In Windows Vista sleep takes seconds not minutes. Having looked around launchpad a bit I think my problem is the same as
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux- source-2.6.22/+bug/139045 -- laptop does not suspend or hibernate https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/164016 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-power-manager in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs