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slackcub

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Registered: 2009-03-14

Posts: 144

[Solved] Error 17 grub error from fresh install

Sorry for re-posting, but I am continuing to have issues with my grub installation.  I did a fresh install of Arch, but I am getting the following error when I try to boot Arch:

root      (hd1,0)
 Filesystem type unknown, partition type 0x7
kernel /vmlinuz26 root=/dev/sdb1 vga=773 ro

Error 17: Cannot mount selected partition

/dev/sdb1 is my /boot partition, and it is ext2

here is my menu.lst:

# Config file for GRUB - The GNU GRand Unified Bootloader
# /boot/grub/menu.lst

<cut default comments for brevity>

#-*

# (0) Arch Linux
title  Arch Linux
root   (hd1,0)
kernel /vmlinuz26 root=/dev/sdb1 vga=773 ro
initrd /kernel26.img

# (1) Arch Linux
title  Arch Linux Fallback
root   (hd1,0)
kernel /vmlinuz26 root=/dev/sdb1 ro
initrd /kernel26-fallback.img

# (2) Windows
title Windows
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1

I've looked through the wiki listings, and have tried searching around to see what I can find.  I tried reordering the partition table, but that didn't help. Anyone have any suggestions on what I can do to fix this?  Thank you for your time!

David
slackcub@gmail.com

Last edited by slackcub (2010-07-12 05:07:07)

bangkok_manouel

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Registered: 2005-02-07

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Re: [Solved] Error 17 grub error from fresh install

if /dev/sdb1 is /boot than

root=/dev/sdb1

on your kernel command line is wrong.

slackcub

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Registered: 2009-03-14

Posts: 144

Re: [Solved] Error 17 grub error from fresh install

if it's wrong, then what should it be?

David
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bangkok_manouel

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Re: [Solved] Error 17 grub error from fresh install

should be the partition where / is

edit: typo

Last edited by bangkok_manouel (2010-07-11 18:06:49)

djgera

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Registered: 2008-12-24

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Re: [Solved] Error 17 grub error from fresh install

Hello,

the problem (I just guessing) is that you are booting directly from BIOS in to second hard drive, so second hard drive becomes (hd0) and (hd1) is primary hard drive, they are swapped. (see that 0x7 is partition type NTFS where you have installed Win)

slackcub

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Registered: 2009-03-14

Posts: 144

Re: [Solved] Error 17 grub error from fresh install

Thank you for your help! It was the issue that djgera had brought up.  I put in the appropriate map lines and everything works beautifully now.  Now to get everything back how I want it. 

David
slackcub@gmail.com