GRUB 1.5 Error 17

[Guest]

This is my first time using Linux and I'm having problems.
So far I have 2 internal hard drives with 1 running Kubuntu 8.04 and 1 running Windows XP. I load up grub and I get Error 17. So I'm currently running a Ubuntu Live CD. Can someone help?

[Qqmike]

Re: GRUB 1.5 Error 17

From your Live CD, access and post your boot menu in Kubuntu: it is the file/boot/grub/menu.lst.

[Guest]

Re: GRUB 1.5 Error 17

I'm facing the same problem as him. What do you do after that?

cypher

[Qqmike]

Re: GRUB 1.5 Error 17

Basically, you must make sure that each device reference (hdx,y) points at the correct partition.
For example, if Windows is on (hd0,0) and Kubuntu is on (hd0,2), but the Kubuntu boot stanza (in the /boot/grub/menu.lst) says
root (hd0,0)
(instead of root (hd0,2)),
then you'll get Error 17.


Here's the GRUB techniques:
How To GRUB Methods - Toolkit
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3081671.0

... but what this really takes is some commonsense investigative persistence.
... and you must know that (hdx,y) means "partition y on hard drive x,"
and counting starts at zero (so the first hard drive is hd0 and the first partition is partition 0).