[Bug 774839] Re: Grub error 17 - first time booting Natty after install

[Phillip Susi]

I'm closing this report because it does not describe a bug, and you
fixed your system yourself.


** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  Grub error 17 - first time booting Natty after install

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: ubiquity

  As the summary says, my first boot after a fresh install (over the top
  of 10.10) yielded a Grub error 17. My guess is that the installer
  didn't clobber the 10.10 grub, and that that was what was picked up at
  boot time. I first tried changing the order of the hard drives in
  BIOS, but I got error 17 on two others, an finally "system disk not
  found" on the fourth. (Did I really have three grubs hanging around?
  Possible, as the computer's been through many years of dist-upgrades,
  and I did have related problems in the past.) I finally logged in via
  the live cd, and ran grub-install against the first disk as indicated
  by the BIOS. This worked.

  This is the kind of bug that will leave the average consumer to drop
  of their computer at the geek squad to have windows reinstalled, and
  will permanently sour them on ubuntu. It's crucial that ubiquity be
  able to detect existing boot loaders, detect bios disk order, and
  leave the system in a state that will boot.

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