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SiN13
March 29th, 2009, 06:13 PM
Hello,

I am relatively new to linux. I setup my system with XP and ubuntu. Unfortunately I had to perform a cd recovery using Paragon Drive Backup. Now I receive the GRUB error 17. I've searched and tried different things but I haven't had much success....Can someone point me in the right direction?



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

=> Grub0.97 is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda and looks on the same drive
in partition #5 for /boot/grub/stage2 and /boot/grub/menu.lst.
=> Windows is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdb
=> No boot loader is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdc
=> No boot loader is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdh

sda1: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows XP
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Mounting failed:
$LogFile indicates unclean shutdown (0, 0)
Failed to mount '/dev/sda1': Operation not supported
Mount is denied because NTFS is marked to be in use. Choose one action:

Choice 1: If you have Windows then disconnect the external devices by
clicking on the 'Safely Remove Hardware' icon in the Windows
taskbar then shutdown Windows cleanly.

Choice 2: If you don't have Windows then you can use the 'force' option for
your own responsibility. For example type on the command line:

mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/sda1 sda1 -o force

Or add the option to the relevant row in the /etc/fstab file:

/dev/sda1 sda1 ntfs-3g force 0 0
$LogFile indicates unclean shutdown (0, 0)
Failed to mount '/dev/sda1': Operation not supported
Mount is denied because NTFS is marked to be in use. Choose one action:

Choice 1: If you have Windows then disconnect the external devices by
clicking on the 'Safely Remove Hardware' icon in the Windows
taskbar then shutdown Windows cleanly.

Choice 2: If you don't have Windows then you can use the 'force' option for
your own responsibility. For example type on the command line:

mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/sda1 sda1 -o force

Or add the option to the relevant row in the /etc/fstab file:

/dev/sda1 sda1 ntfs-3g force 0 0

sda2: __________________________________________________ _______________________

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

sda5: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: ext3
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System: Ubuntu 8.10
Boot files/dirs: /boot/grub/menu.lst /etc/fstab

sda6: __________________________________________________ _______________________

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

sdb1: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system:
Boot sector type: Windows XP
Boot sector info:
Mounting failed:
mount: unknown filesystem type ''

sdh1: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: vfat
Boot sector type: Fat16
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs: /grub/menu.lst

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

Drive: sda ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___

Disk /dev/sda: 320.0 GB, 320072933376 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders, total 625142448 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xae7eae7e

Partition Boot Start End Size Id System

/dev/sda1 * 63 541,213,784 541,213,722 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 541,213,785 625,137,344 83,923,560 f W95 Ext d (LBA)
/dev/sda5 541,213,848 621,603,044 80,389,197 83 Linux
/dev/sda6 621,603,108 625,137,344 3,534,237 82 Linux swap / Solaris


Drive: sdb ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___

Disk /dev/sdb: 320.0 GB, 320072933376 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders, total 625142448 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xaa4d1c60

Partition Boot Start End Size Id System

/dev/sdb1 63 1,250,274,689 1,250,274,627 42 SFS

/dev/sdb1 ends after the last sector of /dev/sdb

Drive: sdc ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___

Disk /dev/sdc: 320.0 GB, 320072933376 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders, total 625142448 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000

Partition Boot Start End Size Id System

Invalid MBR Signature found


Drive: sdh ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___

Disk /dev/sdh: 1059 MB, 1059717120 bytes
2 heads, 63 sectors/track, 16426 cylinders, total 2069760 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x031a1b04

Partition Boot Start End Size Id System

/dev/sdh1 * 32 2,070,015 2,069,984 6 FAT16

/dev/sdh1 ends after the last sector of /dev/sdh

blkid -c /dev/null: __________________________________________________ __________

/dev/sda1: UUID="DEAC93B8AC9389A3" LABEL="SiN13" TYPE="ntfs"
/dev/sda5: UUID="7dd66117-0b12-4493-825d-13f9989881c3" SEC_TYPE="ext2" TYPE="ext3"
/dev/sda6: UUID="f35c11d2-cb9c-48ad-8276-c94618ca39b0" TYPE="swap"
/dev/loop0: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/sdh1: SEC_TYPE="msdos" UUID="BCE4-7AC6" TYPE="vfat"

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

/proc on /proc type proc (rw)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw)
tmpfs on /lib/modules/2.6.27-7-generic/volatile type tmpfs (rw,mode=0755)
tmpfs on /lib/modules/2.6.27-7-generic/volatile type tmpfs (rw,mode=0755)
tmpfs on /lib/init/rw type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,mode=0755)
varrun on /var/run type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,mode=0755)
varlock on /var/lock type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,mode=1777)
udev on /dev type tmpfs (rw,mode=0755)
tmpfs on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,noexec,nosuid,gid=5,mode=620)
rootfs on / type rootfs (rw)
fusectl on /sys/fs/fuse/connections type fusectl (rw)
/dev/scd0 on /cdrom type iso9660 (ro,noatime)
/dev/loop0 on /rofs type squashfs (ro,noatime)
tmpfs on /tmp type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev)
binfmt_misc on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type binfmt_misc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
gvfs-fuse-daemon on /home/ubuntu/.gvfs type fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon (rw,nosuid,nodev,user=ubuntu)
/dev/sdh1 on /media/disk type vfat (rw,nosuid,nodev,uhelper=hal,shortname=mixed,uid=9 99,utf8,umask=077,flush)


=========================== sda5/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

# 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
makeactive
chainloader +1

### 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=7dd66117-0b12-4493-825d-13f9989881c3 ro

## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=7dd66117-0b12-4493-825d-13f9989881c3

## 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 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-11-generic
uuid 7dd66117-0b12-4493-825d-13f9989881c3
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-11-generic root=UUID=7dd66117-0b12-4493-825d-13f9989881c3 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-11-generic
quiet

title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-11-generic (recovery mode)
uuid 7dd66117-0b12-4493-825d-13f9989881c3
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-11-generic root=UUID=7dd66117-0b12-4493-825d-13f9989881c3 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-11-generic

title Ubuntu 8.10, memtest86+
uuid 7dd66117-0b12-4493-825d-13f9989881c3
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




=============================== 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=7dd66117-0b12-4493-825d-13f9989881c3 / ext3 relatime,errors=remount-ro 0 1
# /dev/sda6
UUID=f35c11d2-cb9c-48ad-8276-c94618ca39b0 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/scd0 /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0

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


302.3GB: boot/grub/menu.lst
302.2GB: boot/grub/stage2
302.1GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-11-generic
302.1GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-7-generic
302.1GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-11-generic
302.1GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic
302.1GB: initrd.img
302.1GB: initrd.img.old
302.1GB: vmlinuz
302.1GB: vmlinuz.old

============================= sdh1/grub/menu.lst: =============================

# You can edit this file to add your own distribution
# You can choose default to 0 to select first entry
# which it is usually the entry for the default distro
#
#
# You can also set timeout to something as 10
#
# This is the shortcut to call Super Grub Disk (commented)
#title Super Grub Disk
## The two commands: setgrubdevice and usbshift are needed
## so that SGD works well.
#usbshift
#configfile $(grub_device)/boot/sgd/menu.lst
#
# Just after default and timeout statements you have to put
# setgrubdevice so that grub device is correctly set.




default 0
timeout 2
setgrubdevice # This is compulsory
#sgdgfxmenu /boot/grub/message
foreground ffffff
background 0c00ff
color white/brown yellow/cyan


#title Inicio normal / Normal Boot
#kernel $(grub_device)/vmlinuz lang=es a11y=none root=/dev/ram0 ramdisk_size=100000 initrd=initramfs quiet BOOT=live splash
#initrd $(grub_device)/initramfs

#title Soporte de accesibilidad / Accesibility Support -->
#configfile $(grub_device)/boot/grub/menu2.lst

title Super Grub Disk
# The two commands: setgrubdevice and usbshift are needed
# so that SGD works well.
usbshift
configfile $(grub_device)/boot/sgd/sgd.lst

#title Normal boot. Kernel is aware of Boot device
#kernel $(grub_device)/vmlinuz lang=es a11y=none root=/dev/ram0 ramdisk_size=100000 initrd=initramfs quiet BOOT=live splash boot_device=$(grub_device)
#initrd $(grub_device)/initramfs

#title Normal boot. Selecting kernel and initrd files depending on grub_device
#kernel $(grub_device)/vmlinuz_$(grub_device_string) lang=es a11y=none root=/dev/ram0 ramdisk_size=100000 initrd=initramfs quiet BOOT=live splash
#initrd $(grub_device)/initramfs_$(grub_device_string)

#title Selecthd test
#configfile $(grub_device)/boot/grub/choose/selecthd.lst

#title findp test
#configfile $(grub_device)/boot/grub/choose/selectpart.lst
#title set SGD variables and boot SGD
#
#configfile $(grub_device)/boot/sgd/menu.lst

=================== sdh1: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================


.1GB: grub/menu.lst
.0GB: grub/stage2
=======Devices which don't seem to have a corresponding hard drive==============

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SiN13
March 29th, 2009, 09:36 PM
Opinion? Guesses? I still can't acess my computer....

meierfra.
March 29th, 2009, 10:30 PM
Everything seems to be configured correctly.
Does the Grub menu appear at boot up?
Are your bios set to boot from your Ubuntu drive?
I noticed that you have super grub installed to your flash drive.
Are you able to boot Super Grub?
If yes, is Super Grub able to boot Ubuntu?

See whether reinstalling grub makes a difference:
Open a terminal in the LiveCD and type

sudo grub

and at the grub prompt:


root (hd0,4)
setup (hd0)
quit

SiN13
March 30th, 2009, 01:35 PM
Thanks for your reply! I will give that a try

Does the Grub menu appear at boot up?
Well, I get the grub 1.5 error 17 message


Are your bios set to boot from your Ubuntu drive?
I was playing around with the super grub

I noticed that you have super grub installed to your flash drive.
Are you able to boot uper Grub?

Yes and I am able to boot now but I wanted to know exactly what is changing. More often then most I install software to try out on xp. Which is exactly what happened and it affected my system so I went back to my last good disk image. My image has all three partitions for XP and ubuntu. What gets me is that it should all boot up fine. Same system, same image that was running.

If yes, is Super Grub able to boot Ubuntu?
Yes it does!

meierfra.
March 30th, 2009, 04:25 PM
My image has all three partitions for XP and ubuntu.
Do you have images of the whole hardrives, or images of the individual partitions?
Does your image include the MBR? If it doesn't, then reinstalling grub might be necessary for booting.


I am able to boot
Are you able to boot directly or do you still need Supergrub?

riseringseeker
April 11th, 2009, 05:53 AM
I just ran into the grub error 17 the first time a couple of days ago while trying to modify a friends laptop to give him more Ubuntu drive space. Unfortunately, we were flying at the time, so I could not search for the solutions. After I was able to get on-line, I found these two links, one or both may be of help to you.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RecoveringUbuntuAfterInstallingWindows

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=224351