power management kills computer

[Joaquin Nadal Dura]

On 05/08/2012 05:24 PM, Thomas Blasejewicz wrote:
> 
> (2012/05/06 5:08), Colin Law wrote:
>> On 5 May 2012 17:11, Thomas Blasejewicz<thomas at s7.dion.ne.jp>  wrote:
>>> I just tried something:
>>> Manually choosing "suspend" produces the same result ->  kills the
>>> computer!!!
>> Try searching launchpad for your computer model and 'suspend' to see
>> if there are any reported bugs against it.  Then try searching on
>> askubuntu.  Then try google.  If nothing comes up then try here again,
>> but this time give us details of your laptop model and which version
>> of Ubuntu you are using.
>>
>> Colin
>>
> I tried searching launchpad, as you suggested (although I do not really
> understand what that is all about and what is going on there).
> Apparently this IS a bug ...
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pm-utils/+bug/875546
> "Bug Description
> Ever since I did a fresh install of Natty (and subsequently Oneiric) I
> have not been able to wake my desktop from suspend to RAM. Sleep
> previously worked on Maverick with no problems.
> 
> The computer will go into sleep mode after selecting suspend, but when I
> try to wake it by pushing the power button, the monitor remains shut
> down (not even a blank screen) and the USB keyboard and mouse are both
> unresponsive. The desktop tower itself is powered on though."
> 
> "Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users."
> 
> As far as I can tell, a solution has not been proposed (but maybe I am
> not looking in the right places)
> My computer - very old, for experimenting with Ubuntu - Hitachi, Flora
> (I don't know the precise model name)
> AND I don't know where to look for something that would be in Windows
> "system properties"
> Ubuntu 12.04 English version (Japanese language enabled) with all
> updates installed (clean install last week)
> Does this information help?
> 
> 

Hello,

On the BIOS turn S3 power state[1] to S1.

Maybe it works, this is a workaround.

[1]
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Configuration_and_Power_Interface>

Best regards,

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