Trouble updating grub? Error: the symbol 'grub_getcharwidth' not found.
Hello,
I just installed Ubuntu 10.04 and everything was working fine. I also have Win XP installed and Ubuntu 9.10. I was able to boot any of these OS's with no problem. Without understanding the ramifications of my actions, I enlarged the Windows partition to incorporate the unallocated space at the beginning of my disk using Easeus Partition Master from within my Windows OS. Apparently, I wiped out my grub! I have been able to boot to my 2.6.31-14 kernel (Ubuntu 10.04) using commands from the grub rescue prompt. Upon successful boot into the system, I initiated the command: sudo update-grub and my system still reports Error: the symbol 'grub getcharwidth' not found. Here is my grub.cfg: # # DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE # # It is automatically generated by /usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig using templates # from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub # ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ### if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then load_env fi set default="0" if [ ${prev_saved_entry} ]; then set saved_entry=${prev_saved_entry} save_env saved_entry set prev_saved_entry= save_env prev_saved_entry set boot_once=true fi function savedefault { if [ -z ${boot_once} ]; then saved_entry=${chosen} save_env saved_entry fi } function recordfail { set recordfail=1 if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then if [ -z ${boot_once} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi } insmod ext2 set root='(hd0,5)' search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set f925b5aa-9658-4275-ae0b-676fdec5ed75 if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then set gfxmode=640x480 insmod gfxterm insmod vbe if terminal_output gfxterm ; then true ; else # For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that don't # understand terminal_output terminal gfxterm fi fi insmod ext2 set root='(hd0,5)' search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set f925b5aa-9658-4275-ae0b-676fdec5ed75 set locale_dir=($root)/boot/grub/locale set lang=en insmod gettext if [ ${recordfail} = 1 ]; then set timeout=-1 else set timeout=10 fi ### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ### ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ### set menu_color_normal=white/black set menu_color_highlight=black/light-gray ### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ### ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ### menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-21-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os { recordfail insmod ext2 set root='(hd0,5)' search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set f925b5aa-9658-4275-ae0b-676fdec5ed75 linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-generic root=UUID=f925b5aa-9658-4275-ae0b-676fdec5ed75 ro quiet splash initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-21-generic } menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-21-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os { recordfail insmod ext2 set root='(hd0,5)' search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set f925b5aa-9658-4275-ae0b-676fdec5ed75 echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.32-21-generic ...' linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-generic root=UUID=f925b5aa-9658-4275-ae0b-676fdec5ed75 ro single echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...' initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-21-generic } menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.31-14-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os { recordfail insmod ext2 set root='(hd0,5)' search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set f925b5aa-9658-4275-ae0b-676fdec5ed75 linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=UUID=f925b5aa-9658-4275-ae0b-676fdec5ed75 ro quiet splash initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic } menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.31-14-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os { recordfail insmod ext2 set root='(hd0,5)' search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set f925b5aa-9658-4275-ae0b-676fdec5ed75 echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.31-14-generic ...' linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=UUID=f925b5aa-9658-4275-ae0b-676fdec5ed75 ro single echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...' initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic } ### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ### ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ### menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" { insmod ext2 set root='(hd0,5)' search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set f925b5aa-9658-4275-ae0b-676fdec5ed75 linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin } menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" { insmod ext2 set root='(hd0,5)' search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set f925b5aa-9658-4275-ae0b-676fdec5ed75 linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8 } ### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ### ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ### menuentry "Windows NT/2000/XP (on /dev/sda1)" { insmod ntfs set root='(hd0,1)' search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 92609be4609bcd7b drivemap -s (hd0) ${root} chainloader +1 } menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-14-generic (on /dev/sda7)" { insmod ext2 set root='(hd0,7)' search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set e8afe6ca-6429-46f6-9b82-5207850bb7ae linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=UUID=e8afe6ca-6429-46f6-9b82-5207850bb7ae ro quiet splash initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic } menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-14-generic (recovery mode) (on /dev/sda7)" { insmod ext2 set root='(hd0,7)' search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set e8afe6ca-6429-46f6-9b82-5207850bb7ae linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=UUID=e8afe6ca-6429-46f6-9b82-5207850bb7ae ro single initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic } ### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ### ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ### # This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the # menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful not to change # the 'exec tail' line above. ### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ### Thank you very much for your help. I am a noob trying my best to learn. I have already researched this problem for a couple hours. I know I must be close to resolution, but I can't seem to fix it on my own. ;-) Regards, Ed |
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grub-install /dev/sda |
Thanks. Everything is working now! I appreciate your help.
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