Hibernate Problem in Windows 7 but not in Ubuntu 10.10

[mexarhos]

Hello to you all!
I recently installed Ubuntu 10.10 in my pc and for the last week I've been trying to enable hibernation in Windows 7. I have read more than 100 threads (and followed their instructions) with no result.
My configuration is:
hda: Windows 7
hdc: Ubuntu 10.10 (GRUB)
The BIOS is set to boot from hdc. When I select windows from GRUB, windows start up, but when I choose "hibernate" they just pop up the log in screen. However, when I set BIOS to boot from hda windows start (without GRUB) and DO hibernate when I choose to. BUT, when I switch on the pc (immediately after a successful windows hibernation) I get "Resuming Windows" regardless what disk I choose to boot from (using BIOS)! I do not get the GRUB screen but I don't get the chance to launch the BBS popup either (I see the message but there is no response when I press F8 ). It seems like the system always boots from hda after a successful windows hibernation and there is nothing I can do to change this! On the other hand, Ubuntu always hibernates normally... I'm willing to post any information needed but I would appreciate it if the answers are not like "Repair Windows" or "Reinstall Ubuntu" because I want to solve the problem but find out its cause as well.
Thanks in advance to anyone spending the time even to read this post,
Mick
PS. I have ubuntu 10.04 with Vista installed in the same disk in my laptop and hibernation works perfectly for both systems.

[mexarhos]

Here's some more information. Both disks are flagged bootable in Ubuntu and Active in Windows. hda is marked as boot in Windows. Hibernate option is (obviously) available in windows in any case (startup with or without grub), Hybrid sleep mode is set to off. Any post appreciated! It shows that I'm not alone...

[amsterdamharu]

I think the problem might be that grub is on hdc and you keep switching in the bios. I haven't got much experience with Windows 7 but it could be started from grub and as far as I know hibernate doesn't need to write to the mbr on hda.

So you could install grub on hda's mbr and the rest in hdc? wherever the /boot directory is.

Could you post the output of the boot info script?
http://sourceforge.net/projects/bootinfoscript/
Copy it to your Desktop (it usually is in Downloads).
Run the following commands:

cd ~/Desktop
sudo bash boot_info_script*
To execute the command(s) you can press alt + F2, type gnome-terminal and click run. Then copy one command and paste it in the terminal (black screen that showed up after you clicked run). Use the mouse to paste commands in the terminal.
There should be a file on your Desktop named RESULTS.txt please post the content of this file here too using [code]Your pasted stuff[/code]

[mexarhos]

Thank you for your reply amsterdamharu.
First of all a correction in my first post:
hda=sda
hdc=sdb1
About your comments:
I prefer grub installed on a disk other than the windows one because in this way I can remove this disk and still have a bootable windows system. I used to have a similar configuration with Windows XP and Ubuntu 9.04 which worked perfectly.
Windows 7 start normally using grub. The difference I stated is that when started using grub, windows hibernation does not work (it leads to the login screen). When windows is started using windows boot loader directly, hibernation works but the next time I turn on the pc grub is completely bypassed (although I use BIOS to boot from the disk it is installed - see first post too) and windows resumes automatically.
Bellow is the output of the boot info script:


Boot Info Script 0.55 dated February 15th, 2010

============================= Boot Info Summary: ==============================

=> Windows is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda
=> Grub 2 is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdb and looks on the same drive in
partition #1 for (,msdos1)/boot/grub.
=> Windows is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdc

sda1: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows Vista/7
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System: Windows 7
Boot files/dirs: /bootmgr /Boot/BCD /Windows/System32/winload.exe

sdb1: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: ext4
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System: Ubuntu 10.10
Boot files/dirs: /boot/grub/menu.lst /boot/grub/grub.cfg /etc/fstab
/boot/grub/core.img

sdb2: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: Extended Partition
Boot sector type: Unknown
Boot sector info:

sdb5: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: swap
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:

sdc1: __________________________________________________ _______________________

File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows Vista/7
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files/dirs:

=========================== Drive/Partition Info: =============================

Drive: sda ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___

Disk /dev/sda: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders, total 1953525168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

Partition Boot Start End Size Id System

/dev/sda1 * 2,048 1,953,521,663 1,953,519,616 7 HPFS/NTFS


Drive: sdb ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___

Disk /dev/sdb: 122.9 GB, 122942324736 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14946 cylinders, total 240121728 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

Partition Boot Start End Size Id System

/dev/sdb1 * 2,048 230,277,119 230,275,072 83 Linux
/dev/sdb2 230,279,166 240,119,807 9,840,642 5 Extended
/dev/sdb5 230,279,168 240,119,807 9,840,640 82 Linux swap / Solaris


Drive: sdc ___________________ __________________________________________________ ___

Disk /dev/sdc: 250.1 GB, 250059350016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders, total 488397168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

Partition Boot Start End Size Id System

/dev/sdc1 63 488,392,064 488,392,002 7 HPFS/NTFS


blkid -c /dev/null: __________________________________________________ __________

Device UUID TYPE LABEL

/dev/sda1 C4D63DCED63DC20A ntfs
/dev/sda: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sdb1 ee5b5077-7dbe-4ece-9df3-fba6c157d139 ext4
/dev/sdb2: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sdb5 1dfafcb1-fe2e-4c0f-9e90-7a72dfc743f4 swap
/dev/sdb: PTTYPE="dos"
/dev/sdc1 D024722624721028 ntfs Media
/dev/sdc: PTTYPE="dos"

============================ "mount | grep ^/dev output: ===========================

Device Mount_Point Type Options

/dev/sdb1 / ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro,commit=0)


=========================== sdb1/boot/grub/menu.lst: ===========================

#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
set have_grubenv=true
load_env
fi
set default="6"
if [ "${prev_saved_entry}" ]; then
set saved_entry="${prev_saved_entry}"
save_env saved_entry
set prev_saved_entry=
save_env prev_saved_entry
set boot_once=true
fi

function savedefault {
if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then
saved_entry="${chosen}"
save_env saved_entry
fi
}

function recordfail {
set recordfail=1
if [ -n "${have_grubenv}" ]; then if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi
}

function load_video {
insmod vbe
insmod vga
}

insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ee5b5077-7dbe-4ece-9df3-fba6c157d139
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=640x480
load_video
insmod gfxterm
fi
terminal_output gfxterm
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ee5b5077-7dbe-4ece-9df3-fba6c157d139
set locale_dir=($root)/boot/grub/locale
set lang=en
insmod gettext
if [ "${recordfail}" = 1 ]; then
set timeout=-1
else
set timeout=10
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
set menu_color_normal=white/black
set menu_color_highlight=black/light-gray
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-25-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ee5b5077-7dbe-4ece-9df3-fba6c157d139
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-25-generic root=UUID=ee5b5077-7dbe-4ece-9df3-fba6c157d139 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-25-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-25-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ee5b5077-7dbe-4ece-9df3-fba6c157d139
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.35-25-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-25-generic root=UUID=ee5b5077-7dbe-4ece-9df3-fba6c157d139 ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-25-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-22-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ee5b5077-7dbe-4ece-9df3-fba6c157d139
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic root=UUID=ee5b5077-7dbe-4ece-9df3-fba6c157d139 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-22-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-22-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ee5b5077-7dbe-4ece-9df3-fba6c157d139
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.35-22-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic root=UUID=ee5b5077-7dbe-4ece-9df3-fba6c157d139 ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-22-generic
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ee5b5077-7dbe-4ece-9df3-fba6c157d139
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ee5b5077-7dbe-4ece-9df3-fba6c157d139
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
}
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
menuentry "Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sda1)" {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ntfs
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set c4d63dced63dc20a
chainloader +1
}
menuentry "Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sdc1)" {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ntfs
set root='(hd2,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set d024722624721028
chainloader +1
}
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
if [ -f $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
source $prefix/custom.cfg;
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###

=========================== sdb1/boot/grub/grub.cfg: ===========================

#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
set have_grubenv=true
load_env
fi
set default="0"
if [ "${prev_saved_entry}" ]; then
set saved_entry="${prev_saved_entry}"
save_env saved_entry
set prev_saved_entry=
save_env prev_saved_entry
set boot_once=true
fi

function savedefault {
if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then
saved_entry="${chosen}"
save_env saved_entry
fi
}

function recordfail {
set recordfail=1
if [ -n "${have_grubenv}" ]; then if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi
}

function load_video {
insmod vbe
insmod vga
}

insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ee5b5077-7dbe-4ece-9df3-fba6c157d139
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=640x480
load_video
insmod gfxterm
fi
terminal_output gfxterm
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ee5b5077-7dbe-4ece-9df3-fba6c157d139
set locale_dir=($root)/boot/grub/locale
set lang=en
insmod gettext
if [ "${recordfail}" = 1 ]; then
set timeout=-1
else
set timeout=10
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
set menu_color_normal=white/black
set menu_color_highlight=black/light-gray
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-25-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ee5b5077-7dbe-4ece-9df3-fba6c157d139
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-25-generic root=UUID=ee5b5077-7dbe-4ece-9df3-fba6c157d139 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-25-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-25-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ee5b5077-7dbe-4ece-9df3-fba6c157d139
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.35-25-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-25-generic root=UUID=ee5b5077-7dbe-4ece-9df3-fba6c157d139 ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-25-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-22-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ee5b5077-7dbe-4ece-9df3-fba6c157d139
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic root=UUID=ee5b5077-7dbe-4ece-9df3-fba6c157d139 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-22-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.35-22-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ee5b5077-7dbe-4ece-9df3-fba6c157d139
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.35-22-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic root=UUID=ee5b5077-7dbe-4ece-9df3-fba6c157d139 ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-22-generic
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ee5b5077-7dbe-4ece-9df3-fba6c157d139
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd1,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ee5b5077-7dbe-4ece-9df3-fba6c157d139
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
}
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
menuentry "Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sda1)" {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ntfs
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set c4d63dced63dc20a
chainloader +1
}
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom.save ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
parttool hd0,2 boot+
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom.save ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
if [ -f $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
source $prefix/custom.cfg;
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###

=============================== sdb1/etc/fstab: ===============================

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'blkid -o value -s UUID' to print the universally unique identifier
# for a device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name
# devices that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc nodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0
# / was on /dev/sdb1 during installation
UUID=ee5b5077-7dbe-4ece-9df3-fba6c157d139 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
# swap was on /dev/sdb5 during installation
UUID=1dfafcb1-fe2e-4c0f-9e90-7a72dfc743f4 none swap sw 0 0

=================== sdb1: Location of files loaded by Grub: ===================


13.0GB: boot/grub/core.img
30.6GB: boot/grub/grub.cfg
24.2GB: boot/grub/menu.lst
1.4GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-22-generic
1.4GB: boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-25-generic
13.1GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic
13.1GB: boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-25-generic
1.4GB: initrd.img
1.4GB: initrd.img.old
13.1GB: vmlinuz
13.1GB: vmlinuz.old
=========================== Unknown MBRs/Boot Sectors/etc =======================

Unknown BootLoader on sdb2

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00000010 08 62 03 01 6c 15 c7 e3 a7 7a 3c fd 5d 52 fe 75 |.b..l....z<.]R.u|
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00000030 78 f5 76 6c db 46 1e da 60 35 65 ad 83 9c 7d 5d |x.vl.F..`5e...}]|
00000040 d2 20 ca 59 ae c1 ab e3 ba ce 6d 03 48 7a c2 0b |. .Y......m.Hz..|
00000050 0b 26 ce 47 9c 6e fc 05 a7 23 78 0c 58 05 4c fa |.&.G.n...#x.X.L.|
00000060 13 d8 4c 3b 63 ff 7c 3f 24 11 52 10 31 38 53 d4 |..L;c.|?$.R.18S.|
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000001b0 8c 28 20 fe a9 41 a4 9d 94 c8 44 75 30 be 00 fe |.( ..A....Du0...|
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00000200


What's strange about this is that there is a second windows menu entry (menuentry "Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sdc1)" {) which should not exist and does not actually appear in the startup choices of grub or in startup manager. This disk (sdc1) used to have Windows XP installed but it does not any more and it does not contain a boot folder...
Thank you,

[sofiamarcella]

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[mexarhos]

thank's guy... finished I have answered .... I'll try http://freeimagestocks.com/content/5/love.gif:guitar::P:P:P

Obviously this was meant to be somewhere else. The problem remains...

[Mark Phelps]

If hibernate works find in Ubuntu but not in Win7, then you need a Win7 solution.

Hate to point this out -- but this is an Ubuntu forum, not a Windows 7 forum.

Suggest you post you concerns to www.sevenforums.com -- a Windows 7 forum. You might have better luck getting detailed advice there.

[mexarhos]

Thank you for your reply Mark.
I will have to disagree with you. If you read carefully you will see that windows 7 hibernation works fine when I bypass grub and boot from the disk that contains windows. In addition, windows hibernate worked perfectly before I installed Ubuntu. I have searched sevenforums (among other windows fora) and the solutions found there do not work for me, not to mention that they are much less technical than the ones found here. Following your way of thinking, someone on a windows forum would write: "If hibernate works fine when you bypass GRUB , then you need a GRUB solution"...
So, given that you have thousands of posts in this forum, I would really appreciate it if you gave a look at the output of the boot info script and maybe point out what might be wrong.
In any case... Thanks

[mexarhos]

I did an "update-grub" but nothing changed (not even the strange 2nd windows entry). Since I had no new suggestions I tried some changes in windows power management that didn't make a difference. Could ext2fsd cause the hibernation problem?

[Quatrix]

mexarhos, did you ever figure this out? I have the same problem with GRUB/Ubuntu on one drive and Windows 7 on another. I can hibernate if I go through the Windows boot loader but not GRUB. The GRUB and Windows 7 partitions are both marked boot/active. I've seen marking partitions boot/active advertised as a fix when everything is on one drive, but having Windows 7 on a different drive seems to introduce more complications.

And you DID post in the right place. Because the problem only occurs when booting through GRUB and users are more technical here, you're more likely to get help here than on sevenforums.com.

[cr@ss]

I ran into what I believe is the same problem. You can find a work-around to it here: http://archimedesden.wordpress.com/2011/11/29/windows-hibernate-where-did-my-bios-options-go/

They idea is that the machine is not completely shutdown after hibernating. That is hitting the power button does not do a cold boot. By forcing a cold boot you're able to boot the way you want.

So actually this is neither an Ubuntu, Grub, nor Windows issue. But this forum is still the best place to ask. Hope this help someone else.