Grub error 17

**frilock** · October 2nd, 2009

is there a way to recover firefox favorites?

Originally Posted by oldfred

If you mean the second drive sdb you can copy data using the liveCD or use Supergrub to reinstall windows boot to your first drive sda. With two 500GB drives you should have room for data and backups.

Deleting the linux and swap partitions should not cause any problems but we always recommend backing up just in case. Often the system works the way we tell it, its just sometimes we tell it the wrong thing and delete things we do not want to.

**oldfred** · October 2nd, 2009

If you really want to try some more post the results of the boot info script.
Filefox has a complete profile in a hidden file in your home directory. Using live CD & Naulitus browse to your home directory, Under view check show hidden files. You can copy the entire .mozilla directory all the data is in xxxxxxx.default and profile file tells it where/which xxxxx.default file to use. You should xport the bookmarks to a html file for ease of access. I do it before I backup. If you reinstall you start firefox, close it and then move the copy inplace of the new xxxx.default. The old profile should point to old default. I believe you can have more than one profile using a profile manager but I just copy profiles from one computer to another when I travel.
Most of you configurations are in hidden files in your home. This is why some suggest a separate partition for /home so when you reinstall all your configurations stay the same.
Using the live CD you should be able to copy the entire home. Look on the interent for move home.
one example
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/separatehome

**frilock** · October 2nd, 2009

here it is info scrip

Code:

============================= Boot Info Summary: ==============================

 => Grub0.97 is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda and looks on the same drive 
    in partition #7 for /boot/grub/stage2 and /boot/grub/menu.lst.
 => Windows is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdb

sda1: _________________________________________________________________________

    File system:       vfat
    Boot sector type:  Windows XP: Fat32
    Boot sector info:  No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
    Operating System:  Windows XP
    Boot files/dirs:   /boot.ini /BOOT.INI /ntldr /NTLDR /NTDETECT.COM 
                       /ntdetect.com

sda2: _________________________________________________________________________

    File system:       Extended Partition
    Boot sector type:  -
    Boot sector info:  

sda5: _________________________________________________________________________

    File system:       ext3
    Boot sector type:  -
    Boot sector info:  
    Operating System:  Ubuntu 8.04.1
    Boot files/dirs:   /etc/fstab

sda6: _________________________________________________________________________

    File system:       ext3
    Boot sector type:  -
    Boot sector info:  
    Operating System:  Ubuntu 8.04.1
    Boot files/dirs:   /etc/fstab

sda7: _________________________________________________________________________

    File system:       ext3
    Boot sector type:  -
    Boot sector info:  
    Operating System:  Ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS
    Boot files/dirs:   /boot/grub/menu.lst /etc/fstab

sda8: _________________________________________________________________________

    File system:       swap
    Boot sector type:  -
    Boot sector info:  

sda9: _________________________________________________________________________

    File system:       swap
    Boot sector type:  -
    Boot sector info:  

sda10: _________________________________________________________________________

    File system:       swap
    Boot sector type:  -
    Boot sector info:  

sdb1: _________________________________________________________________________

    File system:       vfat
    Boot sector type:  Windows XP: Fat32
    Boot sector info:  No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
    Operating System:  
    Boot files/dirs:   

=========================== Drive/Partition Info: =============================

Drive: sda ___________________ _____________________________________________________

Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders, total 976773168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xef70ef70

Partition  Boot         Start           End          Size  Id System

/dev/sda1    *             63    29,157,974    29,157,912   b W95 FAT32
/dev/sda2          29,157,975   976,768,064   947,610,090   f W95 Ext d (LBA)
/dev/sda5          29,158,038    57,095,009    27,936,972  83 Linux
/dev/sda6          57,095,073    83,827,169    26,732,097  83 Linux
/dev/sda7          83,827,233   940,332,644   856,505,412  83 Linux
/dev/sda8         940,332,708   952,477,784    12,145,077  82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda9         952,477,848   964,622,924    12,145,077  82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda10        964,622,988   976,768,064    12,145,077  82 Linux swap / Solaris


Drive: sdb ___________________ _____________________________________________________

Disk /dev/sdb: 512 MB, 512753664 bytes
16 heads, 32 sectors/track, 1956 cylinders, total 1001472 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xbfb8bfb8

Partition  Boot         Start           End          Size  Id System

/dev/sdb1    *             32     1,001,471     1,001,440   b W95 FAT32


blkid -c /dev/null: ____________________________________________________________

/dev/sda1: UUID="10D8-132E" TYPE="vfat" 
/dev/sda5: UUID="5ada9b16-2233-4ca5-b977-5563b912a5b7" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3" 
/dev/sda6: UUID="0b942164-5eec-4539-89e5-bb9ee11ddd5c" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3" 
/dev/sda7: UUID="006d5962-bf4b-454b-ad5b-e039a5dc6adf" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3" 
/dev/sda8: TYPE="swap" UUID="d92dd445-b41e-415d-8afd-bf8b6327177a" 
/dev/sda9: TYPE="swap" UUID="aff6d2ef-a8ff-4cce-b10a-21b07a647ee4" 
/dev/sda10: TYPE="swap" UUID="92f4f494-7d46-4c27-b071-5a48e5ed92cb" 
/dev/sdb1: UUID="C4C9-1E95" TYPE="vfat" 

=============================== "mount" output: ===============================

proc on /proc type proc (rw)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw)
tmpfs on /lib/modules/2.6.22-14-generic/volatile type tmpfs (rw,mode=0755)
tmpfs on /lib/modules/2.6.22-14-generic/volatile type tmpfs (rw,mode=0755)
varrun on /var/run type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,mode=0755)
varlock on /var/lock type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,mode=1777)
udev on /dev type tmpfs (rw,mode=0755)
devshm on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,gid=5,mode=620)
tmpfs on /tmp type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev)
/dev/sdb1 on /media/disk type vfat (rw,nosuid,nodev,shortname=mixed,uid=999,utf8,umask=077,usefree)
/dev/sda7 on /media/disk-1 type ext3 (rw,nosuid,nodev)


================================ sda1/boot.ini: ================================

[boot loader]

timeout=30

default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS

[operating systems]

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect

C:\="Microsoft Windows" 


================================ sda1/BOOT.INI: ================================

[boot loader]

timeout=30

default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS

[operating systems]

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect

C:\="Microsoft Windows" 


=============================== sda5/etc/fstab: ===============================

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
proc            /proc           proc    defaults        0       0
# /dev/sda5
UUID=5ada9b16-2233-4ca5-b977-5563b912a5b7 /               ext3    relatime,errors=remount-ro 0       1
# /dev/sda6
UUID=92f4f494-7d46-4c27-b071-5a48e5ed92cb 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

=================== sda5: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================


  16.0GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-19-generic
  16.0GB: vmlinuz

=============================== sda6/etc/fstab: ===============================

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
proc            /proc           proc    defaults        0       0
# /dev/sda7
UUID=0b942164-5eec-4539-89e5-bb9ee11ddd5c /               ext3    relatime,errors=remount-ro 0       1
# /dev/sda8
UUID=aff6d2ef-a8ff-4cce-b10a-21b07a647ee4 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

=================== sda6: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================


  29.5GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-19-generic
  29.5GB: vmlinuz

=========================== sda7/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=006d5962-bf4b-454b-ad5b-e039a5dc6adf ro

## Setup crashdump menu entries
## e.g. crashdump=1
# crashdump=0

## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=(hd0,8)

## 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

## 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		Ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS, kernel 2.6.24-24-generic
root		(hd0,6)
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-24-generic root=UUID=006d5962-bf4b-454b-ad5b-e039a5dc6adf ro quiet splash
initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-24-generic
quiet

title		Ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS, kernel 2.6.24-24-generic (recovery mode)
root		(hd0,6)
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-24-generic root=UUID=006d5962-bf4b-454b-ad5b-e039a5dc6adf ro single
initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-24-generic

title		Ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS, kernel 2.6.24-23-generic
root		(hd0,6)
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-23-generic root=UUID=006d5962-bf4b-454b-ad5b-e039a5dc6adf ro quiet splash
initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-23-generic
quiet

title		Ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS, kernel 2.6.24-23-generic (recovery mode)
root		(hd0,6)
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-23-generic root=UUID=006d5962-bf4b-454b-ad5b-e039a5dc6adf ro single
initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-23-generic

title		Ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS, kernel 2.6.24-22-generic
root		(hd0,6)
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-22-generic root=UUID=006d5962-bf4b-454b-ad5b-e039a5dc6adf ro quiet splash
initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-22-generic
quiet

title		Ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS, kernel 2.6.24-22-generic (recovery mode)
root		(hd0,6)
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-22-generic root=UUID=006d5962-bf4b-454b-ad5b-e039a5dc6adf ro single
initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-22-generic

title		Ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS, kernel 2.6.24-21-generic
root		(hd0,6)
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-21-generic root=UUID=006d5962-bf4b-454b-ad5b-e039a5dc6adf ro quiet splash
initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-21-generic
quiet

title		Ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS, kernel 2.6.24-21-generic (recovery mode)
root		(hd0,6)
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-21-generic root=UUID=006d5962-bf4b-454b-ad5b-e039a5dc6adf ro single
initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-21-generic

title		Ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS, kernel 2.6.24-19-generic
root		(hd0,6)
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-19-generic root=UUID=006d5962-bf4b-454b-ad5b-e039a5dc6adf ro quiet splash
initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-19-generic
quiet

title		Ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS, kernel 2.6.24-19-generic (recovery mode)
root		(hd0,6)
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-19-generic root=UUID=006d5962-bf4b-454b-ad5b-e039a5dc6adf ro single
initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-19-generic

title		Ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS, memtest86+
root		(hd0,6)
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
title		Microsoft Windows XP Professional
root		(hd0,0)
savedefault
chainloader	+1


# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/sda5.
title		Ubuntu 8.04.1 (8.04) (on /dev/sda5)
root		(hd0,4)
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-19-generic root=/dev/sda5 
savedefault
boot


# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/sda7.
title		Ubuntu 8.04.1 (8.04) (on /dev/sda7)
root		(hd0,6)
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-19-generic root=/dev/sda7 
savedefault
boot


=============================== sda7/etc/fstab: ===============================

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
proc            /proc           proc    defaults        0       0
# /dev/sda9
UUID=006d5962-bf4b-454b-ad5b-e039a5dc6adf /               ext3    relatime,errors=remount-ro 0       1
# /dev/sda10
UUID=d92dd445-b41e-415d-8afd-bf8b6327177a 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
none /proc/bus/usb usbfs devgid= enter 124,devmode=664 0 0





=================== sda7: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================


  73.0GB: boot/grub/menu.lst
  72.9GB: boot/grub/stage2
  72.9GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-19-generic
  73.1GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-19-generic.bak
  73.0GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-21-generic
  73.0GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-21-generic.bak
  73.0GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-22-generic
  73.0GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-22-generic.bak
  73.0GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-23-generic
  73.0GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-23-generic.bak
  73.0GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-24-generic
  73.1GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-24-generic.bak
  73.0GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-19-generic
  73.1GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-21-generic
  73.0GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-22-generic
  73.0GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-23-generic
  73.0GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-24-generic
  73.0GB: initrd.img
  73.0GB: initrd.img.old
  73.0GB: vmlinuz
  73.0GB: vmlinuz.old

**oldfred** · October 2nd, 2009

Everything I look at looks correct. The only question I have is in the windows you have double entries with one lowercase and one in CAPS.
/boot.ini /BOOT.INI /ntldr /NTLDR /NTDETECT.COM
/ntdetect.com

The liveCD allows a boot from the first HD. I do not know if that is any different than a normal boot. You do have sda booting first in BIOS? The second drive sdb will not boot as a windows entry is there in the MBR but not correct.

Highlights that I look at to match and they do, except for the comments in fstab for sda7 which should not prevent booting.

Grub0.97 is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda
looks on the same drive
in partition #7 for /boot/grub/stage2 and /boot/grub/menu.lst
sda7: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: ext3
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System: Ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS
Boot files/dirs: /boot/grub/menu.lst /etc/fstab

/dev/sda7: UUID="006d5962-bf4b-454b-ad5b-e039a5dc6adf" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3"
/dev/sda8: TYPE="swap" UUID="d92dd445-b41e-415d-8afd-bf8b6327177a"

title Ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS, kernel 2.6.24-24-generic
root (hd0,6)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-24-generic root=UUID=006d5962-bf4b-454b-ad5b-e039a5dc6adf ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-24-generic
quiet

# /dev/sda9 uuid is for 7 and 7 is correct
UUID=006d5962-bf4b-454b-ad5b-e039a5dc6adf / ext3 relatime,errors=remount-ro 0 1
# /dev/sda10 uuid is for 8 and 8 is ok (any of 3 swaps will work)
UUID=d92dd445-b41e-415d-8afd-bf8b6327177a none swap sw

Comments do not match but UUIDs do match to the partitions you are using.

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