Grub Error 17

[Karl Goetz]

Luca Manganelli wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I encountered this problem with GRUB installing Ubuntu 5.10 on a
> Celeron 500Mhz machine with Windows 98SE (FAT32). I made a second
> partition (4GB).
> 
> I installed ubuntu in server mode (by typing "server" at cd boot). But
> when it's on "GRUB" step, it installs it.
> 
> When I reboot, the GRUB gives me an 17 error and refuses to continue.
> 
> I watched many thread in ubuntuforums.org but none of them helped me.
> 
> --
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>  you can sustain."  - Kent Beck, in "Extreme Programming Explained"
> 
> http://www.trapanator.com/blog
> 
iirc grub 17 can be fixed by changing the hard drive from 'autodetct' to
 real values using the 'hdd auto detection' in most bios', or by hand.
when the real values are in, it should boot up again
kk

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Karl Goetz
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