kernel-2.6.17-1.2139_FC5 won't sleep

[Roberto Ragusa]

David A. De Graaf wrote:

> I've also just tried sleeping from a basic console - with no X running -
> with both kernel 2.6.16-1.2133_FC5 and 2.6.17-1.2139_FC5.
> Both kernels sleep and awaken satisfactorily.  Therefore the failure of
> the newer kernel to awaken with X running is almost surely a misfunction
> with the X server.

Try adding

  acpi_sleep=s3_bios

to the kernel options in your grub.conf.

Best regards.
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   Roberto Ragusa    mail at robertoragusa.it