The "malformed file" error comes from grub Here is the source code snippet (from grub-core/commands/loadenv.c):
| /* This might be actually valid, but it is unbelievable that | any filesystem makes such a silly allocation. */ | return grub_error (GRUB_ERR_BAD_FS, "malformed file"); So some integrity check can't believe what it reads, prints a cryptic error message and then lets the user press a key. As there is no hint WHICH file may be malformed, this isn't helpful in any way IMHO. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1311247 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1320077 Title: Malformed file while booting To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xz-utils/+bug/1320077/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
