Public bug reported: todd@todd-laptop:~$ sudo fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 320.1 GB, 320072933376 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders, total 625142448 sectors Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disk identifier: 0xafc76067 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 63 80324 40131 de Dell Utility /dev/sda2 * 81920 501379071 250648576 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT /dev/sda3 501381118 625141759 61880321 5 Extended /dev/sda5 501381120 509769727 4194304 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/sda6 509771776 530251775 10240000 83 Linux /dev/sda7 530253824 625141759 47443968 83 Linux mount /dev/sda6 on / type ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro) proc on /proc type proc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev) sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev) none on /sys/fs/fuse/connections type fusectl (rw) none on /sys/kernel/debug type debugfs (rw) none on /sys/kernel/security type securityfs (rw) udev on /dev type devtmpfs (rw,mode=0755) devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,noexec,nosuid,gid=5,mode=0620) tmpfs on /run type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,size=10%,mode=0755) none on /run/lock type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,size=5242880) none on /run/shm type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev) none on /run/user type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,size=104857600,mode=0755) /dev/sda7 on /home type ext4 (rw) gvfsd-fuse on /home/todd/.gvfs type fuse.gvfsd-fuse (rw,nosuid,nodev,user=todd) todd@todd-laptop:~$ sudo os-prober todd@todd-laptop:~$ sudo mount -t auto /dev/sda1 /media/dell_util/ todd@todd-laptop:~$ sudo mount -t auto /dev/sda2 /media/windows/ todd@todd-laptop:~$ sudo os-prober /dev/sda2:Windows 7 (loader):Windows:chain ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: os-prober 1.54ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-14.19-generic 3.5.3 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-14-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.5.1-0ubuntu7 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sat Sep 15 10:34:16 2012 ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: os-prober UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: os-prober (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug quantal running-unity -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1051306 Title: windows not found unless partion is mounted To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/os-prober/+bug/1051306/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs