After my lastest update for Ubuntu and Windows XP, I got a Grub error on booting the next day. ls lists the following (without () ):
sd0 sd1, msdos sd2 sd5 sd6
When I tried to get into one with (sd0,xy)/ it doesn't detect system or unknown file system error.
I tried to boot to a live session with a Knoppix live CD and found out that all data exists. I also tried to recover with TestDisk and it finds all systems. Here is the test disk result:
Start End Size in sectors
1 * HPFS - NTFS 0 1 1 7079 254 63 113740137
2 E extended LBA 7080 0 1 12161 254 63 81642330
5 L HPFS - NTFS 7080 1 1 10266 254 63 51199092 [Schule]
X extended 12031 30 1 12161 254 63 2102625
6 L Linux Swap 12031 31 33 12161 254 63 2102530
I've 1 winxp-home, 1x Ubuntu (ext3+swap) and 1 winxp prof and then I wrote on mbr with TestDisk but I always get the same errors with Grub.
What should I do? I need both XP and Ubuntu. Help me please.
more infos in answers below - sry for thos confusing style but im working on diff live system and browsers and have to reboot always
the boot info script output is also down below
maybe an advanced user can correct my fail posting - after i can solve my issuse i will register here
thanx and pls help me with those weired issues !
as i still cant just comment my own answer or those on top i again has to put it here as a sepperate answer..... (or even edit - maybe an browser failur using the live cds ... cause this posti can edit)
here the bootinfo script output - but the result is the same as with TestDisk ... but it looks worse - cause it also doesnt detect my old ubuntu ... but there wasnt a eares process or overwrite process visibile ending the last working session
output:
Boot Info Script 0.61 [1 April 2012]
============================= Boot Info Summary: ===============================
= Syslinux MBR (4.04 and higher) is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda.
sda1: __________________________________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows XP: NTFS
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System: Windows XP
Boot files: /boot.ini /ntldr /NTDETECT.COM
sda2: __________________________________________
File system: Extended Partition
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
sda5: __________________________________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows XP: NTFS
Boot sector info: According to the info in the boot sector, sda5 starts
at sector 63.
Operating System: Windows XP
Boot files:
sda6: __________________________________________
File system: swap
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
============================ Drive/Partition Info: =============================
Drive: sda _______________________________________
Disk /dev/sda: 100.0 GB, 100030242816 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 12161 cylinders, total 195371568 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 * 63 113,740,199 113,740,137 7 NTFS / exFAT / HPFS
/dev/sda2 113,740,200 195,382,529 81,642,330 f W95 Extended (LBA)
/dev/sda5 113,740,263 164,939,354 51,199,092 7 NTFS / exFAT / HPFS
/dev/sda6 193,280,000 195,382,529 2,102,530 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda2 ends after the last sector of /dev/sda
/dev/sda6 ends after the last sector of /dev/sda
"blkid" output: ____________________________________
Device UUID TYPE LABEL
/dev/loop0 squashfs
/dev/sda1 6596D86768011128 ntfs
/dev/sda5 1300D3B7744EC141 ntfs Schule
/dev/sda6 5b95f2a1-4145-43a5-ac51-41d7dd32b213 swap
================================ Mount points: =================================
Device Mount_Point Type Options
/dev/loop0 /rofs squashfs (ro,noatime)
/dev/sr0 /cdrom iso9660 (ro,noatime)
================================ sda1/boot.ini: ================================
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptOut
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
[spybotsd]
timeout.old=30
the last part shows that i now use the windows boot loader so that i can acces at least one OS
but shouldnt i also get acces to my ubuntu partitions with live-linux-cds ?
or do i have to boot with grub to get to those files only ??
