Ubuntu 18.10 - Alienware 17 R5 crashes on sleep

[Christopher Patti]

If the machine goes to sleep, either because I close the lid or because it idles too long, it ends up in a weird state when I try to resume. If I press the power/Alien button, the fan runs and the keyboard/trackpad light up but nothing happens.

Ultimately I need to hard power off the laptop (by holding the power button in for three seconds) which causes it to boot from scratch.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.10
Package: linux-image-4.18.0-8-generic 4.18.0-8.9
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.18.0-8.9-generic 4.18.7
Uname: Linux 4.18.0-8-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu11
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: feoh 2895 F.... pulseaudio
CurrentDesktop: GNOME
Date: Mon Oct 8 14:25:16 2018
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-10-07 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish" - Beta amd64 (20180927)
MachineType: Alienware Alienware 17 R5
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm-256color
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcFB: 0 nouveaufb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.18.0-8-generic root=UUID=c3d3798c-6179-472a-ba82-55ef94f4d382 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-restricted-modules-4.18.0-8-generic N/A
 linux-backports-modules-4.18.0-8-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.175
SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 08/10/2018
dmi.bios.vendor: Alienware
dmi.bios.version: 1.5.0
dmi.board.name: Alienware 17 R5
dmi.board.vendor: Alienware
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Alienware
dmi.chassis.version: Not Specified
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAlienware:bvr1.5.0:bd08/10/2018:svnAlienware:pnAlienware17R5:pvr1.5.0:rvnAlienware:rnAlienware17R5:rvrA00:cvnAlienware:ct10:cvrNotSpecified:
dmi.product.family: Alienware
dmi.product.name: Alienware 17 R5
dmi.product.sku: 0877
dmi.product.version: 1.5.0
dmi.sys.vendor: Alienware

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[Cristian Aravena Romero (caravena)]

Did this issue start happening after an update/upgrade? Was there a prior kernel version where you were not having this particular problem?

Would it be possible for you to test the latest upstream kernel? Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds . Please test the latest v4.19-rc7 kernel[0].

If this bug is fixed in the mainline kernel, please add the following tag 'kernel-fixed-upstream'.

If the mainline kernel does not fix this bug, please add the tag: 'kernel-bug-exists-upstream'.

Once testing of the upstream kernel is complete, please mark this bug as "Confirmed".

Thanks in advance.

[0] http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.19-rc7/

[caravena (caravena-linux-kernel-bugs)]

Hello,

Open bug in launchpad.net
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1796743

"If the machine goes to sleep, either because I close the lid or because it idles too long, it ends up in a weird state when I try to resume. If I press the power/Alien button, the fan runs and the keyboard/trackpad light up but nothing happens.

Ultimately I need to hard power off the laptop (by holding the power button in for three seconds) which causes it to boot from scratch."

Best regards,
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Cristian Aravena Romero (caravena)

[Christopher Patti (feoh)]

Yay this is in fact fixed in 4.19-rc7! Thanks very much this was a real show stopper :)

[Cristian Aravena Romero (caravena)]

Excellent! Thank you...
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Cristian Aravena Romero (caravena)

[yu.c.chen (yu.c.chen-linux-kernel-bugs)]

Fixed in 4.19-rc7.

[Christopher Patti (feoh)]

Hi! This is definitely fixed in Ubuntu 20.04 - my laptop now sleeps like a champ with no issues or crashes.