[Deaf-lug] Re: ubuntu heron grub error 15

[JGJones]

Aye - you're unlikely to see it unless you're using old machines :)

It's actually due to a limitation of FAT(!) (Microsoft as usual) where
they couldn't have large partitions if I remember rightly.

So for old machines, to be on safe side - make a /boot partition.


On Sun, 2008-04-27 at 23:52 +0100, Fintan Gaughan wrote:
> after reading ubuntu forums before seeing this seem to be the case,
> your right and i am doing this as we speak :-)
> 
> this is the first time this had happened to me,so you learn somthing
> new everyday
> 
> 
> 
> Fintan
> 
> 2008/4/27 JGJones <mailinglist at gwallgofi.com>:
> > Ahh the infamous Grub Error 18...
> >
> >  It's rather easy to fix no worries - it's mainly caused by you creating
> >  a partition that is too big for a old PC to read (they like to have a
> >  small boot partition). You don't get this error with newer PC's.
> >
> >  All you need to do is to create a small boot partition (20Mb is fine) at
> >  the start of disk and put /boot in there.
> >
> >  That's it. And you do not need a Windows tool for this (I'll recommend
> >  against it). You can use a normal Live CD - Ubuntu Live CD is fine and
> >  use a partition manager to shuffle partitions around..
> >
> >  But frankly since if it's a fresh installation - just start again...
> >
> >  Wipe out all partitions and make a new boot partition at start of disk
> >  as above and install /boot into that.
> >
> >  Like I said, it only affect older computers. I had this error on a old
> >  Sony VAIO desktop PC - it have a 15Mb /boot partition at start and it's
> >  fine now.
> >
> >  Cheers
> >
> >  John Savv...err...I mean Joseph Gwynne-Jones
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >  On Sun, 2008-04-27 at 17:30 +0100, Fintan Gaughan wrote:
> >  > sorry its grub error 18
> >  >
> >  > soulution here
> >  >
> >  > http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/GRUB#Error_18
> >  >
> >  > wtf?
> >  >
> >  > Fintan
> >  >
> >  > 2008/4/27 Fintan Gaughan <fgaughan at gmail.com>:
> >  > > Liked ubuntu  that much that i decided to install on main computer (
> >  > >  got 3 computers)
> >  > >
> >  > >  Although i had no probs duel booting i wiped main hard drive to
> >  > >  install ubuntu only to get grub error 15.
> >  > >
> >  > >  Did a serch on google only to find that to down load windows software
> >  > >  to fix the MBR or summat like that.
> >  > >  fixed this issue when i was duel booting but now having the same prob
> >  > >  when i am not duel booting why cant i just install ubuntu on main 1
> >  > >  hard drive?
> >  > >
> >  > >  strange that, any ideas to what to do?
> >  > >  I have either spen the time reading on google which if i can get the
> >  > >  time or somone give me pointers to halve the time :-)
> >  > >
> >  > >
> >  > >  Fintan
> >  > >
> >  > >
> >  > >
> >  > >
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