The s2ram FAQ ( http://en.opensuse.org/S2ram ) confirms that computers running intel graphics chipsets are often helped out by the s3 options.
This might be related to bug #44798 . -- won't resume after sleep on thinkpad r50e https://launchpad.net/bugs/44798 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs