@cement_head @Vahagn Yeghikyan after numerous searches on the web (e.g. [1] [2]) I found a simple solution to this problem.
1. apt-get install hibernate uswsusp 2. vim /etc/polkit-1/localauthority/50-local.d/com.ubuntu.enable-hibernate.pkla [Re-enable hibernate by default] Identity=unix-user:* Action=org.freedesktop.upower.hibernate ResultActive=yes 3. vim /var/lib/polkit-1/localauthority/10-vendor.d/com.ubuntu.desktop.pkla [Disable hibernate by default] Identity=unix-user:* Action=org.freedesktop.upower.hibernate ResultActive=yes 4. vim /etc/default/grub GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash resume=UUID=myswap" [1] http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=9744970&postcount=19 [2] http://thecodecentral.com/2011/01/18/fix-ubuntu-10-10-suspendhibernate-not-working-bug it works on my laptop. resolved worksforme ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/73805 Title: Hibernate will not poweroff laptop at very "last" step To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/73805/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
