Ubuntu, Kubuntu, debian based systems can't detect Windows Vista

[oldfred]

It also is only showing one Slackware and not the other Ubuntu?

Found Slackware Linux (Slackware 13.37.0) on /dev/sda2
Found Windows Vista (loader) on /dev/sdc1
Found Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS (12.04) on /dev/sdd1
Found Slackware Linux (Slackware 14.0) on /dev/sdg1

Repost BootInfo report. Did you edit any of the grub scripts.

It may be easier to totally uninstall grub in the version you are booting from and totally reinstall grub.

# HOWTO: Purge and Reinstall Grub 2 from the live-CD/DVD/USB - drs305
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1581099

# purge old and reinstall new to sda
sudo apt-get purge grub grub-pc grub-common
sudo mv /boot/grub /boot/grub_backup
sudo mkdir /boot/grub
sudo apt-get install grub-pc grub-common
sudo grub-install --recheck /dev/sda
sudo update-grub

[firekage]

It also is only showing one Slackware and not the other Ubuntu?

Yes, that is correct, only one Slackware (13.37, there is no Slackware 14, and one Ubuntu)

Found Slackware Linux (Slackware 13.37.0) on /dev/sda2
Found Windows Vista (loader) on /dev/sdc1
Found Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS (12.04) on /dev/sdd1
Found Slackware Linux (Slackware 14.0) on /dev/sdg1

Yes, that is correct. Update-grub finds these systems, but grub doesen't see them after reboot on purple screen.

Repost BootInfo report. Did you edit any of the grub scripts.

Ok, will do and post it.

No, i havent edited anything yet.

It may be easier to totally uninstall grub in the version you are booting from and totally reinstall grub.

Tried this several times. Doesen't work.

# HOWTO: Purge and Reinstall Grub 2 from the live-CD/DVD/USB - drs305
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1581099

# purge old and reinstall new to sda
sudo apt-get purge grub grub-pc grub-common
sudo mv /boot/grub /boot/grub_backup
sudo mkdir /boot/grub
sudo apt-get install grub-pc grub-common
sudo grub-install --recheck /dev/sda
sudo update-grub

I tried this several times. I will say that i also did the same thing on second Ubuntu (in fact, "second Ubuntu" is Kubuntu but grub doesen't see the diferences, for him it is the same linux system), in fact, on Kubuntu. Result is the same. I purged grub, installed it again, updated it and after reboot, blue grub from Kubuntu ("second Ubuntu") see...again only one Slackware (13.37), and "Previous linux" and nothing more exept itself and itself with recovery mode.

[Beautymist]

@firekage: can I ask a somewhat insolent question?

What do you need windows vista for, anyway? or anything win at all? I have both a linux and a win OS, I am in no way an expert or computer wizard, still I manage to do everything I want & need on my linux OS. I still have win somewhere in the limbo of my PC, but never looked back since a linux OS was installed (not by me) on my computer almost 15 yrs ago.

Just askin'.


-BM

[oldfred]

If grub menu is not showing second install are you just choosing Kubuntu from login screen and not the grub menu boot of the other install?

Post this:
List entries in grub
cat /boot/grub/grub.cfg | grep menuentry

[firekage]

If grub menu is not showing second install are you just choosing Kubuntu from login screen and not the grub menu boot of the other install?

Sorry, my english right now doesen't allow me to fully understand this question. If i understand correctly, then i say this: i choose Kubuntu by hitting F8, selecting hard drive that Kubuntu is installed on, after few seconds blue grub shows up and i don't see anything other that i posted earlier: missing Vista, Ubuntu and Slackware 14. The same thing goes with Ubuntu: missing Kubuntu, Vista and Slackware 14 when i hit F8 and select hard drive that Ubuntu is installed on, with purple grub.

Post this:
List entries in grub
cat /boot/grub/grub.cfg | grep menuentry

Here it is:

cat firekage@deusex:~$ cat /boot/grub/gr
grldr.img  grub.cfg   grubenv    
firekage@deusex:~$ cat /boot/grub/grub.cfg | grep menuentry
menuentry 'Ubuntu, za pomocą systemu Linux 3.2.0-24-generic-pae' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
menuentry 'Ubuntu, za pomocą systemu Linux 3.2.0-24-generic-pae (tryb ratunkowy)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
menuentry 'Ubuntu, za pomocą systemu Linux 3.2.0-24-virtual' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
menuentry 'Ubuntu, za pomocą systemu Linux 3.2.0-24-virtual (tryb ratunkowy)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
menuentry 'Ubuntu, za pomocą systemu Linux 3.2.0-24-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
menuentry 'Ubuntu, za pomocą systemu Linux 3.2.0-24-generic (tryb ratunkowy)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
menuentry "Slackware_13.37 (on /dev/sda2)" --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
menuentry "Windows Vista (loader) (on /dev/sdc1)" --class windows --class os {
menuentry "Ubuntu, za pomocą systemu Linux 3.2.0-39-generic-pae (on /dev/sdd1)" --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
menuentry "Ubuntu, za pomocą systemu Linux 3.2.0-39-generic-pae (tryb ratunkowy) (on /dev/sdd1)" --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
menuentry "Ubuntu, za pomocą systemu Linux 3.2.0-37-generic-pae (on /dev/sdd1)" --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
menuentry "Ubuntu, za pomocą systemu Linux 3.2.0-37-generic-pae (tryb ratunkowy) (on /dev/sdd1)" --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
menuentry "Slackware_14 (on /dev/sdg1)" --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
firekage@deusex:~$

and here is repair-boot summary:

http://paste.ubuntu.com/5790898/

[firekage]

@firekage: can I ask a somewhat insolent question?

What do you need windows vista for, anyway? or anything win at all? I have both a linux and a win OS, I am in no way an expert or computer wizard, still I manage to do everything I want & need on my linux OS. I still have win somewhere in the limbo of my PC, but never looked back since a linux OS was installed (not by me) on my computer almost 15 yrs ago.

Just askin'.


-BM

Sure, of course

Sometimes i would like to play on it. Linux doesen't allow me to playing games that i would like to play. As a matter of fact, this is the only reason why i still have it because linux gives me everything that i would like to have from system exept playing games - wine and play on linux is not always good approach and with it i'm not able to play in everything that i would like to or with games that i really like, nothing more.

In fact, i don't have much time to spend on playing but i want my systems work the way i want...not the way they want. It worked, now it doesen't, don't know why.

[oldfred]

Slackware as copied by grub2's os-prober has a typo. So all your entires after the typo will not show.
It is unmatched quotes on last resume line. And both Slackware boot stanzas have the missing quote.

 menuentry "Slackware_13.37 (on /dev/sda2)" --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {

 insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos2)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 0a2ebb07-8b93-4938-9bee-7eca19168eee
linux /boot/vmlinuz root=UUID ro  vt.default_utf8=0 vga = normal append = "resume=UUID=9a4b8b62-9163-4d61-b9af-4d4c75e29fee

 }

The lilo (line 398 in BootInfo) has both quotes, so it is a bug in os-prober. You really should file that as a bug report.

In the mean time you have several alternatives. I would just copy all of the os-prober output into 40_custom and correct it there and turn os-prober off. You may have to manually update on changes to your other systems later, but then every update of kernel or grub will not overwrite a direct edit to grub.cfg. Or you can edit the file we are not supposed to edit - grub.cfg.

Copy the entries from this:
sudo cp -a /boot/grub/grub.cfg /boot/grub/grub.cfg.backup
gedit /boot/grub/grub.cfg
Copy them to and edit only titles:
gksudo gedit /etc/grub.d/40_custom
Then do:
sudo update-grub


Either of these will turn os-prober off.
gksudo gedit /etc/default/grub:
GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER=true
or
sudo chmod a-x /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober
sudo update-grub

[oldfred]

You do have to create a login to launchpad.

bug reports info on how to do:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/community/report-problem


I did not find a lilo or quotes missing bug for os-prober.
Grub bugs:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2

[firekage]

Slackware as copied by grub2's os-prober has a typo. So all your entires after the typo will not show.
It is unmatched quotes on last resume line. And both Slackware boot stanzas have the missing quote.

Yes, somebody, if i remember correctly, on LinuxQuestions, wrote the same thing. Funny thing is that clean install of Ubuntu sees them all, and after something, maybe update, it doesen't - my laptop sees Vosta and Slackware 14!

 menuentry "Slackware_13.37 (on /dev/sda2)" --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {

 insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos2)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 0a2ebb07-8b93-4938-9bee-7eca19168eee
linux /boot/vmlinuz root=UUID ro  vt.default_utf8=0 vga = normal append = "resume=UUID=9a4b8b62-9163-4d61-b9af-4d4c75e29fee

 }

The lilo (line 398 in BootInfo) has both quotes, so it is a bug in os-prober. You really should file that as a bug report.

Will try it later. But what is wrong with Vista? Why it doesen't show either?

In the mean time you have several alternatives. I would just copy all of the os-prober output

Could you write more? What is the output of this, or where, and how should i check it?

into 40_custom and correct it there and turn os-prober off. You may have to manually update on changes to your other systems later, but then every update of kernel or grub will not overwrite a direct edit to grub.cfg. Or you can edit the file we are not supposed to edit - grub.cfg.

I have only to copy something here or make new 40_custom ?

Copy the entries from this:
sudo cp -a /boot/grub/grub.cfg /boot/grub/grub.cfg.backup
gedit /boot/grub/grub.cfg
Copy them to and edit only titles:
gksudo gedit /etc/grub.d/40_custom
Then do:
sudo update-grub


Either of these will turn os-prober off.
gksudo gedit /etc/default/grub:
GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER=true
or
sudo chmod a-x /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober
sudo update-grub

You wrote: correct only titles. What do you mean? What titles?