Ubuntu 12.04 System Settings indicator menu does not show hibernate option but pm-hibernate works correctly

Bug #910183 reported by keith burnett
This bug report is a duplicate of:  Bug #812394: Disable hibernate option by default. Edit Remove
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This bug affects 33 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Session Menu
New
Medium
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indicator-session (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Medium
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Bug Description

Ubuntu 11.10: the system settings indicator menu (cog wheel) shows a hibernate option which when selected hibernates the computer to swap space and switches off

Ubuntu 12.04: sudo pm-hibernate hibernates the computer to swap space and reloads the ram correctly, tested several cycles. Hibernate option not shown in system settings indicator menu.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: unity 4.24.0-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-7.13-generic 3.2.0-rc7
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-7-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86 Kernel Module 285.05.09 Fri Sep 23 18:53:08 PDT 2011
 GCC version: gcc version 4.6.2 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.2-9ubuntu1)
.tmp.unity.support.test.1:

ApportVersion: 1.90-0ubuntu1
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: None
Date: Fri Dec 30 18:47:52 2011
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: precise
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: nvidia-current, 285.05.09, 3.2.0-7-generic, i686: installed
GraphicsCard:
 nVidia Corporation C51PV [GeForce 6150] [10de:0240] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. A8N-VM CSM [1043:81cd]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha i386 (20111129.1)
Lsusb:
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0424:2228 Standard Microsystems Corp. 9-in-2 Card Reader
 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 05e3:0604 Genesys Logic, Inc. USB 1.1 Hub
 Bus 002 Device 003: ID 04e8:3292 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd ML-1640 Series Laser Printer
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-7-generic root=UUID=e862ff30-e7c0-45f8-9c1f-3e5934e7ba9f ro hostname splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
XorgConf:
 Section "Device"
  Identifier "Default Device"
  Option "NoLogo" "True"
 EndSection
dmi.bios.date: 03/26/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: ASUS M2N8L ACPI BIOS Revision 0404
dmi.board.name: M2N8L
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTek Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 123456789000
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvrASUSM2N8LACPIBIOSRevision0404:bd03/26/2007:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTekComputerINC.:rnM2N8L:rvr1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu8
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.27-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.11-0ubuntu4
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.11-0ubuntu4
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.10.4-1ubuntu6
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.6.0-1ubuntu13
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20110811.g93fc084-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.15.901-1ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1

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keith burnett (ping-keith-gmail) wrote :
affects: unity (Ubuntu) → indicator-session (Ubuntu)
Changed in indicator-session (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
importance: Undecided → High
Changed in indicator-session:
status: New → Confirmed
importance: Undecided → High
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shoo_ash (ash-mail) wrote :

I must add that the hibernate options in 12.04 are also disabled in the power settings dialog, while pm-hibernate works fine.

Omer Akram (om26er)
Changed in indicator-session:
importance: High → Medium
Changed in indicator-session (Ubuntu):
importance: High → Medium
Changed in indicator-session:
status: Confirmed → New
Changed in indicator-session (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → New
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in indicator-session (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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bcbc (bcbc) wrote :
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Ubuntuser (ubuntuser1404) wrote :

Confirmed on netbook Acer aspire one d260. o mac os. The buttons of hibernation are disabled.

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Bence Lukács (lukacs-bence1) wrote :

In addition to this, for me after hibernate I don't have to type my password because the screen didn't locked when I hibernate.
Is this affect only me?

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Charles Kerr (charlesk) wrote :

The system menu queries org.freedesktop.UPower to see if suspend and/or hibernate are allowed, and displays the corresponding menu items for the allowable actions. So what's new is not the menu code, but underlying policies about disabling hibernation by default.

Closing as a duplicate of bug #812394, which has some very productive discussion of why hibernation was disabled by default.

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