Fix hard disk accessing problem from Ubuntu on a dual booted Computer!(Ubuntu alongside Windows 8/8.1)

Having trouble while trying to access hard disk from Ubuntu on a dual booted Computer?
It occurs when you are using Ubuntu alongside windows 8/8.1. If you shut down your windows and next time you select Ubuntu to be booted up, you might not be able to access hard disk form Ubuntu. But if you restart your Windows and in next boot up you enter Ubuntu you might be able to access hard disk from Ubuntu. Here the question is, why this happen?
The answer to the reason is:
Through Windows 8/8.1 Microsoft corporation launched a new feature in Windows, The Secure Boot Up. If secure boot up is enabled on your computer under Windows then, when you try to shut down windows, it doesn’t shut down actually. It’s a term like hibernation where hibernation holds the current operational condition of the opened Windows while secure boot up holds the memory information’s so that the next boot up be fast and it does actually. But if you restart your computer, the secure boot up is not permitted to work. And if you select Ubuntu to be logged in then, you will be able to access the hard disk as admin. There is another way of getting released from this issue. You can turn the secure boot.
Try the link below. https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn481258.aspx

Fix Brightness on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS & Mint 17(Intel Video Card)

Have you ever tried to control brightness on you Linux PC/Laptop? If the answer is yes, then you may have been failed to do so!! I too just failed to control brightness on my Ubuntu 14.04 LTS laptop for many times after applying so many methods. They just didn’t work out. I was searching for a technique for controlling the screen brightness and finally I have got one! Now I am sharing this to you. I applied this on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Linux Mint 17 and it worked. I don’t know whether it works on other version or not. You may try.

Now let’s go to the tasks that you have to do.

Firstly open the terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and then copy and paste the code to the terminal and press enter.

sudo touch /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-intel.conf

This will create a configuration file. Now we will have to edit this file. To do edit, we will have to enter the following code to the terminal

sudo gedit /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-intel.conf

This will open a configuration file. Now you will have to copy and paste the following lines to the configuration file.

Section "Device"

        Identifier  "card0"

        Driver      "intel"

        Option      "Backlight"  "intel_backlight"

        BusID       "PCI:0:2:0"EndSection

Now save the configuration file and then close it.

Log out and log in back. The brightness control should be working through function keys now.

Isn't it pretty cool!!!??? Happy Linuxing.

Set Proxy on Windows 8/8.1

Have you ever tried to update your windows 8/8.1 operating system using your proxy enabled WiFi network connection? If you tried you must be failed!!!

Then you may ask what's the reason on this???Yes, there is a important reason on this.That is, Windows doesn't allow you to use your WiFi network or any other proxy enabled network on windows without entering the proxy address and port you are using.
You may be able to use your network by other third party software by setting proxy on them but not by your default windows programs.
So, how do you set proxy on my windows??? For this you open you command prompt as administrator
and then write the code below on command prompt and then press enter:

netsh winhttp set proxy source proxy_address:proxy_port

Replace the proxy_address and proxy_port by your original proxy_address and port.

Yes. That's all. Now you can use your network connection by default windows programs.

Again You may import your proxy address and port from network and sharing center if you already set your proxy address and port there.

To do this you will have to run the code below by command prompt. Don't forget to open command prompt as administrator.

netsh winhttp import proxy source =ie

Be sure you set up the proxy address and port on network and sharing center.

That's all. Now you are able to use your proxy enabled network by windows default programs.

to reset your proxy settings connect to a network and then run the code given below:

netsh winhttp import proxy source =ie

your proxy will be reseted with your active network connection.
Thanks. 

Create ad-hoc network in windows 8/8.1

It was much more easier to create ad-hoc network in windows 7 but in windows 8/8.1 . It is not same as windows 7 at all. So, now, what's the solution??  There is actually pretty much easy solution provided by Microsoft!!!  What's that????

Here you will have to open you notepad (or any other text editing tools) and copy the text from below and paste them to notepad...

netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=network_name key=security_key

in network_name provide a name for your network and in security_key provide a password for your network(Pretty much easy!!!!is't it???)

Now copy  the entire line and then open  your command prompt as administrator then paste the copied text onto command prompt.

Then the final step: copy and then paste the line below onto command prompt...

netsh wlan start hostednetwork

A screenshot for you how i created my one.
Thats all..Your ad hoc network should be started immediately..
Happy Sharing over Wifi...