On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 11:28 PM, Ben Hutchings <b...@decadent.org.uk> wrote:
> Control: tag -1 moreinfo > > On Wed, 2013-02-13 at 11:59 -0600, ddshore wrote: > > Package: linux-base > > Version: 3.4~bpo60+1 > > Severity: normal > > > > After suspending the laptop, and attempting to resume, I get a black > screen > > with the power and wifi icons turned on. I have tried using different > versions > > of the Linux Kernel, > > Which versions? > > 2.6.32-5-686 and 3.2.0.0.bpo.4-rt-686-pae > > adding pci=nocrs, acp_osi=Microsoft Windows NT, > > acp_osi=Linux, apm=off (since apparently my laptop uses both acpi and > apm), > > acpi=off, but they have the same effect. > > I very much doubt that this laptop supports APM, as that's been obsolete > for 10 years! > > So did the people at #linux, but apparently, they got this information from my dmesg (which was attached in my previous email). I also get error messages saying apm: BIOS not found. > As for ACPI, turning it off is generally a bad idea (as you've seen!) > but the advice to 'try acpi=off' is still lingering among long-time > Linux users. > > Right. They told me the same thing, but wanted to see if anything happened at all. > [...] > > This bug was also filed for ubuntu, but was never solved > > (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/675076). > [...] > > And that was quite a few versions back, so evidently this is not a new > problem. > > Yes, and I've seen some other people with the same problem. Should I try getting more info on this problem? Would additional log files help? > Ben. > > -- > Ben Hutchings > We get into the habit of living before acquiring the habit of thinking. > - Albert > Camus >