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grub loading. the symbol ' ' not found. I got this after regular apt-get update.

Asked by Christiano

I´ve made a clean instalation of kubuntu 9.10 in a dell inspiron 1545 machine, with windows 7.
The instalation was quite easy without any problems. I could install some programs like netbeans, firefox, compiz, mysql,
and the machine worked fine several days, with this dual boot configuration.
After a regular apt-get update, grub 1.974 beta was updated to grub2... then the system failed to start, giving this:
Grub loading.
The symbol ' ' not found.
Aborted. Press any key...

and after that, I could not anymore use the laptop, cause after press any key, got the same message, then tried again and the system reboot, and shows the message again - infinite loop.
I´ve reinstalled kubuntu 9.10 with the live cd, and now it's working, but I see the update info about the grub 2 and I am scared to update the system and lose my access again.
Are there any way to update the system, includind the grub package, without have this behaviour?

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#1

You can always reinstall grub if it fails using the Ubuntu live install cd... without reinstall the whole operative system...

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2#Reinstalling%20from%20LiveCD

Hope this helps

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Christiano (christiano-ifsp) said : 		#2

Well, my problem did happen with kubuntu installed AFTER the windows 7 SO,
and in the live cd there is NO option to GRUB restore.

Em 07/12/2009 15:46, "marcobra (Marco Braida)"
<email address hidden> escreveu:
> Your question #90185 on grub2 in ubuntu changed:

> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+question/90185

> marcobra (Marco Braida) posted a new comment:

> You can always reinstall grub if it fails using the Ubuntu live install

> cd... without reinstall the whole operative system...

> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2#Reinstalling%20from%20LiveCD

> Hope this helps

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Anthony Hook (anthonyhook) said : 		#3

It does look like you're having the same problem that I am, perhaps this can be of assistance, I also I did "Link existing bug," check to see if this applies.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RecoveringUbuntuAfterInstallingWindows

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