Thursday, September 24, 2015

Reinstalling Grub Efi Boot Loader

Restore UEFI Boot

Updating your windows 8 to Windows 10 at some point can make your dual-boot machine unable to boot due to grub bootloader damaged.

The first reboot step will bring your system unbootable.

To fix this problem, boot the computer using the SolydXK live USB in UEFI mode, and then chroot into the broken system.

/dev/sda2 is my efi partition

/dev/sda9 is my home partition
/dev/sda10 is my SolydK partition
/dev/sda11 is my SolydX partition







mount the broken system :

sudo mount /dev/sda9 /mnt 
sudo mount /dev/sda2 /mnt/boot/efi 
sudo mount -B /dev /mnt/dev
sudo mount -B /dev/pts /mnt/dev/pts
sudo mount -B /proc /mnt/proc
sudo mount -B /sys /mnt/sys  
 
make the network available after chrooting :

sudo cp /etc/resolv.conf /mnt/etc/ 
modprobe efivars
 
chroot into the system :

sudo chroot /mnt
 
Reinstall grub-efi
For 32 bit system :
 
apt-get install --reinstall grub-efi
update-grub


for 64 bit system :

apt-get install --reinstall grub-efi-amd64
update-grub 
 
 
type Ctrl+D to exit chroot

umount all :
sudo umount /mnt/dev
sudo umount /mnt/dev/pts
sudo umount /mnt/proc
sudo umount /mnt/sys 
sudo umount /mnt/boot/efi
sudo umount /mnt  


reboot :
sudo reboot


Your system should be bootable now. Select Windows bootloader and the update proccess will continue to the next step.


Wednesday, September 23, 2015

GameMaker: Studio on Humble Bundle

GameMaker: Studio on Humble Bundle.

This might be a little late but GameMaker: Studio is on Humble Bundle.
Grab it fast while its still available!












The bundle is $568 worth of awesome stuff.

From HumbleBundle site :

Humble Weekly Bundle: Play and Create with GameMaker

Go ahead… make our game. This bundle's packed with software and source codes to make your own games and tinker with existing games. Pay what you want for Death Ray MantaSpoiler AlertWizardWizard + WizardWizard Source Code and Documentation, Another Perspective, and YoYo RPG + Foliage Pack and Items Pack. Pay $6 or more to also receive Super Crate Box + Super Crate Box Source Code, Spoiler Alert Source Code,10 Second NinjaDeath Ray Manta Source Code, Detective Case and Clown Bot in: Murder in The Hotel LisbonAnother Perspective Source Code,Savant - AscentStealth Bastard Deluxe, and GameMaker: Studio Pro. Pay $12 or more for all of that plus Wasteland Kings + Wasteland KingsSource Code, 10 Second Ninja Source Code, Detective Case and Clown Bot in: Murder in The Hotel Lisbon Source Code, Savant - Ascent Source Code, Stealth Bastard Deluxe Source Code, and the GM:S Android Export Module.
Pay what you want. All of this content ordinarily costs up to $568, but here at Humble Bundle, you choose the price!
DRM-free and on Steam and GameMaker. The games in this bundle are available DRM-free and/or on Steam. All games are playable on Windows and most are also available on Mac. Select titles are playable on Linux. Source files and GameMaker Studio software is redeemable on GameMaker. Pay $1 or more for access to Steam and GameMaker keys. Please check out the full system requirements here prior to purchasing.
Support charity. Choose where the money goes -- between the developers and charitable causes Doctors Without Borders/MSF via the PayPal Giving Fund. For details on how this works, click here. If you like this bundle or like what we do, you can leave us a Humble Tip too.


GameMaker: Studio Professional for $6 or more.

GM: S Pro + Android Export Module for $12 or more.

Go grab a bundle!