RE: GRUB Error 17

[Gregg C Levine]

Hello!
Let's see if I understand you correctly. You have both Kubuntu, itself a KDE
enabled release of Ubuntu which is based on Debian unstable, on your system,
and then a copy of Vista.

Trying to boot this setup gives you that error message. 

Which was installed first? Microsoft is peculiar they want to be the only
operating system on your system. Ideally to fix this you would need to boot
using a rescue medium to correct the issues, essentially GRUB can't find
itself. The rescue medium will do that. On that subject, you'll need to wait
for someone else to chime in.

However do you have access to the menu file that GRUB reads? We would also
need that to supply good information to assist you.
--
Gregg C Levine address@hidden
"The Force will be with you always." Obi-Wan Kenobi
  


> -----Original Message-----
> From: address@hidden
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> address@hidden On Behalf Of "David
Rüegger"
> Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 2:47 PM
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: GRUB Error 17
> 
> Hi there
> 
> I have recently installed the KUBUNTU Linux operating
> system on my computer, a KDE-Linux derivated from the ubuntu-distribution
of Linux.
> 
> I have also (earlier) installed windows vista home basic on the same
harddisk in another
> partition, but KDE is the standard OS.
> 
> Here's my problem: when I try to boot the computer, the BIOS (that ist to
say, I suppose it's
> the BIOS) gives the following message:
> loading GRUB, 1.5.
> loading GRUB, please wait...
> Error 17
> 
> and the operating system, that is to say the multiboot menu where you can
choose the OS
> that should be started, does not appear.
> 
> My question now is, of course: what is error 17 and how can I prevent it?
> 
> Here's some additional info about my computer hardware:
> 
> CPU: intel core 2 duo E6750, 3,2 GHz
> Motherboard: ASUS CPI
> Harddisk: SATA 500 GB
> Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTS 320 MB
> 
> I would by grateful for any help or information
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