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grub error 18

7 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/grub-error-18.68293/

vish786
vish786 Original post #1
Sep 15, 2007 at 9:35 PM
i'm getting this error in grub, so cannot boot into winxp.

when i boot into winxp
Error 18 : Selected cylinder exceeds maximum supported by BIOS
prob is only with winxp, i can boot into rest of my other OS.

winxp is in (hd0,0)[sata drive]

i did no changes to system. :(
QwertyManiac
Sep 15, 2007 at 10:09 PM
Please give us your /boot/grub/menu.lst contents ..
vish786
vish786 #3
Sep 15, 2007 at 10:56 PM
i dont know whats happening to ma system.

i ones successfully booted in winxp... and then i tried to access my second sata drives partition and that particular folder got hang, so i killed it(end task) , but can easily access my first sata drives parition.... none of the second drives paritition files r openin(i can just see folders but as soon as i open them that window gets hang/not responding) so i restarted my system and now grub is not at all loading, this time with a new error

GRUB Loading stage1.5.

GRUB loading, please wait
Error 16

for ur info:
I hav two sata drives 80GB & 160GB.

WHATS GOING ON WITH MY SYSTEM. ? :(:(
praka123
Sep 15, 2007 at 10:59 PM
as usual -did u have windows reinstalled every 3 or 6 months?
then may be partn order changed or something which yet to find :njee:
vish786
vish786 #5
Sep 15, 2007 at 11:44 PM
praka123 said:
as usual -did u have windows reinstalled every 3 or 6 months?
then may be partn order changed or something which yet to find :njee:
no partition order is not changed dude.

GOOD LORD !!! is their someone who can help me. :(

i had a same problem, few months back and this problem lasted for few days (i had posted a same prob regarding this earlier also) and then automatically by its own it got solved, i didnt reinstall any OS/grub. And again this prob has come to trouble be.

i hav tried ever possibility/tweaking my comp... but all to vain. :(

GOOD LORD !!! is their someone who can help me. :(
M
Sep 16, 2007 at 12:36 AM
Check your disk if it's all right. Maybe some loose cable. I have had this tpye problems on couple of PC's at work. Turned out that some cables were loose.
abhinandh
Sep 19, 2007 at 10:34 PM
try ultimate boot cd.there is a tool caller super grub disk.use restore grub option.
i did the same.ubcd was given with digit dec 2006(bootable)