HD install won't boot: GRUB error 17

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John Doe
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#16 Post by John Doe »

c:\grldr (*good version attached gzip'ed)
c:\image.gz
c:\vmlinuz
c:\boot\grub\menu.lst

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c:\boot.ini
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*ADD THIS LINE AT THE END OF boot.ini:
C:\grldr="Grub Linux"

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c:\boot\grub\menu.lst
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default 0
timeout 15

title Puppy HD
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
kernel (hd0,0)/vmlinuz root=/dev/ram0 PMEDIA=idehd
initrd (hd0,0)/initrd.gz
boot
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RogerRoger
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HD install won't boot: GRUB error 17

#17 Post by RogerRoger »

After updating to Pupppy 2.14 I got Error 15 file not found when using Grub to boot Windows XP. I wandered round many sites discussing this, and tried quite a few suggestions. The one that works for me is

title Microsoft Windows XP
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
chainloader +1

As far as I can understand it the rootnoverify points to the first partitian on the first disc , but tells grub not to check it. The chainloader tells Grub to use this partitian for booting using the boot found there, and not the grub boot. Note that there is no (hd0,0) after the chainloader.

I found this on https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gr ... +bug/10661
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