Change Ubuntu GURB Loader Using BURG
BURG stands for Brand-new Universal loadeR from GRUB. BURG lets us to replace the standard text-based grub menu with something that looks a bit nicer as you see above.
BURG installation
- Adding BURG repository by adding these following line to end of your
/etc/apt/sources.listfile. Or you can do this step from Synaptic Package Manager:
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/bean123ch/burg/ubuntu lucid main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/bean123ch/burg/ubuntu lucid main - Adding key by the following command:
gpg –keyserver subkeys.pgp.net –recv 55708F1EE06803C5
gpg –export –armor 55708F1EE06803C5 | sudo apt-key add - - Update your repository and install BURG:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install burg-pc burg burg-themes
On the next restart, we should see a graphical grub menu 
Notes : because I’m using Linux Lucid Linx, I’m not using step above. There a little different when you’ve using Linux Lucid Linx as your system. More simple!
On Lucid Linx, use these steps
Just use these following command:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:bean123ch/burg
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install burg-pc burg burg-themes burg-emu
And BURG will installed on your system immediately
If you want to view your new GRUB loader without rebooting, use:
sudo burg-emu -D
Uninstalling BURG
Means you want back your GRUB, simple:
sudo grub-install /dev/sda
Where /dev/sda is the device that you want to set as bootable device. GRUB will be installed on it!
If you’ve another question, you can post a comment here. Or you can visit BURG Community Page.
Enjoy your new look GRUB (BURG I mean, LOL).
I have changed grub loader using burg and it is working fine.But there is a small difficulty.I use double boot and set windows os as default loader using startup manager.After burg ubuntu is default os.I checked up with grub and found default is as set by startup manager.How can I solve this?thanks
Hello Partha…What do you mean “startup manager”?If your question is how to set default selected OS on BURG, here is the answer:Simple, just edit BURG configuration file located at /boot/burg/burg.cfgand edit the set default=”0″ line (0 based). Example: if your system has 2 “OS choice” and you want to second OS as your default selected, edit that line to beset default=”1″and save it.That’s simple, right?Hope this help you, and thanks for visiting my blog
Thanks It worked.
You’re welcome
I’m dual-booting ubuntu and windows 7..i installed burg-manager and it successfully installed burg to sda…But i noticed no change in my bootloader menu after multiple restarts..So i checked and found out that ubuntu’s installed on sda3…i then ran this command in terminal “sudo burg-install /dev/sda3″ and got the following reply ;
/usr/sbin/burg-setup: warn: Attempting to install GRUB to a partition instead of the MBR. This is a BAD idea..
/usr/sbin/burg-setup: warn: Embedding is not possible. GRUB can only be installed in this setup by using blocklists. However, blocklists are UNRELIABLE and their use is discouraged..
/usr/sbin/burg-setup: error: if you really want blocklists, use –force.
Panoet earlier suggested running “sudo burg-install /dev/sda” which resulted in ;
“Installation finished. No error reported.”
Any ideas what i should do next without damaging my grub menu?
P.S. Burg-manager installation and running video demo shows a user can select which partition to install Burg to but for some reason it only lists “sda”..
As I know, you can install BRUG on MBR instead of partition.And it’s work, right? Your GRUB menu must be replaced by BRUG. And if you want to get it back, just:
sudo grub-install /dev/sdaHowever, can you give me the video’s url?
I’ll try re-installing on MBR with dis command “sudo burg-install /dev/sda” and see what happens…Meanwhile, here’s d link 2 d video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEuiZrTrWL0&feature=player_embedded
I just saw the video, and it’s all same with tutorial in this blog.
...Burg-manager installation and running video demo shows a user can select which partition to install Burg to...How can you say that? See the video at 00:18 and you’ll see BRUG will be installed on MBR (/dev/sda) not a partition (/dev/sda1or/dev/sda2or other partition).You must install BRUG on MBR because it’s needed to be loaded when system booting. And one system can only boot from one MBR. If there more than one MBR (more than one bootable device), it can be set on BIOS menu.Example, if you using Linux Live CD to boot linux live, first you must to set boot sequence, right? Actually it means you tell BIOS to look at the CD-ROM for the MBR first. If found, boot it! If not, look at second boot device (ie. first hard disk) device option, and so on.Hope this help youYeah, BURG can only be installed on MBR..i’m sorry i stated wrongly…Anyway i tried re-installing BURG (after recovering my grub thru an ubuntu live usb) and this time installed themes (which i should have done in d first place
) …Needless to say, it works like a charm now.
Thanks
Its OK.
You’re welcome
Thanks to your tut burg was working perfectly.Yesterday there was an upgrade and afterwards burg is not loading .But I can view grub loader
sudo burg-emu -D.please suggest a remedy.thanksHave you install burg-emu?
sudo apt-get install burg-emuTHanks for immediate response Yes .Burg emu is already the newest version.
Can you tell me the output when you run
sudo burg-emu -D?I am getting Burg Boot Menu
Have you install BURG to your MBR?
sudo burg-install /dev/sdawhere /dev/sda is your MBR.
You are right.After “sudo burg install” got back the burg again.It appears every time grub is updated this step is required.Thanks
You’re welcome…
Glad to help you
Thanks for this post, but it did not work with me.I get the following (3 times I installed and uninstalled):BURG version 1.98+20100623-1 Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported. For the first word, TAB lists possible command completions. Anywhere else TAB lists possible device or file completions.grub>
That si after the “sudo burg-emu -D” command
I did not dare reboot like this because I would not know hot to boot.
I uninstalled it after this.
sudo burg-emu -Dis not used for rebooting the system, but reviewing your burg change without rebooting.
Hi, when you get that “BURG version 1.98+20100623-1″ error?
I’m a little late but if you run sudo update-burg it’ll work
Hi, thanks a lot for the information. I’m sure it’ll help another user
Like yoramdavid it did not work with me.
I get the following
BURG version 1.98+20100623-1
Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported. For the first word, TAB
lists possible command completions. Anywhere else TAB lists possible
device or file completions.
grub>
When you get that “BURG version 1.98+20100623-1″ error?
I found this link and it worked perfect !!
http://code.google.com/p/burg/wiki/InstallUbuntu
Thanks for your information.
Thanks for your information.
When I used sudo burg-emu -D command or Burg manager, and I don’t get any burg manager graphic, and I try to restart the computer still not solve my problem.
Can any one help please.
BURG version 1.98+20100623-1+maverick
/————————————————————————–
|GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.35-24-generic-pae |
|Windows NT/2000/XP (loader) (on /dev/sda1) |
|Mac OS X (32-bit) (on /dev/sdc1) |
|Mac OS X (64-bit) (on /dev/sdc1) |
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————————————————————————–/
Use the ^ and v keys to select which entry is highlighted.
Press enter to boot the selected OS, ‘e’ to edit the commands before
booting or ‘c’ for a command-line.
Are you using Mac? If yes, I never met problem like this before.
It seems your loader is on
/dev/sda. Have you install BURG to that correctly?