Bug#563822: Grub error: symbol 'grub_puts' not found

[Felix Zielcke]

Am Dienstag, den 05.01.2010, 08:02 -0800 schrieb David Steiner:
> Package: grub-pc
> Version: 1.98~20100101-1
> 
> After upgrading to this version from the previous one in squeeze, grub
> isn't able to boot anymore. Here's the output:
> 
> GRUB loading.
> Welcome to GRUB!
> 
> Entering rescue mode...
> Error: the symbol 'grub_puts' not found
> grub rescue> _
> 
> After searching for a possible solution i found
> "http://tinyurl.com/yl8m9p4" and tried out the suggested commands:

If you recovered booting that system please run 
 echo GET grub-pc/install_devices | debconf-communicate
and check if the device listed there, is the one your BIOS boots from.

Probable this is just a duplicate of
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=554790
or you/grub-installer choose the wrong device there.


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Felix Zielcke
Proud Debian Maintainer and GNU GRUB developer