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[Larry Jordan <question78564@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Question #78564 on Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/78564

    Status: Open => Answered

Larry Jordan proposed the following answer:
     If it was updating the kernel or something similar, it is supposed to write a new grub - but it is supposed to do it successfully.
     When I created my system, I put a /boot partition; I'm not sure where your's will be, but you should be able to find it.  Within the /boot directory, there should be a subdirectory called grub and a file in that called menu.1st.  There should also be another subdirectory containing "splash images" (at least one) which will end in .xpm.gz (gunzipped xpm files).
     The "menu.lst" file is a text file that should contain info about your system and each kernel and/or operating system installed.  It LOOKS as though your system is finding the kernels just fine and all that is missing is the splash images.

     As always, if you have the CD you installed from, the easiest way to work is to use rescue mode from that.  If you HAVE to, you can do it using "grub" commands - the command "info grub" can give you all the info you need to do it.  I've only done it once or twice that way myself, but ...  There is also a "grub-install" command, which can be checked out with "info grub-install".
     The first thing to look at is whether you have the "splash" images, since it appears as though that's what's not being found.  Let's start with that.  If you fell safe enough to try it, you can use this info to completely recover your grub and system.  If not, we can work on it together.

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