Suspend "lid switch" & NetworkManager

[dp]

> > > On 09/01/2010 04:36:06 PM, dp wrote:      
> > > > 
> > > > I find that the following update causes suspend/resume to fail:
> > > > 
> > > >     
> > ==========================================================================    
> > > > Updating:
> > > >  NetworkManager          i686    1:0.8.1-4.git20100817.fc13  
> > > >  NetworkManager-glib     i686    1:0.8.1-4.git20100817.fc13
> > > >  NetworkManager-gnome    i686    1:0.8.1-4.git20100817.fc13
> > > > 
> > > >     
> > ==========================================================================    
> > > > 
> > > > The suspend appears to happen normally, but resume seems to
> > > > do    
> > very    
> > > > little, and ends with a blank screen. I think it makes no
> > > > entry     
> > in    
> > > > "messages". I haven't noticed anyone else reporting this.
> > > > 
> > > > The laptop is Dell 9400:
> > > >   Nvidia 7900GS, Kernel 6.33.8-149.fc13.i686.PAE        
> > > 
> > > retest with the 6.34 kernel.
> > >       
> > 
> > 
> > Thanks for your suggestion.   It still fails with:
> > 
> > 
> > 2.6.34.6-47.fc13.i686.PAE
> > NetworkManager-0.8.1-4.git20100817.fc13.i686
> > 
> > Perhaps I should add that it is using nouveau and no xorg.conf.    
> 
> xorg.conf is pretty much redundant these days. 
> 
> You need to do some diagnosis with submitting a Bugzilla report as
> your goal or, hopefully, finding the problem.  With regard to the
> report, heep in mind that the better the evidence, the more likely
> you are to get a fix.
> 
> For starters, have a look at /var/log/pm-suspend.log. The actions
> taken in suspending and resuming are recorded there. Look for actions
> that are not recorded as 'success' or 'not applicable'. Towards the
> end, if everything is working, you should see something like:
> 
> Thu Sep  2 14:32:17 PDT 2010: performing suspend
> Thu Sep  2 16:21:02 PDT 2010: Awake.
> Thu Sep  2 16:21:02 PDT 2010: Running hooks for resume
> 
> You might also have a look at 
> http://www.mjmwired.net/kernel/Documentation/power/basic-pm-
> debugging.txt
> 
> Good luck.
> 	
> Geoff. Thanks again for your help.
> 
> 	Before the update to NetworkManager, pm-suspend looks fairly
> 	straightforward, with the "resume" section starting with the
> 	line showing date, time, and the word "Awake".
> 
> 	After the update the suspend is identical, but the resume
> 	section is completely missing.  Not even the Awake comment!
> 
> 	That makes it difficult for me to do anything.
> 
> Dave
> 

As this thread seems to have moved on to general problems, with little
relevance to my original fault, I'll stop here after mentioning that
updating to NetworkManager-0.8.1-6.git20100831.fc13.i686 from
updates-testing fixed it.

	Many thanks again, Geoff.