Re: Dual Boot - Linux Mint and Windows 7
Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 4:47 pm
Thanks for the reply!
I did instruct LM to install itself alongside Windows, and I still see Windows as an option on the grub screen and on gparted when I re-install LM, shouldn't that mean that the system still exists?
I can't access the Recovery system (the key should be F4, but nothing happens).
Couldn't be it be just a MBR or Grub problem?
Thanks again for your patience!
Edit/ some boot info, if it helps!
I did instruct LM to install itself alongside Windows, and I still see Windows as an option on the grub screen and on gparted when I re-install LM, shouldn't that mean that the system still exists?

I can't access the Recovery system (the key should be F4, but nothing happens).
Couldn't be it be just a MBR or Grub problem?
Thanks again for your patience!
Edit/ some boot info, if it helps!
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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 /boot/grub.
=> Syslinux is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdb
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/dirs: /bootmgr /boot/bcd
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/dirs: /bootmgr /Boot/BCD
sda3: _________________________________________________________________________
File system: ext3
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:
sda4: _________________________________________________________________________
File system: Extended Partition
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
sda5: _________________________________________________________________________
File system: ext3
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System: Linux Mint 8 Helena - Fluxbox CE
Boot files/dirs: /boot/grub/grub.cfg /etc/fstab /boot/grub/core.img
sda6: _________________________________________________________________________
File system: swap
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
sdb1: _________________________________________________________________________
File system: vfat
Boot sector type: Fat32
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs: /boot/grub/menu.lst
=========================== 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
Disk identifier: 0x9d97ba08
Partition Boot Start End Size Id System
/dev/sda1 2,048 31,459,327 31,457,280 27 Hidden HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 31,459,328 31,664,127 204,800 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda3 31,664,128 273,248,112 241,583,985 83 Linux
/dev/sda4 273,249,585 488,392,064 215,142,480 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 * 273,249,648 331,854,704 58,605,057 83 Linux
/dev/sda6 482,432,013 488,392,064 5,960,052 82 Linux swap / Solaris
Drive: sdb ___________________ _____________________________________________________
Disk /dev/sdb: 2026 MB, 2026373120 bytes
2 heads, 32 sectors/track, 61840 cylinders, total 3957760 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000
Partition Boot Start End Size Id System
/dev/sdb1 * 32 3,957,695 3,957,664 6 FAT16
blkid -c /dev/null: ____________________________________________________________
Device UUID TYPE LABEL
/dev/loop0 squashfs
/dev/sda1 BCB21DF0B21DAFBE ntfs RECOVERY
/dev/sda2 5A561EE9561EC623 ntfs SYSTEM
/dev/sda3 2a615b1a-4f2d-412e-a3da-55d565786824 ext3
/dev/sda5 48b3419a-8925-45e3-95f5-e4e9e0ea6212 ext3
/dev/sda6 4f43d660-f10e-4964-8d3b-30866fca4047 swap
/dev/sdb1 0265-41FD vfat
============================ "mount | grep ^/dev output: ===========================
Device Mount_Point Type Options
aufs / aufs (rw)
/dev/sdb1 /cdrom vfat (rw)
/dev/loop0 /rofs squashfs (rw)
=========================== sda5/boot/grub/grub.cfg: ===========================
#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by /usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
if [ -s /boot/grub/grubenv ]; then
have_grubenv=true
load_env
fi
set default="0"
if [ ${prev_saved_entry} ]; then
saved_entry=${prev_saved_entry}
save_env saved_entry
prev_saved_entry=
save_env prev_saved_entry
fi
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,5)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 48b3419a-8925-45e3-95f5-e4e9e0ea6212
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=640x480
insmod gfxterm
insmod vbe
if terminal_output gfxterm ; then true ; else
# For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that don't
# understand terminal_output
terminal gfxterm
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/white
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/06_mint_theme ###
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,5)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 48b3419a-8925-45e3-95f5-e4e9e0ea6212
insmod png
if background_image /boot/grub/linuxmint.png ; then
set color_normal=white/black
set color_highlight=white/light-gray
else
set menu_color_normal=white/black
set menu_color_highlight=white/light-gray
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/06_mint_theme ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
menuentry "Linux Mint 8 Helena - Fluxbox CE, linux 2.6.31-14-generic (/dev/sda5)" {
recordfail=1
if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi
set quiet=1
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,5)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 48b3419a-8925-45e3-95f5-e4e9e0ea6212
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=UUID=48b3419a-8925-45e3-95f5-e4e9e0ea6212 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic
}
menuentry "Linux Mint 8 Helena - Fluxbox CE, linux 2.6.31-14-generic (recovery mode)" {
recordfail=1
if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,5)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 48b3419a-8925-45e3-95f5-e4e9e0ea6212
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=UUID=48b3419a-8925-45e3-95f5-e4e9e0ea6212 ro single
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+)" {
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
}
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
menuentry "Windows Vista (loader) (on /dev/sda1)" {
insmod ntfs
set root=(hd0,1)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set bcb21df0b21dafbe
chainloader +1
}
menuentry "Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sda2)" {
insmod ntfs
set root=(hd0,2)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 5a561ee9561ec623
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 ###
=============================== sda5/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 defaults 0 0
# / was on /dev/sda5 during installation
UUID=48b3419a-8925-45e3-95f5-e4e9e0ea6212 / ext3 errors=remount-ro 0 1
# /home was on /dev/sda3 during installation
UUID=2a615b1a-4f2d-412e-a3da-55d565786824 /home ext3 defaults 0 2
# swap was on /dev/sda6 during installation
UUID=4f43d660-f10e-4964-8d3b-30866fca4047 none swap sw 0 0
=================== sda5: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================
160.6GB: boot/grub/core.img
160.6GB: boot/grub/grub.cfg
160.6GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic
160.6GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic
160.6GB: initrd.img
160.6GB: vmlinuz
=========================== sdb1/boot/grub/menu.lst: ===========================
timeout 300
default 0
color light-blue/blue black/light-grey
splashimage=/boot/splash.xpm.gz
title Boot Arch Linux Live CD
kernel /boot/vmlinuz26 lang=en locale=en_US.UTF-8 archisolabel=ARCHISO_EIYOHPO3 ramdisk_size=75%
initrd /boot/archiso_pata.img
title Boot Arch Linux Live CD [Legacy IDE, no SATA]
kernel /boot/vmlinuz26 lang=en locale=en_US.UTF-8 archisolabel=ARCHISO_EIYOHPO3 ramdisk_size=75%
initrd /boot/archiso_ide.img
title Tools...
configfile /boot/grub/tools.lst
title Grub Settings...
configfile /boot/grub/settings.lst
title View Help...
configfile /boot/grub/help.lst
title More Options...
configfile /boot/grub/more.lst
title Shutdown the Computer
halt
title Reboot the Computer
reboot
=================== sdb1: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================
??GB: boot/grub/menu.lst
??GB: boot/grub/stage2
??GB: boot/vmlinuz26