Hello! Nice to be able to post for my first time ever to all of you. I am a returning Ubuntu user with just basic experience and I know I have a long way to go. I installed Ubuntu 13.10 64-bit with upgrades at the time of install to dual boot with Win 7 on a Sony Vaio laptop. Win 7 works fine, but I could not boot Ubuntu yet. I get the following message:
Gave up waiting for root device. Alert! /dev/disk/by-uuid/xxx...does not exist. Dropping to a shell! Busy Box v1.20.2 (Ubuntu 1:1.20.0-8.1 | Ubuntu) built-in shell (ash).....(intramfs).
I tried a lot of different things from other posts, but nothing worked so far. I finally downloaded Bootinfoscript from a suggestion in another post, and am now posting the results for anyone to help me out here. Thanks a lot in advance. :D
Boot Info Script 0.61 [1 April 2012]
Gave up waiting for root device. Alert! /dev/disk/by-uuid/xxx...does not exist. Dropping to a shell! Busy Box v1.20.2 (Ubuntu 1:1.20.0-8.1 | Ubuntu) built-in shell (ash).....(intramfs).
I tried a lot of different things from other posts, but nothing worked so far. I finally downloaded Bootinfoscript from a suggestion in another post, and am now posting the results for anyone to help me out here. Thanks a lot in advance. :D
Boot Info Script 0.61 [1 April 2012]
Code:
============================= Boot Info Summary: ===============================
=> Grub2 (v1.99) is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda and looks at sector 1 of
the same hard drive for core.img. core.img is at this location and looks
in partition 94 for .
=> MS-DOS 3.30 through Windows 95 (A) is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdb.
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:
Boot files: /bootmgr /Boot/BCD
sda3: __________________________________________________________________________
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: /bootmgr /boot/BCD /Windows/System32/winload.exe
/ubuntu/winboot/wubildr /ubuntu/winboot/wubildr.mbr
sda4: __________________________________________________________________________
File system: Extended Partition
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
sda5: __________________________________________________________________________
File system: swap
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
sda6: __________________________________________________________________________
File system: ext4
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System: Ubuntu 13.10
Boot files: /boot/grub/grub.cfg /etc/fstab
sdb1: __________________________________________________________________________
File system: vfat
Boot sector type: FAT16
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files:
============================ Drive/Partition Info: =============================
Drive: sda _____________________________________________________________________
Disk /dev/sda: 640.1 GB, 640135028736 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 77825 cylinders, total 1250263728 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 23,267,327 23,265,280 27 Hidden NTFS (Recovery Environment)
/dev/sda2 * 23,267,328 23,472,127 204,800 7 NTFS / exFAT / HPFS
/dev/sda3 23,472,128 896,980,991 873,508,864 7 NTFS / exFAT / HPFS
/dev/sda4 896,983,038 1,250,263,039 353,280,002 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 1,233,670,144 1,250,263,039 16,592,896 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda6 896,983,040 1,233,670,143 336,687,104 83 Linux
Drive: sdb _____________________________________________________________________
Disk /dev/sdb: 256 MB, 256900608 bytes
16 heads, 32 sectors/track, 979 cylinders, total 501759 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 99 501,247 501,149 6 FAT16
"blkid" output: ________________________________________________________________
Device UUID TYPE LABEL
/dev/loop0 squashfs
/dev/sda1 AC1C56AE1C567376 ntfs Recovery
/dev/sda2 884A3A974A3A81CC ntfs System Reserved
/dev/sda3 01CEFF98670FE590 ntfs
/dev/sda5 7b701f11-8543-448b-9774-a695d8fa4b15 swap
/dev/sda6 1aea10a5-afd7-4667-99c6-aec0cc95ec34 ext4
/dev/sdb1 F4D6-85AC vfat NEW VOLUME
/dev/sr0 iso9660 Ubuntu 13.10 amd64
================================ Mount points: =================================
Device Mount_Point Type Options
/dev/loop0 /rofs squashfs (ro,noatime)
/dev/sdb1 /media/ubuntu/F4D6-85AC vfat (rw,nosuid,nodev,uid=999,gid=999,shortname=mixed,dmask=0077,utf8=1,showexec,flush,uhelper=udisks2)
/dev/sr0 /cdrom iso9660 (ro,noatime)
=========================== sda6/boot/grub/grub.cfg: ===========================
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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.d/00_header ###
if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
set have_grubenv=true
load_env
fi
set default="0"
if [ x"${feature_menuentry_id}" = xy ]; then
menuentry_id_option="--id"
else
menuentry_id_option=""
fi
export menuentry_id_option
if [ "${prev_saved_entry}" ]; then
set saved_entry="${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 "${boot_once}" ]; then
saved_entry="${chosen}"
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 {
if [ x$feature_all_video_module = xy ]; then
insmod all_video
else
insmod efi_gop
insmod efi_uga
insmod ieee1275_fb
insmod vbe
insmod vga
insmod video_bochs
insmod video_cirrus
fi
}
if [ x$feature_default_font_path = xy ] ; then
font=unicode
else
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,msdos6'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos6 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos6 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos6 1aea10a5-afd7-4667-99c6-aec0cc95ec34
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 1aea10a5-afd7-4667-99c6-aec0cc95ec34
fi
font="/usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2"
fi
if loadfont $font ; then
set gfxmode=auto
load_video
insmod gfxterm
set locale_dir=$prefix/locale
set lang=en_US
insmod gettext
fi
terminal_output gfxterm
if [ "${recordfail}" = 1 ]; then
set timeout=10
else
set timeout=10
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
set menu_color_normal=white/black
set menu_color_highlight=black/light-gray
if background_color 44,0,30; then
clear
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
function gfxmode {
set gfxpayload="${1}"
if [ "${1}" = "keep" ]; then
set vt_handoff=vt.handoff=7
else
set vt_handoff=
fi
}
if [ "${recordfail}" != 1 ]; then
if [ -e ${prefix}/gfxblacklist.txt ]; then
if hwmatch ${prefix}/gfxblacklist.txt 3; then
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
menuentry 'Ubuntu' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-simple-1aea10a5-afd7-4667-99c6-aec0cc95ec34' {
recordfail
load_video
gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode
insmod gzio
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,msdos6'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos6 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos6 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos6 1aea10a5-afd7-4667-99c6-aec0cc95ec34
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 1aea10a5-afd7-4667-99c6-aec0cc95ec34
fi
linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-12-generic root=UUID=1aea10a5-afd7-4667-99c6-aec0cc95ec34 ro quiet splash $vt_handoff
initrd /boot/initrd.img-3.11.0-12-generic
}
submenu 'Advanced options for Ubuntu' $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-advanced-1aea10a5-afd7-4667-99c6-aec0cc95ec34' {
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 3.11.0-12-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-3.11.0-12-generic-advanced-1aea10a5-afd7-4667-99c6-aec0cc95ec34' {
recordfail
load_video
gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode
insmod gzio
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,msdos6'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos6 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos6 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos6 1aea10a5-afd7-4667-99c6-aec0cc95ec34
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 1aea10a5-afd7-4667-99c6-aec0cc95ec34
fi
echo 'Loading Linux 3.11.0-12-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-12-generic root=UUID=1aea10a5-afd7-4667-99c6-aec0cc95ec34 ro quiet splash $vt_handoff
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-3.11.0-12-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 3.11.0-12-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-3.11.0-12-generic-recovery-1aea10a5-afd7-4667-99c6-aec0cc95ec34' {
recordfail
load_video
insmod gzio
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,msdos6'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos6 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos6 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos6 1aea10a5-afd7-4667-99c6-aec0cc95ec34
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 1aea10a5-afd7-4667-99c6-aec0cc95ec34
fi
echo 'Loading Linux 3.11.0-12-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-12-generic root=UUID=1aea10a5-afd7-4667-99c6-aec0cc95ec34 ro recovery nomodeset
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-3.11.0-12-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,msdos6'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos6 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos6 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos6 1aea10a5-afd7-4667-99c6-aec0cc95ec34
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 1aea10a5-afd7-4667-99c6-aec0cc95ec34
fi
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry 'Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)' {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,msdos6'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos6 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos6 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos6 1aea10a5-afd7-4667-99c6-aec0cc95ec34
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 1aea10a5-afd7-4667-99c6-aec0cc95ec34
fi
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
}
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
menuentry 'Windows Recovery Environment (loader) (on /dev/sda1)' --class windows --class os $menuentry_id_option 'osprober-chain-AC1C56AE1C567376' {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ntfs
set root='hd0,msdos1'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos1 AC1C56AE1C567376
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root AC1C56AE1C567376
fi
drivemap -s (hd0) ${root}
chainloader +1
}
menuentry 'Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sda2)' --class windows --class os $menuentry_id_option 'osprober-chain-884A3A974A3A81CC' {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ntfs
set root='hd0,msdos2'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos2 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos2 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos2 884A3A974A3A81CC
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 884A3A974A3A81CC
fi
chainloader +1
}
menuentry 'Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sda3)' --class windows --class os $menuentry_id_option 'osprober-chain-01CEFF98670FE590' {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ntfs
set root='hd0,msdos3'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos3 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos3 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos3 01CEFF98670FE590
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 01CEFF98670FE590
fi
chainloader +1
}
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware ###
### END /etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# 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.d/40_custom ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
if [ -f ${config_directory}/custom.cfg ]; then
source ${config_directory}/custom.cfg
elif [ -z "${config_directory}" -a -f $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
source $prefix/custom.cfg;
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
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=============================== sda6/etc/fstab: ================================
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# /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>
# / was on /dev/sda6 during installation
UUID=1aea10a5-afd7-4667-99c6-aec0cc95ec34 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
# swap was on /dev/sda5 during installation
UUID=7b701f11-8543-448b-9774-a695d8fa4b15 none swap sw 0 0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
=================== sda6: Location of files loaded by Grub: ====================
GiB - GB File Fragment(s)
=============================== StdErr Messages: ===============================
cat: /tmp/BootInfo-pLXNmZcU/Tmp_Log: No such file or directory
No volume groups found