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

Wed May 14 20:26:17 UTC 2014

After many attempts I have found a fix that works for my situation (Win
8 dual boot with 14-04 upgraded from 13-10 after running boot repair)

Status before fix
on power-up "symbol 'grub_term_highlight_color' not found"

boot from 14-04 USB

sudo parted -l
	Model: ATA TOSHIBA MQ01ABD1 (scsi)
	Disk /dev/sda: 1000GB
	Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B
	Partition Table: gpt

	Number  Start   End     Size    File system     Name                  Flags
	 1      1049kB  1075MB  1074MB  ntfs            Basic data partition  hidden, diag
	 2      1075MB  1347MB  273MB   fat32           Basic data partition  boot
	 3      1347MB  1482MB  134MB   ntfs            Basic data partition  msftres
	 4      1482MB  496GB   494GB   ntfs            Basic data partition
	 6      496GB   498GB   2048MB  linux-swap(v1)
	 7      498GB   968GB   470GB   ext4
	 8      968GB   988GB   20.0GB  ext4
	 5      989GB   1000GB  11.7GB  ntfs            Basic data partition  hidden, diag

sudo efibootmgr -v
	BootCurrent: 0004
	Timeout: 0 seconds
	BootOrder: 0004,0000,0003,2003,2001,2002
	Boot0000* ubuntu	HD(2,200800,82000,ccc07869-f302-11e2-9c39-b3f1c77c46b3)File(\EFI\ubuntu\shimx64.efi)
	Boot0001* EFI Network 0 for IPv6 (08-9E-01-DF-22-D9) 	ACPI(a0341d0,0)PCI(1c,3)PCI(0,0)MAC(089e01df22d9,0)030d3c000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000004000000000000000000000000000000000RC
	Boot0002* EFI Network 0 for IPv4 (08-9E-01-DF-22-D9) 	ACPI(a0341d0,0)PCI(1c,3)PCI(0,0)MAC(089e01df22d9,0)IPv4(0.0.0.0:0<->0.0.0.0:0,0, 0RC
	Boot0003* Ubuntu	HD(2,200800,82000,ccc07869-f302-11e2-9c39-b3f1c77c46b3)File(\EFI\ubuntu\grubx64.efi)RC
	Boot0004* Windows Boot Manager	HD(2,200800,82000,ccc07869-f302-11e2-9c39-b3f1c77c46b3)File(\EFI\Microsoft\Boot\bootmgfw.efi)WINDOWS.........x...B.C.D.O.B.J.E.C.T.=.{.9.d.e.a.8.6.2.c.-.5.c.d.d.-.4.e.7.0.-.a.c.c.1.-.f.3.2.b.3.4.4.d.4.7.9.5.}....................
	Boot2001* EFI USB Device	RC
	Boot2002* EFI DVD/CDROM	RC
	Boot2003* EFI Network	RC

Fix Summary omitting all unsuccessful activities/reboots etc

sudo mkdir /mnt/temp /mnt/temp/boot  
sudo mount /dev/sda8 /mnt/temp
sudo mount /dev/sda2 /mnt/temp/boot
for i in /dev /dev/pts /proc /sys; do sudo mount -B $i /mnt/temp$i;  
done
sudo cp /etc/resolv.conf /mnt/temp/etc/resolv.conf
sudo chroot /mnt/temp

mkdir /boot/EFI/old
cd /boot/EFI
mv Boot /boot/EFI/old/.

vi /etc/grub.d/40_custom

G (go to end of file) 
a (append)

menuentry "Windows 8 on /dev/sda2" {
    insmod part_gpt
    insmod fat
    insmod chain
    set root='(hd0,gpt2)'
    chainloader /EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bkpbootmgfw.efi
}

ESC (quit text entry)
:wq! (save and exit)

dpkg-reconfigure grub-efi-amd64
	Installing for x86_64-efi platform.
	Installation finished. No error reported.
	Generating grub configuration file ...
	Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-lowlatency
	Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-24-lowlatency
	Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-lowlatency
	Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-24-lowlatency
	Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-generic
	Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-24-generic
	Found Windows Boot Manager on /dev/sda2@/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
	Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuration
	done

exit
for i in /dev/pts /dev /proc /sys /boot; do sudo umount /mnt/temp$i; 
done

Notes:
There appear to be 2 problems:
1 - grub error on power-up before Boot Menu can be displayed
	Cause - extra Boot directory in /boot/EFI probably created in previous run of Boot Repair
	Countermeasure - move /boot/EFI/Boot 
2 - grub error on selection of Windows from Boot Menu
	Cause - boot/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi renamed to bkpbootmgfw.efi and replaced during previous run of Boot Repair. Replacment not functional in 14-04.
	Countermeasure - create new menu entry similar to existing Windows option but calling bkpbootmgfw.efi instead of bootmgfw.efi
			 run dpkg-reconfigure grub-efi-amd64 to update grub.cfg

The above actions (or similar) are all detailed in this thread, but not all together.  
This gives me a working system where I can run 14-04 or Windows by selecting the 'Windows 8' option.
However, I imagine that the problem(s) could return on any future install or upgrade...?

I agree with #167, but for users with dual boot Win8/14-04 also to advise creation of a set of Windows restore disks.
Also, would it be a good idea to draw attention to this on the download page, rather than in the release notes?

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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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