GRUB error: 'i386pc normal.mod' not found [was: Help]

[Verdi R-D]

Timmy is stuck in the well again? That's the fifth time this week! Someone
needs to teach that boy a lesson.

Verdi
On Jul 2, 2013 2:54 PM, "Bob Jonkman" <bjonkman at sobac.com> wrote:

> Hi David: Looks like the GRUB installation failed.
>
> You can boot from a 13.04 disk or USB stick, start a terminal, and
> install GRUB manually. But if you're unfamiliar with the command line
> might be easier to re-install 13.04 from scratch, which should recognize
> your Windows partition.
>
> Or, if this is on a portable computer, bring it to Ubuntu Hour Kitchener
> on Friday, and we do some collaborative troubleshooting.
>
> By the way, it's useful to the folks on the list if you describe the
> problem in the subject line of the message. "Help" might mean that
> Timmy's stuck in the well again, and nobody wants to deal with that.
>
> --Bob.
>
>
>
>
> On 13-07-02 11:21 AM, David M. Pelly wrote:
> > I was upgrading to Ubuntu Roaring Ringtail and it looks like Roaring
> > got his tail caught in some cranny in my computer, and now it is
> > stuck.
> >
> > As it was going through the up grading process it asked me a few
> > questions, (which I did not understand what they meant) and after
> > about two hours, something happened and all I get is the following on
> > a black screen:
> >
> >
> > (Something to this effect anyways, may not be exact)
> >
> >
> >
> > error file  '/boot/grub  / i386pc normal.mod' not found
> >
> > grub rescue _ _ _
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > My computer is now stuck or froze on this screen.
> >
> > It won't do anything.
> >
> > I can't even go to my windows OS.
> >
> > What do I do to fix it?
> >
> >
> > David
>
>
>
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