Ubuntu Fatal Error Grub Install EFI

 Well I ran into the grub install error during ubuntu install. Had to run around lot of hoops, installed boot repair etc. My learnings captured here for benefit of community.

1. Make sure secure boot is off in the bios. Sorry I do not know how to install with UEFI, I generally have only ubuntu and no dual boot. 

2. Make sure the start of the disk has a 200MB Fat 32 partition with boot flag set. 

3. Make sure there is a partition of 200 MB set with flag of boot_grub set.

All of these can be done using gparted prior to doing the install. 

Hope this helps some poor soul out there like me to debug the issue.

How to Install Sopcast Player Linux

Seems google codes are creating lot of new things for linux. A new addition to this is the sopcast player.

So, here is the easy step to install sopcast player.

1. Head down to this site.
2. Click on downloads.
3. Select the package rpm or deb or simple .gz file.
4. Install it and enjoy...

If you are getting error related to library file just put a comment and will tell you which one to install.

Now just start it and enjoi the world of sopcast.

It is heartening to see so many apps now coming for linux.

How To Install TVUPlayer On LINUX

I have installed latest version of TVU player on ubuntu jaunty. I am sure lot of people will like it as I know it is one of the program which is there on windows and there is no linux alternate.

So, here are the steps.

1. Go to the wine-doors site and download the latest version of wine doors. For ubuntu I downloaded the .deb file. You can install some other version based on your distro.

2. Now, once download is over, install the .deb file.

3. It will come as a menu in wine, click on wine-doors or from terminal you can run wine-doors command

4. When it starts for the first time give your information and make sure you check "I have a valid windows license". I have one on the same machine.

5. Now, wine doors will download package list.

6. Select the packages IE6, windows media player 9, msxml4, visual basic runtime 6, visual c++ runtime 6.

7. Wine doors will download the packages and install them.

8. Once packages are installed download the latest version of TVUplaer 2.4.1 from TVU site.

9. Install TVU Player.

10. Start TVU player. Select the channel you want.

11. Run your favourite media player and open url http://localhost:8901/

and enjoi...

Installing Linux On ASUS ...

As I had expected based on the forums and other places I have read that there would be issue in installing linux on this baby...

The laptop looks pretty good, not stylish or as designer as the laptops like dell studio or hp hdx or lenovo ideapad... but for lesser dough you cannot get them with this config...

Anyways that is beside the point... come back to the moot point...

I tried installing alpha of jaunty, intrepid with acpi=off and noapic as per some thread but no go on that... would get stuck on some step or the other on booting itself... never came to see gdm login... so thought would try fedora instead... fedora 10.1 installed without any issue with acpi=off... but then there were some update and everything went bonkers... so now I am stuck with vista... I wanted vista to play games...

now I am waiting for the new version of jaunty to come may be beta and I will give another try to it to see if it works... if it works then custom compile the kernel to get acpi on and then if there are any other updates then I will keep updating this blog...


I am waiting for

asus M51TA-X2 and kubuntu...

I am getting this new laptop ... well here is the config... I specifically bought this as it does not support linux, so would be fun installing and playing with it to make linux work :-)...

Model
Brand	ASUS
Series	M51 Series
Model	M51TA-X2
General
Operating System	Windows Vista Home Premium
CPU Type	AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-82 2.2G
Screen	15.4" WXGA+
Memory Size	4GB DDR2
Hard Disk	250GB
Optical Drive	DVD Super Multi
Graphics Card	ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650
Video Memory	512MB
Card slot	1 x Express Card
Other Features	30days Zero Bright Dot LCD
CPU
CPU Type	AMD Turion X2 Ultra
CPU Speed	ZM-82(2.20GHz)
CPU L2 Cache	2MB
Display
Screen Size	15.4"
Wide Screen Support	Yes
Display Type	Wide XGA+
Resolution	1440 x 900
Operating Systems
Operating System	Windows Vista Home Premium
Graphics
GPU/VPU	ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650
Video Memory	Dedicated 512MB
Graphic Type	Dedicated Card
Hard Drive
HDD	250GB
HD RPM	5400rpm
Memory
Memory	4GB
Optical Drive
Optical Drive Type	DVD Super Multi
Optical Drive Interface	Integrated
Communications
WLAN	802.11n Wireless LAN
Bluetooth	Yes
Ports
Card Slot	1 x Express Card
USB	4
IEEE 1394	1
Video Port	1 x VGA, 1 x HDMI
Other port	1 x E-SATA
Audio Ports	1 x Microphone-in jack 1 x Headphone-out jack (S/PDIF)
Audio
Audio	Integrated Sound card
Speaker	Internal Speakers
Input Device
Touchpad	Yes
Keyboard	Standard
Supplemental Drive
Card Reader	MMC, SD, MS/PRO
Webcam	1.3MP
Power
Battery	6-cell lithium ion
Manufacturer Warranty
Accidental Damage Warranty	1 year ASUS Accidental Damage Warranty - Drops, Fire, Spill, Surge for purchase after 9/10/07
Parts	2 years limited
Labor	2 years limited