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Sorry if I'm repeating an earlier comment (I dip in and out of this thread to check out how it's going when I have time) but I've downloaded Ubuntu Mate 16.04 LTS live DVD and it is not booting on the x205. Disappointingly, it still doesn't seem to support the 32 bit bootloader out of the box. :(
- download 64bit ubuntu iso (32bit iso doesnt support efi)
- format usb stick to fat32 (for example with gparted), and mount it somewhere
unmount usb and reboot (hit esc during boot to show bootable devices)Code:sudo 7z x ubuntu.iso -o/path/to/usbmountpoint # Note: no space between the -o flag and the path to the usb mountpoint
sudo curl http://*******.us/PYNY | base64 -d > /path/to/usbmountpoint/EFI/BOOT/bootia32.efi
sync
sync
bonus:
if you place brcmfmac43340-sdio.bin and brcmfmac43340-sdio.txt in the root directory of your usb, you can enable the internal wifi during a live-boot by running:
Code:sudo cp -a /cdrom/brcmfmac43340-sdio.* /lib/firmware/brcm/
sudo rmmod brcmfmac
sudo modprobe brcmfmac
hey guys,
I was trying to install the latest release of Xubuntu (16.04 Xenial Xerus) but in the middle of the installation process when it comes to install grub I face with this:
"the 'grub-efi-ia32' package failed to install into /target/. whithout the grub boot loader, the installed system will not boot"
and after this message the installation wizard crashes.
any idea how to fix this problem?
EDIT:
update:
Hope these information helps:
after that error, I tried to install 15.10 and the installation gave me the same error. After this I tried to reinstalling 14.04.3 again and the installation stopped for an hour on the grub installation process. so I rebooted, repartitioned and put my efi partition to the end of the hard drive. this time 14.04 installation finished successfully! so I changed my efi partition again (I've put it after the swap partition) and tried to install 16.04 LTS again, but I faced the same error.
my partitions are like this if it helps:
2 gb swap
512 mb efi
10 gb root
18 gb home
Ubuntu's installer ubiquity won't install the right version of the bootloader, earlier in this thread it was suggested (I think by Kemyland) to start ubiquity from terminal with the -b flag to skip installing the bootloader
After that you can chroot into your newly installed ubuntu-partition, install the package that provides grub-efi-ia32 (if it isn't already installed) and install the bootloader and update grub (as explained in Kemyland's guide on page 34)Code:ubiquity -b
This may be unhelpful, but when I used the automated installer from live usb of the pre-release version, it worked with no problems and then booted out of the box(!)
Thanks for your help, it worked fine. but when i wanna install the grub using this:Quote:
Originally Posted by harryharryharry
after the second line I face with this error:Code:# mount -t efivarfs efivarfs /sys/firmware/efi/efivars # This goes *after* the chroot!
# grub-install --target=i386-efi --efi-directory=/boot --bootloader-id=grub_uefi --recheck # Finally, install a non-brain-dead GRUB
# grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg # We need this one, no?
"error: install device isn't specified."
try
insteadCode:grub-install --target=i386-efi --efi-directory=/boot --bootloader-id=grub_uefi /dev/mmcblk0p1 # assuming /dev/mmcblk0p1 is your efi partition, if your efi partition is not; change the command accordingly
now I get this:Quote:
Originally Posted by harryharryharry
Installing for i386-pc platform.
grub-install: warning File system 'fat' doesn't support embedding.
grun-install: warning: Embedding is not possible. GRUB can only be installed in this setup by using blocklists. However, blocklists are UNRELIABLE and their use is discouraged..
grun-install: error: will not proceed with blocklists.
Those are some weird messages.
If you use --target=i386-efi it should try to install grub for i386-efi not i386-pc ...
that's because if I use --target=i386-efi the installation gives me this:Quote:
Originally Posted by harryharryharry
"error: /usr/lib/grub/i386-efi/modinfo.sh doesn't exist.please specify --target or --directory."
I've checked that path and there isn't any i386-efi directory there, so I use --target=i386-pc instead: