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| xubuntu88i | hi all | 06:52 |
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| xubuntu88i | durint install after setting up partitions i get message: the attempt to mount a file system with type vfat in SCSI5 (0,0,0) partitition 1 has failed | 06:56 |
| xubuntu88i | anyone knows what is the problem with this^ | 06:56 |
| xubuntu88i | *at /boot/efi* | 06:56 |
| collins | I am trying to install VS Code on Xubuntu. I downladed the .deb file and ran on a VM terminal. I'm having this error thread "inyang@inyang-VirtualBox:~$ sudo apt install ./code_1.31.1-1549938243_amd64.deb Reading package lists... Done E: Unsupported file ./code_1.31.1-1549938243_amd64.deb given on commandline". Pls helpful input will be appreacited, thanks! | 11:19 |
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| xubuntu30w | Hello | 21:19 |
| xubuntu30w | I need help | 21:19 |
| xubuntu30w | So much for fast help | 21:20 |
| genii | !details | 21:20 |
| ubottu | Please elaborate; your question or issue may not seem clear or detailed enough for people to help you. Please give more detailed information; for example, we might need errors, steps, relevant configuration files, Ubuntu version, and hardware information. Use a !pastebin to avoid flooding the channel. | 21:20 |
| xubuntu30w | So | 21:20 |
| genii | If you thought 90 seconds was too long to wait for some reply, you must not use IRC mush | 21:21 |
| xubuntu30w | I tried installing xubuntu on my laptop NOT dual boot and it came up with an error that said "grub installation failed" | 21:21 |
| xubuntu30w | Sorry just need up with linux | 21:21 |
| xubuntu30w | Fed ip | 21:21 |
| xubuntu30w | I tried using boot repair disk but not working for some reason | 21:22 |
| xubuntu30w | Any thoughts? | 21:24 |
| gnrp | xubuntu30w: What is the exact error? | 21:26 |
| xubuntu30w | Let me check | 21:26 |
| genii | If you're only going to have Xubuntu on it, perhaps disable EFI/UEFI in your BIOS | 21:27 |
| xubuntu30w | The grub efi amd64 package failed to install into /target | 21:27 |
| xubuntu30w | Without the grub boot loader, your system will failed to boot | 21:28 |
| xubuntu30w | That's what it said | 21:28 |
| vp11 | is it a new ssd? | 21:30 |
| xubuntu30w | What? | 21:30 |
| xubuntu30w | Solid state drive? | 21:30 |
| vp11 | yes, the drive where you're trying to install xubuntu | 21:31 |
| xubuntu30w | Using a hard drive | 21:31 |
| xubuntu46w | okay this is the person from before | 21:31 |
| xubuntu46w | using a chromebook instead of a phone | 21:31 |
| xubuntu46w | So im using a hard drive that previously had windows on it, but I erased the disk to put xubuntu on it | 21:32 |
| vp11 | ok, is it new? I'm guessing you have no EFI system partition with the 'boot' flag | 21:32 |
| vp11 | hm how is it partitioned? | 21:32 |
| xubuntu46w | Im not sure | 21:33 |
| xubuntu46w | I just selected the erase disk option and went from there | 21:33 |
| vp11 | could you go on manual partition mode just so I can see how it's partitioned? or run gparted from a live usb if you're using that | 21:35 |
| xubuntu46w | I have a live usb on it | 21:35 |
| xubuntu46w | ill do that real quick | 21:35 |
| xubuntu46w | I have a fat32 partition that is efi and is 512 mb with boot and esp flags | 21:37 |
| xubuntu46w | and a ext4 partition that is 931 gb with no flags | 21:38 |
| vp11 | sounds alright | 21:39 |
| vp11 | could you see on BIOS if EFI/UEFI is disabled? | 21:39 |
| xubuntu46w | If youre asking if I can go into setup, I dont know the password | 21:40 |
| xubuntu46w | for bios | 21:40 |
| vp11 | I wouldn't know what's up. Can you get access to your BIOS somehow? | 21:42 |
| xubuntu46w | I checked in windows and it said that my bios mode was legacy would that help? | 21:42 |
| vp11 | that would explain why grub **efi** amd64 packaged failed to install | 21:43 |
| xubuntu46w | so any idea how to fix it? | 21:43 |
| vp11 | well you would have to install it on legacy mode. maybe during boot of the live usb you can select to boot into legacy mode? | 21:48 |
| vp11 | it's been a while since I installed xubuntu | 21:48 |
| xubuntu46w | how do I select it to boot into legacy mode? | 21:48 |
| vp11 | I believe it gives you that option during boot installation menu | 21:51 |
| xubuntu46w | let me try | 21:51 |
| vp11 | what are the options that you have on that menu? when you boot the installer | 21:51 |
| xubuntu46w | im bootin git right now | 21:51 |
| xubuntu46w | language | 21:52 |
| xubuntu46w | I can download updates while installing and install thirdparty software | 21:53 |
| vp11 | when you boot the laptop you can press a key to select the boot drive? (hd or usb) | 21:54 |
| xubuntu46w | yes | 21:54 |
| xubuntu46w | f12 | 21:54 |
| vp11 | when you do and your drives appear, do they have UEFI before their name? | 21:54 |
| xubuntu46w | no | 21:55 |
| xubuntu46w | my live usb for example is: 4. USB HDD: SanDisk Cruzer Glide | 21:58 |
| vp11 | and what is the error you get on boot-repair from advanced options? | 22:00 |
| xubuntu46w | I cant boot boot repair | 22:00 |
| xubuntu46w | Ill install it on a different usb real quick | 22:00 |
| vp11 | what are you using to create these live usb? | 22:02 |
| vp11 | maybe it's making the image on UEFI mode only (not legacy) | 22:02 |
| xubuntu99w | I used rufus to write boot repair disk | 22:18 |
| xubuntu99w | I'm retrying it now | 22:18 |
| xubuntu99w | so far its working. Should I try recommended settings first? | 22:19 |
| vp11 | yes | 22:19 |
| vp11 | when using rufus did you check the 'target system' option if it was BIOS or UEFI? | 22:20 |
| xubuntu99w | it said bios or uefi | 22:20 |
| xubuntu99w | so it should work with both. I didnt see an option for either or | 22:20 |
| vp11 | should be good then | 22:20 |
| Spass | you can try burning with Etcher also - https://www.balena.io/etcher/ | 22:21 |
| Spass | that tool never let me down | 22:21 |
| xubuntu99w | I got "the current session is in legacy mode. Please reboot the computer, and use this software in an efi session. This will enable this feature. For example, use a live-usb of boot repair disk 64bit after making sure your bios is set up to boot usb in efi mode | 22:21 |
| vp11 | that was going to be my next option | 22:21 |
| xubuntu99w | I dont know how to set it to efi mode | 22:22 |
| vp11 | to use etcher to create the live usb | 22:22 |
| xubuntu99w | how would that help? | 22:22 |
| vp11 | in case rufus was being unable to create the live usb in legacy mode | 22:23 |
| vp11 | but looks like it was from the message you got | 22:23 |
| vp11 | set it to EFI mode means accessing your BIOS | 22:23 |
| xubuntu20w | Hello, prospective Xubu user here with a question... | 22:24 |
| xubuntu20w | Is there a "newbie" way to filter out "bad" updates? | 22:24 |
| vp11 | what is a bad update? | 22:24 |
| xubuntu20w | Like the Grub one I read about... beta stuff, untested stuff | 22:25 |
| vp11 | I think you need to opt-in to untested/beta repositories | 22:25 |
| vp11 | a default installation should be alright | 22:25 |
| vp11 | even more if you're using the LTS version | 22:25 |
| xubuntu99w | I dont have any way to set it to efi | 22:25 |
| xubuntu20w | Really?? Very cool. I know Mint (sorry) has that thing that lets you check "levels" of updates, to avoid the "bad" ones... anything like that in Xubu? | 22:26 |
| vp11 | yes I'm sure that you can select different repositories when using Xubuntu. | 22:27 |
| xubuntu99w | So what do I need to do | 22:27 |
| Spass | xubuntu99w, Etcher should create both at the same time | 22:27 |
| Spass | worth trying in my opinion | 22:28 |
| xubuntu99w | If I do it in etcher it will work? | 22:28 |
| vp11 | yeah, why not. I'd try creating the live usb via etcher | 22:28 |
| vp11 | and trying to install it that way | 22:28 |
| xubuntu99w | wait | 22:28 |
| xubuntu20w | Okay, I'll try it. This computer is kinda old and I want something easier on resources that isn't bare-bones, Win-98 looking | 22:28 |
| xubuntu99w | install xubuntu or boot repair disk that way? | 22:28 |
| Spass | install xubuntu | 22:29 |
| vp11 | I'd try installing Xubuntu directly | 22:29 |
| xubuntu99w | hmm thats weird | 22:29 |
| xubuntu20w | Thank you | 22:29 |
| vp11 | and skip the "live desktop" stuff and go directly to the installation option during boot menu | 22:29 |
| xubuntu99w | do you think there is a way to fix it with boot repair disk or is it unable to fix it through that | 22:29 |
| vp11 | yes that may sound weird, I agree, but the first error that you shared was about a failure to install grub efi amd64 package | 22:30 |
| xubuntu99w | it sure would save a lot of time compared to installing a new os on a live usb | 22:30 |
| vp11 | which makes me think that your Live USB installer tried to install the EFI version | 22:30 |
| vp11 | and not the legacy | 22:30 |
| vp11 | You just create a Live USB using Etcher (it's an alternative to Rufus) | 22:30 |
| vp11 | and you boot to that live USB and choose the option to install Xubuntu | 22:31 |
| xubuntu99w | would installing boot repair disk with etcher be worth a try? | 22:31 |
| vp11 | I don't think so. I'd first try to install Xubuntu from scratch by using a Live USB that was created via Etcher. | 22:32 |
| xubuntu99w | under etcher can I select legacy | 22:32 |
| Spass | etcher should create a bootable drive that can boot in bios and uefi, no options to choose there | 22:34 |
| xubuntu99w | but thats what it said in rufus as well, that it will boot in bios and uefi | 22:34 |
| Spass | eh, don't try it then if it's not worth your time | 22:37 |
| xubuntu99w | nah ill try it | 22:38 |
| xubuntu99w | I hope you can help for a while if it doesnt work | 22:38 |
| Spass | the hard part is that you don't have an access to the laptop bios/settings | 22:39 |
| Spass | this is tricky | 22:39 |
| Spass | (I wrote laptop, but I'm not sure if it's a laptop or PC) | 22:41 |
| Spass | ok, I see now | 22:41 |
| xubuntu54w | what did you say | 23:25 |
| xubuntu54w | I disconnected after you said i see now | 23:25 |
| Spass | nothing after that | 23:26 |
| xubuntu54w | well im using a laptop | 23:26 |
| xubuntu54w | dont know what difference it makes | 23:27 |
| jilocasin | evening everyone | 23:37 |
| jilocasin | I've been bitten by the 18.10 lvm bug and am kind of in a catch 22. | 23:38 |
| jilocasin | nevermind, I'll just reinstall from scratch, | 23:47 |
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