On Fri, Jun 30, 2017 at 9:15 PM, Mike Miller <[email protected]> wrote:
> Getting closer! > > Here's what I've done. I went here... > > https://launchpad.net/~tuxonice/+archive/ubuntu/ppa > > ...and tried this: > > sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tuxonice/ppa > sudo apt-get update > sudo apt install linux-generic-tuxonice tuxonice-userui > > I also had installed the hibernate package: > > sudo apt install hibernate > It looks like this ppa was designed for ubuntu 12.04. I am sceptible about using packages not written for a particular architect Folliowing instructions under "Update: Hibernation using a swap file > on 17.04", here... > > https://askubuntu.com/questions/768136/how-can-i-hibernate-on-ubuntu-16-04 > > I changed one line in the grub file lo this: > > GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="no_console_suspend initcall_debug > resume=/dev/sda1 resume_offset=991232" > > (You might have a different resume and certainly a different offset.) > > and I ran update-grub. > > After that pm-hibernate did nothing. Running "Hibernate" from the > "Log Out" menu did nothing. (In these cases it seems like "nothing" > is actually about a microsecond of hibernation with no power off.) > But "sudo hibernate-disk" was getting really close -- it would power > off fine, and it would seem to resume perfectly, but it would be > frozen. So I would see the same thing on the screen as before > hibernation, but the keyboard and mousepad would have no effect, so > I'd have to power off to reboot. > > Anyway that's where it's at, but it's still no good. > > On the bright side, I used suspend, left the laptop for 90 minutes and > brought it back up. I had only used 2% of battery. Also, it was > practically instantaneous. So I'll be using suspend a lot more than > hibernate, but I would like to be able to hibernate my laptop if > possible. > > Best, > Mike > > > > On Fri, Jun 30, 2017 at 5:42 PM, Istimsak Abdulbasir > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > On Fri, Jun 30, 2017 at 6:29 PM, Mike Miller <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> Thanks for the reply, Istimsak. I had downloaded the hibernate > >> package, which includes hibernate-disk, and I had noted the "tuxonice" > >> issue with that package. The thing I wasn't clear on was whether > >> there was some other way to make it work, without the kernel patch. I > >> guess you are saying I can't escape that. ;-) > >> > >> That's OK. I'm willing to do it if there are good instructions. Let > >> us know if you can make it work. If you get it done, can you tell us > >> how? I"m sure there something out there. It looked like ArchiLinux > >> had good pages on it. > >> > >> Thanks again! > >> Mike > >> > > > > I read archlinux's wiki. That I can follow. Just couldn't find a good one > > for ubuntu. I will let you know IF I get it to work. > > > >> > >> On Fri, Jun 30, 2017 at 4:59 PM, Istimsak Abdulbasir > >> <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > This was a painful research. > >> > > >> > To use hibernate (or suspend2) requires your system to have a > "tuxonice" > >> > enabled kernel. If you are using such a kernel, then you should see > the > >> > suspend2 component in either "/proc/suspend2" or > "/sys/power/suspend2". > >> > The > >> > kernel patch will allow you to resume your system from your disk if > you > >> > decide to use suspend2. > >> > > >> > Unfortunately, the "tuxonice" patch for the kernel is not available on > >> > its > >> > website. This is what its website looks like(not very technical). > >> > http://www.tuxonice.net/. I doubt running "hibernate" from the > console > >> > will > >> > work. > >> > > >> > However, there is a github project that offers the patch. > >> > https://github.com/pierre/tuxonice-fastboot. I will be checking this > out > >> > myself. > >> > > >> > Istimsak > >> > > >> > > >> > On Fri, Jun 30, 2017 at 1:59 PM, Mike Miller <[email protected]> > >> > wrote: > >> >> > >> >> I think my first attempt to post got stuck in moderation (recapped > >> >> below). I am new to the list and I wasn't properly subscribed when I > >> >> sent it. > >> >> > >> >> I've been working on this for many hours with only some progress. > >> >> Suspend always worked. Hibernate (to disk) has not worked, yet. > >> >> > >> >> Using "Hibernate" from the system's "Log Out" menu, the screen > blanks, > >> >> it shuts down, but when I power back up it seems to go through a > >> >> normal boot process and I don't recover my previous state. > >> >> > >> >> Using sudo "pm-hibernate", I can see it saving the page files, and > >> >> when I try to recover I see it loading the page files up to 99% and > >> >> the screen blanks. After that I get only a black screen. It > responds > >> >> to nothing, so I have to power off. > >> >> > >> >> Any ideas? > >> >> > >> >> Best, > >> >> Mike > >> >> > >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > >> >> From: Mike Miller <[email protected]> > >> >> Date: Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 6:45 PM > >> >> Subject: hibernation in Xubuntu 17.04 > >> >> To: [email protected] > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> Installation of 17.04 on my laptop was a breeze. Truly a joy and > it's > >> >> working great, except for this one bothersome thing. Maybe there is > a > >> >> FAQ, but I didn't find it and things might be a little different with > >> >> 17.04 because of the use of swapfiles instead of swap partitions. > >> >> > >> >> I discovered that pm-hibernate wasn't installed by default, so I > >> >> installed the pm-utils. However, when I try to use it (as in sudo > >> >> pm-hibernate), I got an error. Logs show it goes through all of the > >> >> steps perfectly right up until it is supposed to hibernate, then it > >> >> fails and goes back through a series of "wake" steps. So the screen > >> >> blacks for a sec and I'm back to the bash prompt. > >> >> > >> >> The error I see in /var/log/pm-suspend.log is > >> >> > >> >> sh: echo: I/O error > >> >> > >> >> That follows immediately after "performing hibernate" and before > >> >> "Awake." There are only three seconds between those lines. > >> >> > >> >> My guess, based on some searches, was that my problem was that I > >> >> didn't have a proper swapfile. Now we use swapfile instead of swap > >> >> partition, right? So I looked for info on how to create that > >> >> swapfile, and it seemed to work. I think I have a proper swapfile > but > >> >> I'm not sure how to test that. sudo swapon --show seems to give > >> >> appropriate output but I'm not sure what PRIO of -1 is telling me. > >> >> > >> >> Any ideas? > >> >> > >> >> Best, > >> >> Mike > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> xubuntu-users mailing list > >> >> [email protected] > >> >> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > >> >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > "Collaboration is the new innovation" (Istimsak Abdulbasir, 2016) > >> > > >> > -- > >> > xubuntu-users mailing list > >> > [email protected] > >> > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > >> > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users > >> > > >> > >> -- > >> xubuntu-users mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users > > > > > > > > > > -- > > "Collaboration is the new innovation" (Istimsak Abdulbasir, 2016) > > > > -- > > xubuntu-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users > > > > -- > xubuntu-users mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/ > mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users > -- "Collaboration is the new innovation" (Istimsak Abdulbasir, 2016)
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