[Bug 1289977] Re: Ubuntu 14.04 Update breaks grub, resulting in "error: symbol 'grub_term_highlight_color' not found"

[BenM]

Another case here...

Desktop system, vanilla install of xubuntu 13.04 last year (August I
think), updated as and when with patches. Last update was yesterday
before the dist upgrade.

Upgraded yesterday to 13.10 with no issues at all.

Upgraded today and got the symbol not found error.

Interestingly when I try to load the linux module from the grub rescue
prompt by hand I get the same error -
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1599293 hinted at how to
perhaps get linux to boot from the rescue prompt.

I eventually worked around the issue by downloading a 13.10 image,
booting and using the boot repair utility as described
http://iambusychangingtheworld.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/error-symbol-
grubtermhighlightcolor-not.html

Using the above webpage the process asks where to install GRUB - I
picked the RAID volume, rebooted when instructed to by boot-repair and
everything works. I guess I will have to wait 6 months before trying the
next update to see if a rinse and repeat is required - I guess I could
do the same boot repair with a 14.04 live CD, or leave that to another
user to try.

The desktop has an Intel hardware RAID controller - two 400gb disks
mirrored; Grub was set to boot off the RAID volume. Looking up the
thread if the previous version of grub, installed with 13.04/13.10
didn't mind about the RAID and the upgrade-manager installed version
does that would explain how the work around works.

the boot-repair log can be found at http://paste.ubuntu.com/7338702/ is
it is of any use.

Regards

BenM

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Title:
  Ubuntu 14.04 Update breaks grub, resulting in "error: symbol
  'grub_term_highlight_color' not found"

Status in Ubuntu Release Upgrader:
  New
Status in “grub2” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  The update from 13.10 to 14.04 via update-manager broke grub for me,
  which resulted in the grub error:

  "symbol 'grub_term_highlight_color' not found"

  on startup.

  To fix the problem I had to boot to my persisting Ubuntu installation
  (e.g. using Super Grub Disk) and had to reinstall grub on my boot
  partition: "sudo grub-install --recheck /dev/sdx"

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: grub2-common 2.02~beta2-6
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-16.36-generic 3.13.5
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-16-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.13.3-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Sun Mar  9 10:36:45 2014
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-12-10 (88 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=de_DE
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: grub2
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-03-07 (2 days ago)

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