Ubuntu Windows 7 dual-boot, Windows 7 logo animation problems

[Vesnog]

Greetings,

I have installed Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 64-bit alongside Windows 7 Professional 64-bit OS in dual-boot configuration with GRUB 2.02beta2. Both OSs are up to date; however, occasionally I do not get the animated Windows logo in the Windows 7 boot-up and a distorted screen is displayed instead until I am presented with the login screen. This issue was non-existent before my Ubuntu installation and I am not able to fix it. I should also note that the Windows 7 boots up, but this artefact is really annoying. I already posted this on askubuntu.com but received no reply, for screen-shots you may wish to check it:

After Ubuntu installation, Windows experiences boot-up issues - Ask Ubuntu

So far I have tried a command on the Windows 7 console but it did not resolve the issue. By the way I experience this problem occasionally and in these cases mostly the laptop is running on battery power. My laptop brand and model is Dell Latitude E5440, respectively. Any help and/or suggestion is greatly appreciated.

 

[bra10n]

The link below might be a good starting point,

linux - Problem setting command-line console resolution. vbeinfo in grub2 does not report all resolutions - Super User

Good luck

 

[Vesnog]

The link below might be a good starting point,

linux - Problem setting command-line console resolution. vbeinfo in grub2 does not report all resolutions - Super User

Good luck

Thanks for the answer, may I also ask how do you think this is relevant? Do you think it has something to do with customizing the GRUB boot loader screen, a possible GRUB update or something missing in Windows that can be diagnosed with say SFC scan? Actually the weirdest thing about the issue is sometimes everything is completely normal, I have no explanation for this.

 

[sgage]

Greetings,

I have installed Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 64-bit alongside Windows 7 Professional 64-bit OS in dual-boot configuration with GRUB 2.02beta2. Both OSs are up to date; however, occasionally I do not get the animated Windows logo in the Windows 7 boot-up and a distorted screen is displayed instead until I am presented with the login screen. This issue was non-existent before my Ubuntu installation and I am not able to fix it. I should also note that the Windows 7 boots up, but this artefact is really annoying. I already posted this on askubuntu.com but received no reply, for screen-shots you may wish to check it:

After Ubuntu installation, Windows experiences boot-up issues - Ask Ubuntu

So far I have tried a command on the Windows 7 console but it did not resolve the issue. By the way I experience this problem occasionally and in these cases mostly the laptop is running on battery power. My laptop brand and model is Dell Latitude E5440, respectively. Any help and/or suggestion is greatly appreciated.

I've been dual-booting Windows 7 and various Linux distros since Windows 7 came out (well before, in fact, since I was involved in testing). I have never experienced anything like what you describe. Did you customize grub (you hint at that below)? Have you tried update-grub?

 

[Vesnog]

I have customized GRUB background and fonts; however I do not particularly remember if I started having this problem before customization or after it.

 

[lehnerus2000]

Have you tried running SFC?
Maybe some Windows file(s) got corrupted (coincidentally) around the time you installed Ubuntu.

I used to run Ubuntu (triple boot with XP & W7) and now I run Linux Mint (dual boot with W7) and I haven't seen the issue you are having.

 

[Vesnog]

Have you tried running SFC?
Maybe some Windows file(s) got corrupted (coincidentally) around the time you installed Ubuntu.

I used to run Ubuntu (triple boot with XP & W7) and now I run Linux Mint (dual boot with W7) and I haven't seen the issue you are having.

Today I had 2 normal boots and 1 problematic boot just as I described. I tried SFC around half an hour ago and it said "Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations."

 

[lehnerus2000]

Hardware?

Have you checked that all of your power cables and data connections (HDD, SSD, DVD, Motherboard, etc.) are correctly seated?

Remember to disconnect your PC from the Mains before playing around with the internal components.

 

[Vesnog]

Have you checked that all of your power cables and data connections (HDD, SSD, DVD, Motherboard, etc.) are correctly seated?

Remember to disconnect your PC from the Mains before playing around with the internal components.

Well I am not exactly sure of it since it is on warranty and not my property I may have these connections checked by the IT department of my university which may resolve the issue. Thanks for the advice, do you have anything else in mind?

 

[lehnerus2000]

Thanks for the advice, do you have anything else in mind?

Not really.
Perhaps GRUB didn't install correctly.

Maybe you could try updating GRUB.
Type the command below into the Terminal:

sudo update-grub

​

It might be a better idea to let your IT Department handle the issue.

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
You're brave I installed along side once too
I did not like that close of association with Linux and Windows
Although Linux is very difficult to get infections.... it is easily transferred to Windows
What does not effect Linux will effect Windows and the install
Grub is just another reason not too

Even on another partition it's risky because Linux can access Windows but Windows besides seeing the partition can not see Linux

I prefer each on it's own hdd or ssd never connected at the same time.

 

[Vesnog]

I tried the method mentioned on these forums in this post. It seemed to work out as I have not experienced the issue afterwards, but I am not exactly sure of it as I only booted the computer twice afterwards and the issue appeared irregularly. I also want to customize GRUB, how can I do so without it affecting the Windows boot process?

 

[Vesnog]

Hi,
You're brave I installed along side once too
I did not like that close of association with Linux and Windows
Although Linux is very difficult to get infections.... it is easily transferred to Windows
What does not effect Linux will effect Windows and the install
Grub is just another reason not too

Even on another partition it's risky because Linux can access Windows but Windows besides seeing the partition can not see Linux

I prefer each on it's own hdd or ssd never connected at the same time.

Thanks for the answer, it seems logical but it is not applicable in my case. Actually I have two laptops and need both OSs due to my work and the programs I run. Furthermore, I experienced this issue only on one of them although they both have the same dual-boot configuration.