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**jpenguin** · Jun 07, 2011, 09:23 PM

Re: Upgrading from 10.?? to 11.04 destroyed Win7 Dual Boot. Recover?

Sound like an issue with grub...

Code:

sudo update-grub

**pwright2** · Jun 08, 2011, 11:26 AM

Re: Upgrading from 10.?? to 11.04 destroyed Win7 Dual Boot. Recover?

pwright2@pwright2-N150P:~$ sudo update-grub
[sudo] password for pwright2:
Generating grub.cfg ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-8-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-24-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-24-generic
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
umount: /var/lib/os-prober/mount: not mounted
rmdir: failed to remove `/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Directory not empty
umount: /var/lib/os-prober/mount: not mounted
rmdir: failed to remove `/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Directory not empty
umount: /var/lib/os-prober/mount: not mounted
rmdir: failed to remove `/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Directory not empty
umount: /var/lib/os-prober/mount: not mounted
rmdir: failed to remove `/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Directory not empty
umount: /var/lib/os-prober/mount: not mounted
rmdir: failed to remove `/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Directory not empty
done

pwright2@pwright2-N150P:~$ os-prober
unshare failed: Operation not permitted
/dev/sda1: Permission denied
rmdir: failed to remove `/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Permission denied
/dev/sda2: Permission denied
rmdir: failed to remove `/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Permission denied
/dev/sda3: Permission denied
rmdir: failed to remove `/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Permission denied
/dev/sda4: Permission denied
rmdir: failed to remove `/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Permission denied
/dev/sda5: Permission denied
rmdir: failed to remove `/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Permission denied
/dev/sda6: Permission denied
rmdir: failed to remove `/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Permission denied

**jpenguin** · Jun 08, 2011, 12:10 PM

Re: Upgrading from 10.?? to 11.04 destroyed Win7 Dual Boot. Recover?

hm...

Well you might need ti manually put windows back into grub... I'll leave that to someone with a little more experience. It might help to look at your partition table to see where windows is installed
http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-v...-fdisk-parted/

PS-- I have no idea if it would help, but- have you tried BURG?

**ubuntuku** · Jun 08, 2011, 12:59 PM

Re: Upgrading from 10.?? to 11.04 destroyed Win7 Dual Boot. Recover?

Let's check your boot info first:

Code:

cd ~/Downloads
wget [url]http://nchc.dl.sourceforge.net/project/bootinfoscript/bootinfoscript/0.60/boot_info_script060.zip[/url]
unzip boot_info_script060.zip
chmod +x boot_info_script.sh
sudo apt-get install gawk
sudo bash boot_info_script.sh

paste the content of ~/Downloads/RESULTS.txt into your next post.

**pwright2** · Jun 08, 2011, 09:07 PM

Re: Upgrading from 10.?? to 11.04 destroyed Win7 Dual Boot. Recover?

That was interesting. About half way thru I realized "hey! I have no idea what these commands are doing!". But I continued on anyhow. Gullible? Perhaps. Needing help? Definitely!

Boot Info Script 0.60 from 17 May 2011

============================= Boot Info Summary: ===============================

=> Grub2 (v1.99) is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda and looks at sector 1 of
the same hard drive for core.img. core.img is at this location and looks
for ?? on this drive.

sda1: __________________________________________________ ________________________

File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows Vista/7
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files: /bootmgr /BOOT/bcd /boot/grub/core.img

sda2: __________________________________________________ ________________________

File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows Vista/7
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files: /bootmgr /Boot/BCD

sda3: __________________________________________________ ________________________

File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows Vista/7
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System: Windows 7
Boot files: /Windows/System32/winload.exe /wubildr /wubildr.mbr

sda4: __________________________________________________ ________________________

File system: Extended Partition
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:

sda5: __________________________________________________ ________________________

File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows Vista/7
Boot sector info: According to the info in the boot sector, sda5 starts
at sector 63.
Operating System:
Boot files:

sda6: __________________________________________________ ________________________

File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows XP
Boot sector info: According to the info in the boot sector, sda6 starts
at sector 63.
Operating System:
Boot files:

sda7: __________________________________________________ ________________________

File system: ext3
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System: Ubuntu 11.04
Boot files: /boot/grub/grub.cfg /boot/burg/burg.cfg /etc/fstab
/boot/grub/core.img /boot/burg/core.img

sda8: __________________________________________________ ________________________

File system: swap
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:

============================ Drive/Partition Info: =============================

Drive: sda __________________________________________________ ___________________

Disk /dev/sda: 250.1 GB, 250059350016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders, total 488397168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

Partition Boot Start Sector End Sector # of Sectors Id System

/dev/sda1 2,048 31,461,375 31,459,328 12 Compaq diagnostics
/dev/sda2 * 31,461,376 31,666,175 204,800 7 NTFS / exFAT / HPFS
/dev/sda3 31,666,176 114,832,619 83,166,444 7 NTFS / exFAT / HPFS
/dev/sda4 114,832,681 488,396,799 373,564,119 f W95 Extended (LBA)
/dev/sda5 114,832,683 237,745,934 122,913,252 7 NTFS / exFAT / HPFS
/dev/sda6 237,778,128 423,907,154 186,129,027 7 NTFS / exFAT / HPFS
/dev/sda7 423,907,218 479,186,819 55,279,602 83 Linux
/dev/sda8 479,186,944 488,396,799 9,209,856 82 Linux swap / Solaris

"blkid" output: __________________________________________________ ______________

Device UUID TYPE LABEL

/dev/sda1 7AF2D179F2D139D9 ntfs RECOVERY
/dev/sda2 04A6EE49A6EE3AB6 ntfs SYSTEM
/dev/sda3 E694F09F94F07381 ntfs
/dev/sda5 18C249BEC249A0BC ntfs Programs&Data
/dev/sda6 01CB51D1ADD7D910 ntfs H-subst
/dev/sda7 d7464c9a-00e6-4021-89f7-6f61bbcf1abe ext3
/dev/sda8 f33d2b0c-6fd7-4b88-899d-6e91c7192099 swap

================================ Mount points: =================================

Device Mount_Point Type Options

/dev/sda7 / ext3 (rw,errors=remount-ro,commit=0)

=================== sda1: Location of files loaded by Grub: ====================

GiB - GB File Fragment(s)

?? = ?? boot/grub/core.img 1

=========================== sda7/boot/grub/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 $prefix/grubenv ]; then
set have_grubenv=true
load_env
fi
set default="${saved_entry}"
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 {
insmod vbe
insmod vga
}

insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(/dev/sda,msdos7)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root d7464c9a-00e6-4021-89f7-6f61bbcf1abe
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=640x480
load_video
insmod gfxterm
fi
terminal_output gfxterm
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(/dev/sda,msdos7)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root d7464c9a-00e6-4021-89f7-6f61bbcf1abe
set locale_dir=($root)/boot/grub/locale
set lang=en
insmod gettext
if [ "${recordfail}" = 1 ]; then
#set timeout=-1
set timeout=
else
set timeout=-1
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 0,71,115; then
clear
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux_proxy ###
menuentry "Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-24-generic" --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
savedefault
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(/dev/sda,msdos7)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root d7464c9a-00e6-4021-89f7-6f61bbcf1abe
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-24-generic root=UUID=d7464c9a-00e6-4021-89f7-6f61bbcf1abe ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-24-generic
}
menuentry "Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-24-generic (recovery mode)" --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
savedefault
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(/dev/sda,msdos7)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root d7464c9a-00e6-4021-89f7-6f61bbcf1abe
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.35-24-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-24-generic root=UUID=d7464c9a-00e6-4021-89f7-6f61bbcf1abe ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-24-generic
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux_proxy ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+_proxy ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(/dev/sda,msdos7)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root d7464c9a-00e6-4021-89f7-6f61bbcf1abe
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin
}
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+_proxy ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober_proxy ###
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober_proxy ###
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

=========================== sda7/boot/burg/burg.cfg: ===========================

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by /usr/sbin/burg-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/burg.d and settings from /etc/default/burg
#

### BEGIN /etc/burg.d/00_header ###
set theme_name=ubuntu
set gfxmode=640x480
if [ -s $prefix/burgenv ]; then
load_env
fi
set default="${saved_entry}"
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 select_menu {
if menu_popup -t template_popup theme_menu ; then
free_config template_popup template_subitem menu class screen
load_config ${prefix}/themes/${theme_name}/theme ${prefix}/themes/custom/theme_${theme_name}
save_env theme_name
menu_refresh
fi
}
function toggle_fold {
if test -z $theme_fold ; then
set theme_fold=1
else
set theme_fold=
fi
save_env theme_fold
menu_refresh
}
function select_resolution {
if menu_popup -t template_popup resolution_menu ; then
menu_reload_mode
save_env gfxmode
fi
}
if test -f ${prefix}/themes/${theme_name}/theme ; then
insmod coreui
menu_region.text
load_string '+theme_menu { -arabic_and_freedom { command="set theme_name=arabic_and_freedom" }}'
load_string '+theme_menu { -black_and_white { command="set theme_name=black_and_white" }}'
load_string '+theme_menu { -burg { command="set theme_name=burg" }}'
load_string '+theme_menu { -chiva { command="set theme_name=chiva" }}'
load_string '+theme_menu { -coffee { command="set theme_name=coffee" }}'
load_string '+theme_menu { -minimum { command="set theme_name=minimum" }}'
load_string '+theme_menu { -proto { command="set theme_name=proto" }}'
load_string '+theme_menu { -radiance { command="set theme_name=radiance" }}'
load_string '+theme_menu { -radiancetext { command="set theme_name=radiancetext" }}'
load_string '+theme_menu { -refit { command="set theme_name=refit" }}'
load_string '+theme_menu { -sora { command="set theme_name=sora" }}'
load_string '+theme_menu { -sora_clean { command="set theme_name=sora_clean" }}'
load_string '+theme_menu { -sora_extended { command="set theme_name=sora_extended" }}'
load_string '+theme_menu { -ubuntu { command="set theme_name=ubuntu" }}'
load_string '+theme_menu { -ubuntu2 { command="set theme_name=ubuntu2" }}'
load_string '+theme_menu { -winter { command="set theme_name=winter" }}'
load_config ${prefix}/themes/conf.d/10_hotkey
load_config ${prefix}/themes/${theme_name}/theme ${prefix}/themes/custom/theme_${theme_name}
insmod vbe
insmod png
insmod jpeg
set gfxfont="Unifont Regular 16"
menu_region.gfx
vmenu resolution_menu
controller.ext
fi
set timeout=30
### END /etc/burg.d/00_header ###

### BEGIN /etc/burg.d/10_linux_proxy ###
menuentry "Ubuntu GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.35-24-generic" --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os --group group_main {
savedefault
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,7)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set d7464c9a-00e6-4021-89f7-6f61bbcf1abe
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.35-24-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-24-generic root=UUID=d7464c9a-00e6-4021-89f7-6f61bbcf1abe ro
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-24-generic
}
menuentry "Ubuntu GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.35-24-generic (recovery mode)" --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os --group group_main {
savedefault
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,7)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set d7464c9a-00e6-4021-89f7-6f61bbcf1abe
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.35-24-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-24-generic root=UUID=d7464c9a-00e6-4021-89f7-6f61bbcf1abe ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-24-generic
}
### END /etc/burg.d/10_linux_proxy ###

### BEGIN /etc/burg.d/30_os-prober_proxy ###
menuentry "Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sda2)" --class windows --class os {
savedefault
insmod ntfs
set root='(hd0,2)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 04a6ee49a6ee3ab6
chainloader +1
}
### END /etc/burg.d/30_os-prober_proxy ###
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

=============================== sda7/etc/fstab: ================================

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'blkid -o value -s 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 nodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0
/dev/sda7 / ext3 errors=remount-ro 0 1
# swap was on /dev/sda8 during installation
UUID=f33d2b0c-6fd7-4b88-899d-6e91c7192099 none swap sw 0 0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

=================== sda7: Location of files loaded by Grub: ====================

GiB - GB File Fragment(s)

215.868950844 = 231.787521024 boot/burg/burg.cfg 1
215.868943214 = 231.787512832 boot/burg/core.img 3
215.569184303 = 231.465649152 boot/grub/core.img 1
214.923871040 = 230.772749312 boot/grub/grub.cfg 1
214.943505287 = 230.793831424 boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-24-generic 54
215.634533882 = 231.535817728 boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-8-generic 226
215.007191658 = 230.862214144 boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-24-generic 6
214.951462746 = 230.802375680 boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic 4
215.634533882 = 231.535817728 initrd.img 226
214.951462746 = 230.802375680 vmlinuz 4

=============================== StdErr Messages: ===============================

To be able to see for which directory Grub2 (v1.99) looks for, install "unlzma".

************************************************** ************************************

I've tried installing unlzma and it doesn't seem to be a program.

-----Paul-----

**ubuntuku** · Jun 09, 2011, 12:51 AM

Re: Upgrading from 10.?? to 11.04 destroyed Win7 Dual Boot. Recover?

Somehow GRUB also installed on your RECOVERY partition (sda1), removing /boot folder on sda1 should fix the problem.

Code:

sudo mount /dev/sda1 /mnt
sudo rm -r /mnt/boot
sudo umount /mnt
sudo update-grub

**pwright2** · Jun 09, 2011, 10:56 AM

Re: Upgrading from 10.?? to 11.04 destroyed Win7 Dual Boot. Recover?

Here is result.

pwright2@pwright2-N150P:~/Downloads$ sudo mount /dev/sda1/ /mnt
[sudo] password for pwright2:
pwright2@pwright2-N150P:~/Downloads$ sudo rm -r /mnt/boot
pwright2@pwright2-N150P:~/Downloads$ sudo umount /mnt
pwright2@pwright2-N150P:~/Downloads$ sudo update-grub
Generating grub.cfg ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-8-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-24-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-24-generic
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
umount: /var/lib/os-prober/mount: not mounted
rmdir: failed to remove `/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Directory not empty
umount: /var/lib/os-prober/mount: not mounted
rmdir: failed to remove `/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Directory not empty
umount: /var/lib/os-prober/mount: not mounted
rmdir: failed to remove `/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Directory not empty
umount: /var/lib/os-prober/mount: not mounted
rmdir: failed to remove `/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Directory not empty
umount: /var/lib/os-prober/mount: not mounted
rmdir: failed to remove `/var/lib/os-prober/mount': Directory not empty
done
pwright2@pwright2-N150P:~/Downloads$

Still doesn't mention Win7. I haven't rebooted yet. Will do so immediately and let you know what happened.

-----Paul-----

**pwright2** · Jun 09, 2011, 11:01 AM

Re: Upgrading from 10.?? to 11.04 destroyed Win7 Dual Boot. Recover?

Nope. Still only shows Ubuntu, Ubuntu Recovery Mode, and Memtest

-----Paul-----

**jpenguin** · Jun 09, 2011, 01:06 PM

Re: Upgrading from 10.?? to 11.04 destroyed Win7 Dual Boot. Recover?

NOT A SOLUTION, MAYBE A TEMPORARY WORKAROUND

you may be able to use launch GAG or GRUB4DOS from this CD and get into Windows

http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/download.html

**ubuntuku** · Jun 09, 2011, 03:53 PM

Re: Upgrading from 10.?? to 11.04 destroyed Win7 Dual Boot. Recover?

Originally posted by pwright2

Nope. Still only shows Ubuntu, Ubuntu Recovery Mode, and Memtest

-----Paul-----

Just curious, what bootloader are you currently using now (grub or burg)?

Anyway you can try reinstalling grub, type exactly as shown below:

Code:

sudo mount /dev/sda7 /mnt
sudo grub-install --root-directory=/mnt/ /dev/sda
sudo reboot
sudo update-grub

**pwright2** · Jun 09, 2011, 05:16 PM

Re: Upgrading from 10.?? to 11.04 destroyed Win7 Dual Boot. Recover?

Ummmm, well. After the sudo reboot executed the machine appeared to do a reboot but now it stops at a black screen reading:

error: file not found.
grub rescue> _

and the flashing cursor line, of course.

Anxiously awaiting guidance.

-----Paul-----

**pwright2** · Jun 09, 2011, 05:31 PM

Re: Upgrading from 10.?? to 11.04 destroyed Win7 Dual Boot. Recover?

Did a little reading on grub rescue. Perhaps some of this will be significant. Response to the 'set' command is:

prefix=(hd0,msdos7)/mnt/boot/grub
root=hd0,msdos7

ls /boot returns 5 lines of file and folder names. burg/ is one of them. Several vmlinuz and initrd.img entries.

insmod linux gives file not found

insmod normal gives file not found

-----Paul-----

**ubuntuku** · Jun 10, 2011, 12:25 AM

Re: Upgrading from 10.?? to 11.04 destroyed Win7 Dual Boot. Recover?

Please run the below commands:

Code:

set prefix=(hd0,7)/boot/grub
set root=(hd0,7)
insmod normal
normal

The GRUB menu should appear now.

**ubuntuku** · Jun 10, 2011, 01:52 AM

Re: Upgrading from 10.?? to 11.04 destroyed Win7 Dual Boot. Recover?

Originally posted by ubuntuku

Anyway you can try reinstalling grub, type exactly as shown below:

Code:

sudo mount /dev/sda7 /mnt
sudo grub-install --root-directory=/mnt/ /dev/sda
sudo reboot
sudo update-grub

Sorry for the trouble, somehow I forgot to mention that these should be done from a live cd

. So now please boot to the kubuntu natty live cd (select start kubuntu, don't install it!), Once you boot to the live cd, open konsole and run the above commands.

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