Bug#558312: error: grub_gettext not found

[Fernando M. Maresca]

Package: grub2
Version: 1.97~beta3-1
Severity: critical
Justification: breaks the whole system

After upgrading to grub 1.97+20091125 grub fails at startup with:
    error: grub_gettext not found
and leaves the box on grub_rescue> prompt without help.mod not cat.mod
loaded (ls.mod is loaded).

The system is unbootable. Same problem with experimental 1.97+20091127.

Thanks.

-- Package-specific info:

*********************** BEGIN /proc/mounts
/dev/disk/by-uuid/85d9d137-834b-449f-986e-2794f09fcb75 / ext3 rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/sdb8 /home ext3 rw,relatime,errors=continue,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/sdb5 /tmp ext3 rw,relatime,errors=continue,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/sdb9 /usr ext3 rw,relatime,errors=continue,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/sdc1 /var ext3 rw,relatime,errors=continue,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/sda2 /home/Musica ext3 rw,relatime,errors=continue,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/sdb7 /mnt/tmppart ext3 rw,relatime,errors=continue,data=ordered 0 0
*********************** END /proc/mounts

*********************** BEGIN /boot/grub/device.map
(fd0)	/dev/fd0
(hd0)	/dev/sda
(hd1)	/dev/sdb
(hd2)	/dev/sdc
*********************** END /boot/grub/device.map

*********************** BEGIN /boot/grub/grub.cfg
#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by /usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
set default=0
insmod ext2
set root=(hd1,9)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 4f7f07c3-2087-4c53-a00e-7e434a3ca2fe
if loadfont /share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
  set gfxmode=640x480
  insmod gfxterm
  insmod vbe
  if terminal_output gfxterm ; then true ; else
    # For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that don't
    # understand terminal_output
    terminal gfxterm
  fi
fi
set timeout=5
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
set menu_color_normal=cyan/blue
set menu_color_highlight=white/blue
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.30-2-amd64" {
	insmod ext2
	set root=(hd1,2)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 85d9d137-834b-449f-986e-2794f09fcb75
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.30-2-amd64 root=UUID=85d9d137-834b-449f-986e-2794f09fcb75 ro  quiet vga=791 8250.nr_uarts=8
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.30-2-amd64
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.30-2-amd64 (recovery mode)" {
	insmod ext2
	set root=(hd1,2)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 85d9d137-834b-449f-986e-2794f09fcb75
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.30-2-amd64 root=UUID=85d9d137-834b-449f-986e-2794f09fcb75 ro single 
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.30-2-amd64
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.26-2-amd64" {
	insmod ext2
	set root=(hd1,2)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 85d9d137-834b-449f-986e-2794f09fcb75
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-2-amd64 root=UUID=85d9d137-834b-449f-986e-2794f09fcb75 ro  quiet vga=791 8250.nr_uarts=8
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-2-amd64
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, Linux 2.6.26-2-amd64 (recovery mode)" {
	insmod ext2
	set root=(hd1,2)
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 85d9d137-834b-449f-986e-2794f09fcb75
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-2-amd64 root=UUID=85d9d137-834b-449f-986e-2794f09fcb75 ro single 
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-2-amd64
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries.  Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment.  Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
*********************** END /boot/grub/grub.cfg

-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.30-2-amd64 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=es_AR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=es_AR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages grub2 depends on:
ii  grub-pc                     1.97~beta3-1 GRand Unified Bootloader, version 

grub2 recommends no packages.

grub2 suggests no packages.

-- debconf information:
  grub2/numbering_scheme_transition: