On 10/3/07, Doncho N. Gunchev <gunchev@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > > When running on the console the command 'pm-suspend', I get > > > > the following: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > $ pm-suspend > > > > > > > > > Error: kernel cannot suspend to ram. > > > > > > > > > $ > > > > > > > > > > I just looked at pm-suspend's source. This error message means that > > > > > in /sys/power/state there's no mem present (try > > > > 'cat /sys/power/state' > > > > > to see what is supported). > > > > > > > > > > > > $ cat /sys/power/state > > > > standby disk > > > > $ > > > On my machine the above command returns: > > > mem disk > > > > > > So mem is indeed not present on your machine. > > > > And is it a configuration problem or hardware inability? > > The last thing you can try is try to reconfigure your BIOS. There > are some settings (I have no desktop currently) that enable/disable > S1/S2/S3 states and change ACPI/???'s version. Disable legacy USB > support (be sure to have PS2 keyboard just in case) and... try... > A friend of mine got his PC suspending to RAM after changing > something in the BIOS, but I never asked what exactly. Luck. Thanks, Doncho. After having changed from S1 to S3 in the BIOS, my computer can suspend to RAM. However, I cannot resume it: I use the power button and I see activity in the computer, but the screen remains black forever. Any ideas? Paul
