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After trying Ubuntu from Live CD, I've decided to install it. I partitioned the HD where my Vista installation is by shrinking it on Vista, and I've left the space empty without formatting it; then I've used the live CD to install Ubuntu (12.04), which seemed to complete fine.

At boot no GRUB requester happens and Vista boots regularly, whereas from its disk management tool the empty space I had left (16 GB) has been occupied by the Ubuntu partition and by the swap' one.

With that there are 4 primary partitions, albeit there was also one more I forgot to unmount before installing (a virtual CD).

The results with bootinfoscript are the following:

                 Boot Info Script 0.61      [1 April 2012]


============================= Boot Info Summary: ===============================

 => Windows is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda.
 => Grub2 (v1.99) is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdb and looks at sector 1 of 
    the same hard drive for core.img. core.img is at this location and uses an 
    embedded config file:

    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    search.fs_uuid 251cd4fd-9366-4344-8d03-96b16e9f3fd4 root 
    set prefix=($root)/boot/grub
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    -----.

sda1: __________________________________________________________________________

    File system:       ntfs
    Boot sector type:  Windows Vista/7: NTFS
    Boot sector info:  No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
    Operating System:  Windows Vista
    Boot files:        /grldr /bootmgr /Boot/BCD 
                       /Windows/System32/winload.exe /grldr

sda2: __________________________________________________________________________

    File system:       Extended Partition
    Boot sector type:  Unknown
    Boot sector info: 

sda5: __________________________________________________________________________

    File system:       ext4
    Boot sector type:  -
    Boot sector info: 
    Operating System:  Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS
    Boot files:        /boot/grub/grub.cfg /etc/fstab /boot/grub/core.img

sda6: __________________________________________________________________________

    File system:       swap
    Boot sector type:  -
    Boot sector info: 

sdb1: __________________________________________________________________________

    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:        

============================ Drive/Partition Info: =============================

Drive: sda _____________________________________________________________________

Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders, total 976773168 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   944,003,063   944,001,016   7 NTFS / exFAT / HPFS
/dev/sda2         944,003,070   976,771,071    32,768,002   5 Extended
/dev/sda5         944,003,072   972,580,863    28,577,792  83 Linux
/dev/sda6         972,582,912   976,771,071     4,188,160  82 Linux swap / Solaris


Drive: sdb _____________________________________________________________________

Disk /dev/sdb: 400.1 GB, 400088457216 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 48641 cylinders, total 781422768 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               2,048   781,420,543   781,418,496   7 NTFS / exFAT / HPFS


"blkid" output: ________________________________________________________________

Device           UUID                                   TYPE       LABEL

/dev/loop0                                              squashfs   
/dev/sda1        D616415B16413E2D                       ntfs       
/dev/sda5        251cd4fd-9366-4344-8d03-96b16e9f3fd4   ext4       
/dev/sda6        a737e065-9bdc-4b16-9d1d-9255f620c10a   swap       
/dev/sdb1        28167ADF167AAD86                       ntfs       Volume
/dev/sr0                                                iso9660    Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS i386

================================ Mount points: =================================

Device           Mount_Point              Type       Options

/dev/loop0       /rofs                    squashfs   (ro,noatime)
/dev/sda1        /media/D616415B16413E2D  fuseblk    (rw,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,default_permissions,blksize=4096)
/dev/sr0         /cdrom                   iso9660    (ro,noatime)


=========================== sda5/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 $prefix/grubenv ]; then
  set have_grubenv=true
  load_env
fi
set default="0"
if [ "${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 {
  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 251cd4fd-9366-4344-8d03-96b16e9f3fd4
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
  set gfxmode=auto
  load_video
  insmod gfxterm
  insmod part_msdos
  insmod ext2
  set root='(hd0,msdos5)'
  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 251cd4fd-9366-4344-8d03-96b16e9f3fd4
  set locale_dir=($root)/boot/grub/locale
  set lang=it_IT
  insmod gettext
fi
terminal_output gfxterm
if [ "${recordfail}" = 1 ]; then
  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; 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 [ ${match} = 0 ]; then
        set linux_gfx_mode=keep
      else
        set linux_gfx_mode=text
      fi
    else
      set linux_gfx_mode=text
    fi
  else
    set linux_gfx_mode=keep
  fi
else
  set linux_gfx_mode=text
fi
export linux_gfx_mode
if [ "${linux_gfx_mode}" != "text" ]; then load_video; fi
menuentry 'Ubuntu, con Linux 3.2.0-29-generic-pae' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
    recordfail
    gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode
    insmod gzio
    insmod part_msdos
    insmod ext2
    set root='(hd0,msdos5)'
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 251cd4fd-9366-4344-8d03-96b16e9f3fd4
    linux   /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-29-generic-pae root=UUID=251cd4fd-9366-4344-8d03-96b16e9f3fd4 ro   quiet splash $vt_handoff
    initrd  /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-29-generic-pae
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, con Linux 3.2.0-29-generic-pae (modalità ripristino)' --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 251cd4fd-9366-4344-8d03-96b16e9f3fd4
    echo    'Caricamento Linux 3.2.0-29-generic-pae...'
    linux   /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-29-generic-pae root=UUID=251cd4fd-9366-4344-8d03-96b16e9f3fd4 ro recovery nomodeset 
    echo    'Caricamento ramdisk iniziale...'
    initrd  /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-29-generic-pae
}
### 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 251cd4fd-9366-4344-8d03-96b16e9f3fd4
    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 251cd4fd-9366-4344-8d03-96b16e9f3fd4
    linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
}
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
menuentry "Windows Vista (loader) (on /dev/sda1)" --class windows --class os {
    insmod part_msdos
    insmod ntfs
    set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root D616415B16413E2D
    chainloader +1
}
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###

### 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  $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
  source $prefix/custom.cfg;
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

=============================== sda5/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>
proc            /proc           proc    nodev,noexec,nosuid 0       0
# / was on /dev/sda5 during installation
UUID=251cd4fd-9366-4344-8d03-96b16e9f3fd4 /               ext4    errors=remount-ro 0       1
# swap was on /dev/sda6 during installation
UUID=a737e065-9bdc-4b16-9d1d-9255f620c10a none            swap    sw              0       0
/dev/fd0        /media/floppy0  auto    rw,user,noauto,exec,utf8 0       0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

=================== sda5: Location of files loaded by Grub: ====================

           GiB - GB             File                                 Fragment(s)

               =                boot/grub/core.img                             1
               =                boot/grub/grub.cfg                             1
               =                boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-29-generic-pae           1
               =                boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-29-generic-pae              1
               =                initrd.img                                     1
               =                vmlinuz                                        1

======================== Unknown MBRs/Boot Sectors/etc: ========================

Unknown BootLoader on sda2

00000000  20 7d bb d8 ca c3 2a 49  28 cd 16 1c fc 5c f6 c4  | }....*I(....\..|
00000010  9b 60 c3 41 fc bd c1 48  0e b4 0b d5 81 d7 b7 ef  |.`.A...H........|
00000020  f8 f6 fa 13 7c fb f8 0d  b2 80 bb f6 17 49 b3 c8  |....|........I..|
00000030  ad 8a 32 e8 4d 18 8a eb  cc ba 93 72 5d f4 27 2c  |..2.M......r].',|
00000040  7f e0 fd f9 97 f1 f9 cb  9f f2 9d bc 96 7e 1e 01  |.............~..|
00000050  28 9a e7 ae 09 08 94 35  b0 8f e1 4f 92 44 8c 9a  |(......5...O.D..|
00000060  2d c0 10 21 8b 3f 6b 51  ea ce f7 e7 c2 98 dd 06  |-..!.?kQ........|
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00000200


=============================== StdErr Messages: ===============================

xz: (stdin): Compressed data is corrupt
awk: cmd. line:36: Math support is not compiled in
awk: cmd. line:36: Math support is not compiled in
awk: cmd. line:36: Math support is not compiled in
awk: cmd. line:36: Math support is not compiled in
awk: cmd. line:36: Math support is not compiled in
awk: cmd. line:36: Math support is not compiled in

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Reset to default
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I know there will be other ways and surely a way to fix your problem here. But still I would give this a try just out of curiousity.

Dual Boot Win and Ubuntu

But of course you could try to fix it that Windows will start Ubuntu from Win Bootloader or Linux Grub will start Win from Grub.

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  • Thank you for the quick answer, but I'm actually afraid to use EasyBCD, as some years ago I managed to delete the partitions I was using with it. Since I use this PC also to work I would need the most solid option available..
    – marco
    Sep 18, 2012 at 17:21
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You have installed GRUB (the boot-loader that lets you choose between Vista and Ubuntu) in the second hard drive, /dev/sdb, while it should have been installed in /dev/sda.

To reinstall GRUB:

  1. and Boot from the Live CD you used to install Ubuntu.

  2. Open a terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T and install boot-repair using these commands (press Enter for password):

    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:yannubuntu/boot-repair

    sudo apt-get update

    sudo apt-get install -y boot-repair

    boot-repair

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Click "Recommended repair". This will reinstall GRUB in the MBR of the adequate disk(s). Then reboot.

Hope this helps

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