Re: Grub error 17
From Super Grub:
'In a computer with more than one hard disk
GRUB error 17 could be caused by any of the above mentioned problems for single hard disk machines or else some confusion or disagreement between your computer's BIOS, the Linux kernel, and GRUB over which hard disk is the first hard disk and which is the second hard disk and so on.
Symptoms include GRUB being installed to MBR on the wrong (non-first) hard disk, and the /boot/grub/menu.lst file having the hard drive numbering wrong in each operating system entry.
Mixed IDE and SATA hard disks
Error 17 also commonly occurs when we have a mixture of IDE and SCSI or SATA hard drives plugged into the same motherboard.
If this is your situation, just try switching the 'Hard Disk Boot Priority' around in your BIOS.
Here's a series of illustrations showing how I do mine, Changing the hard Disk Boot Priority.
I realize of course that most computers will have a different BIOS from mine, it would be impossible to give exact information that will suit everyone, but you should be able to see what I mean.
This method is proving to be the fastest, easiest and best solution for GRUB Error 17.
No time consuming editing of files or re-installing GRUB is necessary when the problem can be solved this way.
This method worked for NavyRST in the following thread: HOW-TO install boot loader from Ubuntu.
This solution should be fine for most computers, and it's well worth a try before resorting to editing configuration files and re-installing GRUB.
Another thing that can definitely cause this kind mix up is when someone changes their hard disk Boot Priority in their BIOS in a computer that was working okay. Therefore, it is not too surprising that one of the best solutions to this problem is to try switching the order of your hard drives back again.'
Dr. Fernando Duran Dollenz
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