I'm finding myself in a rather unique situation. I've read through just about every
resource I can find about this and while things have helped me understand some background, I haven't yet been able to find a solution. So I'm asking here.
I originally had just a Windows 7 64-bit OS installation on my desktop. Learning that I couldn't do anything with Apache, PHP and MySql from within a 64-bit system, I did some research and found out that I could use Ubuntu. I've installed the latest version: 11.04.
I created a CD to install Ubuntu from and the install went just fine. I installed it side-by-side with Windows 7. I can boot into Ubuntu just fine through the dual-boot option.
When I reboot to load Windows though, the Grub2 list shows Windows 7 (loader) and when I select this option the Windows System Recovery loads instead of the actual OS. I haven't made it past there because I didn't know what to do. I just shut the computer down and rebooted into Ubuntu. I've been working for the last hour and a half to try to figure out how to boot into the Windows 7 OS and I haven't got a clue.
While I'm somewhat proficient with Windows 7, I'm totally new to Ubuntu, so if you do know what needs to happen, please keep it simple enough that I'll be able to understand. Thanks for all your help in advance.
Here's the results after using the Boot Info Script:
Boot Info Script 0.55 dated February 15th, 2010
============================= Boot Info Summary: ==============================
=> Grub 2 is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda and looks on the same drive in
partition #5 for cbh.
=> Windows is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdb
=> Grub 2 is installed in the MBR of /dev/mapper/pdc_bdadcfbdif and looks on
the same drive in partition #5 for cbh.
sda1: _________________________________________________________________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows Vista/7
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Mounting failed:
fuse: mount failed: Device or
resource busy
fuse: mount failed: Device or
resource busy
sda2: _________________________________________________________________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows Vista/7
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Mounting failed:
fuse: mount failed: Device or
resource busy
fuse: mount failed: Device or
resource busy
fuse: mount failed: Device or
resource busy
fuse: mount failed: Device or
resource busy
sda3: _________________________________________________________________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows Vista/7
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Mounting failed:
fuse: mount failed: Device or
resource busy
fuse: mount failed: Device or
resource busy
fuse: mount failed: Device or
resource busy
fuse: mount failed: Device or
resource busy
fuse: mount failed: Device or
resource busy
fuse: mount failed: Device or
resource busy
sdb1: _________________________________________________________________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows Vista/7
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs: /bootmgr /Boot/BCD
sdb2: _________________________________________________________________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows Vista/7
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:
sdb3: _________________________________________________________________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows Vista/7
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs: /bootmgr /boot/BCD
sdb4: _________________________________________________________________________
File system: Extended Partition
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
sdb5: _________________________________________________________________________
File system: ext4
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System: Ubuntu 11.04
Boot files/dirs: /boot/grub/grub.cfg /etc/fstab /boot/grub/core.img
sdb6: _________________________________________________________________________
File system: swap
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
pdc_bdadcfbdif1: _________________________________________________________________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows Vista/7
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs: /bootmgr /Boot/BCD
pdc_bdadcfbdif2: _________________________________________________________________________
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/dirs: /bootmgr /Boot/BCD /Windows/System32/winload.exe
pdc_bdadcfbdif3: _________________________________________________________________________
File system:
Boot sector type: Unknown
Boot sector info:
Mounting failed:
fuse: mount failed: Device or
resource busy
fuse: mount failed: Device or
resource busy
fuse: mount failed: Device or
resource busy
fuse: mount failed: Device or
resource busy
fuse: mount failed: Device or
resource busy
fuse: mount failed: Device or
resource busy
mount: unknown filesystem type ''
=========================== Drive/Partition Info: =============================
Drive: sda ___________________ _____________________________________________________
Disk /dev/sda: 750.2 GB, 750156374016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 91201 cylinders, total 1465149168 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 * 2,048 206,847 204,800 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 206,911 1,440,372,735 1,440,165,825 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda3 1,440,372,736 1,464,856,575 24,483,840 7 HPFS/NTFS
Drive: sdb ___________________ _____________________________________________________
Disk /dev/sdb: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders, total 1953525168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Partition Boot Start End Size Id System
/dev/sdb1 * 2,048 206,847 204,800 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sdb2 206,911 1,342,554,688 1,342,347,778 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sdb3 1,930,344,448 1,953,521,663 23,177,216 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sdb4 1,342,556,158 1,930,344,447 587,788,290 5 Extended
/dev/sdb5 1,342,556,160 1,896,806,399 554,250,240 83 Linux
/dev/sdb6 1,896,808,448 1,930,344,447 33,536,000 82 Linux swap / Solaris
Drive: pdc_bdadcfbdif ___________________ _____________________________________________________
Disk /dev/mapper/pdc_bdadcfbdif: 750.0 GB, 749999947776 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 91182 cylinders, total 1464843648 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Partition Boot Start End Size Id System
/dev/mapper/pdc_bdadcfbdif1 * 2,048 206,847 204,800 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/mapper/pdc_bdadcfbdif2 206,911 1,440,372,735 1,440,165,825 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/mapper/pdc_bdadcfbdif3 1,440,372,736 1,464,856,575 24,483,840 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/mapper/pdc_bdadcfbdif3 ends after the last sector of /dev/mapper/pdc_bdadcfbdif
blkid -c /dev/null: ____________________________________________________________
Device UUID TYPE LABEL
/dev/mapper/pdc_bdadcfbdif1 888E54CC8E54B482 ntfs SYSTEM
/dev/mapper/pdc_bdadcfbdif2 C2766BF6766BEA1D ntfs OS
/dev/mapper/pdc_bdadcfbdif: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sda1 888E54CC8E54B482 ntfs SYSTEM
/dev/sda2 C2766BF6766BEA1D ntfs OS
/dev/sda3 BE6CA31D6CA2CF87 ntfs HP_RECOVERY
/dev/sda promise_fasttrack_raid_member
/dev/sdb1 20B65685B6565B7C ntfs SYSTEM
/dev/sdb2 B4467A314679F508 ntfs HP
/dev/sdb3 6E10B7A410B77227 ntfs FACTORY_IMAGE
/dev/sdb4: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sdb5 266f9801-cf4f-4acc-affa-2092be035f0c ext4
/dev/sdb6 1df35749-a887-45ff-a3de-edd52239847d swap
/dev/sdb: PTTYPE="dos"
error: /dev/mapper/pdc_bdadcfbdif3: No such file or directory
error: /dev/sdc: No medium found
error: /dev/sdd: No medium found
error: /dev/sde: No medium found
error: /dev/sdf: No medium found
error: /dev/sdg: No medium found
============================ "mount | grep ^/dev output: ===========================
Device Mount_Point Type Options
/dev/sdb5 / ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro,commit=0)
=========================== sdb5/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 $prefix/grubenv ]; then
set have_grubenv=true
load_env
fi
set default="0"
if [ "${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}" ]; then if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi
}
function load_video {
insmod vbe
insmod vga
insmod video_bochs
insmod video_cirrus
}
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(/dev/sdb,msdos5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 266f9801-cf4f-4acc-affa-2092be035f0c
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=auto
load_video
insmod gfxterm
fi
terminal_output gfxterm
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(/dev/sdb,msdos5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 266f9801-cf4f-4acc-affa-2092be035f0c
set locale_dir=($root)/boot/grub/locale
set lang=en_US
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
if background_color 44,0,30; then
clear
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
if [ ${recordfail} != 1 ]; then
if [ -e ${prefix}/gfxblacklist.txt ]; then
if hwmatch ${prefix}/gfxblacklist.txt 3; then
if [ ${match} = 0 ]; then
set linux_gfx_mode=keep
else
set linux_gfx_mode=text
fi
else
set linux_gfx_mode=text
fi
else
set linux_gfx_mode=keep
fi
else
set linux_gfx_mode=text
fi
export linux_gfx_mode
if [ "$linux_gfx_mode" != "text" ]; then load_video; fi
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.38-8-generic-pae' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
set gfxpayload=$linux_gfx_mode
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(/dev/sdb,msdos5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 266f9801-cf4f-4acc-affa-2092be035f0c
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic-pae root=UUID=266f9801-cf4f-4acc- affa-2092be035f0c ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-8-generic-pae
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.38-8-generic-pae (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
set gfxpayload=$linux_gfx_mode
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(/dev/sdb,msdos5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 266f9801-cf4f-4acc-affa-2092be035f0c
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.38-8-generic-pae ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic-pae root=UUID=266f9801-cf4f-4acc-affa-2092be035f0c ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-8-generic-pae
}
### 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+ ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(/dev/sdb,msdos5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 266f9801-cf4f-4acc-affa-2092be035f0c
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(/dev/sdb,msdos5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 266f9801-cf4f-4acc-affa-2092be035f0c
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
}
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
menuentry "Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sdb1)" --class windows --class os {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ntfs
set root='(/dev/sdb,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 20B65685B6565B7C
chainloader +1
}
menuentry "Windows Recovery Environment (loader) (on /dev/sdb3)" --class windows --class os {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ntfs
set root='(/dev/sdb,msdos3)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 6E10B7A410B77227
drivemap -s (hd0) ${root}
chainloader +1
}
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### 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 $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
source $prefix/custom.cfg;
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
=============================== sdb5/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
# / was on /dev/sdb5 during installation
UUID=266f9801-cf4f-4acc-affa-2092be035f0c / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
# swap was on /dev/sdb6 during installation
UUID=1df35749-a887-45ff-a3de-edd52239847d none swap sw 0 0
=================== sdb5: Location of
files loaded by Grub: ===================
900.1GB: boot/grub/core.img
825.0GB: boot/grub/grub.cfg
688.7GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-8-generic-pae
688.0GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic-pae
688.7GB: initrd.img
688.0GB: vmlinuz
=========================== Unknown MBRs/Boot Sectors/etc =======================
Unknown BootLoader on pdc_bdadcfbdif3
=======Devices which don't seem to have a corresponding hard drive==============
sdc sdd sde sdf sdg
=============================== StdErr Messages: ===============================
ERROR: dos: partition address past end of RAID device
hexdump: /dev/mapper/pdc_bdadcfbdif3: No such file or directory
hexdump: /dev/mapper/pdc_bdadcfbdif3: No such file or directory
ERROR: dos: partition address past end of RAID device
