Thread: no dual boot menu (boots straight to Ubuntu)

i put ubuntu 11.10 on dads desktop hp pavilion slimline; after installed it boots straight ubuntu.
tried

code:

sudo update-grub

code:

                  boot info script 0.60    17 may 2011   ============================= boot info summary: ===============================   => grub2 (v1.99) installed in mbr of /dev/sda , looks @ sector 1 of      same hard drive core.img. core.img @ location , looks      ?? on drive.  sda1: __________________________________________________________________________      file system:       ntfs     boot sector type:  windows vista/7     boot sector info:   no errors found in boot parameter block.     operating system:       boot files:        /bootmgr /boot/bcd  sda2: __________________________________________________________________________      file system:       ntfs     boot sector type:  windows vista/7     boot sector info:   no errors found in boot parameter block.     operating system:  windows 7     boot files:        /windows/system32/winload.exe  sda3: __________________________________________________________________________      file system:       extended partition     boot sector type:  -     boot sector info:    sda5: __________________________________________________________________________      file system:       ext4     boot sector type:  -     boot sector info:       operating system:  ubuntu 11.10     boot files:        /boot/grub/grub.cfg /etc/fstab /boot/grub/core.img  sda6: __________________________________________________________________________      file system:            boot sector type:  -     boot sector info:       mounting failed:   mount: unknown filesystem type ''  sda4: __________________________________________________________________________      file system:       ntfs     boot sector type:  windows vista/7     boot sector info:   no errors found in boot parameter block.     operating system:       boot files:        /bootmgr /boot/bcd  ============================ drive/partition info: =============================  drive: sda _____________________________________________________________________  disk /dev/sda: 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/sda1    *          2,048       206,847       204,800   7 ntfs / exfat / hpfs /dev/sda2             206,848   364,731,682   364,524,835   7 ntfs / exfat / hpfs /dev/sda3         364,732,414   600,100,863   235,368,450   5 extended /dev/sda5         364,732,416   591,978,495   227,246,080  83 linux /dev/sda6         591,980,544   600,100,863     8,120,320  82 linux swap / solaris /dev/sda4         600,100,864   625,139,711    25,038,848   7 ntfs / exfat / hpfs   "blkid" output: ________________________________________________________________  device           uuid                                   type       label  /dev/mapper/cryptswap1 4b2bfe8d-d8a5-4b04-8979-0918863d8506   swap        /dev/sda1        4468814268813428                       ntfs       system /dev/sda2        fe44c9fb44c9b6a5                       ntfs       hp /dev/sda4        caf4b130f4b1201d                       ntfs       factory_image /dev/sda5        3adf10ea-0afb-457d-bdb4-f6fe52a3d6c1   ext4         ========================= "ls -r /dev/mapper/" output: =========================  /dev/mapper: control cryptswap1  ================================ mount points: =================================  device           mount_point              type       options  /dev/sda5        /                        ext4       (rw,errors=remount-ro,commit=0)   =========================== sda5/boot/grub/grub.cfg: ===========================  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # # not edit file # # automatically generated grub-mkconfig using templates # /etc/grub.d , settings /etc/default/grub #  ### begin /etc/grub.d/00_header ### if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ];   set have_grubenv=true   load_env fi set default="0" if [ "${prev_saved_entry}" ];   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}" ];     saved_entry="${chosen}"     save_env saved_entry   fi }  function recordfail {   set recordfail=1   if [ -n "${have_grubenv}" ]; if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; save_env recordfail; fi; fi }  function load_video {   insmod vbe   insmod vga   insmod video_bochs   insmod video_cirrus }  insmod part_msdos insmod ext2 set root='(hd0,msdos5)' search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 3adf10ea-0afb-457d-bdb4-f6fe52a3d6c1 if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ;   set gfxmode=auto   load_video   insmod gfxterm   insmod part_msdos   insmod ext2   set root='(hd0,msdos5)'   search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 3adf10ea-0afb-457d-bdb4-f6fe52a3d6c1   set locale_dir=($root)/boot/grub/locale   set lang=en_us   insmod gettext fi terminal_output gfxterm if [ "${recordfail}" = 1 ];   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;   clear fi ### end /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###  ### begin /etc/grub.d/10_linux ### if [ ${recordfail} != 1 ];   if [ -e ${prefix}/gfxblacklist.txt ];     if hwmatch ${prefix}/gfxblacklist.txt 3;       if [ ${match} = 0 ];         set linux_gfx_mode=keep       else         set linux_gfx_mode=text       fi     else       set linux_gfx_mode=text     fi   else     set linux_gfx_mode=keep   fi else   set linux_gfx_mode=text fi export linux_gfx_mode if [ "$linux_gfx_mode" != "text" ]; load_video; fi menuentry 'ubuntu, linux 3.0.0-12-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {     recordfail     set gfxpayload=$linux_gfx_mode     insmod gzio     insmod part_msdos     insmod ext2     set root='(hd0,msdos5)'     search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 3adf10ea-0afb-457d-bdb4-f6fe52a3d6c1     linux    /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic root=uuid=3adf10ea-0afb-457d-bdb4-f6fe52a3d6c1 ro   quiet splash vt.handoff=7     initrd    /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-12-generic } menuentry 'ubuntu, linux 3.0.0-12-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {     recordfail     insmod gzio     insmod part_msdos     insmod ext2     set root='(hd0,msdos5)'     search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 3adf10ea-0afb-457d-bdb4-f6fe52a3d6c1     echo    'loading linux 3.0.0-12-generic ...'     linux    /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic root=uuid=3adf10ea-0afb-457d-bdb4-f6fe52a3d6c1 ro recovery nomodeset      echo    'loading initial ramdisk ...'     initrd    /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-12-generic } ### 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='(hd0,msdos5)'     search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 3adf10ea-0afb-457d-bdb4-f6fe52a3d6c1     linux16    /boot/memtest86+.bin } menuentry "memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {     insmod part_msdos     insmod ext2     set root='(hd0,msdos5)'     search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 3adf10ea-0afb-457d-bdb4-f6fe52a3d6c1     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/sda1)" --class windows --class os {     insmod part_msdos     insmod ntfs     set root='(hd0,msdos1)'     search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 4468814268813428     chainloader +1 } menuentry "windows recovery environment (loader) (on /dev/sda4)" --class windows --class os {     insmod part_msdos     insmod ntfs     set root='(hd0,msdos4)'     search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root caf4b130f4b1201d     drivemap -s (hd0) ${root}     chainloader +1 } ### end /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###  ### begin /etc/grub.d/40_custom ### # file provides easy way add custom menu entries.  type # menu entries want add after comment.  careful not change # 'exec tail' line above. ### end /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###  ### begin /etc/grub.d/41_custom ### if [ -f  $prefix/custom.cfg ];   source $prefix/custom.cfg; fi ### end /etc/grub.d/41_custom ### --------------------------------------------------------------------------------  =============================== sda5/etc/fstab: ================================  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # /etc/fstab: static file system information. # # use 'blkid' print universally unique identifier # device; may used uuid= more robust way name devices # works if disks added , removed. see fstab(5). # # <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass> proc            /proc           proc    nodev,noexec,nosuid 0       0 # / on /dev/sda5 during installation uuid=3adf10ea-0afb-457d-bdb4-f6fe52a3d6c1 /               ext4    errors=remount-ro 0       1 # swap on /dev/sda6 during installation #uuid=6535261e-b664-4d94-9f7e-5fd3e8cc84a3 none            swap    sw              0       0 /dev/mapper/cryptswap1 none swap sw 0 0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------  =================== sda5: location of files loaded grub: ====================             gib - gb             file                                 fragment(s)                 =                boot/grub/core.img                             1                =                boot/grub/grub.cfg                             1                =                boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-12-generic               1                =                boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic                  1                =                initrd.img                                     1                =                vmlinuz                                        1  ========= devices don't seem have corresponding hard drive: =========  sdc   =============================== stderr messages: ===============================  awk: cmd. line:36: math support not compiled in awk: cmd. line:36: math support not compiled in awk: cmd. line:36: math support not compiled in awk: cmd. line:36: math support not compiled in awk: cmd. line:36: math support not compiled in awk: cmd. line:36: math support not compiled in

personally, i'm kinda fond 'a wanda...

oh, , boot repair of course http://sazeit.com/articles/repair-or...th-boot-repair

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