[Cialug] Kubuntu install problem

[Zachary Kotlarek]

On Jun 10, 2008, at 9:01 AM, <murraymckee at wellsfargo.com> <murraymckee at wellsfargo.com 
 > wrote:

> I think then it said "GRUB loading, please wait"
>
> And unfortunately after that I received
>
> "ERROR 17"
>
> So, now I can't boot the Live CD.
> I can't boot from the installed Kubuntu.
> I can't boot to Windows either.

http://users.bigpond.net.au/hermanzone/p15.htm#In_a_computer_with_more_then_one_hard

When grub runs from inside the installer it just guesses at which disk  
the BIOS thinks will be (hd0). It's not always right when there is  
more than one choice, particularly when the actual boot disk is a CD.

As suggested in the link, you might be able to fix it just by mucking  
with your boot disk order in the BIOS. Another solution get into grub,  
and then redo the grub setup from inside the pre-boot environment.  
 From that environment grub can correctly determine the order in which  
the BIOS will enumerate disks.

 From the grub command line simply run:

	find /boot/grub/stage1

which will tell you which disk and partition(s) contain the named  
file. There should only be one unless you've installed grub on more  
than one partition. Pick the one you want and then run:

	root (hdX,Y)

Where X and Y match the disk and partition returned by the find  
command. This command tells grub you want to install from the named  
partition, and to use the menu file from that partition. Finally, run:

	setup(hd0)

to actually install the new MBR on whatever disk the BIOS considers to  
be first.

	Zach

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