 boot error
Hello to all...
Here I am , asking for ur precious help.
I`ll try to be short on my problem`s description.
I used to dual-boot with windows7 & Ubuntu...last year i wanted to install the new version of Ubuntu and by trying i managed to destroy my DualBoot.Back then i could only login into Ubuntu even though in my Grub menu i had the choice of Windows it had always given me a black blank screen.
Yesterday i decided to update from Win7 to Win8 and now there is no Grub menu, no Ubuntu...just windows 8. I`d love to have my dual Boot back...i need to gain access to my Ubuntu as soon as possible.
I`m pretty sure that there is nothing to do with Secure Booting or EFI cause my laptop is rather old...it is an Acer Aspire 5630.
I don`t know how to proceed on that by myself so i would appreciate any kind of help.
Here i`m posting the result of the Boot Info Script from a liveCD
Code:
Boot Info Script 0.61 [1 April 2012]
============================= Boot Info Summary: ===============================
=> Windows is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda.
=> FreeDOS (eXtended FDisk) is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdc.
sda1: __________________________________________________________________________
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
sda2: __________________________________________________________________________
File system: ext4
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS
Boot files: /boot/grub/grub.cfg /etc/fstab
/boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf /boot/grub/core.img
sda3: __________________________________________________________________________
File system: Extended Partition
Boot sector type: Unknown
Boot sector info:
sda5: __________________________________________________________________________
File system: swap
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
sda6: __________________________________________________________________________
File system: ext4
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System:
Boot files:
sdc1: __________________________________________________________________________
File system: vfat
Boot sector type: FAT16
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files:
============================ Drive/Partition Info: =============================
Drive: sda _____________________________________________________________________
Disk /dev/sda: 120.0 GB, 120034123776 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14593 cylinders, total 234441648 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 * 63 132,038,234 132,038,172 7 NTFS / exFAT / HPFS
/dev/sda2 132,038,235 161,335,109 29,296,875 83 Linux
/dev/sda3 161,335,294 234,440,703 73,105,410 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 161,335,296 173,053,951 11,718,656 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda6 173,056,000 234,440,703 61,384,704 83 Linux
Drive: sdc _____________________________________________________________________
Disk /dev/sdc: 1998 MB, 1998585856 bytes
9 heads, 8 sectors/track, 54215 cylinders, total 3903488 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/sdc1 512 3,903,487 3,902,976 6 FAT16
"blkid" output: ________________________________________________________________
Device UUID TYPE LABEL
/dev/loop0 squashfs
/dev/sda1 FA6852B9685273FB ntfs
/dev/sda2 7d3c4347-5c2e-4093-9fb0-6ace68a18171 ext4
/dev/sda5 9d7e09c0-139a-471b-bcc1-5a1a9468ea91 swap
/dev/sda6 ba8c7e2b-36b6-4dd0-a400-c33c49d4a7e5 ext4
/dev/sdc1 4CD2-4A09 vfat
/dev/sr0 iso9660 Ultimate Edition 3.5
================================ Mount points: =================================
Device Mount_Point Type Options
/dev/loop0 /rofs squashfs (ro,noatime)
/dev/sdc1 /media/4CD2-4A09 vfat (rw,nosuid,nodev,uid=999,gid=999,shortname=mixed,dmask=0077,utf8=1,showexec,flush,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 "${boot_once}" ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi
}
function load_video {
insmod vbe
insmod vga
insmod video_bochs
insmod video_cirrus
}
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos2)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 7d3c4347-5c2e-4093-9fb0-6ace68a18171
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=auto
load_video
insmod gfxterm
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos2)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 7d3c4347-5c2e-4093-9fb0-6ace68a18171
set locale_dir=($root)/boot/grub/locale
set lang=en_US
insmod gettext
fi
terminal_output gfxterm
if [ "${recordfail}" = 1 ]; then
set timeout=-1
else
set timeout=10
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
set menu_color_normal=white/black
set menu_color_highlight=black/light-gray
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
function gfxmode {
set gfxpayload="${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 [ ${match} = 0 ]; then
set linux_gfx_mode=keep
else
set linux_gfx_mode=text
fi
else
set linux_gfx_mode=text
fi
else
set linux_gfx_mode=keep
fi
else
set linux_gfx_mode=text
fi
export linux_gfx_mode
if [ "${linux_gfx_mode}" != "text" ]; then load_video; fi
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 3.2.0-34-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode
insmod gzio
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos2)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 7d3c4347-5c2e-4093-9fb0-6ace68a18171
linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-34-generic root=UUID=7d3c4347-5c2e-4093-9fb0-6ace68a18171 ro quiet splash $vt_handoff
initrd /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-34-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 3.2.0-34-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 7d3c4347-5c2e-4093-9fb0-6ace68a18171
echo 'Loading Linux 3.2.0-34-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-34-generic root=UUID=7d3c4347-5c2e-4093-9fb0-6ace68a18171 ro recovery nomodeset
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-34-generic
}
submenu "Previous Linux versions" {
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 3.2.0-33-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode
insmod gzio
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos2)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 7d3c4347-5c2e-4093-9fb0-6ace68a18171
linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-33-generic root=UUID=7d3c4347-5c2e-4093-9fb0-6ace68a18171 ro quiet splash $vt_handoff
initrd /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-33-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 3.2.0-33-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 7d3c4347-5c2e-4093-9fb0-6ace68a18171
echo 'Loading Linux 3.2.0-33-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-33-generic root=UUID=7d3c4347-5c2e-4093-9fb0-6ace68a18171 ro recovery nomodeset
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-33-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 7d3c4347-5c2e-4093-9fb0-6ace68a18171
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 7d3c4347-5c2e-4093-9fb0-6ace68a18171
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/sda1)" --class windows --class os {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ntfs
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 055F8FDB3E227F2C
chainloader +1
}
### 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=7d3c4347-5c2e-4093-9fb0-6ace68a18171 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
# /home was on /dev/sda6 during installation
UUID=ba8c7e2b-36b6-4dd0-a400-c33c49d4a7e5 /home ext4 defaults 0 2
# swap was on /dev/sda5 during installation
UUID=9d7e09c0-139a-471b-bcc1-5a1a9468ea91 none swap sw 0 0
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====================== sda2/boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf: =======================
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
## /boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf
##
## IMPORTANT WARNING
##
## The configuration of this file is generated automatically.
## Do not edit this file manually, use: extlinux-update
default l0
prompt 1
timeout 50
include themes/debian/theme.cfg
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=================== sda2: Location of files loaded by Grub: ====================
GiB - GB File Fragment(s)
75.554006100 = 81.125496320 boot/grub/core.img 1
66.131257534 = 71.007897088 boot/grub/grub.cfg 1
76.924153805 = 82.596681216 boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-33-generic 3
68.872582912 = 73.951372800 boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-34-generic 3
75.520051479 = 81.089037824 boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-33-generic 2
65.988801479 = 70.854936064 boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-34-generic 1
65.988801479 = 70.854936064 vmlinuz 1
75.520051479 = 81.089037824 vmlinuz.old 2
================= sda2: Location of files loaded by Syslinux: ==================
GiB - GB File Fragment(s)
66.131310940 = 71.007954432 boot/extlinux/chain.c32 1
65.094293118 = 69.894465024 boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf 1
============== sda2: Version of COM32(R) files used by Syslinux: ===============
boot/extlinux/chain.c32 : COM32R module (v4.xx)
======================== Unknown MBRs/Boot Sectors/etc: ========================
Unknown BootLoader on sda3
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Re: Windows 8 boot error
Windows always installs its boot loader.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Re...tallingWindows
How to restore the Ubuntu/XP/Vista/7 bootloader
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Re...ta/7Bootloader
Reinstall grub2 - Short version & full chroot version
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2#Reinstalling GRUB2
You can use your Ubuntu liveCD or download full repair ISO.
Post the link to the BootInfo report that this creates. Is part of Boot-Repair:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Info
Boot Repair -Also handles LVM, GPT, separate /boot and UEFI dual boot.:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Repair
You can repair many boot issues with this or 'Create BootInfo' report (Other Options) & post the link it creates, so we can see your exact configuration and diagnose advanced problems.
Install in Ubuntu liveCD or USB or Full RepairCD with Boot-Repair (for newer computers)
http://sourceforge.net/p/boot-repair/home/Home/
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuSecureRemic
WARNING for Windows 8 Dual-Booters
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1953674
It defaults shutdown to a hybrid hibernation/off state for fast boot
http://www.kapilarya.com/how-to-enab...p-in-windows-8
But then files may be corrupted similar to Windows 7 Hibernation:
http://ubuntu-with-wubi.blogspot.ca/...rid-sleep.html
http://superuser.com/questions/14472...te-w-dual-boot
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Re: Windows 8 boot error
Ok. I have already downloaded and installed Boot Repair disk.
The requested link http://paste.ubuntu.com/1446222/
This time i had all my externals HDDs connected...hope it helped a little bit more.
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Re: Windows 8 boot error
You can just let Boot-Repair reinstall grub to the MBR. I might not install it to all drives, especially if they are external, but it probably does not matter.
Or you can manually reinstall grub2's boot loader.
Since you have several large external drives, you might want to review this. I follow his logic, but just install Ubuntu to every drive.
Creating a Dedicated Knoppix Partition for large drives
http://www.troubleshooters.com/linux..._partition.htm
Except I have multiple Ubuntu installs and rotate newest install from drive to drive.
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Re: Windows 8 boot error
If you're stuck in Windows, there is an easy way to solve it.
I use it and it works like a charm:
http://neosmart.net/EasyBCD/
You can add as many OS's as you like to the Windows bootloader using this program.
Note, you need to register to download the free version.
Good luck!
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Re: Windows 8 boot error
Ok...so Merry Xmas and Happiest New Year to all guys!
Thanks to Oldfred I`ve managed to gain access to my Ubuntu again.
I`m facing other probs now but i guess i`ll leave u alone for now.. ;-))))
Thanks again...i`m marking it as SOLVED
