Can't boot windows after installing ubuntu 13.04

[overheatedmud]

I tried dual booting w7 and ubuntu today using this guide: http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2012/05/17...and-windows-7/
I first tried using the cmd on the windows install disc to repair it but that didn't work. Then I tried boot-repair on ubuntu and that didn't work either. When I went back to the install disc to try it again it didn't recognize the windows install and said the disc was for a different version. I remember having this problem before but I forget what I did, I think I just reinstalled windows. Can anybody help me find a different solution to this?

[VMC]

I'm guessing you can boot ubuntu. Then output the "/boot/grub/grub.cfg" file (put the results between code tags)

Also output this command:

sudo blkid

[ahallubuntu]

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[oldfred]

Just for info. All BIOS computers boot from MBR or the very first sector of the hard drive which is not part of any partition. BIOS jumps to MBR for more boot code. Then MBR finds even more boot code as MBR is tiny. Window NTFS use a PBR or partition boot sector which is the first sector of a partition. So with Windows it boots MBR and MBR finds PBR to continue to boot. It knows which partition to use to boot with boot flag.

Grub does not use boot flag or PBR normally.

More details here:
Multibooters, Pictures here worth 1000+ words
http://www.multibooters.co.uk/multiboot.html

Windows commands:
FixMBR repairs the MBR.
FixBoot repairs the partition boot sector or PBR.

Some of the repair can also be done from Linux.

[overheatedmud]

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
set default="0"

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$feature_default_font_path = xy ] ; then
   font=unicode
else
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='hd2,msdos5'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd2,msdos5 --hint-efi=hd2,msdos5 --hint-baremetal=ahci2,msdos5  57a36ed3-3399-4ea1-b923-ac01dea48801
else
  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 57a36ed3-3399-4ea1-b923-ac01dea48801
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=10
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
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-57a36ed3-3399-4ea1-b923-ac01dea48801' {
recordfail
    load_video
    gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode
    insmod gzio
    insmod part_msdos
    insmod ext2
    set root='hd2,msdos2'
    if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
      search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd2,msdos2 --hint-efi=hd2,msdos2 --hint-baremetal=ahci2,msdos2  6c0dc053-3fad-4006-9ec1-fffe48802ebf
    else
      search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 6c0dc053-3fad-4006-9ec1-fffe48802ebf
    fi
    linux    /vmlinuz-3.8.0-19-generic root=UUID=57a36ed3-3399-4ea1-b923-ac01dea48801 ro   quiet splash $vt_handoff
    initrd    /initrd.img-3.8.0-19-generic
}
submenu 'Advanced options for Ubuntu' $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-advanced-57a36ed3-3399-4ea1-b923-ac01dea48801' {
    menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 3.8.0-19-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-3.8.0-19-generic-advanced-57a36ed3-3399-4ea1-b923-ac01dea48801' {
    recordfail
        load_video
        gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode
        insmod gzio
        insmod part_msdos
        insmod ext2
        set root='hd2,msdos2'
        if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
          search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd2,msdos2 --hint-efi=hd2,msdos2 --hint-baremetal=ahci2,msdos2  6c0dc053-3fad-4006-9ec1-fffe48802ebf
        else
          search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 6c0dc053-3fad-4006-9ec1-fffe48802ebf
        fi
        echo    'Loading Linux 3.8.0-19-generic ...'
        linux    /vmlinuz-3.8.0-19-generic root=UUID=57a36ed3-3399-4ea1-b923-ac01dea48801 ro   quiet splash $vt_handoff
        echo    'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
        initrd    /initrd.img-3.8.0-19-generic
    }
    menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 3.8.0-19-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-3.8.0-19-generic-recovery-57a36ed3-3399-4ea1-b923-ac01dea48801' {
    recordfail
        load_video
        insmod gzio
        insmod part_msdos
        insmod ext2
        set root='hd2,msdos2'
        if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
          search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd2,msdos2 --hint-efi=hd2,msdos2 --hint-baremetal=ahci2,msdos2  6c0dc053-3fad-4006-9ec1-fffe48802ebf
        else
          search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 6c0dc053-3fad-4006-9ec1-fffe48802ebf
        fi
        echo    'Loading Linux 3.8.0-19-generic ...'
        linux    /vmlinuz-3.8.0-19-generic root=UUID=57a36ed3-3399-4ea1-b923-ac01dea48801 ro recovery nomodeset 
        echo    'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
        initrd    /initrd.img-3.8.0-19-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/25_custom ###

menuentry "Windows UEFI bkpbootmgfw.efi" {
search --fs-uuid --no-floppy --set=root 549B-0CFC
chainloader (${root})/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bkpbootmgfw.efi
}

menuentry "Windows Boot UEFI loader" {
search --fs-uuid --no-floppy --set=root 549B-0CFC
chainloader (${root})/EFI/Boot/bkpbootx64.efi
}

menuentry "efi/EFI/Boot/bkpbootx64.efi" {
search --fs-uuid --no-floppy --set=root 6c0dc053-3fad-4006-9ec1-fffe48802ebf
chainloader (${root})/efi/EFI/Boot/bkpbootx64.efi
}
### END /etc/grub.d/25_custom ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### 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 ###

sda - 1tb hdd I had files and programs for windows installed on.
sdb - 64gb ssd I had windows installed on.
sdc - 750gb hdd I just had some files stored on, it was all one ntfs partition originally. I cleared 480gb of free space on it and created the ubuntu partitions here.

sudo blkid

/dev/sda1: UUID="00FE6632FE662060" TYPE="ntfs" 
/dev/sdb1: UUID="549B-0CFC" TYPE="vfat" 
/dev/sdb3: UUID="4E4E9BC44E9BA2EF" TYPE="ntfs" 
/dev/sr0: LABEL="UDF Volume" TYPE="udf" 
/dev/sdc1: UUID="5E8C94A58C94796B" TYPE="ntfs" 
/dev/sdc2: UUID="6c0dc053-3fad-4006-9ec1-fffe48802ebf" TYPE="ext4" 
/dev/sdc5: UUID="57a36ed3-3399-4ea1-b923-ac01dea48801" TYPE="ext4" 
/dev/sdc6: UUID="a8abace4-ab46-4484-84ce-96197c628c5d" TYPE="ext4" 
/dev/sdc7: UUID="b5da3fed-0168-4ceb-9227-cb049d4c9fd0" TYPE="swap"

sudo parted -l

Model: ATA ST1000DM003-9YN1 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 1000GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B
Partition Table: msdos

Number  Start   End     Size    Type     File system  Flags
 1      1049kB  1000GB  1000GB  primary  ntfs


Model: ATA SAMSUNG SSD 830 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdb: 64.0GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt

Number  Start   End     Size    File system  Name                          Flags
 1      1049kB  106MB   105MB   fat32        EFI system partition          boot
 2      106MB   240MB   134MB                Microsoft reserved partition  msftres
 3      240MB   64.0GB  63.8GB  ntfs         Basic data partition


Model: ATA ST3750528AS (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdc: 750GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos

Number  Start   End    Size    Type      File system     Flags
 1      1049kB  226GB  226GB   primary   ntfs
 2      226GB   226GB  500MB   primary   ext4
 3      226GB   750GB  524GB   extended
 5      226GB   246GB  20.0GB  logical   ext4            boot
 6      246GB   742GB  496GB   logical   ext4
 7      742GB   750GB  7999MB  logical   linux-swap(v1)


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

The link you pointed to tells you how to use the Windows boot loader to boot Ubuntu. This should work for 13.04 (the guide was written for 12.04), but there are numerous steps you need to perform correctly. Did you successfully shrink your Windows partition(s)? Did you choose to let Ubuntu install in the free space?

Yes I made ~480gb of free space on sdc.

One important step in that guide is to change where the Grub boot sector is written. If you didn't change it as instructed, it will overwrite the Windows boot sector - normally that's what you want (so Grub boots and lets you choose Windows or Ubuntu), but in this case, you needed to choose your new Ubuntu partition instead - so Windows could still boot up.

I did what it said and chose the boot partition I just made to install grub.

You may wish to run down exactly what you did.

Also, if you can boot up your Ubuntu disc or USB again and type the output of this command (open a terminal with Ctrl Alt t):

sudo parted -l

When you booted your Windows 7 disc to do the repair, how did you do it? I've found that trying automatic boot repair may not work in Windows 7. However, you can try doing it manually (assuming the Windows 7 partition(s) are still there). (FYI, there may have been a tiny Windows 7 boot partition when you started - sure that one is still there if it was there originally?) Anyway, you could try booting the Windows disc again and dropping into a command prompt, then typing:

bootrec.exe /fixmbr

and then trying to reboot. If your Windows partitions are intact, that should do it. (Sometimes "bootrec.exe /fixboot" - I've never quite understood the difference.)

I at first tried the automatic startup repair but after that didn't find anything I went into the cmd and use those two commands, and they didn't work.

[oldfred]

You show Windows on sdb with gpt partitioning and efi partition. Windows only boots from gpt partitioned drives wtih UEFI which does not use MBR.
Ubuntu can boot from gpt partitioned drives with either UEFI or BIOS, but if drive is MBR(msdos) you can only boot in BIOS mode.
You cannot easily dual boot with one install UEFI and the other BIOS as each time you have to go into UEFI/BIOS and change boot mode, and then choose that system to boot.
To easily dual boot you have to convert sdc to gpt partitioning and install Ubuntu in UEFI mode.

I have not done conversion. Be sure to backup all you data first.
Converting to or from GPT
http://www.rodsbooks.com/gdisk/mbr2gpt.html
You then need to use gdisk to convert from gpt to MBR
http://www.rodsbooks.com/gdisk/mbr2gpt.html#gpt2mbr