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fix grub2 with kubuntu live after failed neon 20.04 upgrade

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pwrcul
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I would like to fix grub2 with kubuntu 20.04 LTS live DVD after failed neon 20.04 upgrade that left my system with
grub rescue>
which fails because insmod statements fail due ultimately to "symbol grub_file_filters_all not found"

When the neon upgrade failed at the end with a system that was unstable, I restored my prior neon 5.19 installation on the /dev/nve0n1p3 ext4 partition with Clonezilla, but grub was damaged.
So I have a GPT partition table.
With booting into a kubuntu 20.04 live DVD I opened Partition Manager which shows my disk without Win10 dual boot. Instead I have Win10 in a VM.
On the SSD's first partition is /dev/nve0n1p1 on fat32 with 37MB of which 5.98 is used.

What do you suggest?


Neon Plasma 5.20 User on 1 desktop and on Asus Transformer 3 Pro laptop. Win10 in VirtualBox for JMP stat package. Still 5.19 on older desktop.
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I'm no expert on 'Buntu's coz I've been on Arch for years before Neon but the principle is the same - you'll probably need to re-install grub2 and have it update to search for your OSes. You need to look for ubuntu related info, not Neon, here's what I found on google for you to begin with:

https://howtoubuntu.org/how-to-repair-r ... tu-live-cd


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pwrcul
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Thanks, robgriff444,

That sounds reasonable and I have seen similar.
I hesitate now as I did not find a date on the Ubuntu advice or any comment about GPT partitions, etc.

Also I have not seen warnings anywhere so I will use your Ubuntu link later this morning in a couple hours as a guide unless someone provides an argument that this kind of classic linux advice is not good for GPT partitions, UEFI, etc., all the more recent new complexity.

I have to run some errands for a couple hours....


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pwrcul
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robgriff444 and all,
Following the Ubuntu link you provided, the re-install and update-grub went smoothly despite all the new complications.
I have a working system and will now look ahead to when I have time to devote to "nuke and pave" the upgraded neon.


Neon Plasma 5.20 User on 1 desktop and on Asus Transformer 3 Pro laptop. Win10 in VirtualBox for JMP stat package. Still 5.19 on older desktop.


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