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I attempted a bios update for my windows 7 partition and upon reboot received a grub error 17. Before the bois update, grub was working fine. I have windows and ubuntu 9.04 installed on two seperate hdds.
I've tried reinstalling grub which didn't work.
Here is the result of Boot Info Script, hopefully all the relevant info. Any help greatly appreciated! I'm trying to learn linux as I fumble my way through school.
Code:
============================= Boot Info Summary: ==============================
=> Grub0.97 is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda and looks on boot drive #2 in
partition #1 for /boot/grub/stage2 and /boot/grub/menu.lst.
=> Grub0.97 is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdb and looks on boot drive #3 in
partition #1 for /boot/grub/stage2 and /boot/grub/menu.lst.
=> Grub0.97 is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdc and looks on boot drive #2 in
partition #1 for /boot/grub/stage2 and /boot/grub/menu.lst.
sda1: _________________________________________________________________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows Vista
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs: /bootmgr /Boot/BCD
sda2: _________________________________________________________________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows Vista
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System: Windows Vista
Boot files/dirs: /Windows/System32/winload.exe
sdb1: _________________________________________________________________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows Vista
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:
sdc1: _________________________________________________________________________
File system: ext3
Boot sector type: Grub
Boot sector info: Grub0.97 is installed in the boot sector of sdc1 and
looks at sector 256507967 of the same hard drive for
the stage2 file. A stage2 file is at this location on
/dev/sdc. Stage2 looks on partition #1 for
/boot/grub/menu.lst.
Operating System: Ubuntu 9.04
Boot files/dirs: /boot/grub/menu.lst /etc/fstab
sdc2: _________________________________________________________________________
File system: Extended Partition
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
sdc5: _________________________________________________________________________
File system: swap
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
=========================== Drive/Partition Info: =============================
Drive: sda ___________________ _____________________________________________________
Disk /dev/sda: 1500.3 GB, 1500301910016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 182401 cylinders, total 2930277168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x699e699e
Partition Boot Start End Size Id System
/dev/sda1 * 2,048 206,847 204,800 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 206,848 2,930,274,303 2,930,067,456 7 HPFS/NTFS
Drive: sdb ___________________ _____________________________________________________
Disk /dev/sdb: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders, total 312581808 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xbf18bf18
Partition Boot Start End Size Id System
/dev/sdb1 2,048 312,578,047 312,576,000 7 HPFS/NTFS
Drive: sdc ___________________ _____________________________________________________
Disk /dev/sdc: 320.0 GB, 320072933376 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders, total 625142448 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000001
Partition Boot Start End Size Id System
/dev/sdc1 63 599,738,579 599,738,517 83 Linux
/dev/sdc2 599,738,580 625,137,344 25,398,765 5 Extended
/dev/sdc5 599,738,643 625,137,344 25,398,702 82 Linux swap / Solaris
blkid -c /dev/null: ____________________________________________________________
/dev/loop0: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/sda1: UUID="14642C1A642C015A" LABEL="System Reserved" TYPE="ntfs"
/dev/sda2: UUID="08842EB3842EA2E4" TYPE="ntfs"
/dev/sdb1: UUID="C82E4E002E4DE7D0" LABEL="New Volume" TYPE="ntfs"
/dev/sdc1: UUID="264b3da1-818a-4e00-b13c-4e7168a8456d" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3"
/dev/sdc5: UUID="bc977001-9e35-4973-b212-2fc3de20422b" TYPE="swap"
=============================== "mount" output: ===============================
proc on /proc type proc (rw)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw)
tmpfs on /lib/modules/2.6.28-11-generic/volatile type tmpfs (rw,mode=0755)
tmpfs on /lib/modules/2.6.28-11-generic/volatile type tmpfs (rw,mode=0755)
tmpfs on /lib/init/rw type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,mode=0755)
varrun on /var/run type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,mode=0755)
varlock on /var/lock type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,mode=1777)
udev on /dev type tmpfs (rw,mode=0755)
tmpfs on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,noexec,nosuid,gid=5,mode=620)
rootfs on / type rootfs (rw)
/dev/sr0 on /cdrom type iso9660 (ro,noatime)
/dev/loop0 on /rofs type squashfs (ro,noatime)
fusectl on /sys/fs/fuse/connections type fusectl (rw)
tmpfs on /tmp type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev)
binfmt_misc on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type binfmt_misc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
gvfs-fuse-daemon on /home/ubuntu/.gvfs type fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon (rw,nosuid,nodev,user=ubuntu)
=========================== sdc1/boot/grub/menu.lst: ===========================
# menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8)
# grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8),
# grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub
# and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/.
## default num
# Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0, and
# the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used.
#
# You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default entry
# is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'.
# WARNING: If you are using dmraid do not use 'savedefault' or your
# array will desync and will not let you boot your system.
default 0
## timeout sec
# Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry
# (normally the first entry defined).
timeout 10
## hiddenmenu
# Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu)
#hiddenmenu
# Pretty colours
#color cyan/blue white/blue
## password ['--md5'] passwd
# If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive editing
# control (menu entry editor and command-line) and entries protected by the
# command 'lock'
# e.g. password topsecret
# password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/
# password topsecret
#
# examples
#
# title Windows 95/98/NT/2000
# root (hd0,0)
# makeactive
# chainloader +1
#
# title Linux
# root (hd0,1)
# kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro
#
#
# Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST
### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified
## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below
## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs
## ## Start Default Options ##
## default kernel options
## default kernel options for automagic boot options
## If you want special options for specific kernels use kopt_x_y_z
## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted.
## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro
## kopt_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro
## kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro
# kopt=root=UUID=264b3da1-818a-4e00-b13c-4e7168a8456d ro
## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=264b3da1-818a-4e00-b13c-4e7168a8456d
## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. alternative=true
## alternative=false
# alternative=true
## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. lockalternative=true
## lockalternative=false
# lockalternative=false
## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the
## alternatives
## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5
# defoptions=quiet splash
## should update-grub lock old automagic boot options
## e.g. lockold=false
## lockold=true
# lockold=false
## Xen hypervisor options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenhopt=
## Xen Linux kernel options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenkopt=console=tty0
## altoption boot targets option
## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
## altoptions=(recovery) single
# altoptions=(recovery mode) single
## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst
## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the
## alternative kernel options
## e.g. howmany=all
## howmany=7
# howmany=all
## specify if running in Xen domU or have grub detect automatically
## update-grub will ignore non-xen kernels when running in domU and vice versa
## e.g. indomU=detect
## indomU=true
## indomU=false
# indomU=detect
## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option
## e.g. memtest86=true
## memtest86=false
# memtest86=true
## should update-grub adjust the value of the default booted system
## can be true or false
# updatedefaultentry=false
## should update-grub add savedefault to the default options
## can be true or false
# savedefault=false
## ## End Default Options ##
title Windows Vista (loader)
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1
title Ubuntu 9.04, kernel 2.6.28-14-generic
uuid 264b3da1-818a-4e00-b13c-4e7168a8456d
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-14-generic root=UUID=264b3da1-818a-4e00-b13c-4e7168a8456d ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-14-generic
quiet
title Ubuntu 9.04, kernel 2.6.28-14-generic (recovery mode)
uuid 264b3da1-818a-4e00-b13c-4e7168a8456d
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-14-generic root=UUID=264b3da1-818a-4e00-b13c-4e7168a8456d ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-14-generic
title Ubuntu 9.04, memtest86+
uuid 264b3da1-818a-4e00-b13c-4e7168a8456d
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin
quiet
### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
# This is a divider, added to separate the menu items below from the Debian
# ones.
title Other operating systems:
root
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/sda1
=============================== sdc1/etc/fstab: ===============================
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'vol_id --uuid' to print the universally unique identifier for a
# device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name devices
# that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
# / was on /dev/sdb1 during installation
UUID=264b3da1-818a-4e00-b13c-4e7168a8456d / ext3 relatime,errors=remount-ro 0 1
# swap was on /dev/sdb5 during installation
UUID=bc977001-9e35-4973-b212-2fc3de20422b none swap sw 0 0
/dev/scd0 /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
=================== sdc1: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================
131.3GB: boot/grub/menu.lst
131.3GB: boot/grub/stage2
131.2GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-11-generic
131.2GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-14-generic
131.3GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-11-generic
131.3GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-14-generic
131.2GB: initrd.img
131.2GB: initrd.img.old
131.3GB: vmlinuz
131.3GB: vmlinuz.old
=======Devices which don't seem to have a corresponding hard drive==============
sdd sde sdf sdg
Grub0.97 is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdb and looks on boot drive #3 in partition #1 for /boot/grub/stage2 and /boot/grub/menu.lst.
That's your Ubuntu/Linux partiiton with thr menu.lst and stage2 files. The other mbr entries point to ntfs partition for these files which are not there. Set sdb as first boot priority in BIOS and it should work.
If not, use sda as first boot and re-install Grub:
That's your Ubuntu/Linux partiiton with thr menu.lst and stage2 files. The other mbr entries point to ntfs partition for these files which are not there. Set sdb as first boot priority in BIOS and it should work.
If not, use sda as first boot and re-install Grub:
grub prompt: grub>root (hd2,0)
setup (hd0)
quit
I had tried everyone elses approach on a multitude of different forums and sites, this is the one that fixed grub/mbr..
the way it had been setup was
hd0,1 was windows
hd0,4 was ubuntu studio
hd0,5 was ubuntu desktop
the reason it had messed up, well...
I had installed "PARTITION MAGIC 8" on the windows drive, and for whatever flippin reason it decided my mbr was messed up so when i rebooted it came up with error 17.
so... note to self: NEVER USE PARTITION MAGIC ON A DUAL/TRIO BOOT MACHINE
its a good tool if your using ONLY windows, but as i've learned tonight, its complete garbage when it comes to using grub/linux
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, you saved me a big headache.
I registered in this forum literally just to say that.
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