Alternative to using swap for hibernating

[Fabio Comolli]

You can try:

http://suspend2.net
if you're using custom kernels or

http://mhensler.de/swsusp/index_en.php
if you wish to use Fedora kernels.

suspend2 is able to use swap partitions, swapfiles and even normal files.

regards,
Fabio

On 4/12/07, Sam Varshavchik <mrsam at courier-mta.com> wrote:
> I've been trying to figure out why one of my laptops just damn refuses to
> hibernate.  It starts the hibernation process, turns off X, begins shrinking
> memory, turning things off -- then boom!  it drops back into X, reconnects
> to wireless, and just keeps on chugging.  Without really showing any
> informative error message.
>
> I finally found the clue in /var/log/messages:
>
> Apr 11 23:57:55 lc2440 kernel: swsusp: Not enough free swap
> Apr 11 23:57:55 lc2440 kernel: Restarting tasks … done.
> Apr 11 23:57:55 lc2440 kernel: Enabling non-boot CPUs …
>
> So, it can't fit the contents of RAM into swap.
>
> This laptop has 2GB of ram.  I've partitioned the drive with a 512MB swap.
>
> Now, I don't really feel like blowing 2GB of my laptop's hard drive on an
> essentially useless swap partition.  Besides, it's a bit too late for me to
> repartition.
>
> Do I have any other ways to get hibernation working?
>
>
>
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