Thread: Grub problems with triple boot - no vista (windows 7) anymore

hello,

please help, in bit of state,

had nice triple boot system going on ubuntu 9.04, ubuntu 9,10 (trying out) , windows 7 - rest of family.

usual problem of playing around , trying tweak things little bit has got me bother , need before wife finds out!

complaining how grub loader selects ubuntu default , how missing 'selection time'

'no problem' , change default in menu list.
while there, chopped , pasted things around alter display order, saved , rebooted.

now, both ubuntus boot windows 7 under vista loader gives 'error 11: unrecognized device string'

can't seem find out what's wrong.

please see menu list

html code:

# menu.lst - see: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8)  #            grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8),  #            grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub  #            , /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/.    ## default num  # set default entry entry number num. numbering starts 0, ,  # entry number 0 default if command not used.  #  # can specify 'saved' instead of number. in case, default entry  # entry saved command 'savedefault'.  # warning: if using dmraid not use 'savedefault' or  # array desync , not let boot system.  default		0    ## timeout sec  # set timeout, in sec seconds, before automatically booting default entry  # (normally first entry defined).  timeout		10    ## hiddenmenu  # hides menu default (press esc see menu)  #hiddenmenu    # pretty colours  #color cyan/blue white/blue    ## password ['--md5'] passwd  # if used in first section of menu file, disable interactive editing  # control (menu entry editor , command-line)  , entries protected  # command 'lock'  # e.g. password topsecret  #      password --md5 $1$glhu0/$aw78khk1qfv3p2b2znuoe/  # password topsecret    #  # examples  #  # title		windows 95/98/nt/2000  # root		(hd0,0)  # makeactive  # chainloader	+1  #  # title		linux  # root		(hd0,1)  # kernel	/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro  #    #  # put static boot stanzas before and/or after automagic kernel list    ### begin automagic kernels list  ## lines between automagic kernels list markers modified  ## debian update-grub script except default options below    ## not uncomment them, edit them needs    ## ## start default options ##  ## default kernel options  ## default kernel options automagic boot options  ## if want special options specific kernels use kopt_x_y_z  ## x.y.z kernel version. minor versions can omitted.  ## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro  ##      kopt_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro  ##      kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro  # kopt=root=uuid=778a8cf3-6bfa-4377-947e-a0a8c827d978 ro    ## default grub root device  ## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)  # groot=778a8cf3-6bfa-4377-947e-a0a8c827d978    ## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options  ## e.g. alternative=true  ##      alternative=false  # alternative=true    ## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options  ## e.g. lockalternative=true  ##      lockalternative=false  # lockalternative=false    ## additional options use default boot option, not  ## alternatives  ## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5  # defoptions=quiet splash    ## should update-grub lock old automagic boot options  ## e.g. lockold=false  ##      lockold=true  # lockold=false    ## xen hypervisor options use default xen boot option  # xenhopt=    ## xen linux kernel options use default xen boot option  # xenkopt=console=tty0    ## altoption boot targets option  ## multiple altoptions lines allowed  ## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) boot options  ##      altoptions=(recovery) single  # altoptions=(recovery mode) single    ## controls how many kernels should put menu.lst  ## counts first occurence of kernel, not  ## alternative kernel options  ## e.g. howmany=all  ##      howmany=7  # howmany=all    ## specify if running in xen domu or have grub detect automatically  ## update-grub ignore non-xen kernels when running in domu , vice versa  ## e.g. indomu=detect  ##      indomu=true  ##      indomu=false  # indomu=detect    ## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option  ## e.g. memtest86=true  ##      memtest86=false  # memtest86=true    ## should update-grub adjust value of default booted system  ## can true or false  # updatedefaultentry=false    ## should update-grub add savedefault default options  ## can true or false  # savedefault=false    ## ## end default options ##      ### end debian automagic kernels list    # divider, added separate menu items below debian  # ones.  title		operating systems:  root            # entry automatically added debian installer non-linux os  # on /dev/sda2  title		windows vista (loader)  rootnoverify	(hd0,1)  savedefault  makeactive  chainloader	+1    # entry automatically added debian installer non-linux os  # on /dev/sda1  title		windows nt/2000/xp  rootnoverify	(hd0,0)  savedefault  makeactive  chainloader	+1    # entry automatically added debian installer existing  # linux installation on /dev/sda3.  title		ubuntu 9.04, kernel 2.6.28-15-generic (on /dev/sda3)  root		(hd0,2)  kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-15-generic root=uuid=d66f9301-0f58-4256-936c-df607a517e67 ro quiet splash   initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-15-generic  savedefault  boot      # entry automatically added debian installer existing  # linux installation on /dev/sda3.  title		ubuntu 9.04, kernel 2.6.28-15-generic (recovery mode) (on /dev/sda3)  root		(hd0,2)  kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-15-generic root=uuid=d66f9301-0f58-4256-936c-df607a517e67 ro single   initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-15-generic  savedefault  boot    # entry automatically added debian installer existing  # linux installation on /dev/sda3.  title		ubuntu 9.04, memtest86+ (on /dev/sda3)  root		(hd0,2)  kernel		/boot/memtest86+.bin    savedefault  boot    #this testing area  # think on /dev/sda6  title		ubuntu karmic (development branch), kernel 2.6.31-14-generic  uuid		778a8cf3-6bfa-4377-947e-a0a8c827d978  kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=uuid=778a8cf3-6bfa-4377-947e-a0a8c827d978 ro quiet splash   initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic  quiet    title		ubuntu karmic (development branch), kernel 2.6.31-14-generic (recovery mode)  uuid		778a8cf3-6bfa-4377-947e-a0a8c827d978  kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=uuid=778a8cf3-6bfa-4377-947e-a0a8c827d978 ro  single  initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic    title		ubuntu karmic (development branch), memtest86+  uuid		778a8cf3-6bfa-4377-947e-a0a8c827d978  kernel		/boot/memtest86+.bin  quiet

thought may helpful:

html code:

dan@dan-laptop:~$ sudo fdisk -l  [sudo] password dan:     disk /dev/sda: 120.0 gb, 120034123776 bytes  255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14593 cylinders  units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes  disk identifier: 0x34fe34fd       device boot      start         end      blocks   id  system  /dev/sda1   *           1         638     5124703+  12  compaq diagnostics  /dev/sda2             639        7583    55785712+   7  hpfs/ntfs  /dev/sda3            7584       12786    41793097+  83  linux  /dev/sda4           12787       14593    14514727+   5  extended  /dev/sda5           14072       14593     4192933+  82  linux swap / solaris  /dev/sda6   *       12787       14010     9831717   83  linux  /dev/sda7           14011       14071      489951   82  linux swap / solaris

please me dreaded windows before missed! - not me.

does grub menu show more 1 instance of windows?

(looks should given menu.lst file content)

you're attempting boot whichever 1 doesn't work anymore

resort back-up copy of menu.lst file before made changes

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