To Solve this error just do minute changes in configure file Below is the Snippet of configure file:
echo $ECHO_N "checking whether ${OBJCOPY} works for absolute addresses... .... .... [B]for link_addr in 0x2000 0x8000 0x7C00; do [/B] .... .... [B] if { ac_try='${OBJCOPY-objcopy} --only-section=.text -O binary conftest.exec conftest'[/B] .... .... The Lines in Bold Format or with [B] symbol, just replace this lines -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/426419 Title: configure: error: GRUB requires a working absolute objcopy; upgrade your binutils To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub/+bug/426419/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs