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Suspend request reboots in 16.04

Asked by Guy Andrews

Suspend used to work properly and I cannot remember what caused it to change. However now a suspend request results in a immediate reboot.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Does the system have a make and model?
What release of Ubuntu are you using?

We need basic details about the system. You can't just tell us the issue

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Guy Andrews (gja2) said : 		#2

16.04 LTS 64-bit Desktop is the Ubuntu operating system.
The hardware is a Dell Inspiron with 3.8 GIB of Memory, a Intel Core 2 Quad CPU @ 2.40GHz x 4 Processor, Intel G33 Graphivs, and 980.1 GB Disk.
I apologize I should have thought to include this data.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

Do you have the latest BIOS?

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Guy Andrews (gja2) said : 		#4

I'm not sure. How do I check?

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Guy Andrews (gja2) said : 		#5

I rebooted to check the BIOS. It is Phoenix Award 1.0.12 dated 03/01/2008. Pretty old.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#6

Check the manufacturer website to see if newer exists

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Guy Andrews (gja2) said : 		#7

I am still trying to get the BIOS updated.

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Guy Andrews (gja2) said : 		#8

I think the problem is with Dell. The only way they support BIOS update is with MS Windows or DOS. I finally used FreeDOS and updated the BIOS. I doubt this covers the problems because there are also hardware driver updates. At any rate I can live with it not working.

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