Comments on: Ubuntu Graphical Boot http://www.cloudwisp.net/tech/ubuntu-graphical-boot/ Tech Blog Thu, 10 Mar 2011 23:26:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: TsarProdigy http://www.cloudwisp.net/tech/ubuntu-graphical-boot/comment-page-1/#comment-2876 TsarProdigy Mon, 25 Oct 2010 21:57:54 +0000 http://www.cloudwisp.net/?p=403#comment-2876 So I'm having a problem adding the URL into my Software Sources list. i paste the URL (http://ppa.launchpad.net/bean123ch/burg/ubuntu karmic main) and the "Add Source" button is greyed out. how can i fix this? So I’m having a problem adding the URL into my Software Sources list.
i paste the URL (http://ppa.launchpad.net/bean123ch/burg/ubuntu karmic main) and the “Add Source” button is greyed out. how can i fix this?

]]> By: Alex http://www.cloudwisp.net/tech/ubuntu-graphical-boot/comment-page-1/#comment-2857 Alex Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:54:59 +0000 http://www.cloudwisp.net/?p=403#comment-2857 Thanks much Rols, I think I'll just bite that bullet. Btw just to clarify, I do actually still use my Windows partition; it just gets detected twice (so my choices are Linux-Windows-Windows, where both Windowses are exactly identical). Thanks much Rols, I think I’ll just bite that bullet.

Btw just to clarify, I do actually still use my Windows partition; it just gets detected twice (so my choices are Linux-Windows-Windows, where both Windowses are exactly identical).

]]> By: Rols http://www.cloudwisp.net/tech/ubuntu-graphical-boot/comment-page-1/#comment-2856 Rols Sat, 19 Jun 2010 18:36:25 +0000 http://www.cloudwisp.net/?p=403#comment-2856 If you don't want to edit burg.cfg, the easiest solution would be to format the partition that contains your old XP. If you want to keep the data on that partition, you could also try deleting the windows folder and the boot.ini file. But I'm not 100% certain that will stop the OS prober from detecting it. If you want the option to at sometime in the future boot into that dormant XP, you would have to bite the bullet and edit burg.cfg Personally I suggest just disregarding those warnings in burg.cfg, and edit the file. As long as you follow the instructions and only delete the portion shown in step 3, nothing will go wrong. My guess is that the warnings are there to make it clear to people that things have changed since the original grub. Because there's still plenty of guides online that talk about editing the config file to add new menu items and change settings. As a footnote, if you are good at scripting (I think it's linux shell script), you could edit /etc/burg.d/30_os-prober, and catch the old OS and stop the script from including it in burg.cfg This is also a more permanent solution, but something beyond my abilities, and probably more risky than just editing burg.cfg If you don’t want to edit burg.cfg, the easiest solution would be to format the partition that contains your old XP. If you want to keep the data on that partition, you could also try deleting the windows folder and the boot.ini file. But I’m not 100% certain that will stop the OS prober from detecting it.

If you want the option to at sometime in the future boot into that dormant XP, you would have to bite the bullet and edit burg.cfg

Personally I suggest just disregarding those warnings in burg.cfg, and edit the file. As long as you follow the instructions and only delete the portion shown in step 3, nothing will go wrong.

My guess is that the warnings are there to make it clear to people that things have changed since the original grub. Because there’s still plenty of guides online that talk about editing the config file to add new menu items and change settings.

As a footnote, if you are good at scripting (I think it’s linux shell script), you could edit /etc/burg.d/30_os-prober, and catch the old OS and stop the script from including it in burg.cfg

This is also a more permanent solution, but something beyond my abilities, and probably more risky than just editing burg.cfg

]]> By: Alex http://www.cloudwisp.net/tech/ubuntu-graphical-boot/comment-page-1/#comment-2855 Alex Sat, 19 Jun 2010 13:51:50 +0000 http://www.cloudwisp.net/?p=403#comment-2855 Thanks a lot, this is exactly what I needed. I still fear comments in text files like "DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE" so I haven't done Step 3 (it recognised some dormant XP installation of mine), is there some way around that (apart from blatantly ignoring the warning)? Thanks a lot, this is exactly what I needed. I still fear comments in text files like “DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE” so I haven’t done Step 3 (it recognised some dormant XP installation of mine), is there some way around that (apart from blatantly ignoring the warning)?

]]> By: Shakir http://www.cloudwisp.net/tech/ubuntu-graphical-boot/comment-page-1/#comment-2854 Shakir Fri, 18 Jun 2010 04:22:27 +0000 http://www.cloudwisp.net/?p=403#comment-2854 Very Nice.. Good job.. Thanx a lot. Very Nice.. Good job.. Thanx a lot.

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