grub error 18

[Chan Chung Hang Christopher]

> I take it that you now have no problem booting after the root...setup... 
> from the livecd.
>   
Yup.

> Grub legacy have precisely some problems not only with LBA cylinder but 
> also with newer bios. Instead of trying to fix your grub, I suggest you 
> convert your grub legacy to grub2. After all, karmic will default to grub2.
> sudo apt-get install grub-pc
>   

the weird grub file somehow gives me the impression that grub2 is 
installed? What grub does the LiveCD for Jaunty use?