Grub not recognizing NTFS partition

[mitchbones]

It didn't work.

grub> root (hd0,6) 

grub> setup (hd0) 
 Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes
 Checking if "/boot/grub/stage2" exists... yes
 Checking if "/boot/grub/e2fs_stage1_5" exists... yes
 Running "embed /boot/grub/e2fs_stage1_5 (hd0)"...  16 sectors are embedded.
succeeded
 Running "install /boot/grub/stage1 (hd0) (hd0)1+16 p (hd0,6)/boot/grub/stage2
/boot/grub/menu.lst"... succeeded
Done.

[bumanie]

output

cat /boot/grub/menu.lst

You could try super grub disc, it often fixes grub issues.

[mitchbones]

output You could try super grub disc, it often fixes grub issues.

This is the current menu.lst

title Ubuntu 8.04.1, kernel 2.6.24-19-generic
root (hd0,6)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-19-generic root=UUID=d27dba00-955b-48b4-a620-34a82e0b2aad ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-19-generic
quiet

title Ubuntu 8.04.1, kernel 2.6.24-19-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd0,6)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-19-generic root=UUID=d27dba00-955b-48b4-a620-34a82e0b2aad ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-19-generic

title Ubuntu 8.04.1, memtest86+
root (hd0,6)
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin
quiet

[bumanie]

Is there any mention of windows? It seems that for some reason grub is not installing to windows mbr, if windows has no entry. Could try manually placing one there. Such as

# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/sda1
title Microsoft Windows XP
root (hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1

This must go under the last entry in the list and not inside the existing area where ubuntu is entered. To edit the list by cutting/pasting the above

gksudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst

but first backup present list

sudo cp /boot/grub/menu.lst /boot/grub/menu.lst_backup

After editng make sure you save the changes. If there is a windows entry, post it so that someone can look at the partition/drive numbers grub has allocated.

Hope this works. I am at work and have to do things so can't assist further, but there are plenty of others on the forum who can help and you can try super grub disk.

[kansasnoob]

This is the current menu.lst

title Ubuntu 8.04.1, kernel 2.6.24-19-generic
root (hd0,6)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-19-generic root=UUID=d27dba00-955b-48b4-a620-34a82e0b2aad ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-19-generic
quiet

title Ubuntu 8.04.1, kernel 2.6.24-19-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd0,6)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-19-generic root=UUID=d27dba00-955b-48b4-a620-34a82e0b2aad ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-19-generic

title Ubuntu 8.04.1, memtest86+
root (hd0,6)
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin
quiet
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Converted to Ubuntu on 12/4/06

That shows you have no Microsoft Windows left.

Can you go to System > Administration > Partition Editor and send a screenshot?

Like this:

Screenshot--dev-sda - GParted.png

In Hardy you may have to go to Synaptic and install

gparted

first. Make no changes! Just send a screenshot by going to Accessories > Take Screenshot.

[mitchbones]

http://i28.tinypic.com/2wd7lsk.png

I tried reinstalling Ubuntu to see if that fixed anything. I realized i didn't set the ntfs partition mount point as "/windows" I tried but it failed.

Edit: On the information about the ntfs partition it says "Unable to read the contents of this file system."

[kansasnoob]

OK, I know people are laughing at me in the background, but just try installing

startupmanager

from synaptic.

Then go to System > Administration > Startup Manager and see if Windows even shows up like this:

Screenshot-StartUp-Manager.png

You'll have to click on the default OS tab.

If it doesn't then we somehow need to change (boot) or (mount) but I'd have to study more.

BTW, you would have been better off leaving the new partition "blank, aka unformatted" rather than selecting "logical". It's difficult to explain, but an OS lives better on a primary partition. But you can only have 4 prinmary partitions on any one hard drive ............... but that doesn't matter right now. Suffice it to say Ubuntu will do it's own formatting.

[kansasnoob]

Is your Win OS Vista?

If so did you shrink it with Gparted?

[bumanie]

mitchbones, that was going to be my next question as to whether A) Was windows still there or B) that the mbr must be corrupt. Unfortunately it is A). You can try and recover what you have lost with ntfsprogs and use ntfsundelete. That needs to be done from a live cd and the recovered partition needs to be saved to another partition/drive. Look up the documentation on ntfsprogs and to install it

sudo apt-get install ntfsprogs

Of course if your windows data was not important reinstall windows to the now blank partition and then reinstall grub off the live cd as described earlier. Sorry you have lost windows.

[kansasnoob]

Look here:

http://apcmag.com/how_to_dualboot_vi...rst.htm?page=1