[NTLUG:Discuss] ubuntu 9.10 MBR corrupted!! Grub error 17

[Chris Cox]

On Wed, 2009-12-16 at 13:26 -0600, terry wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 9:54 AM, Gilbert Morrow <gkfmorrow at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Delete partitions , run Windows CD , command prompt , "fixmbr" .
> 
> 
> Hold on guys, let's not get carried away, it's probably just that grub
> not configured correctly, there's more than likely nothing wrong with
> MBR.
> 
> 

grub examination, repair, rescue CDs, chroot, initrd's, this kind
of stuff (essential for troubleshooting) would make a good
presentation...

(hint... unless you want to wait for me to whip something up)