**** GRUB **** GRUB is not installed ===================== Error:: GRUB Loading stage1.5. GRUB loading, please wait... Error 17 Solution -------- Recovery-CD -> Root Shell:: fdisk -l to list all partitions. Remember ``/boot/``-Partition (e.g. ``/dev/sdb1``) and its GRUB-equivalent (``(hd1,0)`` in this case). Then:: grub to start GRUB's shell and feed it with:: root (hd1,0) setup (hd1) quit and reboot. If Grub does *not* work after rebooting, simply press ``e`` in GRUB's boot menu to go to the edit mode of the boot entry. Press ``e`` again to change the line ``root (hdX,Y)`` to e.g. ``root (hd1,0)``. Press :kbd:`b` to boot with the new root partition. Explanation ----------- The right partition ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ... is wherever your ``/boot`` is. This command tells you:: df /boot The kernel's root argument ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ... expects a path to the inititial ramdisk. If you have a seperate boot partition (which you should), then ``root=/`` is correct. ``/boot`` could also be a simple directory under ``/``. Then the kernel argument would be ``root=/boot/`` Sources ======= http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=117829&postcount=2 (GER)