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bug #39523: Latest Grub - received in Fedora update - unable to boot

Submitter:  Bob Gustafson <bobgus>
Submitted:  Thu 18 Jul 2013 11:27:16 PM UTC
   
 
Category:  Booting Severity:  Major
Priority:  5 - Normal Item Group:  Software Error
Status:  Invalid Privacy:  Public
Assigned to:  None Originator Name:  Bob Gustafson
Open/Closed:  Closed Release:  other
Release:  Reproducibility:  Every Time
Planned Release:  None

Thu 25 Jul 2013 03:01:47 PM UTC, comment #2: 

Most likely it's because you updated previously only sda but in reality you boot from sdb.

Vladimir Serbinenko <phcoder>
Group administrator
Fri 19 Jul 2013 06:25:10 PM UTC, comment #1: 

OK, it is fixed now.

Again rebooting with Fedora 19 Install DVD and instead of doing 'grub2-install /dev/sda', I did:

  grub2-install --recheck /dev/sda

I had done this previously and it had not completed successfully, but this time was a success.

(Also, as I had done before, I repeated the command with /dev/sdb to hit the other pair in the software raid1)

Sorry for the bother - its working now.


Bob Gustafson <bobgus>
Thu 18 Jul 2013 11:27:16 PM UTC, original submission:  

I am running Fedora 19 -
Linux 3.9.9-301.fc19.x86_64 #1 SMP Thu Jul 4 15:10:36 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Yesterday I did a 'yum update' and among other things a new kernel was installed. I think it is 3.9.9-302.fc19

On rebooting, I see:

  GRUB loading

  error: symbol 'grub_term_highlight_color' not found.
  Entering rescue mode...
  grub rescue> help
  Unknown command 'help'

As it seems to be a syntax error within grub, when I do

  grub2-install /dev/sda

from the install DVD (rescue mode), I just get the broken grub.

I would like to install either the GRUB from the DVD or the previous GRUB, but haven't been able to accomplish either task - if applicable.

Chances are you have the problem fixed by now. Instructions as to how I might install the fixed grub would be helpful

Thanks much

Bob Gustafson <bobgus>

 

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