Linux formatted partitions can’t be natively read by Windows, so they aren’t affected by this unstable condition. This means that any change ot any file in the partitions mapped out in this hiberfile can result in system instability or even damages to the NTFS file systems, for any affected NTFS partition. It does not preserve all the details about the states of the NTFS partitions. The hiberfile created when Windows 8.1 goes into hybrid hibernate is not a complete hiberfile. Ubuntu calls this an unstable system state, which it is. Ubuntu refuses to write to the NTFS partitions because Windows has not fully shut down. Is it Bios related or something in the disk firmware? I wonder if an external dock could be reached from a linux boot… I find it interesting that a windows option could lock NTFS partitions. So that’s how I learned about these issues. Not what a dual-booter wants to happen! The caveats I discovered solved that issue as well. This has the effect of locking the state at shutdown for all Windows-visible partitions on the drive, including Data Partitions which may be shared with another OS. It turns out that with Fast Startup enabled (which it is by default in Win 8.1) the system never really shuts down, but goes into “Hybrid Hibernate” sleep. My Ubuntu Linux also couldn’t interact with the NTFS Partitions after a “Shutdown” of Win 8.1. I also could no longer boot from USB, until I found these caveats and applied the required fixes. I came across these caveats when doing my own experiments with Macrium Reflect Free WinPE USB media after upgrading my own Toshiba Satellite to Windows 8.1 from Windows 7. (The setting for Fast Boot is in the BIOS on older Toshiba Satellite laptops.) The issue came up at a computer club meeting when a fellow Toshiba Satellite owner said his system doesn’t boot from USB. I have been having that problem with my Toshiba laptop! Hi, I really appreciate the following advice. These are bootable even when Windows won’t boot. Other brands and other devices may offer similar tools. I also keep USB sticks with my ASUS Transformer Book t100ta restore image and drivers with a special program supplied at the ASUS web site. With the three caveats above, Linux can also see and repair Windows NTFS and System Partitions. I have used Macrium Reflect Free Version 6 on USB and CD for a Windows Rescue Environment. (3) Disable Windows 8, 8.1, or 10 Fast Startup - This Windows feature locks up the NTFS and System Partitions and sometimes causes them not to be accessible in Rescue environments. (2) On some Toshiba Satellite and some other brands of laptops, disable Fast Boot in the BIOS Remember, on some recent laptops with UEFI Fast Boot, you must do three things to be able to boot from a USB device: Check out how to do it in the NSI script editing feature of the Installer Maker Options Overview.Tools for making Bootable USB Rescue Environments (mostly Windows and WinPE, as Linux already offers its own USB Boot Media downloads, or you can purchase certain Linux Live and Install USB Media directly from OS Disc) : If you wish to make more advanced tweaks to your installer than the Installer Maker interface can provide, we have a checkbox that allows you to make advanced tweaks to the generated code yourself. While NSIS scripts can get very complicated and in-depth, Installer Maker only covers some of the more basic implementations of this system. You can find out more about NSIS on the NSIS Wiki. NSIS is the “Nullsoft Scriptable Install System” and it is a professional, Open Source script system used to create Windows Installers. This requires the NSIS development tools, which Installer Maker comes with and installs them automatically if it doesn’t see them on your system. Installer Maker works by generating and compiling an NSIS script based on the data provided in the application. For an overview of this application’s options and features, go to the Installer Maker Options Overview webpage. This application is completely free (free of charge) and is provided ‘as is’ to anyone and everyone who needs it.ĭoneEx Installer Maker can be downloaded on the download page. DoneEx Installer Maker is a freeware application that creates installers for you!
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