it looks like the issue was using the 'server' kernel instead of 'generic'. i needed to use 'server' as i have 4GB of ram (PAE). switching to 'generic' solves the issue of suspend (but now i see only 3gb)
-- can't suspend to ram https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/381955 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
