Thread: Reinstall?

i followed tutorial on dual booting guess did wrong. when boot computer automatically loads ubuntu, , not give me choice boot win 7. can not boot win7. took time try find more info keep coming dead end. did boot-repair summery , read out :

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boot info script 0.61      [1 april 2012]   ============================= 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      (,msdos5)/boot/grub on drive.  sda1: __________________________________________________________________________      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  ============================ drive/partition info: =============================  drive: sda _____________________________________________________________________  disk /dev/sda: 750.2 gb, 750156374016 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 91201 cylinders, total 1465149168 sectors units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes  partition  boot  start sector    end sector  # of sectors  id system  /dev/sda1    *          2,046    42,000,383    41,998,338   5 extended /dev/sda5               2,048    42,000,383    41,998,336  83 linux   "blkid" output: ________________________________________________________________  device           uuid                                   type       label  /dev/sda5        5b1cacb2-60ef-44f9-842b-d18b53603824   ext4         ================================ 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 "${boot_once}" ]; save_env recordfail; fi; fi }  function load_video {   insmod vbe   insmod vga   insmod video_bochs   insmod video_cirrus }  insmod part_msdos insmod ext2 set root='(hd0,msdos5)' search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 5b1cacb2-60ef-44f9-842b-d18b53603824 if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ;   set gfxmode=auto   load_video   insmod gfxterm   insmod part_msdos   insmod ext2   set root='(hd0,msdos5)'   search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 5b1cacb2-60ef-44f9-842b-d18b53603824   set locale_dir=($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 3.0.0-19-generic-pae' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {     recordfail     set gfxpayload=$linux_gfx_mode     insmod gzio     insmod part_msdos     insmod ext2     set root='(hd0,msdos5)'     search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 5b1cacb2-60ef-44f9-842b-d18b53603824     linux    /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-19-generic-pae root=uuid=5b1cacb2-60ef-44f9-842b-d18b53603824 ro   quiet splash vt.handoff=7     initrd    /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-19-generic-pae } menuentry 'ubuntu, linux 3.0.0-19-generic-pae (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {     recordfail     insmod gzio     insmod part_msdos     insmod ext2     set root='(hd0,msdos5)'     search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 5b1cacb2-60ef-44f9-842b-d18b53603824     echo    'loading linux 3.0.0-19-generic-pae ...'     linux    /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-19-generic-pae root=uuid=5b1cacb2-60ef-44f9-842b-d18b53603824 ro recovery nomodeset      echo    'loading initial ramdisk ...'     initrd    /boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-19-generic-pae } submenu "previous linux versions" { menuentry 'ubuntu, linux 3.0.0-12-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {     recordfail     set gfxpayload=$linux_gfx_mode     insmod gzio     insmod part_msdos     insmod ext2     set root='(hd0,msdos5)'     search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 5b1cacb2-60ef-44f9-842b-d18b53603824     linux    /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic root=uuid=5b1cacb2-60ef-44f9-842b-d18b53603824 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 5b1cacb2-60ef-44f9-842b-d18b53603824     echo    'loading linux 3.0.0-12-generic ...'     linux    /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic root=uuid=5b1cacb2-60ef-44f9-842b-d18b53603824 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 5b1cacb2-60ef-44f9-842b-d18b53603824     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 5b1cacb2-60ef-44f9-842b-d18b53603824     linux16    /boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttys0,115200n8 } ### end /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###  ### begin /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ### if [ "x${timeout}" != "x-1" ];   if keystatus;     if keystatus --shift;       set timeout=-1     else       set timeout=0     fi   else     if sleep --interruptible 3 ;       set timeout=0     fi   fi fi ### 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=5b1cacb2-60ef-44f9-842b-d18b53603824 /               ext4    errors=remount-ro 0       1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------  =================== sda5: location of files loaded grub: ====================             gib - gb             file                                 fragment(s)                 =                boot/grub/core.img                             1                =                boot/grub/grub.cfg                             2                =                boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-12-generic               4                =                boot/initrd.img-3.0.0-19-generic-pae           2                =                boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic                  2                =                boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-19-generic-pae              2                =                initrd.img                                     4                =                initrd.img.old                                 4                =                vmlinuz                                        2  ========= devices don't seem have corresponding hard drive: =========  sdb   =============================== stderr messages: ===============================

the sudo fdisk -l read out

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disk /dev/sda: 750.2 gb, 750156374016 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 91201 cylinders, total 1465149168 sectors units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes i/o size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes disk identifier: 0x00057b00     device boot      start         end      blocks   id  system /dev/sda1   *        2046    42000383    20999169    5  extended partition 1 not start on physical sector boundary. /dev/sda5            2048    42000383    20999168   83  linux

am going have start on again?

i dont know how boot-repair summaries work, looks somehow removed windows

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