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Why do I get "Error 17: Cannot mount selected partition" from the command "grub> setup (hd0)" when booted from USB flash drive?

Asked by oldtraveler

I wish to re-install grub legacy from my booted USB flash drive for Ubuntu 9.04.

Using the terminal for sudo grub I then go to >root (hd0,0) and then when I go to <setup (hd0) I get "Error 17: Cannot mount selected partition"

I have tried substituting /dev/sda in place of (hd0) but then I get "Error 11: Unrecognized device string"

What else can I try?

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Sam_ (and-sam) said : 		#1

You need to find out the correct device string.
e.g.
sudo fdisk -l
ls /dev/disk/by-uuid -al
sudo blkid
mount

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GrubHowto#Backup,%20Repairing%20and%20Reinstalling%20GRUB

E 17
http://members.iinet.net.au/~herman546/p15.html#17
E 11
http://members.iinet.net.au/~herman546/p15.html#11

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2#Reverting%20to%20GRUB%20Legacy

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DrivesAndPartitions

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