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KLIM

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Registered: 2010-11-18

Posts: 33

[Solved]Grub error - file not found

Hello

I have this strange grub error at boot and I can't figure out what is causing it. It has been there for a while, I think since I upgraded to kernel 3.4.0.
What happens is once the system starts booting (after grub menu) it displays:

error: file not found
error: file not found
error: file not found
Loading Linux core repo kernel ...
Loading initial ramdisk ...

Press any key to continue...

I can then press a key and my system boots just fine.
Here's my /boot/grub/grub.cfg (http://pasteit.com/18553)

#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by 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 [ x"${feature_menuentry_id}" = xy ]; then
  menuentry_id_option="--id"
else
  menuentry_id_option=""
fi

export menuentry_id_option

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 load_video {
  if [ x$feature_all_video_module = xy ]; then
    insmod all_video
  else
    insmod efi_gop
    insmod efi_uga
    insmod ieee1275_fb
    insmod vbe
    insmod vga
    insmod video_bochs
    insmod video_cirrus
  fi
}

set menu_color_normal=light-blue/black
set menu_color_highlight=light-cyan/blue

if [ x$feature_default_font_path = xy ] ; then
   font=unicode
else
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='hd2,gpt3'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt3 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt3 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt3 --hint='hd2,gpt3'  2002e224-ca47-446e-a81a-65398e896d9e
else
  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 2002e224-ca47-446e-a81a-65398e896d9e
fi
    font="/usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2"
fi

if loadfont $font ; then
  set gfxmode=auto
  load_video
  insmod gfxterm
  set locale_dir=$prefix/locale
  set lang=en_DK
  insmod gettext
fi
terminal_output gfxterm
if sleep --verbose --interruptible 2 ; then
  set timeout=5
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
menuentry 'GNU/Linux, with Linux core repo kernel' --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-core repo kernel-true-2002e224-ca47-446e-a81a-65398e896d9e' {
	load_video
	insmod gzio
	insmod part_gpt
	insmod ext2
	set root='hd2,gpt2'
	if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
	  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt2 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt2 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt2 --hint='hd2,gpt2'  acf53ee3-6b90-4285-aa81-b4d5da5f3ef6
	else
	  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root acf53ee3-6b90-4285-aa81-b4d5da5f3ef6
	fi
	echo	'Loading Linux core repo kernel ...'
	linux	/vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=2002e224-ca47-446e-a81a-65398e896d9e ro  
	echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
	initrd	/initramfs-linux.img
}
menuentry 'GNU/Linux, with Linux core repo kernel (Fallback initramfs)' --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-core repo kernel-fallback-2002e224-ca47-446e-a81a-65398e896d9e' {
	load_video
	insmod gzio
	insmod part_gpt
	insmod ext2
	set root='hd2,gpt2'
	if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
	  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt2 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt2 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt2 --hint='hd2,gpt2'  acf53ee3-6b90-4285-aa81-b4d5da5f3ef6
	else
	  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root acf53ee3-6b90-4285-aa81-b4d5da5f3ef6
	fi
	echo	'Loading Linux core repo kernel ...'
	linux	/vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=2002e224-ca47-446e-a81a-65398e896d9e ro  
	echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
	initrd	/initramfs-linux-fallback.img
}
menuentry 'GNU/Linux, with Linux core repo kernel (recovery mode)' --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-core repo kernel-recovery-2002e224-ca47-446e-a81a-65398e896d9e' {
	load_video
	insmod gzio
	insmod part_gpt
	insmod ext2
	set root='hd2,gpt2'
	if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
	  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt2 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt2 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt2 --hint='hd2,gpt2'  acf53ee3-6b90-4285-aa81-b4d5da5f3ef6
	else
	  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root acf53ee3-6b90-4285-aa81-b4d5da5f3ef6
	fi
	echo	'Loading Linux core repo kernel ...'
	linux	/vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=2002e224-ca47-446e-a81a-65398e896d9e ro single 
	echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
	initrd	/initramfs-linux-fallback.img
}

### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" --class memtest86 --class gnu --class tool {
  insmod part_gpt
  insmod ext2
  set root='hd2,gpt2'
  if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt2 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt2 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt2 --hint='hd2,gpt2'  acf53ee3-6b90-4285-aa81-b4d5da5f3ef6
  else
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root acf53ee3-6b90-4285-aa81-b4d5da5f3ef6
  fi
  linux16 ($root)/memtest86+/memtest.bin
}
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### 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 ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
if [ -f  ${config_directory}/custom.cfg ]; then
  source ${config_directory}/custom.cfg
elif [ -z "${config_directory}" -a -f  $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
  source $prefix/custom.cfg;
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###

Last edited by KLIM (2012-08-22 22:56:00)

KLIM

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Registered: 2010-11-18

Posts: 33

Re: [Solved]Grub error - file not found

I've found this topic where the guy got the same error's as I do.
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1096334

How ever, I want to reinstall grub2 - but I'm not sure how to "format" this line correctly. What should the --directory and --target parameters be?

# grub-install --directory=/usr/lib/grub/i386-pc --target=i386-pc --boot-directory=/boot --recheck --debug /dev/sda

# grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

My arch installation is x86_64 - should I still use i386 then?

In /boot/grub/locale I don't have the any en*.mo file either. Could I generate or copy theese files from somewhere?

$ ls /boot/grub/locale/
ast.mo  da.mo  fi.mo  hu.mo  it.mo  nl.mo  ru.mo  uk.mo  zh_CN.mo
ca.mo   de.mo  fr.mo  id.mo  ko.mo  pl.mo  sv.mo  vi.mo

Last edited by KLIM (2012-08-22 14:52:17)

gabx

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From: Geneva, Switzerland

Registered: 2011-11-20

Posts: 185

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Re: [Solved]Grub error - file not found

Grub2 is working on my box, and I do not have any /etc/grub/ folder, only /etc/grubd/.
Let all your locale files where they are.

Last edited by gabx (2012-08-22 14:32:46)

KLIM

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Registered: 2010-11-18

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Re: [Solved]Grub error - file not found

Grub2 is working on my box, and I do not have any /etc/grub/ folder, only /etc/grubd/.
Let all your locale files where they are.

Sorry I meant /boot/grub/locale

gabx

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Re: [Solved]Grub error - file not found

Even with the typo, you don't any locale folder in /etc/grubd/. Only scripts.

KLIM

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Registered: 2010-11-18

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Re: [Solved]Grub error - file not found

Even with the typo, you don't any locale folder in /etc/grubd/. Only scripts.

Well it's in the /boot/grub and as other guys in the thread at post #2 got a locale folder there aswell. I can't be the only one.

12eason

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Registered: 2010-07-20

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Re: [Solved]Grub error - file not found

From beginner's guide: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Be … Guide#GRUB

To prevent a (harmless) error message at boot time:

# mkdir -p /boot/grub/locale
# cp /usr/share/locale/en\@quot/LC_MESSAGES/grub.mo /boot/grub/locale/en.mo

Last edited by 12eason (2012-08-22 19:00:10)

gabx

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From: Geneva, Switzerland

Registered: 2011-11-20

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Re: [Solved]Grub error - file not found

Even with the typo, you don't any locale folder in /etc/grubd/. Only scripts.

Well it's in the /boot/grub and as other guys in the thread at post #2 got a locale folder there aswell. I can't be the only one.

Right, your locale folder is indeed in /boot/grub, but has nothing to do in /etc/grubd/

KLIM

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Registered: 2010-11-18

Posts: 33

Re: [Solved]Grub error - file not found

From beginner's guide: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Be … Guide#GRUB

To prevent a (harmless) error message at boot time:

# mkdir -p /boot/grub/locale
# cp /usr/share/locale/en\@quot/LC_MESSAGES/grub.mo /boot/grub/locale/en.mo

Thanks, but I still got the same error messages
(I ran grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg afterwards)

So maybe this command is needed.

# grub-install --target=i386-pc --recheck /dev/sda

Edit:
Reinstalling grub2 seemed to do the trick!
I ran:

# grub-install --directory=/usr/lib/grub/i386-pc --target=i386-pc --recheck /dev/sda

# grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

Last edited by KLIM (2012-08-22 22:56:34)