hp Pavillion won't sleep

[James Takac]

Hi Ed

On Sunday 03 August 2008 09:00:42 Ed Jabbour wrote:
> HP Pavillion dv9720us won't be put to sleep.  2GB RAM, 3GB swap.  I've
> tried fooling with Power Manager, with /etc/default acpi-support, and such.
>  No matter what I do, trying sleep only switches the screen to what looks
> to be part of the boot process and I have to ctl-alt-del out.   I've
> googled so much I've gone cross-eyed and really don't remember everything
> I've tried. Any hints or pointers greatly appreciated.



I've seen this sort of behavior with certain graphic cards. Most notably some 
nVidia ones that I've come across in my travels. Which graphic card does your 
HP have?

James