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    grub error 17

    im just editing a previous post so not to spam the forum so ignore the 1st 3 posts.

    iv got a dual boot with xp and jaunty heres my fdisk
    Code:
    Disk /dev/sda: 250.0 GB, 250059350016 bytes
    255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders
    Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
    Disk identifier: 0x16dd16dc
    
      Device Boot   Start     End   Blocks  Id System
    /dev/sda1  *      1    30400  244187968+  7 HPFS/NTFS
    
    Disk /dev/sdb: 60.0 GB, 60000000000 bytes
    255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 7294 cylinders
    Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
    Disk identifier: 0x00000080
    
      Device Boot   Start     End   Blocks  Id System
    /dev/sdb1  *      1    1216   9767488+ 83 Linux
    /dev/sdb2      1217    7294  48821535  5 Extended
    /dev/sdb5      1217    1459   1951866  82 Linux swap / Solaris
    /dev/sdb6      1460    7294  46869606  83 Linux
    
    Disk /dev/sdc: 120.0 GB, 120034123776 bytes
    255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14593 cylinders
    Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
    Disk identifier: 0x9dc96e9e
    
      Device Boot   Start     End   Blocks  Id System
    /dev/sdc1  *      1    14588  117178078+  7 HPFS/NTFS
    i can boot into jaunty by using the super grub disk. super grub disk shows that i have 4 hds for some reason it shows hd0 is sda, hd1 is the sdc3 in the fdisk, hd2 is jaunty, and hd3 is a copy of hd1. so i went into my menu.1st and added root (hd2,0) and tried to boot and it worked
    Code:
    title		Ubuntu jaunty (development branch), kernel 2.6.28-11-generic
    root      (hd2,0)
    uuid		40b00393-ac3b-4db7-8642-d0e4a3197d62
    kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-11-generic root=UUID=40b00393-ac3b-4db7-8642-d0e4a3197d62 ro quiet splash 
    initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-11-generic
    quiet
    grub doesnt even come up to let me select anything on boot just gives the error 17. im not the most knowledgeable person when it comes to linux so how do i go about making grub see the drives correctly or making grub boot correctly with its current configuration i really dont care as long as it works and i dont have to use the grub disk to get into my os's anymore

    #2
    Re: installed jaunty now xp wont install

    Sorry I have to be short gota go:
    windows likes to live on the first partition of the first drive.

    Google is your friend
    HP Pavilion dv6 core i7 (Main)
    4 GB Ram
    Kubuntu 18.10

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      #3
      Re: installed jaunty now xp wont install

      well i suppose ill try to leave the 1st half empty and install linux 1st still and see if that works then...i do usually google everything but i guess i wasnt lookin in the right place for that

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        #4
        Re: installed jaunty now xp wont install

        Although it has been a long time since I put Windows anywhere but the first partition Windows XP and newer will do that. I think that it may be limited to being within the first 8 G of the disk though.

        In any case it is certainly easier to put windows on the first partition on the first hard disk.

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