Thread: Lucid Lynx 10.04 Dual Boot, Lost Windows Vista
i have dell inspiron came delivered 80gb hard disk running windows vista.
had been dual booting ubuntu until upgraded 10.04 lucid lynx.
on upgrading, when rebooted machine saw option boot linux (ubuntu) not windows vista expected.
when chose linux computer boot linux expected.
no option boot windows vista!
suspect grub problem.
can tell me how edit grub menu can boot vista please?
below summary of disc partitions
label size used unused flags
/dev/sda1 fat16 dell utility 86.26 mb 7.06mb 79.20mb
/dev/sda2 ntfs recovery 10gb 3.22gb 6.78gb
/dev/sda3 ntfs os 46,27gb boot
/dev/sda4 extended
/dev/sda6 ext4 15.45gb 14.01gb 1.44gb “ubuntu”
, copy of boot script
boot info script 0.55 dated february 15th, 2010
============================= boot info summary: =========================
=> grub 2 installed in mbr of /dev/sda , looks on same drive in
partition #6 /boot/grub.
sda1: __________________________________________________ _______________________
file system: vfat
boot sector type: dell utility: fat16
boot sector info: no errors found in boot parameter block.
operating system:
boot files/dirs: /command.com
sda2: __________________________________________________ _______________________
file system: ntfs
boot sector type: windows vista/7
boot sector info: no errors found in boot parameter block.
operating system:
boot files/dirs:
sda3: __________________________________________________ _______________________
file system: ntfs
boot sector type: windows vista/7
boot sector info: no errors found in boot parameter block.
operating system: windows vista
boot files/dirs: /bootmgr /boot/bcd /windows/system32/winload.exe
sda4: __________________________________________________ _______________________
file system: extended partition
boot sector type: -
boot sector info:
sda5: __________________________________________________ _______________________
file system: vfat
boot sector type: vista: fat 32
boot sector info: no errors found in boot parameter block.
operating system: windows xp
boot files/dirs: /boot.ini /bootmgr /ntldr /ntdetect.com
sda6: __________________________________________________ _______________________
file system: ext4
boot sector type: -
boot sector info:
operating system: ubuntu 10.04 lts
boot files/dirs: /grub/grub.cfg /boot/grub/grub.cfg /etc/fstab
/boot/grub/core.img
sda7: __________________________________________________ _______________________
file system: swap
boot sector type: -
boot sector info:
=========================== drive/partition info: =============================
drive: sda ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___
disk /dev/sda: 80.0 gb, 80026361856 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9729 cylinders, total 156301488 sectors
units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
partition boot start end size id system
/dev/sda1 63 176,714 176,652 de dell utility
/dev/sda2 178,176 21,149,695 20,971,520 7 hpfs/ntfs
/dev/sda3 * 21,149,696 118,180,063 97,030,368 7 hpfs/ntfs
/dev/sda4 118,190,266 156,299,263 38,108,998 f w95 ext d (lba)
/dev/sda5 152,107,008 156,299,263 4,192,256 dd dell media direct
/dev/sda6 118,190,268 150,593,309 32,403,042 83 linux
/dev/sda7 150,593,373 152,103,419 1,510,047 82 linux swap / solaris
blkid -c /dev/null: __________________________________________________ __________
device uuid type label
/dev/sda1 07d7-031b vfat dellutility
/dev/sda2 6ae687ffe687ca31 ntfs recovery
/dev/sda3 50ea8b50ea8b3170 ntfs os
/dev/sda4: pttype="dos"
/dev/sda5 1c8f-af23 vfat mediadirect
/dev/sda6 ffb33961-3fdd-4ee4-b36a-e3933a8758df ext4
/dev/sda7 2a7b911f-ab7c-4a27-81cf-39c3dc67a59f swap
/dev/sda: pttype="dos"
============================ "mount | grep ^/dev output: ===========================
device mount_point type options
/dev/sda6 / ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro)
================================ sda5/boot.ini: ================================
[boot loader]
timeout=0
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\window s
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\windows="micro soft windows xp embedded" /fastdetect /kernel=ntosboot.exe /maxmem=768
============================= sda6/grub/grub.cfg: =============================
#
# not edit file
#
# automatically generated /usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig using templates
# /etc/grub.d , settings /etc/default/grub
#
### begin /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
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} ]; if [ -z ${boot_once} ]; save_env recordfail; fi; fi
}
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 ###
### end /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
### begin /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
### end /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
### begin /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### end /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### begin /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# file provides easy way add custom menu entries. type the
# menu entries want add after comment. careful not change
# 'exec tail' line above.
### end /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
=========================== sda6/boot/grub/grub.cfg: ===========================
#
# not edit file
#
# automatically generated /usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig using templates
# /etc/grub.d , settings /etc/default/grub
#
### begin /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
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} ]; if [ -z ${boot_once} ]; save_env recordfail; fi; fi
}
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,6)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ffb33961-3fdd-4ee4-b36a-e3933a8758df
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=640x480
insmod gfxterm
insmod vbe
if terminal_output gfxterm ; true ; else
# backward compatibility versions of terminal.mod don't
# understand terminal_output
terminal gfxterm
fi
fi
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,6)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ffb33961-3fdd-4ee4-b36a-e3933a8758df
set locale_dir=($root)/boot/grub/locale
set lang=en
insmod gettext
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 ###
menuentry 'ubuntu, linux 2.6.32-21-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,6)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ffb33961-3fdd-4ee4-b36a-e3933a8758df
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-generic root=uuid=ffb33961-3fdd-4ee4-b36a-e3933a8758df ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-21-generic
}
menuentry 'ubuntu, linux 2.6.32-21-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,6)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ffb33961-3fdd-4ee4-b36a-e3933a8758df
echo 'loading linux 2.6.32-21-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-generic root=uuid=ffb33961-3fdd-4ee4-b36a-e3933a8758df ro single
echo 'loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-21-generic
}
menuentry 'ubuntu, linux 2.6.31-20-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,6)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ffb33961-3fdd-4ee4-b36a-e3933a8758df
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-20-generic root=uuid=ffb33961-3fdd-4ee4-b36a-e3933a8758df ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-20-generic
}
menuentry 'ubuntu, linux 2.6.31-20-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,6)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ffb33961-3fdd-4ee4-b36a-e3933a8758df
echo 'loading linux 2.6.31-20-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-20-generic root=uuid=ffb33961-3fdd-4ee4-b36a-e3933a8758df ro single
echo 'loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-20-generic
}
menuentry 'ubuntu, linux 2.6.31-19-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,6)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ffb33961-3fdd-4ee4-b36a-e3933a8758df
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-19-generic root=uuid=ffb33961-3fdd-4ee4-b36a-e3933a8758df ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-19-generic
}
menuentry 'ubuntu, linux 2.6.31-19-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,6)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ffb33961-3fdd-4ee4-b36a-e3933a8758df
echo 'loading linux 2.6.31-19-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-19-generic root=uuid=ffb33961-3fdd-4ee4-b36a-e3933a8758df ro single
echo 'loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-19-generic
}
menuentry 'ubuntu, linux 2.6.31-17-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,6)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ffb33961-3fdd-4ee4-b36a-e3933a8758df
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-17-generic root=uuid=ffb33961-3fdd-4ee4-b36a-e3933a8758df ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-17-generic
}
menuentry 'ubuntu, linux 2.6.31-17-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,6)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ffb33961-3fdd-4ee4-b36a-e3933a8758df
echo 'loading linux 2.6.31-17-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-17-generic root=uuid=ffb33961-3fdd-4ee4-b36a-e3933a8758df ro single
echo 'loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-17-generic
}
menuentry 'ubuntu, linux 2.6.31-16-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,6)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ffb33961-3fdd-4ee4-b36a-e3933a8758df
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-16-generic root=uuid=ffb33961-3fdd-4ee4-b36a-e3933a8758df ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-16-generic
}
menuentry 'ubuntu, linux 2.6.31-16-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,6)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ffb33961-3fdd-4ee4-b36a-e3933a8758df
echo 'loading linux 2.6.31-16-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-16-generic root=uuid=ffb33961-3fdd-4ee4-b36a-e3933a8758df ro single
echo 'loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-16-generic
}
menuentry 'ubuntu, linux 2.6.31-15-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,6)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ffb33961-3fdd-4ee4-b36a-e3933a8758df
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-15-generic root=uuid=ffb33961-3fdd-4ee4-b36a-e3933a8758df ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-15-generic
}
menuentry 'ubuntu, linux 2.6.31-15-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,6)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ffb33961-3fdd-4ee4-b36a-e3933a8758df
echo 'loading linux 2.6.31-15-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-15-generic root=uuid=ffb33961-3fdd-4ee4-b36a-e3933a8758df ro single
echo 'loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-15-generic
}
menuentry 'ubuntu, linux 2.6.31-14-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,6)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ffb33961-3fdd-4ee4-b36a-e3933a8758df
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=uuid=ffb33961-3fdd-4ee4-b36a-e3933a8758df ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic
}
menuentry 'ubuntu, linux 2.6.31-14-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,6)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ffb33961-3fdd-4ee4-b36a-e3933a8758df
echo 'loading linux 2.6.31-14-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=uuid=ffb33961-3fdd-4ee4-b36a-e3933a8758df ro single
echo 'loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic
}
### end /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
### begin /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
menuentry "memory test (memtest86+)" {
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,6)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ffb33961-3fdd-4ee4-b36a-e3933a8758df
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,6)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ffb33961-3fdd-4ee4-b36a-e3933a8758df
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttys0,115200n8
}
### end /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
### begin /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
menuentry "dell utility partition (on /dev/sda1)" {
insmod fat
set root='(hd0,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 07d7-031b
drivemap -s (hd0) ${root}
chainloader +1
}
menuentry "windows recovery environment (loader) (on /dev/sda3)" {
insmod ntfs
set root='(hd0,3)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 50ea8b50ea8b3170
drivemap -s (hd0) ${root}
chainloader +1
}
menuentry "microsoft windows xp embedded (on /dev/sda5)" {
insmod fat
set root='(hd0,5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 1c8f-af23
drivemap -s (hd0) ${root}
chainloader +1
}
### end /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### begin /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# file provides easy way add custom menu entries. type the
# menu entries want add after comment. careful not change
# 'exec tail' line above.
### end /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
=============================== sda6/etc/fstab: ===============================
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# use 'blkid -o value -s uuid' print universally unique identifier
# device; may used uuid= more robust way name
# devices works if disks added , removed. see fstab(5).
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
# / on /dev/sda6 during installation
uuid=ffb33961-3fdd-4ee4-b36a-e3933a8758df / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
# swap on /dev/sda7 during installation
uuid=2a7b911f-ab7c-4a27-81cf-39c3dc67a59f none swap sw 0 0
=================== sda6: location of files loaded grub: ===================
60.9gb: boot/grub/core.img
63.7gb: boot/grub/grub.cfg
70.7gb: boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic
70.9gb: boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-15-generic
62.7gb: boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-16-generic
70.1gb: boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-17-generic
73.1gb: boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-19-generic
64.8gb: boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-20-generic
61.0gb: boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-21-generic
62.6gb: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic
71.5gb: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-15-generic
68.7gb: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-16-generic
61.2gb: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-17-generic
73.1gb: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-19-generic
66.9gb: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-20-generic
65.9gb: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-generic
76.7gb: grub/grub.cfg
61.0gb: initrd.img
64.8gb: initrd.img.old
65.9gb: vmlinuz
66.9gb: vmlinuz.old
it's confusion type of boot files detected grub2. don't know why, happens sometimes.
vista on /dev/sda3 that's it, if grub menu calling recovery environment.
if select should boot vista.
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