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grub package

error 15

Asked by merlinsthunder_01

I have no partitions on my drive, Ubuntu 9.04 is whats on it.
I been using it for a while and not any problems.
I go to boot up the pc and it gives me that error.
Error 15, and that all it will do.
Im not really worried if I have to reformat the drive
but I do have a lot of pics from my camera on there.

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John2 (humright2) said : 		#1

Hi,

Error 15, "file not found," means that grub, the Ubuntu loader, is missing.

I could not say why this has happened, but today I had a similar problem when upgrading to 9.10.

From what I read around the Internet, you might fix the problem without formatting the hard disk.

I believe a possible solution might be to use a live CD of Ubuntu and reinstall Grub from there, but I am not sure how to proceed, so let's wait for someone to tell you how.

Good luck.

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#2

Please read the already answered questions about grub, (please search for error 15 using the search field)...

Press on the "Questions" link at top of this page "Ubuntu >> “grub” package >> Questions"

or use this link https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub

Hth

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Joe (jgsylvesterjr) said : 		#3

I had a similar problem when manually upgrade to Grub 2, see question https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+question/84764 , I followed the directions found in https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RecoveringUbuntuAfterInstallingWindows and rebooted. This actions cleared up this problem. Basically, installed grub from scratch and mounted the appropriate partitions. Good luck.
Joe

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