[Bug 926387] [NEW] boot failure after sudo update grub sudo grub-install /dev/sda

[jerrylamos]

Public bug reported:

Time after time on this Acer Aspire 5253 cannot boot after doing sudo update-grub sudo grub-install /dev/sda
All I get is a colored screen with four tiny little columns of black lines at the top.  Will not boot.

Only recovery possible is to install into a different partition.
Install fixes the boot but of course lists the new install at the top of
the list instead of the precise pangolin I'm trying to test.

So what I did was a sudo update-grub and a sudo grub-install /dev/sda as
you can see in the console listing below.

Then I did ubuntu-bug grub2 maybe someone can see how the boot record
has gotten clobbered.

I'll reboot, verify the failure, then I have to do a new install again!
into a different partition to fix the boot.

Jerry

DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=12.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=precise
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu precise (development branch)"
Linux Aspire-5253 3.2.0-12-generic-pae #21-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jan 31 20:44:35 UTC 2012 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux
jerry at Aspire-5253:~$ sudo update-grub
[sudo] password for jerry: 
Generating grub.cfg ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-12-generic-pae
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-12-generic-pae
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
Found Windows Recovery Environment (loader) on /dev/sda1
Found Windows 7 (loader) on /dev/sda2
Found Ubuntu 11.10 (11.10) on /dev/sda5
/etc/grub.d/40_custom: 1: /etc/grub.d/40_custom: e: not found
grep: input file `/boot/grub/grub.cfg.new' is also the output
done
jerry at Aspire-5253:~$ sudo grub-install /dev/sda
Installation finished. No error reported.
jerry at Aspire-5253:~$

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: grub2 (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-12.21-generic-pae 3.2.2
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-12-generic-pae i686
ApportVersion: 1.91-0ubuntu1
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Feb  3 17:39:04 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha i386 (20120123)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: grub2
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: grub2 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 precise running-unity

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Title:
  boot failure after sudo update grub sudo grub-install /dev/sda

Status in “grub2” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Time after time on this Acer Aspire 5253 cannot boot after doing sudo update-grub sudo grub-install /dev/sda
  All I get is a colored screen with four tiny little columns of black lines at the top.  Will not boot.

  Only recovery possible is to install into a different partition.
  Install fixes the boot but of course lists the new install at the top
  of the list instead of the precise pangolin I'm trying to test.

  So what I did was a sudo update-grub and a sudo grub-install /dev/sda
  as you can see in the console listing below.

  Then I did ubuntu-bug grub2 maybe someone can see how the boot record
  has gotten clobbered.

  I'll reboot, verify the failure, then I have to do a new install
  again! into a different partition to fix the boot.

  Jerry

  DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
  DISTRIB_RELEASE=12.04
  DISTRIB_CODENAME=precise
  DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu precise (development branch)"
  Linux Aspire-5253 3.2.0-12-generic-pae #21-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jan 31 20:44:35 UTC 2012 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux
  jerry at Aspire-5253:~$ sudo update-grub
  [sudo] password for jerry: 
  Generating grub.cfg ...
  Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-12-generic-pae
  Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-12-generic-pae
  Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
  Found Windows Recovery Environment (loader) on /dev/sda1
  Found Windows 7 (loader) on /dev/sda2
  Found Ubuntu 11.10 (11.10) on /dev/sda5
  /etc/grub.d/40_custom: 1: /etc/grub.d/40_custom: e: not found
  grep: input file `/boot/grub/grub.cfg.new' is also the output
  done
  jerry at Aspire-5253:~$ sudo grub-install /dev/sda
  Installation finished. No error reported.
  jerry at Aspire-5253:~$

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: grub2 (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-12.21-generic-pae 3.2.2
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-12-generic-pae i686
  ApportVersion: 1.91-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Fri Feb  3 17:39:04 2012
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha i386 (20120123)
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: grub2
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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