> Hi All
>
> I have a problem.
>
> My system specs are P III Celeron 900MHz,256 MB RAM, 80 GB HDD on
>
> Primary master, 40 GB on Primary slave, DVD ROM-Secondary slave,
>
> DVD-Writer Secondary master.
>
> In 80 GB Primary master, Win XP and Debian 4.0 are installed in
> separate partitions (hda1,5,6,7 for windows, hda8 for debian).
> In 40 GB Primary slave windows accessible partitions were there
> and in hdb7, earlier mandrake was there and Ubuntu 7.04 was installed
> later and the GRUB of Ubuntu (installed in MBR of first HDD)took care
>
> of all the 3 OS's and I was happily booting into all the 3 OS's at
>
> will.
>
> Then I installed/upgraded Ubuntu 7.10 and then 8.04 also in the second
>
> Hard disk. But the GRUB displyed GRUB error 18 and I was unable to boot
>
> into Ubuntu.
> I googled and all were suggesting a small /boot partiton in a place
>
> accessible to GRUB and all. I thought all that problem went out the
>
> window with LILO! And all the while while using Ubuntu 7.04, no
>
> complaint of GRUB error 18 was seen! This came to the fore only on
>
> upgradation of Ubuntu! Is it because GRUB is in such a bad condition
>
> that once it is installed in MBR of first HDD that it is not able to
>
> boot OS in second HDD? If so what magic was there earlier that it
>
> booted older ubuntu?
> Can anybody help? Pointers please?
>
> NS Srikanth
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Learn from others' mistakes. Your lifetime is not enough to commit all
> of them yourself and learn from them!
>
>
> Hi,
Check whether this set of commands helps you in any way.
1. Boot the Desktop/Live CD.
2. Open a terminal (Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal)
3. As root run the following commands:
sudo grub
grub> find /boot/grub/stage1 # Note down the output. It will be like
(hd0,0)
grub> root (hd1,0) #Hit the <Enter> key
grub> setup (hd1) #Hit <Enter> key
grub> quit #Hit <Enter> key, quits grub
5. Reboot (to hard drive).Grub should be installed properly and you should
be able to continue with your ubuntu
Cheers!
Siraj.
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