Bug#966575: grub-pc: error: symbol `grub_calloc' not found.

[Paul Menzel]

Dear Debian folks,


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 `/`.

> Is there a way to boot the system using the rescue shell, or is a live 
> system needed?


Kind regards,

Paul


> PS: The Ubuntu report is #1889509 [1].
> 
> 
> [1]: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1889509