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

[M. Sussman]

I have the same problem.

I have 13.10 installed on a VM using VirtualBox.  This VM is single-
boot, but uses lvm with boot on /dev/sda1 and several disks in the lvm.
In particular, root (/) is in the logical volume.  On upgrade to 14.04,
I got the dreaded "symbol 'grub_term_highlight_color' not found" error
and the VM is no longer bootable.  I tracked through several of the
work-arounds, but I have not found instruction on how to mount the (lvm)
root partition when booting a live CD, so I cannot see how to re-install
grub.

I did nothing other than attempt to upgrade to 14.04.  I did not re-
install anything (I have never succeeded in  booting the upgraded
system) and the old system was working fine.  I do not see how this
could be my fault, and I cannot find instructions that I can follow to
repair the upgrade.  (I am a reasonably sophisticated user, but by no
means a system administrator.)

I guess I will have to revert to the 13.10 "snapshot", but I would be
willing to provide any information about the failed system before I do
so.  There is no personal information on this VM, so if you want a copy
(about 10GB) tell me how to give it to you.

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

Status in “grub2” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

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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