Public bug reported: I have a really common laptop an Acer Extensa 5220 with integrated Intel VGA GM965. I remeber suspend working perfectly with Ubuntu 10.04. Now fiddling a lot I found how to make it work reliabily again: adding nomodeset at the boot. That disable the composition windows manager and I am currently using Ubuntu-2d. I now that this workaround is a bit hard but I really _NEED_ suspend and I can't afford a freeze with the potetially loosing of my data.
ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: xorg 1:7.6+12ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.39-generic 3.2.16 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl .tmp.unity.support.test.1: ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,grid,vpswitch,snap,imgpng,resize,compiztoolbox,gnomecompat,regex,mousepoll,place,move,session,animation,unitymtgrabhandles,expo,wall,workarounds,ezoom,fade,scale,unityshell] CompositorRunning: None Date: Thu Jun 14 10:15:07 2012 DistUpgraded: 2012-04-23 02:06:21,048 DEBUG enabling apt cron job DistroCodename: precise DistroVariant: ubuntu DkmsStatus: bcmwl, 5.100.82.38+bdcom, 3.2.0-24-generic, x86_64: installed ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, whatever it takes to get this fixed in Ubuntu GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (primary) [8086:2a02] (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:011f] Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:011f] MachineType: Acer Extensa 5220 PccardctlIdent: Socket 0: no product info available PccardctlStatus: Socket 0: no card ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-24-generic root=UUID=33c740bd-92fb-455c-ae32-e6a148634f2a ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 nomodeset SourcePackage: xorg Symptom: display UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-23 (52 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 07/03/2008 dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD dmi.bios.version: V1.35 dmi.board.name: Columbia dmi.board.vendor: Acer dmi.board.version: Rev dmi.chassis.asset.tag: None dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer dmi.chassis.version: N/A dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvrV1.35:bd07/03/2008:svnAcer:pnExtensa5220:pvr0100:rvnAcer:rnColumbia:rvrRev:cvnAcer:ct10:cvrN/A: dmi.product.name: Extensa 5220 dmi.product.version: 0100 dmi.sys.vendor: Acer version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.8-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu36 version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.32-1ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.2-0ubuntu3.1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.2-0ubuntu3.1 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu10.2 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.0-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2 ** Affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug patch precise ubuntu -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1013038 Title: Suspend does not work reliably without nomodeset To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1013038/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs