Reinstalling GRUB2 or BURG after an OS reinstall

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If you’re like me who keeps three operating systems in one computer (read, Web and System testing), you’ve probably stumbled in a boot loader problem after installing the OSes (wind$ws, anyone?). Just this afternoon, I have restored mine to its former glory. I have been using BURG to spice up the boot screen with awesome, intel 945 supporting graphic goodness.

Here’s how I did it. My hard disk contains Wind$ws 8, Ubuntu 11.10, and OSX 10.6. I ran the live Ubuntu 11.10 ISO on USB to rescue the boot loader on my hard disk (see unetbootin).

Assuming that you have the same setup as mine (more or less :P ), and assuming that your live Ubuntu is on standby and connected to the internet, do the ff:

1. If you are using BURG, install the BURG bootloader onto the live session (If you used GRUB2, jump to step 2).

sudo -i
add-apt-repository ppa:ingalex/super-boot-manager
apt-get update
apt-get install burg

2. Identify the partition where you installed Ubuntu. Mine is /dev/sda6. Special consideration should be taken if you have a separate boot partition.

mount /dev/sda6 /mnt
mount /dev/sda7 /mnt/boot #skip this one if not have a separate /boot partition
grub-install –root-directory=/mnt/ /dev/sda #if you used grub2
burg-install –root-directory=/mnt/ /dev/sda #if you used burg

3. If you want to be sure and rebuild your boot menu, do this (if your menu was fine before skip this)

mount –bind /proc /mnt/proc
mount –bind /dev /mnt/dev
mount –bind /sys /mnt/sys
chroot /mnt update-grub
umount /mnt/sys
umount /mnt/dev
umount /mnt/proc
exit

Now reboot your PC. If you followed these well, then your menu should return to normal.

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Valencia Estates Account

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Valencia Estates is a plush subdivision located at Brgy. Lumbo, Valencia City, Bukidnon. It is being developed by A. Brown Company, Inc., the developer of the famed Xavier Estates, Teakwood Hills, and Mountain Pines Farm. It overlooks the Valencia valleys and the majestic Musuan Peak.

We were tasked to reintroduce the village to the real estate market. Here, the logo was preserved, and an overall theme was enforced.

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Renovations

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Roofs here, cement there. Our house is bustling with construction! Out of the persistence of my dad, he finally got what he wanted: a big terrace that will shield the car from harsh sunlight, and a roof over the front yard. With dad getting a tad more impatient these days, he’s all grin now that his projects are done :)

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My Faith on Glee has been restored

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In Glee season 2, I kind of lost my faith in the show. It got lost in a hurly burly mix of songs and shuffling of partners. But season 3 brought back my respects for the writers and the show itself. The cliffhangers really brought the excitement, and the story is much more worth following. And yesterday’s episode, On My Way, featuring (spoiler alert) Karofsky attempting a suicide and Quinn getting in a car accident, is enough to get me glued back to the seat. I knew it was coming, but I was amazed at the way the writers executed it.

Now I can’t wait for April! Glee’s next episode will resume on April 10.

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F.lux is the software I was looking for

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I like warm lighting. Cross that, I love warm lighting. It’s what puts me to sleep at night, and wakes me up in the morning. It’s gentle to the eyes, and it allows for longer working hours without strain. How I wish I could replicate this for my computer and phone.

Enter f.lux, dubbed as “Better lighting for your computer.” it installs in your computer (windows, Mac OSX, linux) or iOS jailbroken phone, and it sets lighting at sunset to a warm glow, and to its normal color at sunrise. Here’s what the author says about it:

F.lux fixes this: it makes the color of your computer’s display adapt to the time of day, warm at night and like sunlight during the day.

It’s even possible that you’re staying up too late because of your computer. You could use f.lux because it makes you sleep better, or you could just use it just because it makes your computer look better.

I’ve been using it on my phone for the past two days and I have to say, it works pretty well! I can browse longer at night and early in the morning. It’s more gentle and it doesn’t kill the eyes once I open the device. Highly recommended!

Download it from the f.lux website.

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