Unable to open Win7 on dual boot/dualHD PC
I am unable to open Win7. The system slowly deteriorated over a month and now I can't get Win7 to open except in Safe Mode. A responder in SevenForums suggested a solution but said first uninstall GRUB. When searching for uninstall information I came across the Boot Info Script information and ran it. Here is the resulting file. I have no idea how to read it. Do I have a problem with GRUB?
John in Houston
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=> Windows is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda.
=> Grub2 (v1.99) is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdb and looks at sector 1 of
the same hard drive for core.img. core.img is at this location and looks
for (,msdos1)/boot/grub on this drive.
sda1: _______
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows Vista/7: NTFS
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files: /bootmgr /Boot/BCD
sda2: _______
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows Vista/7: NTFS
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System: Windows 7
Boot files: /Windows/
sdb1: _______
File system: ext4
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS
Boot files: /boot/grub/grub.cfg /etc/fstab /boot/grub/core.img
sdb2: _______
File system: Extended Partition
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
sdb5: _______
File system: swap
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
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Drive: sda _______
Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders, total 976773168 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 * 2,048 206,847 204,800 7 NTFS / exFAT / HPFS
/dev/sda2 206,848 976,773,119 976,566,272 7 NTFS / exFAT / HPFS
Drive: sdb _______
Disk /dev/sdb: 320.1 GB, 320072933376 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders, total 625142448 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/sdb1 * 2,048 599,740,415 599,738,368 83 Linux
/dev/sdb2 599,742,462 625,141,759 25,399,298 5 Extended
/dev/sdb5 599,742,464 625,141,759 25,399,296 82 Linux swap / Solaris
"blkid" output: _______
Device UUID TYPE LABEL
/dev/sda1 15B65CD787291CE0 ntfs
/dev/sda2 4FF44861448FD20B ntfs
/dev/sdb1 2a06ac78-
/dev/sdb5 26be3a47-
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Device Mount_Point Type Options
/dev/sdb1 / ext4 (rw,errors=
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#
# 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.
if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
set have_grubenv=true
load_env
fi
set default="0"
if [ "${prev_
set saved_entry=
save_env saved_entry
set prev_saved_entry=
save_env prev_saved_entry
set boot_once=true
fi
function savedefault {
if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then
saved_
save_env saved_entry
fi
}
function recordfail {
set recordfail=1
if [ -n "${have_grubenv}" ]; then if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi
}
function load_video {
insmod vbe
insmod vga
insmod video_bochs
insmod video_cirrus
}
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 2a06ac78-
if loadfont /boot/grub/
set gfxmode=auto
load_video
insmod gfxterm
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 2a06ac78-
set locale_
set lang=en_US
insmod gettext
fi
terminal_output gfxterm
if [ "${recordfail}" = 1 ]; then
set timeout=-1
else
set timeout=15
fi
### END /etc/grub.
### BEGIN /etc/grub.
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 2a06ac78-
insmod jpeg
if background_image /boot/grub/
set color_normal=
set color_highlight
else
set menu_color_
set menu_color_
if background_color 44,0,30; then
clear
fi
fi
### END /etc/grub.
### BEGIN /etc/grub.
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 3.5.0-18-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
set gfxpayload=
insmod gzio
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 2a06ac78-
linux /boot/vmlinuz-
initrd /boot/initrd.
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 3.5.0-18-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod gzio
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 2a06ac78-
echo 'Loading Linux 3.5.0-18-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.
}
if [ ${recordfail} != 1 ]; then
if [ -e ${prefix}
if hwmatch ${prefix}
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
### END /etc/grub.
### BEGIN /etc/grub.
### END /etc/grub.
### BEGIN /etc/grub.
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 2a06ac78-
linux16 /boot/memtest86
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 2a06ac78-
linux16 /boot/memtest86
}
### END /etc/grub.
### BEGIN /etc/grub.
menuentry "Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sda1)" --class windows --class os {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ntfs
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 15B65CD787291CE0
chainloader +1
}
### END /etc/grub.
### BEGIN /etc/grub.
# 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.
### BEGIN /etc/grub.
if [ -f $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
source $prefix/custom.cfg;
fi
### END /etc/grub.
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# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'blkid' 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/sda1 during installation
UUID=2a06ac78-
# swap was on /dev/sda5 during installation
UUID=26be3a47-
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,
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=================== sdb1: Location of files loaded by Grub: =======
GiB - GB File Fragment(s)
= boot/grub/core.img 1
= boot/grub/grub.cfg 1
= boot/initrd.
= boot/initrd.
= boot/initrd.
= boot/vmlinuz-
= boot/vmlinuz-
= boot/vmlinuz-
= initrd.img 2
= initrd.img.old 2
= vmlinuz 2
= vmlinuz.old 2
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