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. 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? 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 Then simply run it. sudo s2ram Or: sudo s2disk 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. Bob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
