>From your mail i think your ubuntu installation completed successfully but the grub loader is having problem, search in google for how to configure grub for dualboot system, use ubuntu live bootup & configure it. Hope this will solve your problem
On 10/17/10, Anand G <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi friends, > > I have encountered a very strange error. Like I said a weeks ago I am still > stuck with the need of XP for a while. Today I reformatted my dell laptop > inspiron m600's 160 gb HDD installed xp and restored some of the proprietary > stuff and went on to install ubuntu 9.04/ the installation went on smoothly > and on restart threw up the following error > stage 1.5. > loading grub please wait.. > error 18 and am unable to go forward. I tried deleting the ubuntu partitions > and reinstall it is not allowing me to even after I delete the partition how > to proceed further how to atleast return to original status prior to ubunto > installation. > I need a quick fix as I have to travel with my laptop very soon on audit to > my auditors at Hyderabad. > > I just repeated what I did on another desktop at a friends place where the > installation went on smoothly. Just wanted to introduce FOSS to him. > GY > > > _______________________________________________ > ILUGC Mailing List: > http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc > -- Sent from my mobile device _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
