grub starts, but drops to rescue mode: 'grub_term_highlight_color'

fionn · 2013-10-12 16:30:42

Howdy, all;

An upgrade involving grub seemed to go well, and it included an update to grub. Ran grub-mkconfig, and rebooted.

Grub starts to load with "Welcome to Grub" before the menu loads, and then drops to rescue mode with the error:

"error: symbol 'grub_term_highlight_color' not found."

The only [solved] issue I can find is by user cfr, and the 'solution' isn't helpful: cfr writes "This is sorted though I still don't know what on Earth I did". Can't seem to find a solution in the Gentoo guides or even the Fedora forums.

If someone could point me to the right direction so I can solve this thing, I'd be grateful.

Thanks in advance!

[edited to add]: insmod linux.mod and normal.mod both kick back the same 'highlight color' error.

Last edited by fionn (2013-10-12 16:34:16)

the.ridikulus.rat · 2013-10-12 17:31:29

fionn wrote:

Howdy, all;
An upgrade involving grub seemed to go well, and it included an update to grub. Ran grub-mkconfig, and rebooted.
Grub starts to load with "Welcome to Grub" before the menu loads, and then drops to rescue mode with the error:
"error: symbol 'grub_term_highlight_color' not found."
The only [solved] issue I can find is by user cfr, and the 'solution' isn't helpful: cfr writes "This is sorted though I still don't know what on Earth I did". Can't seem to find a solution in the Gentoo guides or even the Fedora forums.
If someone could point me to the right direction so I can solve this thing, I'd be grateful.
Thanks in advance!
[edited to add]: insmod linux.mod and normal.mod both kick back the same 'highlight color' error.

Did you update files in /boot/grub via grub-install? The changes i grub-mkconfig depend on updated files in /boot/grub.

fionn · 2013-10-12 21:02:37

the.ridikulus.rat wrote:

Did you update files in /boot/grub via grub-install? The changes i grub-mkconfig depend on updated files in /boot/grub.

After the update using pacman, I backed-up grub.cfg to grub.cfg.old; then, I did run grub-install, and then grub-mkconfig. So there's a good working copy
of the old grub.cfg available.... it's just ... I am unable to edit anything to point to it. Or re-name it.

the.ridikulus.rat · 2013-10-12 21:37:12

fionn wrote:

the.ridikulus.rat wrote:
Did you update files in /boot/grub via grub-install? The changes i grub-mkconfig depend on updated files in /boot/grub.
After the update using pacman, I backed-up grub.cfg to grub.cfg.old; then, I did run grub-install, and then grub-mkconfig. So there's a good working copy
of the old grub.cfg available.... it's just ... I am unable to edit anything to point to it. Or re-name it.

Post the exact commands you used. Also run grub-install with "--debug" flag and post the full output (either direct or as a link to some paste).

EDIT: And the generated grub.cfg too.

Last edited by the.ridikulus.rat (2013-10-12 21:37:27)

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#1 2013-10-12 16:30:42

grub starts, but drops to rescue mode: 'grub_term_highlight_color'

#2 2013-10-12 17:31:29

Re: grub starts, but drops to rescue mode: 'grub_term_highlight_color'

#3 2013-10-12 21:02:37

Re: grub starts, but drops to rescue mode: 'grub_term_highlight_color'

#4 2013-10-12 21:37:12

Re: grub starts, but drops to rescue mode: 'grub_term_highlight_color'

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