This sounds an awful lot like bug 6289. If you edit /etc/acpi/hibernate.sh and add
set -x just under the #!/bin/sh line, then from a shell do sudo /etc/acpi/hibernate.sh what happens? ** Changed in: gnome-power-manager (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: gnome-power-manager => acpi-support Assignee: (unassigned) => Simon Law Status: Unconfirmed => Needs Info -- hibernate does not work properly for Dell Inspiron 1150 https://launchpad.net/bugs/59455 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs