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Re: [LUG] GRUB Problem while installing Kubuntu 8.10

 

Grant Sewell wrote:
> On Sun, 08 Feb 2009 11:53:08 +0000
> John Hansen wrote:
>
>   
>> Thanks for that link. However I think I shall have to format the Hard 
>> disk and reinstall.
>> Now I just need to remember how to format the HDD!
>>
>> John W
>>     
>
> That's a bit drastic!
>
> If you have anything you can boot from (install disc/pen, knoppix
> disc/pen, whatever) then you could boot from it to fix your current
> system.
>
> "Grub errors:
> 15 : File not found
> This error is returned if the specified file name cannot be found, but
> everything else (like the disk/partition info) is OK."
>
> So it's either failing to find the menu.lst/grub.conf or it's failing
> to find some other important file.  Try reinstalling the bootloader
> from your pen/disc.
>
> Grant.
>
>   
Grant,

The situation is that I have tried loading Knopix 5.0.1 but still only 
get the message
about Grub error 15 and that is all that happens so I am stumped :-(

John


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