RHEL8: after updating Grub from "grub2-2.02-162.el8_10" to "grub2-2.02-165.el8_10", system enters "grub rescue>" prompt upon booting

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • On systems configured in BIOS mode, updating Grub from grub2-2.02-162.el8_10 to grub2-2.02-165.el8_10 leads to next boot to fall into grub rescue> prompt

    error: file 'grub/i386-pc/normal.mod' not found
Entering rescue mode. . .
grub rescue>

    The error message "normal.mod not found" may show up or not, depending on when Grub failed.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
    • grub2-2.02-162.el8_10
    • grub2-2.02-164.el8_10
    • grub2-2.02-165.el8_10

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