[Ubuntu] GRUB ERROR 16

[llawwehttam]

work machine got problem?
hahaha
my own?
noooooooooooo

I was using my Ubuntu machine fine yesterday but today I boot up and grub behaves as normal but when it attempts to boot from my os it said
"Error selected cylinder range is beyond BIOS supported range"
I havn't changed anything

I rebooted and this time all i get is GRUB ERROR 16

any help appreciated
(i suspect HDD failure)

[kmount]

Need more info, is the Ubuntu install on its own or is it part of a multiboot set up?

Did you do anything out of the ordinary on it yesterday before the failure?

[llawwehttam]

its on its own and i havn't done anything to it
I suspect hdd failure or prob as it was cheap

[Geoff]

A Grub Stage 2 Error 16 usually means your kernel image is missing.

[Jamo]

Have you tried using the Super Grub disk to either repair the grub install or manually find the right drive to mount?

Is it a multi boot system or a system installed with Wubi at all?

Super Grub disk is on the ultimate boot cd or you can download from their site.

[llawwehttam]

when i boot from live cd it either cant find the hdd or it crashes so i think the hdd has failed