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Thread: Installed Unbuntu 11.10, now don't get option to load XP


hi folks

i'm new this, , have installed ubuntu 11.10 next windows xp. let the installer create partition, 35gb of 120gb drive, , when machine boots, don't seem have option of booting windows anywhere. loving os, need xp other reasons.

can please help?

many in advance

boot info summary results file is;

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                  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.  => windows installed in mbr of /dev/sdf.  sda1: __________________________________________________________________________      file system:       vfat     boot sector type:  unknown     boot sector info:   no errors found in boot parameter block.     operating system:  windows 95     boot files:        /io.sys /msdos.sys /command.com  sda2: __________________________________________________________________________      file system:       ntfs     boot sector type:  windows xp     boot sector info:   no errors found in boot parameter block.     operating system:       boot files:        /boot.ini /ntldr /ntdetect.com  sda3: __________________________________________________________________________      file system:       extended partition     boot sector type:  unknown     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:       swap     boot sector type:  -     boot sector info:    sdf1: __________________________________________________________________________      file system:       ntfs     boot sector type:  windows xp     boot sector info:   no errors found in boot parameter block.     operating system:       boot files:          ============================ drive/partition info: =============================  drive: sda _____________________________________________________________________  disk /dev/sda: 120.0 gb, 120000000000 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14589 cylinders, total 234375000 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                  63        80,324        80,262  de dell utility /dev/sda2    *         80,325   166,009,475   165,929,151   7 ntfs / exfat / hpfs /dev/sda3         166,010,878   234,373,119    68,362,242   5 extended /dev/sda5         166,010,880   230,182,911    64,172,032  83 linux /dev/sda6         230,184,960   234,373,119     4,188,160  82 linux swap / solaris   drive: sdf _____________________________________________________________________  disk /dev/sdf: 1500.3 gb, 1500301910016 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 182401 cylinders, total 2930277168 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/sdf1               2,048 2,930,277,167 2,930,275,120   7 ntfs / exfat / hpfs   "blkid" output: ________________________________________________________________  device           uuid                                   type       label  /dev/sda1        07d3-080f                              vfat       dellutility /dev/sda2        1008631a0862fe5a                       ntfs        /dev/sda5        437a26ab-2125-436e-b34d-1b55e6537e51   ext4        /dev/sda6        a78b471e-70c9-4f41-b9c4-dd478118ee91   swap        /dev/sdf1        42dc4cb4dc4ca44f                       ntfs       elements  ================================ mount points: =================================  device           mount_point              type       options  /dev/sda2        /media/1008631a0862fe5a  fuseblk    (rw,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,blksize=4096,default_permissions) /dev/sda5        /                        ext4       (rw,errors=remount-ro,commit=0) /dev/sdf1        /media/elements          fuseblk    (rw,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,blksize=4096,default_permissions) /dev/sr0         /media/shake_weight_total_body_dvd udf        (ro,nosuid,nodev,uid=1000,gid=1000,iocharset=utf8,umask=0077,dmode=0500,uhelper=udisks)   ================================ sda2/boot.ini: ================================  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [boot loader]  timeout=30  default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\windows  [operating systems]  multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\windows="microsoft windows xp home edition" /fastdetect /noexecute=optin  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------  =========================== 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 "${boot_once}" ]; save_env recordfail; fi; fi }  function load_video {   insmod vbe   insmod vga   insmod video_bochs   insmod video_cirrus }  insmod part_msdos insmod ext2 set root='(hd0,msdos5)' search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 437a26ab-2125-436e-b34d-1b55e6537e51 if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ;   set gfxmode=auto   load_video   insmod gfxterm   insmod part_msdos   insmod ext2   set root='(hd0,msdos5)'   search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 437a26ab-2125-436e-b34d-1b55e6537e51   set locale_dir=($root)/boot/grub/locale   set lang=en_nz   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 3.0.0-14-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {     recordfail     set gfxpayload=$linux_gfx_mode     insmod gzio     insmod part_msdos     insmod ext2     set root='(hd0,msdos5)'     search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 437a26ab-2125-436e-b34d-1b55e6537e51     linux    /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-14-generic root=uuid=437a26ab-2125-436e-b34d-1b55e6537e51 ro   quiet splash vt.handoff=7     initrd    /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-14-generic } menuentry 'ubuntu, linux 3.0.0-14-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {     recordfail     insmod gzio     insmod part_msdos     insmod ext2     set root='(hd0,msdos5)'     search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 437a26ab-2125-436e-b34d-1b55e6537e51     echo    'loading linux 3.0.0-14-generic ...'     linux    /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-14-generic root=uuid=437a26ab-2125-436e-b34d-1b55e6537e51 ro recovery nomodeset      echo    'loading initial ramdisk ...'     initrd    /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-14-generic } submenu "previous linux versions" { menuentry 'ubuntu, linux 3.0.0-12-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {     recordfail     set gfxpayload=$linux_gfx_mode     insmod gzio     insmod part_msdos     insmod ext2     set root='(hd0,msdos5)'     search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 437a26ab-2125-436e-b34d-1b55e6537e51     linux    /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic root=uuid=437a26ab-2125-436e-b34d-1b55e6537e51 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 437a26ab-2125-436e-b34d-1b55e6537e51     echo    'loading linux 3.0.0-12-generic ...'     linux    /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic root=uuid=437a26ab-2125-436e-b34d-1b55e6537e51 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 437a26ab-2125-436e-b34d-1b55e6537e51     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 437a26ab-2125-436e-b34d-1b55e6537e51     linux16    /boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttys0,115200n8 } ### end /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###  ### begin /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ### menuentry "microsoft windows xp home edition (on /dev/sda2)" --class windows --class os {     insmod part_msdos     insmod ntfs     set root='(hd0,msdos2)'     search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 1008631a0862fe5a     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=437a26ab-2125-436e-b34d-1b55e6537e51 /               ext4    errors=remount-ro 0       1 # swap on /dev/sda6 during installation uuid=a78b471e-70c9-4f41-b9c4-dd478118ee91 none            swap    sw              0       0 /dev/fd0        /media/floppy0  auto    rw,user,noauto,exec,utf8 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               3                =                boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-14-generic               2                =                boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic                  1                =                boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-14-generic                  2                =                initrd.img                                     2                =                initrd.img.old                                 3                =                vmlinuz                                        2                =                vmlinuz.old                                    1  ======================== unknown mbrs/boot sectors/etc: ========================  unknown bootloader on sda1  00000000  eb 46 90 44 65 6c 6c 20  34 2e 31 00 02 04 01 00  |.f.dell 4.1.....| 00000010  02 00 02 00 00 f8 4f 00  3f 00 ff 00 3f 00 00 00  |......o.?...?...| 00000020  86 39 01 00 80 00 29 0f  08 d3 07 44 65 6c 6c 55  |.9....)....dellu| 00000030  74 69 6c 69 74 79 46 41  54 31 36 20 20 20 00 00  |tilityfat16   ..| 00000040  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  fa b8 00 00 8e d0 bc fc  |................| 00000050  7b fb fc 8e d8 ff 0e 13  04 8b 0e 13 04 c1 e1 06  |{...............| 00000060  8e c1 b9 00 01 33 f6 33  ff f3 66 a5 c7 06 72 04  |.....3.3..f...r.| 00000070  45 44 8e c0 bd 00 7c e8  21 01 0f 82 bb 00 66 0f  |ed....|.!.....f.| 00000080  b7 86 16 00 66 d1 e0 66  0f b7 9e 0e 00 66 03 c3  |....f..f.....f..| 00000090  66 03 86 1c 00 66 89 86  3e 00 8b 86 11 00 c1 e8  |f....f..>.......| 000000a0  04 89 86 46 00 bb 00 05  e8 aa 00 0f 82 8a 00 ba  |...f............| 000000b0  10 00 b9 0b 00 ec 7d  8b fb f3 a6 74 16 83 c3  |.......}....t...| 000000c0  20 4a 75 ee 66 ff 86 3e  00 ff 8e 46 00 75 d6  | ju.f..>...f.u..| 000000d0  d9 7d eb 6d 66 0f b7 86  11 00 66 ba 20 00 00 00  |.}.mf.....f. ...| 000000e0  66 f7 e2 66 0f b7 8e 0b  00 66 03 c1 66 48 66 f7  |f..f.....f..fhf.| 000000f0  f1 66 01 86 3e 00 66 8b  86 3e 00 66 89 46 fc 66  |.f..>.f..>.f.f.f| 00000100  0f b7 47 1a 8b f8 2d 02  00 66 0f b6 9e 0d 00 66  |..g...-..f.....f| 00000110  f7 e3 66 01 86 3e 00 bb  00 07 c7 86 46 00 04 00  |..f..>......f...| 00000120  e8 32 00 72 14 81 c3 00  02 66 ff 86 3e 00 ff 8e  |.2.r.....f..>...| 00000130  46 00 75 ec ea 00 02 70  00 cc 7d eb 03 d9  |f.u....p...}....| 00000140  7d e8 02 00 eb fe ac 3c  00 74 09 b4 0e bb 07 00  |}......<.t......| 00000150  cd 10 eb f2 c3 66 8b 86  3e 00 66 33 d2 66 0f b7  |.....f..>.f3.f..| 00000160  8e 18 00 66 f7 f1 66 42  88 96 45 00 66 33 d2 66  |...f..fb..e.f3.f| 00000170  0f b7 8e 1a 00 66 f7 f1  88 96 44 00 89 86 42 00  |.....f....d...b.| 00000180  b8 01 02 8b 8e 42 00 c0  e5 06 0a ae 45 00 86 e9  |.....b......e...| 00000190  8a b6 44 00 8a 96 24 00  cd 13 c3 80 3e c2 07 06  |..d...$.....>...| 000001a0  74 29 b8 01 02 bb 00 06  b9 01 00 b6 00 8a 96 24  |t).............$| 000001b0  00 cd 13 72 16 c6 06 c2  07 06 b8 01 03 bb 00 06  |...r............| 000001c0  b9 01 00 b6 00 8a 96 24  00 cd 13 c3 44 69 73 6b  |.......$....disk| 000001d0  20 65 72 72 6f 72 0d 0a  00 4d 69 73 73 69 6e 67  | error...missing| 000001e0  20 27 69 6f 2e 73 79 73  27 0d 0a 00 49 4f 20 20  | 'io.sys'...io  | 000001f0  20 20 20 20 53 59 53 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 55 aa  |    sys.......u.| 00000200  unknown bootloader on sda3  00000000  26 db 79 5e 39 ed 39 aa  7b f0 58 e8 8d 97 f5 f6  |&.y^9.9.{.x.....| 00000010  f7 b8 1f 2f 68 77 f0 39  1a 6f 8f d1 8c cd a2 00  |.../hw.9.o......| 00000020  ac d2 68 3f 92 61 59 92  47 0a c0 85 1e 24 9b 82  |..h?.ay.g....$..| 00000030  b6 41 60 a8 94 c5 eb 79  55 5d 15 c2 9e 59 c0 c2  |.a`....yu]...y..| 00000040  16 74 67 6f 50 75 37 3b  81 02 bf f8 d7 27 30 4b  |.tgopu7;.....'0k| 00000050  2b 8f 45 70 5b c4 18 ce  b6 1a 3a 0f bd b8 98 0b  |+.ep[.....:.....| 00000060  95 f1 9e c0 f5 9e 99 66  b6 4a b4 75 47 b8 de 17  |.......f.j.ug...| 00000070  7b 2e c0 3e 6a 48 86 72  c5 2b a0 16 16 27 9a fb  |{..>jh.r.+...'..| 00000080  b0 db 1f b3 81 18 50 0d  6e 73 bd 6c dd 42 35 cf  |......p.ns.l.b5.| 00000090  a0 ef 5b 65 05 62 3a 5b  d3 e8 de 13 e0 7f ed bc  |..[e.b:[........| 000000a0  4e 6b ff d0 2b f1 ae ad  24 d0 ad fc 45 0d 26 c7  |nk..+...$...e.&.| 000000b0  62 a7 99 89 a5 a8 ee cb  43 10 b3 9b fb ac 5d c8  |b.......c.....].| 000000c0  ff 7b a2 7c 8f 99 1d ff  0b bd 05 8f 4b e0 1e e8  |.{.|........k...| 000000d0  c6 3d a0 58 7a c2 5d 2b  bf 51 b1 1a 92 7b 9d e4  |.=.xz.]+.q...{..| 000000e0  ea bc b2 83 bc ef 39 59  28 fb 57 2c 45 52 35 56  |......9y(.w,er5v| 000000f0  39 a3 20 3f a1 c1 25 a6  9c a5 a3 7a 6f c6 a8 fe  |9. ?..%....zo...| 00000100  de 01 6a 80 50 64 e7 41  ea ae 01 e2 05 26 72 cb  |..j.pd.a.....&r.| 00000110  6c f0 2f 43 80 ab 24 5d  4e 38 f7 0c 33 1c ac 7c  |l./c..$]n8..3..|| 00000120  bd 95 8c 3e 1e e8 0c bd  b9 ff 18 d3 42 73 b2 15  |...>........bs..| 00000130  ab 92 35 d4 da ce a1 35  66 1e 0c e5 7e 12 ac 68  |..5....5f...~..h| 00000140  85 fb fa 8c ec 75 76 10  86 cb 93 4a 4d 37 e2 d0  |.....uv....jm7..| 00000150  e9 b7 96 b7 ef 64 f7 88  3b 2d f3 3b b5 e9 c1 9d  |.....d..;-.;....| 00000160  fb dd f4 77 80 5a f1 fb  ea 5e 1e 66 7a 8a 49 b0  |...w.z...^.fz.i.| 00000170  6b b2 82 13 41 af 31 4c  ea 34 7d f3 41 20 69 76  |k...a.1l.4}.a iv| 00000180  69 fb 31 c4 e3 8b 8f fa  dc d5 b9 c3 80 b9 91 7f  |i.1.............| 00000190  02 09 c7 ca 57 32 a2 3b  c0 2c 3a fd 02 81 49 42  |....w2.;.,:...ib| 000001a0  cc bd 9c 36 67 70 50 bb  28 68 67 04 63 90 7f a7  |...6gpp.(hg.c...| 000001b0  12 b8 5a ae 20 1e 84 94  81 58 4a 5d b4 11 00 fe  |..z. ....xj]....| 000001c0  ff ff 83 fe ff ff 02 00  00 00 00 30 d3 03 00 fe  |...........0....| 000001d0  ff ff 05 fe ff ff 02 30  d3 03 00 f0 3f 00 00 00  |.......0....?...| 000001e0  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  |................| 000001f0  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 55 aa  |..............u.| 00000200   ========= devices don't seem have corresponding hard drive: =========  sdb sdc sdd sde   =============================== stderr messages: ===============================  unlzma: decoder error 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 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

did try running

code:
sudo update-grub
make sure os-prober installed


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