grub error 17
 

I really need help!!
I am newie in linux. I installed suse 10 a week ago. I have 1 hdd with 3 paritions ntfs with win2k. then when i installed linux it made one for wap and the other for the rest ( / ) . Last week i entered the partitio of windows i did an disk optimitaction from norton system works...and when i restarted pc it appears:

Loading grub stage 1.5....

...
GRUB ERROR 17
and nothing more...

I couldn't fix it so i reinstall liunux....Yesterday...i put another hdd in mi pc and i boot from winwos...i did an optimitation disk y the new hdd and i restart pc...an what happens??

the same error...the thing is that i never boot from linux with the new hdd...

Please y need to use de pc...

I am niewe so i need help..if i put the suse CD 1 i can boot from cd and do a rescue system...but it ask me the logian..i tried with mi user and also with root but it says they are incorrect..i also tried to reinstall and there in the instalation y put fix intallation..but happens the same...

Does anyone please help me i tell me what i hace to do??? remember i am neiwe

I don't have a rescue disk because had i problem when i tried to do it..the only thing i have are the suse 10 cds...


Please!!!

thanks!!!

fdsik shows this
 

Device Boot Start End Block ID Type
/dev/hda1 * 1 2550 204828437 7 MPFS/NTFS
/dev/hda2 2551 9733 576974477 f w95 EXT'D (LBA)
/dev/hda5 2551 3535 .... 7 MPFS/NTFS
/dev/hda6 3536 3664 ... 82 Linux swap /solaris
/dev/hda7 3665 4555 ..... 83 Linux
/dev/hda8 4556 9464 ... 7 MPFS/NTFS



And cfdisk shows this:

name flag Part Type FS Type Label Size
hda1 Primary NTFS [^B] 20994
hda5 logical NTFS 8101
hda6 logical Linux swap /soalris 1061
hda7 logical Linux ReinserFS 7328
hda8 logical NTFS 40872
Free space 2212



Finaly..i tried to find grub.conf but when i do: cd/boot/grub it says it does,'t exist such directory....i found grub in /user/bin and in /user/sbin/grub/.....why can be this ???

now.....can anyone tell me what can i do??? i think it is strange that in cfdisk it isn't any partitio marked as "bootable"


Thanks

I repaired it...i booted from mi cd1 of suse, i put installation, then rapair and i did it with the advanced repair...i chose install boot or install grub (i am spanish i don't know the transa.ltion jajaj) and it worked

the only porblem is that it is a bit different when suse boot...because in grub options before this problem i had for instance XNE and now i don't...and when i power off the pc y appear lots of command lines like suse 8 instead of the GUI..but i thinks thees are just details because suse inside wotks perfect

i came to the conclution that norton system works..when you do an optimitation disk....there is the problem...i don't know why....

thnaks