On Wed, 2007-08-08 at 20:19 -0600, Bob Proulx wrote:
> list-debian-laptop wrote:
> > If I try to suspend, the screen locker comes on, and after I type my
> > password, it says:
> > "Suspend Problem
> > Your computer failed to suspend. Check the PAQ page for common
> > problems."
> >
> > Same with trying to hibernate:
> > "Hibernate Problem
> > HAL failed to hibernate. Check the FAQ page for common problems."
>
> Very likely error messages would be logged to /var/log/syslog. Look
> through that file and see what you find.
The only entry I found was:
@:~$ cat /var/log/syslog
.
.
.
Aug 9 09:57:58 gnome-power-manager: Suspending computer because user
clicked suspend from tray menu
> By what method did you attempt to suspend? Did you use the gnome
> applet? Or did you use the hibernate script? Or some other method?
Yes, I used the gnome-power-manager applet.
Thanks to Michael who also pointed me to the hibernate script, I'm able
now to hibernate, but need to access it as root via a terminal. My
preference though, is to access it through the applet.
> If the two that you tried did not work let me recommend the s2ram and
> s2disk alternatives. It has a table of known workarounds for some
> laptops and may work using one of the predefined recipes.
>
> apt-get install uswsusp
Thanks, was apparently already installed
> Then simply run it.
>
> sudo s2ram
Result:
:~# s2ram
Machine is unknown.
This machine can be identified by:
sys_vendor = "ASUSTeK Computer Inc."
sys_product = "L3000E/T series Notebook PC"
sys_version = "0001"
bios_version = "0207"
See http://en.opensuse.org/S2ram for details.
If you report a problem, please include the complete output above.
> Or:
>
> sudo s2disk
This seems to lock my laptop
> Also depending upon your laptop you may need a newer kernel than is
> available in Debian Etch Stable. This can be installed from Sid
> without needing to pull other packages. (As an aside this is required
> for running powertop for example.)
>
> > In Fedora 6 it did both extremely well. What could be the problem /
> > solution?
>
> Suspend to disk and ram have been some of the most hardware dependent
> issues for laptops. Some work fine and other give endless trouble. A
> lot of the programs are scripted with table driven workarounds. This
> means that every distro and every laptop will be a unique
> combination. Others with different laptops may have the exact
> opposite result from yours.
Maybe an idea to copy the fedora workaround tables?
Thanks,
ario
> Bob
>
>
