[NTLUG:Discuss] ubuntu disaster!!!

[Christopher D. Thompson]

On Monday 25 August 2008 4:28:02 pm Eric Waguespack wrote:
> lonestar17,
>
> I google'd that, and I got this hit:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjzFU6rXwLo
> according to it, you can do the following:
> 1. Shut Down
> 2. Hit MD button (causes error)
> 3. Shut Down
> 4. Reboot (displays error)
> 5. Shut Down
> 6. Hit MD Button
> 7. Shut Down
> 8. Reboot (problem gone)
>
> no idea if it will work.
>
> On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 2:47 PM, john stiers <lonestar17 at sbcglobal.net> 
wrote:
> > Hello, All,
> >   A friend was helping me install Ubuntu on my 2nd HD....I thought he
> > KNEW what he was dong,,,obviously NOT!!!   Now my computer won't boot...
> > Grub error 17. Apparently he corrupted the MBR by mis labeling the grub
> > boot sequence....
> >
> >  This is all beyond me!!!  Can someone please help?   I'll be glad to pay
> > what ever your need!!!   My computer is a dell 4550 desktop.  Works
> > perfectly... I need it back since all my work materials are there....
> >
> >   When I came to a meeting last month, Terrance was there and HE was
> > GREAT!!!!  He partitioned my Compaq laptop with P. magic - installed
> > Ubuntu in minutes!!! It's all about what your know.....and whom.....
> >   Thanks for suggestions and help.
> >   John in Dallas 214 319 2620
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I also found this on Grub 17

http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=3518911&postcount=9
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=442945

as a side note:

If i remember right, I had a similar problem (cant remember the error number 
but may have been 17) where the IDE controller was so old it couldn't 
recognize my 500 gig disk correctly, I had to make a /boot partition to be 
able to boot the disk.

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Christopher D. Thompson
kf4drr at windstream.net