g'morning. now this is why i love being a Geek: the joy of helping someone by digging into a problem, handing off some thoughts and possible solutions on the subject and letting them learn to fix their problem!!
let's take a look at some possibles:
Windows:
Linux/GRUB:
however, if it is a GRUB (GRand Unified Boot loader) error, try these links:
GRUB Error 17
UbuntuForums - GRUB Error 17.
Basic GRUB Diagnostics
let's take a look at some possibles:
and everything has been working fine since then? (or maybe not-so-fine "under the surface" somewhere?) have you added some hardware or software since then? do you recall what you were doing just before things went blooey? did the box freeze up and require a "hard" reboot (ctl-alt-del right in the middle of something being stuck)?Good morning All
I'm getting a error code 17 boot failure on my acer laptop,(when starting) can somoone tell me what that means please?
I just had new hardrive installed in dec.
Thanks in advance .
is that acer running windows or linux? both have an error code 17 on some boot failures. but you didn't say anything about a "grub error", so ...Good morning All
I'm getting a error code 17 boot failure on my acer laptop,(when starting) can somoone tell me what that means please?
Windows:
what "<name>" is being reported?support.microsoft.kb said:Code 17The driver information file <name> is telling this child device to use a resource that the parent device does not have or recognize. (Code 17)
To fix this, click Update Driver to update the drivers for this device.
where <name> is the .inf file for the device.
Solution button: Update Driver
This code means that the hardware is a multiple-function device and the .inf file for the device is providing invalid information on how to split the device's resources to the child devices.
To resolve this error code, use Device Manager to remove the device and then run the Add New Hardware tool in Control Panel. If you continue to receive this error code, please contact the hardware's manufacturer about an updated .inf file.
Linux/GRUB:
however, if it is a GRUB (GRand Unified Boot loader) error, try these links:
GRUB Error 17
UbuntuForums - GRUB Error 17.
Basic GRUB Diagnostics