Hi Paul, On Fri, Jul 31, 2020 at 06:39:20AM +0200, Paul Menzel wrote: >Am 31.07.20 um 06:30 schrieb Paul Menzel: > >> Am 30.07.20 um 23:54 schrieb Paul Menzel: >> > Package: grub-pc >> > Version: 2.04-9 >> > Severity: grave >> >> > On a Acer TravelMate 5735Z with Debian Sid/unstable, upgrading the >> > package `grub-pc` causes GRUB to fail on next boot and drop into a >> > rescue shell. >> > >> > GRUB loading. >> > Welcome to GRUB! >> > >> > error: symbol 'grub_calloc' not found. >> > grub rescue> >> > >> > It only seems to effects MBR installation. >> >> I missed to report, that the system has a separate `/boot` partition and >> a LUKS encrypted root `/`. > >Sorry, please scratch that. I remembered incorrectly. It’s just one >unencrypted F2FS formatted partition.
How many disks do you have on your system, please? *If* you have more than one, there's a potential for grub-install to have not been run to install grub to all the MBRs, and then the BIOS finds an old copy of the GRUB first-stage loader but tries to use newer modules. this mis-match can cause all kinds of problems. :-/ -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. st...@einval.com Can't keep my eyes from the circling sky, Tongue-tied & twisted, Just an earth-bound misfit, I...
