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GRUB Loading stage1.5. GRUB loading, please wait... Error 18 I've booted from the CD and given the output to these commands: free -m: Mem: total 181, used 178, free 2, shared 0, buffers 4, cached 57 -/+ buffers/cache: used 116, free 64 Swap: total 1088, used 29, free 1058 sudo fdisk -l: Disk /dev/sda: 163.9 GB, 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19929 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Disk identifier: 0x37273726 Device Boot Start End http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-hardware-18/grub-loading-please-wait-error-18-a-343280/ Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 * 79 9257 73730317+ c W95 FAT32 (LBA) /dev/sda2 9795 19929 81409387+ 5 Extended /dev/sda3 1 13 104391 83 Linux /dev/sda4 14 78 522112+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/sda5 9795 19861 80863146 83 Linux /dev/sda6 19862 19929 546178+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris Thanks in advance for your help. Question information Language: English https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub/+question/80662 Edit question Status: Solved For: Ubuntu grub Edit question Assignee: No assignee Edit question Solved by: Tom Solved: 2009-08-25 Last query: 2009-08-25 Last reply: 2009-08-23 Related bugs Link existing bug Related FAQ: None Link to a FAQ Simos Xenitellis (simosx) said on 2009-08-22: #1 "Error 18" is described at http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/GRUB#Error_18 The gist is that the BIOS of your computer is not in a position to access the start of your Linux partition that has the /boot directory. In your case, the relevant partition is probably /dev/sda3 (at position 73GB), a dedicated partition for /boot. Reading the above link, it appears that your computer may have a 8GB limitation. That is, you would need to move /dev/sda3 to come to the start of the hard disk. Can this be done with GParted from the installation disk? You can also check if your manufacturer provides an updated BIOS that does not have a BIOS access limitation. Tom (tom6) said on 2009-08-22: #2 Hi :) Yes Simos is right there. Updating the bi
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