I have successfully installed Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS. When I start the system I'm shown the Grub Menu. When I select Windows it throws a "Boot Configuration data for your PC is missing or contains errors"
When I checked the Bios Settings, I noticed the the boot was set to Legacy Software and not UEFI. Changing this to UEFI and rebooting I don't see the Grub Menu anymore and it loads Windows directly.
Work Around: I have to manually change this each time I want to load Windows.
Tried:
- I have already updated the Grub, this didn't help.
- I ran the sudo -H gedit /boot/grub/custom.cfg, and pasted and saved the below contents,
`This entry should work for any version of Windows installed for UEFI booting
menuentry "Windows (UEFI)" { search --set=root --file /EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi chainloader /EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi }`
I got the below error: **** (gedit:2203): WARNING : 19:45:17.602: Set document metadata failed: Setting attribute metadata::gedit-position not supported
Also tried this - Unable to boot into Windows after installing Ubuntu, how to fix?
The windows option is grayed out, and trying out recommended boot repair, an error shows that the boot mode should be set to UEFI and then this can be tried, this is exactly my problem if I set it to UEFI then Ubuntu doesn't load.
The BootInfo Result Script:
Boot Info Script 0.61 [1 April 2012]
============================= Boot Info Summary: ===============================
=> Grub2 (v1.99) is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda and looks at sector
796555264 of the same hard drive for core.img. core.img is at this
location and looks in partition 85 for .
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:
sda2: __________________________________________________________________________
File system: vfat
Boot sector type: Unknown
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files: /efi/Boot/bootx64.efi
sda3: __________________________________________________________________________
File system: vfat
Boot sector type: Windows 7: FAT32
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files: /efi/Boot/bootx64.efi /bootmgr /boot/bcd
sda4: __________________________________________________________________________
File system:
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Mounting failed: mount: /tmp/BootInfo-j71gTQU0/sda4: unknown filesystem type ''.
sda5: __________________________________________________________________________
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 /Windows/System32/winload.exe
sda6: __________________________________________________________________________
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:
sda7: __________________________________________________________________________
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:
sda8: __________________________________________________________________________
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:
sda9: __________________________________________________________________________
File system: BIOS Boot partition
Boot sector type: Grub2's core.img
Boot sector info:
sda10: _________________________________________________________________________
File system: ext4
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS
Boot files: /boot/grub/grub.cfg /etc/fstab
============================ Drive/Partition Info: =============================
Drive: sda _____________________________________________________________________
Disk /dev/sda: 465,8 GiB, 500107862016 bytes, 976773168 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
Disklabel type: gpt
Partition Boot Start Sector End Sector # of Sectors Id System
/dev/sda1 1 976,773,167 976,773,167 ee GPT
GUID Partition Table detected.
Partition Start Sector End Sector # of Sectors System
/dev/sda1 2,048 2,050,047 2,048,000 Windows Recovery Environment (Windows)
/dev/sda2 2,050,048 2,582,527 532,480 EFI System partition
/dev/sda3 2,582,528 4,630,527 2,048,000 -
/dev/sda4 4,630,528 4,892,671 262,144 Microsoft Reserved Partition (Windows)
/dev/sda5 4,892,672 796,554,467 791,661,796 Data partition (Windows/Linux)
/dev/sda6 880,441,344 882,401,279 1,959,936 Windows Recovery Environment (Windows)
/dev/sda7 882,401,280 934,830,079 52,428,800 Data partition (Windows/Linux)
/dev/sda8 934,830,080 976,773,119 41,943,040 Windows Recovery Environment (Windows)
/dev/sda9 796,555,264 796,557,311 2,048 BIOS Boot partition
/dev/sda10 796,557,312 880,441,343 83,884,032 Data partition (Linux)
"blkid" output: ________________________________________________________________
Device UUID TYPE LABEL
/dev/loop0 squashfs
/dev/loop1 squashfs
/dev/loop10 squashfs
/dev/loop11 squashfs
/dev/loop12 squashfs
/dev/loop2 squashfs
/dev/loop3 squashfs
/dev/loop4 squashfs
/dev/loop5 squashfs
/dev/loop6 squashfs
/dev/loop7 squashfs
/dev/loop8 squashfs
/dev/loop9 squashfs
/dev/sda1 3606A88106A84429 ntfs WINRE_DRV
/dev/sda10 6381c640-07b1-4c5e-8407-e5d8d4c0ca9f ext4
/dev/sda2 BEAA-D4B4 vfat SYSTEM_DRV
/dev/sda3 F8AB-6693 vfat LRS_ESP
/dev/sda4
/dev/sda5 D0FAAF33FAAF152E ntfs Windows8_OS
/dev/sda6 6AE0DA26E0D9F7F1 ntfs
/dev/sda7 BC52B1BD52B17D28 ntfs LENOVO
/dev/sda8 F61AB3BB1AB376E9 ntfs PBR_DRV
/dev/sda9
================================ Mount points: =================================
Device Mount_Point Type Options
/dev/sda10 / ext4 (rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro,data=ordered)
========================== sda10/boot/grub/grub.cfg: ===========================
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# 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 $prefix/grubenv ]; then
set have_grubenv=true
load_env
fi
if [ "${next_entry}" ] ; then
set default="${next_entry}"
set next_entry=
save_env next_entry
set boot_once=true
else
set default="0"
fi
if [ x"${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_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,gpt10'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt10 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt10 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt10 6381c640-07b1-4c5e-8407-e5d8d4c0ca9f
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 6381c640-07b1-4c5e-8407-e5d8d4c0ca9f
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 [ "${recordfail}" = 1 ] ; then
set timeout=30
else
if [ x$feature_timeout_style = xy ] ; then
set timeout_style=hidden
set timeout=10
# Fallback hidden-timeout code in case the timeout_style feature is
# unavailable.
elif sleep --interruptible 10 ; then
set timeout=0
fi
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 44,0,30,0; 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=1
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-6381c640-07b1-4c5e-8407-e5d8d4c0ca9f' {
recordfail
load_video
gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode
insmod gzio
if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,gpt10'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt10 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt10 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt10 6381c640-07b1-4c5e-8407-e5d8d4c0ca9f
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 6381c640-07b1-4c5e-8407-e5d8d4c0ca9f
fi
linux /boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-29-generic root=UUID=6381c640-07b1-4c5e-8407-e5d8d4c0ca9f ro quiet splash $vt_handoff
initrd /boot/initrd.img-4.15.0-29-generic
}
submenu 'Advanced options for Ubuntu' $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-advanced-6381c640-07b1-4c5e-8407-e5d8d4c0ca9f' {
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 4.15.0-29-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-4.15.0-29-generic-advanced-6381c640-07b1-4c5e-8407-e5d8d4c0ca9f' {
recordfail
load_video
gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode
insmod gzio
if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,gpt10'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt10 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt10 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt10 6381c640-07b1-4c5e-8407-e5d8d4c0ca9f
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 6381c640-07b1-4c5e-8407-e5d8d4c0ca9f
fi
echo 'Loading Linux 4.15.0-29-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-29-generic root=UUID=6381c640-07b1-4c5e-8407-e5d8d4c0ca9f ro quiet splash $vt_handoff
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-4.15.0-29-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 4.15.0-29-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-4.15.0-29-generic-recovery-6381c640-07b1-4c5e-8407-e5d8d4c0ca9f' {
recordfail
load_video
insmod gzio
if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,gpt10'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt10 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt10 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt10 6381c640-07b1-4c5e-8407-e5d8d4c0ca9f
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 6381c640-07b1-4c5e-8407-e5d8d4c0ca9f
fi
echo 'Loading Linux 4.15.0-29-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-29-generic root=UUID=6381c640-07b1-4c5e-8407-e5d8d4c0ca9f ro recovery nomodeset
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-4.15.0-29-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 4.15.0-20-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-4.15.0-20-generic-advanced-6381c640-07b1-4c5e-8407-e5d8d4c0ca9f' {
recordfail
load_video
gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode
insmod gzio
if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,gpt10'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt10 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt10 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt10 6381c640-07b1-4c5e-8407-e5d8d4c0ca9f
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 6381c640-07b1-4c5e-8407-e5d8d4c0ca9f
fi
echo 'Loading Linux 4.15.0-20-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-20-generic root=UUID=6381c640-07b1-4c5e-8407-e5d8d4c0ca9f ro quiet splash $vt_handoff
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-4.15.0-20-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 4.15.0-20-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-4.15.0-20-generic-recovery-6381c640-07b1-4c5e-8407-e5d8d4c0ca9f' {
recordfail
load_video
insmod gzio
if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,gpt10'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt10 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt10 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt10 6381c640-07b1-4c5e-8407-e5d8d4c0ca9f
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 6381c640-07b1-4c5e-8407-e5d8d4c0ca9f
fi
echo 'Loading Linux 4.15.0-20-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-20-generic root=UUID=6381c640-07b1-4c5e-8407-e5d8d4c0ca9f ro recovery nomodeset
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-4.15.0-20-generic
}
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
menuentry 'Memory test (memtest86+)' {
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,gpt10'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt10 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt10 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt10 6381c640-07b1-4c5e-8407-e5d8d4c0ca9f
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 6381c640-07b1-4c5e-8407-e5d8d4c0ca9f
fi
knetbsd /boot/memtest86+.elf
}
menuentry 'Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)' {
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,gpt10'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt10 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt10 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt10 6381c640-07b1-4c5e-8407-e5d8d4c0ca9f
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 6381c640-07b1-4c5e-8407-e5d8d4c0ca9f
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 (on /dev/sda3)' --class windows --class os $menuentry_id_option 'osprober-chain-F8AB-6693' {
insmod part_gpt
insmod fat
set root='hd0,gpt3'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt3 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt3 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt3 F8AB-6693
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root F8AB-6693
fi
drivemap -s (hd0) ${root}
chainloader +1
}
menuentry 'Windows 8 (on /dev/sda5)' --class windows --class os $menuentry_id_option 'osprober-chain-D0FAAF33FAAF152E' {
insmod part_gpt
insmod ntfs
set root='hd0,gpt5'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt5 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt5 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt5 D0FAAF33FAAF152E
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root D0FAAF33FAAF152E
fi
drivemap -s (hd0) ${root}
chainloader +1
}
set timeout_style=menu
if [ "${timeout}" = 0 ]; then
set timeout=10
fi
### 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 ###
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
=============================== sda10/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/sda10 during installation
UUID=6381c640-07b1-4c5e-8407-e5d8d4c0ca9f / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
/swapfile none swap sw 0 0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
=================== sda10: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================
GiB - GB File Fragment(s)
======================== Unknown MBRs/Boot Sectors/etc: ========================
Unknown GPT Partiton Type
e7afbfbf4fa38a449a5b6213eb736c22
Unknown BootLoader on sda2
00000000 eb 58 90 4d 53 44 4f 53 35 2e 30 00 02 08 fe 1b |.X.MSDOS5.0.....|
00000010 02 00 00 00 00 f8 00 00 3f 00 ff 00 00 48 1f 00 |........?....H..|
00000020 00 20 08 00 01 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 |. ..............|
00000030 01 00 06 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
00000040 80 00 29 b4 d4 aa be 4e 4f 20 4e 41 4d 45 20 20 |..)....NO NAME |
00000050 20 20 46 41 54 33 32 20 20 20 33 c9 8e d1 bc f4 | FAT32 3.....|
00000060 7b 8e c1 8e d9 bd 00 7c 88 56 40 88 4e 02 8a 56 |{......|.V@.N..V|
00000070 40 b4 41 bb aa 55 cd 13 72 10 81 fb 55 aa 75 0a |@.A..U..r...U.u.|
00000080 f6 c1 01 74 05 fe 46 02 eb 2d 8a 56 40 b4 08 cd |...t..F..-.V@...|
00000090 13 73 05 b9 ff ff 8a f1 66 0f b6 c6 40 66 0f b6 |.s......f...@f..|
000000a0 d1 80 e2 3f f7 e2 86 cd c0 ed 06 41 66 0f b7 c9 |...?.......Af...|
000000b0 66 f7 e1 66 89 46 f8 83 7e 16 00 75 39 83 7e 2a |f..f.F..~..u9.~*|
000000c0 00 77 33 66 8b 46 1c 66 83 c0 0c bb 00 80 b9 01 |.w3f.F.f........|
000000d0 00 e8 2c 00 e9 a8 03 a1 f8 7d 80 c4 7c 8b f0 ac |..,......}..|...|
000000e0 84 c0 74 17 3c ff 74 09 b4 0e bb 07 00 cd 10 eb |..t.<.t.........|
000000f0 ee a1 fa 7d eb e4 a1 7d 80 eb df 98 cd 16 cd 19 |...}...}........|
00000100 66 60 80 7e 02 00 0f 84 20 00 66 6a 00 66 50 06 |f`.~.... .fj.fP.|
00000110 53 66 68 10 00 01 00 b4 42 8a 56 40 8b f4 cd 13 |Sfh.....B.V@....|
00000120 66 58 66 58 66 58 66 58 eb 33 66 3b 46 f8 72 03 |fXfXfXfX.3f;F.r.|
00000130 f9 eb 2a 66 33 d2 66 0f b7 4e 18 66 f7 f1 fe c2 |..*f3.f..N.f....|
00000140 8a ca 66 8b d0 66 c1 ea 10 f7 76 1a 86 d6 8a 56 |..f..f....v....V|
00000150 40 8a e8 c0 e4 06 0a cc b8 01 02 cd 13 66 61 0f |@............fa.|
00000160 82 74 ff 81 c3 00 02 66 40 49 75 94 c3 42 4f 4f |.t.....f@Iu..BOO|
00000170 54 4d 47 52 20 20 20 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |TMGR ........|
00000180 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |................|
*
000001a0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0d 0a 44 69 |..............Di|
000001b0 73 6b 20 65 72 72 6f 72 ff 0d 0a 50 72 65 73 73 |sk error...Press|
000001c0 20 61 6e 79 20 6b 65 79 20 74 6f 20 72 65 73 74 | any key to rest|
000001d0 61 72 74 0d 0a 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |art.............|
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 ac 01 b9 01 00 00 55 aa |..............U.|
00000200
=============================== StdErr Messages: ===============================
cat: /tmp/BootInfo-j71gTQU0/Tmp_Log: No such file or directory