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Installing Debian on dual boot terms has disabled hibernate in Windows 7.

The solution according to this thread is to make use of Grub's "makeactive" option. I don't understand. What is the poster suggesting I should do? I don't have to reinstall Grub do I? Can I just edit a config file or something?

I've never had this problem before and I've made many Linux installations alongside Windows before while maintaining the hibernate function in Windows. Does anybody know why I lost it this time?

System: Deb 6 testing 32 bit, dually running with Win 7 32 bit Pro

Afterthought: one of the differences with this particular installation is I am not sure if GRUB was installed to the MBR or to the Linux partition. A) How would I check? and B) would reinstalling GRUB to the MBR if it is not already, restore hibernate on the Windows 7 side?

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  • Dual-boot and hibernate make a very dangerous combination. I've had some major data-loss because I modified a filesystem in Linux then hibernated, and accidentally booted into Windows. This problem isn't worth fixing unless you make sure you never mount Windows partitions in Linux. (or vice versa). Commented Sep 13, 2011 at 6:49
  • Really? I didn't know. The problem is I'm a poweruser and in fact hibernate has become so essential to me I have no way of working without it. I routinely do research and have my work open in a prolific number of windows (20-70 browser tabs for e.g.), and I cannot practically shut down without a tremendous effort to save everything and reopen each time. I have multiple work sessions a day and cannot leave my laptop on while I'm away from powerpoints, so hibernate has revolutionised the way I work. I have always dual-booted and I never had this problem until my latest linux installation... Commented Sep 13, 2011 at 8:23

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This worked for me. See this post.

Solution: In Ubuntu, use gparted (If not install, add it). On your booting hard drive (usually /dev/sda), make sure that the first windows partition (normally /dev/sda1) is marked as 'boot'. Close gparted and restart.

GRUB should work just as before (It is on the MBR, so it doesn't really care), and windows will be able to put to sleep and hibernate without issues.

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