Dell Wyse Z90D7 - Won't boot after core update 148 ->150

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Hi there,

I previously had issues with updating ipFire (Dell Wyse Z90D7 - Won't boot after update), but managed to resolve the problem.

However, I have just upgraded to Core Update 150 and I am now failing at boot, with the following message on the screen:

Grub Rescue
Error: symbol ‘grub file filters’ not found

Can anyone give me any pointers how I might best recover my ipfire installation (which was setup just perfectly for me…

Thanks in advance

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Actually - I have just seen this: GRUB error on 149 upgrade

I shall try the instructions on here and report back.

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Sadly, none of that worked.

Any ideas would be much appreciated. I am keen not to do a reinstall if I can avoid it.

Thanks again

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Update - I have managed to do a bios update to bring it to the latest standard (it was very old), but it still has the same issue.

I have tried to install a new version of Core 150 to another disc, and it worked, so I am hoping it is just a corrupted grub and the bios update has resolved the original problem.

Any ideas how to fix the grub on the original install?

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OK. Hopefully this will help others who are experiencing the same problem and don’t want to do a fresh install.

Having update my BIOS, I then followed this guide to repairing grub using an Ubuntu live CD and “boot-repair”: https://www.howtogeek.com/114884/how-to-repair-grub2-when-ubuntu-wont-boot/

The original SSD now boots successfully.

I don’t know if the BIOS was part of the problem, or the update process from Pakfire, but at least I am up and running again!

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