I have encountered this bug on both an upgrade and an install of 14.04 with on a Toshiba Laptop
$ sudo parted -l Model: ATA TOSHIBA MQ01ABD1 (scsi) Disk /dev/sda: 1000GB Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B Partition Table: gpt Number Start End Size File system Name Flags 1 1049kB 1075MB 1074MB ntfs Basic data partition hidden, diag 2 1075MB 1347MB 273MB fat32 Basic data partition boot 3 1347MB 1482MB 134MB ntfs Basic data partition msftres 4 1482MB 496GB 494GB ntfs Basic data partition 6 496GB 498GB 2048MB linux-swap(v1) 7 498GB 968GB 470GB ext4 8 968GB 988GB 20.0GB ext4 5 989GB 1000GB 11.7GB ntfs Basic data partition hidden, diag Here is a history: Installed Ubuntu Studio 12.04 dvd-amd64 from DVD to sda5 No grub menu so ran boot repair: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:yannubuntu/boot-repair sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install -y boot-repair boot-repair rename EFI files - yes grub menu ok - could boot to Ubuntu and Win 8, but no network connection due to PCI-E Qualcomm Atheros AR8161 incompatibilty, so Installed Ubuntu Studio 13.04 dvd-amd64 from DVD to sda5 No grub menu so ran boot repair as above grub menu ok - could boot to Ubuntu and Win 8 but Jack latency worse than 12.04 installation on inferior spec PC, so Upgraded to 13.10 No grub menu so ran boot repair as above grub menu ok - could boot to Ubuntu and Win 8 and Jack latency similar to 12.04 Ran all advised upgrades for a few months Received message to upgrade to 14.04 as Saucy no longer supported, so Ran 14.04 upgrade with no errors Booted error: symbol 'grub-term-highlight-color' not found. grub rescue> insert ubuntu 13.04 disk and select try unbuntu sudo add-apt-repository ppa:yannubuntu/boot-repair sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install -y boot-repair boot-repair Select Recommended Repair rename EFI files - yes http://paste.ubuntu.com/7320970/ Booted error: symbol 'grub-term-highlight-color' not found. grub rescue> Downloaded and installed Ubuntu Studio 14.04 dvd-amd64 from USB to sda5 Booted error: symbol 'grub-term-highlight-color' not found. grub rescue> insert ubuntu 14.04 disk and select try unbuntu sudo add-apt-repository ppa:yannubuntu/boot-repair sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install -y boot-repair unable to locate package boot-repair boot-repair file not found Installed Ubuntu Studio 13.04 dvd-amd64 from DVD to sda5 No grub menu so ran boot repair: as above sudo add-apt-repository ppa:yannubuntu/boot-repair sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install -y boot-repair boot-repair Select Recommended Repair rename EFI files - NO http://paste.ubuntu.com/7331102/ grub menu ok - can boot to Ubuntu and Win 8 $ sudo debconf-show grub-pc grub-pc/kopt_extracted: false grub2/kfreebsd_cmdline: grub2/device_map_regenerated: grub-pc/install_devices: grub-pc/postrm_purge_boot_grub: false grub-pc/install_devices_failed_upgrade: true grub-pc/disk_description: grub2/linux_cmdline: grub-pc/install_devices_empty: false grub2/kfreebsd_cmdline_default: quiet splash grub-pc/partition_description: grub-pc/install_devices_failed: false grub-pc/install_devices_disks_changed: grub2/linux_cmdline_default: quiet splash grub-pc/chainload_from_menu.lst: true grub-pc/hidden_timeout: true grub-pc/mixed_legacy_and_grub2: true grub-pc/timeout: 10 Conclusion: At no time have I run grub-install or deviated from my understanding of a standard procedure. 13.xx appears to dual boot with Win8 provided boot-repair is run after installation. 14.04 boots into grub rescue after both upgrade and installation. 14.04 appears to have no boot-repair facility. dpkg-reconfigure grub-pc does not appear to be a solution in all cases. There is no concensus as to who should fix this bug, so I am not holding my breath. 13.04 works OK for me, therefore I will continue with it for the time being. Ubuntu Studio is excellent - I have used it since distro 9.10, but many new users could be put off forever by this bug because: They probably only have one machine and if it is nearly new it probably came with Win8 pre-installed. There may be apps they need that are only available on Windows - mine is CAD, so they will probably prefer the dual boot option. As 14.04 release notes state 'EFI compliant' they will probably assume 'OK for Win8 dual boot' and install 14.04. In spite of all the good advice, they may not have backed up their data and have probably not created restore disks. They will not report the error, but they certainly will tell all their friends. Please fix this; if you need any other info, please ask. Olly. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1289977 Title: Ubuntu 14.04 Update breaks grub, resulting in "error: symbol 'grub_term_highlight_color' not found" To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-release-upgrader/+bug/1289977/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
