Comment 98 for bug 1289977

Another case here...

Desktop system, vanilla install of xubuntu 13.04 last year (August I think), updated as and when with patches. Last update was yesterday before the dist upgrade.

Upgraded yesterday to 13.10 with no issues at all.

Upgraded today and got the symbol not found error.

Interestingly when I try to load the linux module from the grub rescue prompt by hand I get the same error - http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1599293 hinted at how to perhaps get linux to boot from the rescue prompt.

I eventually worked around the issue by downloading a 13.10 image, booting and using the boot repair utility as described http://iambusychangingtheworld.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/error-symbol-grubtermhighlightcolor-not.html

Using the above webpage the process asks where to install GRUB - I picked the RAID volume, rebooted when instructed to by boot-repair and everything works. I guess I will have to wait 6 months before trying the next update to see if a rinse and repeat is required - I guess I could do the same boot repair with a 14.04 live CD, or leave that to another user to try.

The desktop has an Intel hardware RAID controller - two 400gb disks mirrored; Grub was set to boot off the RAID volume. Looking up the thread if the previous version of grub, installed with 13.04/13.10 didn't mind about the RAID and the upgrade-manager installed version does that would explain how the work around works.

the boot-repair log can be found at http://paste.ubuntu.com/7338702/ is it is of any use.

Regards

BenM