ran apt-get --purge remove grub-pc, the files were still left in. Then went into a sequence of reinstall/reboot/uninstall/reboot, and at one point removed 'grub' instead of 'grub2' -- as such completely destroying my case...
I will build up a VM, and try again. -- chainload grub2 fails on /boot on different partition https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/385055 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs