Error 17 Message Fix

If you get the error 17 message try the steps below for resolution. If you have any issues please post back.

When you get the error 17 at boot:

• Reboot the system.
• At the 3 second countdown before the Ubuntu splash screen press ESC. The grub menu will come up.
• The first entry will be highlighted. Press to edit the entry.
• The root (hd0,0) line will be highlighted. Press to edit that line.
• The grub edit>" prompt will come up, with "root (hd0,0)" already entered. Change it to read "root (hd0,2)" and press . This will take you back to the previous screen.
• Press b. The system will boot normally.

Once the system is booted, we need to fix the file that is causing the problem. To do this:
• Log in to the system.
• At the desktop, open Firefox and navigate to .
• Click Applications - Accessories - Terminal. A terminal will open.
• Type "gedit fix-menu-lst.sh" and press Enter.
Copy and paste the following script from the Firefox window into the gedit window:

A cut down version of this has already been posted on the wiki site at http://linux.dell.com/wiki/index.php/GRUB_%22error#17_cannot_mount_selected_partition.22_error_message_on_boot

Message Edited by DELL-Jesse on 06-02-2007 08:09 AM