hp Pavillion won't sleep

[Ed Jabbour]

On Saturday 02 August 2008 19:40:26 James Takac wrote:
> 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?

Should have mentioned that.  It's an  GeForce 7150M.