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    Boot Info Script: How to

    One useful tool for finding and fixing boot problems is the Boot Info Script. I often ask for the output when helping find and fix boot problems. So I put this little how to together to keep from typing the same thing over and over. (lazy).

    Special thanks to meiefra for authoring the script and making it available.

    How to get it - Download it from here. Boot Info Script - SourceForge.net

    How to run it:
    From your Ubuntu hard drive install:

    Open a terminal window - Applications>Accessories>Terminal

    Type or cut n paste the following.
    Code:
    sudo bash ~/Desktop/boot_info_script*.sh
    Update Karmic users - the default download directory is now ~/Downloads
    Code:
    sudo bash ~/Downloads/boot_info_script*.sh
    If you have changed the Firefox default download location. Then change the ~/Downloads/ part of the command to your download directory.

    You will be asked for a password - your user password. You will not see the cursor move or see any stars as you type - thats the way of the Linux terminal. Type it in and press enter.

    Where to find its output:
    The script creates file RESULTS.TXT in same directory it is stored in. ( default ~/Downloads)
    Add it to your post:
    Open RESULTS.TXT in your favorite text editor - cut and paste - it can be long please use code tags (the # on the tool bar) or add the file as an attachment.

    If you can't boot into the Ubuntu install:

    From a live Ubuntu CD:
    Same as above - except you will not be asked for a password.

    Comments and suggestions are welcome.
    Last edited by louieb; January 29th, 2010 at 04:31 AM.
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    A working example of RESULTS.TXT

    Here is the RESULTS.TXT file for a Desktop that Boots XP, Win 7 and Ubuntu Jaunty. It has a 200GB and a 320GB HDD. Both are SATA hard drives.

    Whats in the MBR? This PC boot straight to XP if sda is 1st in the boot order.
    If sdb is 1st it boots to Grub legacy. The menu has 3 entries for Jaunty, XP and Win7.
    Code:
    ============================= Boot Info Summary: 
    
     => Windows is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda
     => Grub0.97 is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdb and looks on the same drive 
        in partition #1 for /grub/stage2 and /grub/menu.lst.
    sda1 - A boot able XP is installed. note the boot files
    Code:
    sda1: ___________________________________________
        File system:       ntfs
        Boot sector type:  Windows XP
        Boot sector info:  No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
        Operating System:  Windows XP
        Boot files/dirs:   /boot.ini /ntldr /NTDETECT.COM
    sda2 - A partition for data formated with the NTFS file system. Not bootable note no boot files.
    Code:
    sda2: ____________________________________________
    
        File system:       ntfs
        Boot sector type:  Windows XP
        Boot sector info:  No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
        Operating System:  
        Boot files/dirs:
    Note sda6 - Linux swap - Ubuntu installed on sdb - though it would be a good idea to put swap on sda.
    Code:
    sda3: _____________________________________________________________
    
        File system:       Extended Partition
        Boot sector type:  -
        Boot sector info:  
    
    sda5: ____________________________________________________________
    
        File system:       swap
        Boot sector type:  -
        Boot sector info:  
    
    sda4: ____________________________________________________________
        File system:       ntfs
        Boot sector type:  Windows Vista
        Boot sector info:  No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
        Operating System:  
        Boot files/dirs:
    Small (25MB) dedicated Grub partition. When sdb is the boot drive the Grub menu in this partition is displayed.
    Code:
    sdb1: _________________________________________________________
    
        File system:       ext3
        Boot sector type:  -
        Boot sector info:  
        Operating System:  
        Boot files/dirs:   /grub/menu.lst
    sdb2 - Win7 installed and bootable by grub - note boot files
    Code:
    sdb2: __________________________________________________________
        File system:       ntfs
        Boot sector type:  Windows Vista
        Boot sector info:  No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
        Operating System:  Windows Vista
        Boot files/dirs:   /bootmgr /Boot/BCD /Windows/System32/winload.exe
    Extended partiton - Holds Ubuntu Jaunty /home and / (root) + a couple of data partitions.
    Code:
    sdb3: ____________________________________________________________
    
        File system:       Extended Partition
        Boot sector type:  -
        Boot sector info:  
    
    sdb5: ____________________________________________________________
        File system:       ext3
        Boot sector type:  -
        Boot sector info:  
        Operating System:  
        Boot files/dirs:   
    
    sdb6: _____________________________________________________________
        File system:       ext3
        Boot sector type:  Grub
        Boot sector info:  Grub0.97 is installed in the boot sector of sdb6 and 
                           looks at sector 94839384 of the same hard drive for 
                           the stage2 file. A stage2 file is at this location on 
                           /dev/sdb. Stage2 looks on partition #6 for 
                           /boot/grub/menu.lst.
        Operating System:  Ubuntu 9.04
        Boot files/dirs:   /boot/grub/menu.lst /etc/fstab
    
    sdb7: ____________________________________________________________
    
        File system:       ntfs
        Boot sector type:  Windows Vista
        Boot sector info:  No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
        Operating System:  
        Boot files/dirs:   
    
    sdb8: ____________________________________________________________
    
        File system:       ntfs
        Boot sector type:  Windows Vista
        Boot sector info:  No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
        Operating System:  
        Boot files/dirs:
    output of fdisk -lu (start and end block listed in sectors).
    Code:
    =========================== Drive/Partition Info: 
    
    Drive: sda ___________________
    
    Disk /dev/sda: 200.0 GB, 200049647616 bytes
    255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 24321 cylinders, total 390721968 sectors
    Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
    Disk identifier: 0x0af20af2
    
    Partition  Boot         Start           End          Size  Id System
    
    /dev/sda1    *             63    65,529,134    65,529,072   7 HPFS/NTFS
    /dev/sda2          65,529,135   325,701,809   260,172,675   7 HPFS/NTFS
    /dev/sda3         388,612,350   390,716,864     2,104,515   5 Extended
    /dev/sda5         388,612,413   390,716,864     2,104,452  82 Linux swap / Solaris
    /dev/sda4         325,701,810   388,612,349    62,910,540   7 HPFS/NTFS
    
    
    Drive: sdb ___________________ _____________________________________________________
    
    Disk /dev/sdb: 320.0 GB, 320072933376 bytes
    255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders, total 625142448 sectors
    Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
    Disk identifier: 0xf106f8b9
    
    Partition  Boot         Start           End          Size  Id System
    
    /dev/sdb1                  63        64,259        64,197  83 Linux
    /dev/sdb2    *         64,260    60,854,219    60,789,960   7 HPFS/NTFS
    /dev/sdb3          60,854,220   625,137,344   564,283,125   5 Extended
    /dev/sdb5          60,854,283    71,344,664    10,490,382  83 Linux
    /dev/sdb6          71,344,728   134,255,204    62,910,477  83 Linux
    /dev/sdb7         134,255,268   618,839,864   484,584,597   7 HPFS/NTFS
    /dev/sdb8         618,839,928   625,137,344     6,297,417   7 HPFS/NTFS
    Code:
    blkid -c /dev/null: ____________________________________________________________
    
    /dev/sda1: UUID="48FC850AFC84F40A" LABEL="XPOS" TYPE="ntfs" 
    /dev/sda2: UUID="C4842336842329FE" LABEL="XPData" TYPE="ntfs" 
    /dev/sda4: UUID="2A4F1B1F6E9AF820" LABEL="XPextra" TYPE="ntfs" 
    /dev/sda5: UUID="a9fdf3fc-0dc5-4c4d-82dd-04eb21e59d38" TYPE="swap" 
    /dev/sdb1: LABEL="grub" UUID="aeb5f918-5e5f-11de-b06b-00112fd54e0a" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3" 
    /dev/sdb2: UUID="63A1491B45782151" LABEL="win7" TYPE="ntfs" 
    /dev/sdb5: LABEL="Jauntyh" UUID="f5633bca-4f6e-4e75-9f4d-a6b19effa94f" TYPE="ext3" 
    /dev/sdb6: LABEL="Jauntyr" UUID="c9cbf367-eb07-45d1-802f-0e3708630de4" TYPE="ext3" 
    /dev/sdb7: UUID="0A1BC8AB538A1664" LABEL="blackstuff" TYPE="ntfs" 
    /dev/sdb8: UUID="1C798EDE5631E28B" LABEL="xpswap" TYPE="ntfs" 
    
    =============================== "mount" output: 
    /dev/sdb6 on / type ext3 (rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro)
    tmpfs on /lib/init/rw type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,mode=0755)
    proc on /proc type proc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
    sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
    varrun on /var/run type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,mode=0755)
    varlock on /var/lock type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,mode=1777)
    udev on /dev type tmpfs (rw,mode=0755)
    tmpfs on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev)
    devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,noexec,nosuid,gid=5,mode=620)
    fusectl on /sys/fs/fuse/connections type fusectl (rw)
    lrm on /lib/modules/2.6.28-15-generic/volatile type tmpfs (rw,mode=755)
    /dev/sdb5 on /home type ext3 (rw,relatime)
    /dev/sdb7 on /media/blackstuff type fuseblk (rw,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,default_permissions,blksize=4096)
    securityfs on /sys/kernel/security type securityfs (rw)
    binfmt_misc on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type binfmt_misc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
    gvfs-fuse-daemon on /home/lou/.gvfs type fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon (rw,nosuid,nodev,user=lou)
    if found the content of will be listed.
    /boot/grub/menu.lst
    /grub/menu.lst /NST/menu.lst
    /menu.lst
    /grub.cfg /grub/grub.cfg /boot/grub/grub.cfg
    /ubuntu/disks/boot/grub/menu.lst /ubuntu/disks/install/boot/grub/menu.lst /ubuntu/winboot/menu.lst
    /boot/grub/grub.conf /grub/grub.conf /grub.conf
    /boot.ini /BOOT.INI
    /etc/fstab
    /etc/lilo.conf /lilo.conf


    Code:
    ================================ sda1/boot.ini: 
    
    [boot loader]
    timeout=30
    default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
    [operating systems]
    multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
    Code:
    ============================= sdb1/grub/menu.lst: =============================
    
    # menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8)
    #            grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8),
    #            grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub
    #            and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/.
    
    ## default num
    # Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0, and
    # the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used.
    #
    # You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default entry
    # is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'.
    # WARNING: If you are using dmraid do not use 'savedefault' or your
    # array will desync and will not let you boot your system.
    default   saved
    
    ## timeout sec
    # Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry
    # (normally the first entry defined).
    timeout   7
    
    ## hiddenmenu
    # Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu)
    #hiddenmenu
    
    # Pretty colours
    #color cyan/blue white/blue
    splashimage=/splash/debsplash.xpm.gz
    
    
    ## password ['--md5'] passwd
    # If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive editing
    # control (menu entry editor and command-line)  and entries protected by the
    # command 'lock'
    # e.g. password topsecret
    #      password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/
    # password topsecret
    
    title Microsoft Windows XP Professional (hd1,0)
          map (hd0) (hd1)
          map (hd1) (hd0)
          rootnoverify (hd1,0)
          makeactive
          savedefault
          chainloader +1
    title Microsoft Windows 7 (hd0,1)
          rootnoverify (hd0,1)
          makeactive
          savedefault
          chainloader +1
    title Linux2 chain load (hd0,5)
         root   (hd0,5)
         savedefault
         chainloader  +1
    
    title Linux2 configfile (hd0,5)
         savedefault
         configfile (hd0,5)/boot/grub/menu.lst
    
    =================== sdb1: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================
    
    
        .0GB: grub/menu.lst
        .0GB: grub/stage2
    Code:
    =========================== sdb6/boot/grub/menu.lst: ===========================
    
    # menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8)
    #            grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8),
    #            grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub
    #            and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/.
    
    ## default num
    # Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0, and
    # the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used.
    #
    # You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default entry
    # is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'.
    # WARNING: If you are using dmraid do not use 'savedefault' or your
    # array will desync and will not let you boot your system.
    default   0
    
    ## timeout sec
    # Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry
    # (normally the first entry defined).
    timeout   10
    
    ## hiddenmenu
    # Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu)
    #hiddenmenu
    
    # Pretty colours
    #color cyan/blue white/blue
    
    ## password ['--md5'] passwd
    # If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive editing
    # control (menu entry editor and command-line)  and entries protected by the
    # command 'lock'
    # e.g. password topsecret
    #      password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/
    # password topsecret
    
    #
    # examples
    #
    # title   Windows 95/98/NT/2000
    # root    (hd0,0)
    # makeactive
    # chainloader +1
    #
    # title   Linux
    # root    (hd0,1)
    # kernel  /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro
    #
    
    #
    # Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST
    
    ### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
    ## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified
    ## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below
    
    ## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs
    
    ## ## Start Default Options ##
    ## default kernel options
    ## default kernel options for automagic boot options
    ## If you want special options for specific kernels use kopt_x_y_z
    ## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted.
    ## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro
    ##      kopt_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro
    ##      kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro
    # kopt=root=UUID=c9cbf367-eb07-45d1-802f-0e3708630de4 ro
    
    ## default grub root device
    ## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
    # groot=c9cbf367-eb07-45d1-802f-0e3708630de4
    
    ## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options
    ## e.g. alternative=true
    ##      alternative=false
    # alternative=true
    
    ## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options
    ## e.g. lockalternative=true
    ##      lockalternative=false
    # lockalternative=false
    
    ## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the
    ## alternatives
    ## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5
    # defoptions=quiet splash quiet
    
    ## should update-grub lock old automagic boot options
    ## e.g. lockold=false
    ##      lockold=true
    # lockold=false
    
    ## Xen hypervisor options to use with the default Xen boot option
    # xenhopt=
    
    ## Xen Linux kernel options to use with the default Xen boot option
    # xenkopt=console=tty0
    
    ## altoption boot targets option
    ## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
    ## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
    ##      altoptions=(recovery) single
    # altoptions=(recovery mode) single
    
    ## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst
    ## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the
    ## alternative kernel options
    ## e.g. howmany=all
    ##      howmany=7
    # howmany=all
    
    ## specify if running in Xen domU or have grub detect automatically
    ## update-grub will ignore non-xen kernels when running in domU and vice versa
    ## e.g. indomU=detect
    ##      indomU=true
    ##      indomU=false
    # indomU=detect
    
    ## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option
    ## e.g. memtest86=true
    ##      memtest86=false
    # memtest86=true
    
    ## should update-grub adjust the value of the default booted system
    ## can be true or false
    # updatedefaultentry=false
    
    ## should update-grub add savedefault to the default options
    ## can be true or false
    # savedefault=false
    
    ## ## End Default Options ##
    
    title   Ubuntu 9.04, kernel 2.6.28-15-generic
    uuid    c9cbf367-eb07-45d1-802f-0e3708630de4
    kernel    /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-15-generic root=UUID=c9cbf367-eb07-45d1-802f-0e3708630de4 ro quiet splash quiet 
    initrd    /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-15-generic
    quiet
    
    title   Ubuntu 9.04, kernel 2.6.28-15-generic (recovery mode)
    uuid    c9cbf367-eb07-45d1-802f-0e3708630de4
    kernel    /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-15-generic root=UUID=c9cbf367-eb07-45d1-802f-0e3708630de4 ro  single
    initrd    /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-15-generic
    
    title   Ubuntu 9.04, kernel 2.6.28-14-generic
    uuid    c9cbf367-eb07-45d1-802f-0e3708630de4
    kernel    /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-14-generic root=UUID=c9cbf367-eb07-45d1-802f-0e3708630de4 ro quiet splash quiet 
    initrd    /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-14-generic
    quiet
    
    title   Ubuntu 9.04, kernel 2.6.28-14-generic (recovery mode)
    uuid    c9cbf367-eb07-45d1-802f-0e3708630de4
    kernel    /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-14-generic root=UUID=c9cbf367-eb07-45d1-802f-0e3708630de4 ro  single
    initrd    /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-14-generic
    
    title   Ubuntu 9.04, memtest86+
    uuid    c9cbf367-eb07-45d1-802f-0e3708630de4
    kernel    /boot/memtest86+.bin
    quiet
    
    ### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
    
    # This is a divider, added to separate the menu items below from the Debian
    # ones.
    title   Other operating systems:
    root
    
    
    # This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
    # on /dev/sda1
    title   Microsoft Windows XP Professional
    rootnoverify  (hd0,0)
    savedefault
    chainloader +1
    
    
    # This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
    # on /dev/sdb2
    title   Windows Vista (loader)
    rootnoverify  (hd1,1)
    savedefault
    map   (hd0) (hd1)
    map   (hd1) (hd0)
    chainloader +1
    
    
    =============================== sdb6/etc/fstab: 
    
    # /etc/fstab: static file system information.
    #
    # Use 'vol_id --uuid' 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    defaults        0       0
    # / was on /dev/sdb6 during installation
    UUID=c9cbf367-eb07-45d1-802f-0e3708630de4 /               ext3    relatime,errors=remount-ro 0       1
    # /home was on /dev/sdb5 during installation
    UUID=f5633bca-4f6e-4e75-9f4d-a6b19effa94f /home           ext3    relatime        0       2
    # /media/blackstuff was on /dev/sdb7 during installation
    UUID=0A1BC8AB538A1664 /media/blackstuff ntfs    defaults,nls=utf8,umask=007,gid=46 0       1
    # swap was on /dev/sda5 during installation
    UUID=a9fdf3fc-0dc5-4c4d-82dd-04eb21e59d38 none            swap    sw              0       0
    /dev/scd0       /media/cdrom0   udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0       0
    /dev/scd1       /media/cdrom1   udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0       0
    Good to know if dealing with Grub error 18.
    Code:
    =================== sdb6: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================
    
    
      48.5GB: boot/grub/menu.lst
      48.5GB: boot/grub/stage2
      48.5GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-14-generic
      48.5GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-15-generic
      48.5GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-14-generic
      48.4GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-15-generic
      48.5GB: initrd.img
      48.5GB: initrd.img.old
      48.4GB: vmlinuz
      48.5GB: vmlinuz.old
    This is a card reader built in to an HP printer.
    Code:
    =======Devices which don't seem to have a corresponding hard drive==============
    
    sdc
    Last edited by louieb; November 6th, 2009 at 08:48 PM.
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    Re: Boot Info Script: How to

    Hi Louie,
    thanks for a great "how to". I have posted links to it heaps of times.

    One thing though, there is a typo that jumps out at me every time I look at it
    If you can't boot into the Ubuntu install:
    From a live Ubuntu CD:
    Same as above - except you will no be asked for a password.
    "no" should be "not"
    Michael

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    Re: Boot Info Script: How to

    Quote Originally Posted by audiomick View Post
    "no" should be "not"
    brain fart or fat finger. maybe both. Thanks for the heads up - changed
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    Re: Boot Info Script: How to

    great info

    thanks
    Last edited by nuwave; February 3rd, 2010 at 10:30 PM. Reason: public opinion

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    Re: Boot Info Script: How to

    cannot download the boot info script from source forge!!!!!!

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    Re: Boot Info Script: How to

    cannot download the boot info script from source forge!!!!!!
    What exactly is the problem? What happens if you click on big green "Download Now" button?
    I suggest to try again. Might just have been a bad Internet connection.
    Last edited by meierfra.; February 27th, 2010 at 02:46 AM.

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    Re: Boot Info Script: How to

    FYI: Just downloaded boot_info_script055.sh - no problem.
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  9. #9
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    Re: Boot Info Script: How to

    Great script - lots of use-full info! I get an unknown MBR at the end of my result.txt
    Anyone know what that is?
    My info is here:
    http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1453422
    linsay7 has multiple instances of this here:
    http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...own+bootloader
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  10. #10
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    Re: Boot Info Script: How to

    hi,

    i tried to run the bootinfoscript

    Code:
    ubuntu@ubuntu:/$ sudo bash ~/Desktop/boot_info_script*.sh
    Identifying MBRs...
    Computing Partition Table of /dev/sda...
    Searching sda1 for information... 
    Searching sda2 for information...
    from the live cd

    and it would not create the result file

    how long did it take you guys to have a result ?
    after several minutes i decided it was just not wrking...

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