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Windows does not hibernate after installing ubuntu‏

Asked by bjornvr

I installed ubuntu 9.10 (amd64) on my acer laptop with windows 7 (32 bit), ubuntu and windows both work fine but I can't get into hibernation in windows since I installed ubuntu, I did not install with wubi so it have to be possible to hibernate.

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aftermath (aftermath58) said : 		#1

Ubuntu and windows do not seem to work well together, I would suggest
that you uninstall windows because its very "crappy". Most of the
programs that can be run in windows can also be run in Ubuntu, there
are other ways however to keep windows, you can make a virtual PC [1]
in Ubuntu and you can keep Windows there.
[1] http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/
On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 2:55 PM, bjornvr
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> I installed ubuntu 9.10 (amd64) on my acer laptop with windows 7 (32 bit), ubuntu and windows both work fine but I can't get into hibernation in windows since I installed ubuntu, I did not install with wubi so it have to be possible to hibernate.
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Best Tom (tom6) said : 		#2

Hi :)

In linux-land we often disagree with each other in a friendly curious way and i have to disagree with AfterMath there. Installing or Re-installing Windows is such a pain that it is well worth avoiding uninstalling it at all in the first place, just in case.

Most of us have a Windows somewhere in a dual-boot somewhere even if we never use it. It can be helpful for looking up where things are in the menus when one of our colleagues/friends/loved-ones has a Windows problem they can't fix.

Hibernation mode is well worth avoiding because it leaves the computer in a very vulnerable state, it takes ages to close down into hibernate mode and ends up using more power than a proper shut-down and bootup. Worst of all if you do hibernate in Windows then how do you boot into Ubuntu?

I felt sure the answer would be to do a defrag or empty your wastebin and do a "Disk check" although it seems more likely that you need to right-click on "My Computer" - "Properties" and then hunt around the tabs of the pop-up to find Virtual Memory and make sure to set that at a fixed value about 2xRam size. But of course it is really a Windows question ...

Hopefully someone will give a decent answer in a couple of hours

Good luck and regards from
Tom :)

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Tom (tom6) said : 		#3

Hi :)

A more useful answer would be to sugest you try using the LiveCd session as that should boot-up to an Ubuntu desktop and firefox should be able to surf the internet into here
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCD

Please try this and tell us how it goes for you. If that doesn't work we might be able to help you get a LiveCd session working but usually it should just work easily.

Good luck and regards from
Tom :)

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Tom (tom6) said : 		#4

Hi :)

A more useful answer would be to suggest you try using the LiveCd session as that should boot-up to an Ubuntu desktop and firefox should be able to surf the internet into here
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCD

Please try this and tell us how it goes for you. If that doesn't work we might be able to help you get a LiveCd session working but usually it should just work easily.

Ubuntu already has enough drivers included in the kernel to get most machines working so you really shouldn't need anything extra.

Good luck and regards from
Tom :)

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bjornvr (bjornvr) said : 		#5

Thanks Tom, that solved my question.