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No Symbol Table Found

During the boot process of Ubuntu, you maymight seeencounter the message ("No symbol table found").

Thefound."

This message appearsshows up because the symbol table was notwasn't found. Usually,Typically, it'sthis notisn't a critical error, and your operating system willshould boot nevertheless.up anyway. However, if youyou're would likekeen to fixresolve it,this, you can try to followimplementing one of the methods availableprovided in this article.

Execute

Feel free to execute the followingappropriate commands,commands dependingbased on either or notwhether you are using virtio on your system.

If youYou areAre usingUsing Virtio

The following willsteps workare applicable if you have a cloudKVM-Linux server (KVM-Linux)Server using virtio with the operating system installed on the first storage device:

sudo grub-install /dev/vda
sudo update-grub
NotIf usingYou virtioAren't Using Virtio

The following willsteps workare withapplicable if the operating system is installed on the first storage device (youregardless cannotof bebeing on a KVM-Linux Server, and you're not using virtio):
virtio:

sudo grub-install /dev/sda
sudo update-grub

YouAfter taking these steps, you shouldn't see thatthe "No symbol table found" message anymore in the followingsubsequent reboots.