How to : Use GFX Grub In Ubuntu !

Dark Star · #1 (**permalink**) 18 Jan 08, 01:57 PM

GNU Graphics Grub is the new Grub boot screen which adds to Visual appeal of Boot Screen .. Unlike older grub GFX Grub has now much better themes and customization options.. So lets take a quick look at How To Install GFX Boot..

To install GFX Grub we have to remove older grub so that it should cause any dependencies problem.. To remove Grub Open Terminal . .Main Menu -> Accessories -> Terminal Now type the following code in Terminal

Code:

sudo apt-get remove grub

Download GFX Grub debian installer from here and install it by double clicking it Download : GFX Grub

Before we get started take backup of you Menu.lst file so that you can use it in mishap ..
To take backup of Menu.lst file Navigate to /boot/grub and save it ..

Now Download some additional themes for GFX Grub Menu Click Here

Now unzip the files and move it to /boot/grub .. Since it comes under root file system you need to gain root privileged to do that .. Type the following in Terminal

Code:

sudo su root

Enter password and then type this nautilus this will open a new Nautilus Window. .Navigate to /boot/grub through root nautilus window.. Copy all the message.xyz file to /boot/grub

Now since you have added theme .. Lets do final settings to make this GFX Grub work.. Open terminal and type this

Code:

sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst

Add this line at the top of the Menu.lst file

Code:

gfxmenu /boot/grub/message.xyz # the xyz should be replaced with the theme name that you are going to use

Since you have removed you older grub you need to restore GFX Grub so that you boot through OS without any problem.. Open Terminal and do these

Type

Code:

sudo grub

Then

Code:

find /boot/grub/stage1

You will get a output like (hd0,4) or something different depending upon you Hard Disk Partition

Then type this

Code:

root (hdx,x)

To install grub type this

Code:

setup (hdx)

Where "x" represent the value of hdd sector in which you have installed grub

The last thing you have to do is to install Grub MBR .

Code:

sudo fdisk -l

You will get an output like this

Code:

Disk /dev/sda: 80.0 GB, 80026361856 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9729 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x0dd6c6bd

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1   *           1        3187    25599546    7  HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2            3188        8287    40965750    f  W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/sda3            8288        9607    10602900   83  Linux
/dev/sda4            9608        9729      979965   82  Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda5            3188        5737    20482843+   7  HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda6            5738        8287    20482843+   7  HPFS/NTFS

Look for the bold Entry and finally install MBR in Filesystem

Code:

sudo grub-install /dev/sdaX

Where X represent the number of you Hard Disk sector in which you have installed Grub...

Here is what My GFX looks like ...

Thats it reboot and see the magic

A new refreshing Grub Menu welcomes you

Regards

Keane 16 · #2 (**permalink**) 18 Jan 08, 02:01 PM

You wrote that yourself ? :o

Dark Star · #3 (**permalink**) 18 Jan 08, 02:12 PM

^^Yep just now

But got help from friend regarding gfx grub

Keane 16 · #4 (**permalink**) 18 Jan 08, 02:27 PM

Nice work then mate.

DanDroiD · #5 (**permalink**) 18 Jan 08, 08:25 PM

Great Tut, will try this later looks fun

......You must spread some reputation around ....etc....

I will give you the reps for this later

leopinzon · #6 (**permalink**) 9 Mar 08, 08:23 AM

Excelent tutorial, everything ok

Gurpartap Singh · #7 (**permalink**) 9 Mar 08, 10:26 PM

Don't think I missed anything, but it's the same for me after restarting..
I just downloaded the latest version of that deb (with the 11 version tag instead of 5)

Dark Star · #8 (**permalink**) 9 Mar 08, 10:30 PM

^^ I don't think the latest version is available .. I checked it and I still think the ver. I posted is the only 1 for GFX grub.. Please post the source of your d/l, for time being use the 1 I posted

Gurpartap Singh · #9 (**permalink**) 10 Mar 08, 07:57 PM

Had got it from the first link here:
grub-gfxboot_0.97-11_i386.deb - Google Search

Dling yours!

Dark Star · #10 (**permalink**) 10 Mar 08, 09:38 PM

^^ Use mine for the time being .. I'll test the one you posted and will posts new commands if needed

Dark Star · #11 (**permalink**) 13 Mar 08, 11:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gurpartap Singh

Had got it from the first link here:
grub-gfxboot_0.97-11_i386.deb - Google Search

Dling yours!

Try this https://sourceforge.net/projects/startup-manager/ and check show Grub Menu

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