OK: I just installed 12.04.3 (32-bit, not 64-bit, if that matters) on the same machine. Fully updated.
I'll force the empty-battery and see what happens afterwards. sander@sander12043:~$ uname -a Linux sander12043 3.8.0-29-generic #42~precise1-Ubuntu SMP Wed Aug 14 15:31:16 UTC 2013 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux sander@sander12043:~$ sander@sander12043:~$ sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date 68SRR Ver. F.41 05/22/2013 sander@sander12043:~$ -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1219498 Title: [Hewlett-Packard HP ProBook 4530s] suspend/resume failure To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1219498/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs