systemctl hibernate error: "Call to Hibernate failed: Invalid argument"

[Dmitry-a-durnev]

After upgrading systemd to 255(255.2-3ubuntu2) hibernate stopped working.

Trying to hibernate:
systemctl hibernate

I get:
Call to Hibernate failed: Invalid argument

systemctl status systemd-hibernate.service

---------------------------------------------
× systemd-hibernate.service - Hibernate
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/systemd-hibernate.service; static)
     Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Tue 2024-03-12 18:48:12 MSK; 1min 33s ago
       Docs: man:systemd-hibernate.service(8)
    Process: 4473 ExecStart=/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-sleep hibernate (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
   Main PID: 4473 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
        CPU: 5ms

мар 12 18:48:12 ASUSPRO-P3540FA systemd[1]: Starting systemd-hibernate.service - Hibernate...
мар 12 18:48:12 ASUSPRO-P3540FA systemd-sleep[4473]: Failed to find location to hibernate to: Invalid argument
мар 12 18:48:12 ASUSPRO-P3540FA systemd[1]: systemd-hibernate.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
мар 12 18:48:12 ASUSPRO-P3540FA systemd[1]: systemd-hibernate.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
мар 12 18:48:12 ASUSPRO-P3540FA systemd[1]: Failed to start systemd-hibernate.service - Hibernate.
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Previous version (254.x) worked: swapfile(on EXT4 fs) is used to hibernate/resume, resume with resume_offset kernel parameters.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Dmitry-a-durnev (dmitry-a-durnev)]

Somehow this was fixed for me by the following (almost random) sequence of steps:

1. remove resume/resume_offset kernel parameters from /etc/default/grub
2. update-grub, reboot: hibernate options appear in ubuntu shutdown menu
3. hibernate: works, no more "invalid argument" error.
4. resume(power on): not works - just regular power on. Tried several times.
5. return resume/resume_offset kernel parameters back to /etc/default/grub.
6. initramfs -c -k all : maybe this fixed it? (should not be necessary to do)
7. update-grub
8. hibernate
9. resume: works (!)

[Balazs Pere (perebal-sze)]

It does not work for me :-(

[Dmitry-a-durnev (dmitry-a-durnev)]

Actually it's more simple than that, initramfs(step 6) is not required. After each kernel upgrade (during apt dist/full upgrade) I face the "invalid argument" error and each time I fix it only by steps

1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9.

[cc (xstack)]

The "Call to Hibernate failed: Invalid argument" problem, i try to resolve it by using a separate swap partition(i used a swap file before upgrade to 24.04), changing the /etc/default/grub by removing the resume=xxx and resume_offset=xxx kernel parameter, changing the /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/resume by adding resume=xxx, then sudo update-grub2, sudo update-initramfs -c -k all.

My config file and swap partition looks like:
$ blkid
/dev/mapper/vgubuntu-swap: UUID="a01cbd0d-9dcc-405a-9a5e-a3d2687419fc" TYPE="swap"

$ cat /etc/default/grub|grep LINUX
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="splash"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""

$ cat /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/resume
resume=UUID=a01cbd0d-9dcc-405a-9a5e-a3d2687419fc

Test and check the log.
$ sudo systemctl hibernate
It works.

$ journalctl -x --no-pager --since='2024-04-29 13:45:00'

Some log looks like below:
The system has now entered the hibernate sleep state.
......
kernel: ACPI: PM: Preparing to enter system sleep state S4
......
kernel: ACPI: PM: Waking up from system sleep state S4
......

If anyone met the "Wakeup event detected during hibernation, rolling back" problem, change the /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf and add blacklist kernel module, for example:
blacklist intel_hid

FYI.
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=294111
Bug 218634 - Hibernate fails with "Wakeup event detected during hibernation, rolling back"
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=218634

[Jan Rathmann (kaiserclaudius)]

@Dmitry I have tried your workaround from #2, but step 8. (the second hibernate) fails for me with a "Not enough swap space" error message.

On my setup I'm using a swapfile on a Btrfs formatted Logical Volume. This worked fine in regards of hibernating on Kubuntu 23.10.

[Rahim (rahim-one)]

for me I fixed it by not using that file `swap.img` and created new one called `swapfile` as old versions. so it's working now.
about if this maybe a bad idea, unrecomended, or any issue may I face later idk :)

[Martin Schaaf (mascha)]

My workaround is this command: "sudo fwts s4"
It hibernates the system without any change to the setup.
It is not very nice but works for now.

[Steven Walter (stevenrwalter)]

The issue seems to be that /sys/power/resume contains 0:0, rather than the major:minor of the hibernate device. If I manually populate /sys/power/resume, then I can "systemctl hibernate" successfully and successfully resume.

[Dmitry-a-durnev (dmitry-a-durnev)]

Yes, for me

# echo MAJ:MIN > /sys/power/resume

helps! Set MAJ:MIN to your swap partition device major:minor numbers.

[Jan Rathmann (kaiserclaudius)]

@stevenrwalter
Can confirm that manually populating /sys/power/resume works as workaround for me too.

[Joe Zendle (joe-zendle)]

Can confirm that manually populating /sys/power/resume works for me as well.

to get maj:min of root partition:

$ df /
Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/nvme0n1p2 121969296 33951580 81775876 30% /

ls -l /dev/nvme0n1p2
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 259, 2 May 12 09:47 /dev/nvme0n1p2

in this case maj:min is 259:2

[Ben (bernd-gill)]

Answers #4, #10, and #12 worked for me on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, using /swap.img.
Thank you!!!

[Joris Jansen (jorisjansen)]

I tried the maj:min trick a view times now.
Every time I have the same result, it looks like my laptop is hibernating, the screen goes black.
After a while the ubuntu log in screen is shown again ...

Btw, I'm using a LVM setup with encryption.

[Mustafa Nasser (mustafanasser1515)]

@Joris I guess you need to calculate the offset in a different way since you 're using logical volume
Reply to #14

[Marc Dumon (dumon-marc)]

I have tried your workaround from #2 and hibernate works. Thanks Dmitry-a-durnev !
However, when I reboot my pc, I'm back to square one. Hibernate stops working till I execute the steps in #2 again.
Any idea's ?

[mash (mash-econs)]

I had successfully enabled Hibernate in Ubuntu 23.10 (using the very clear tutorial https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2021/08/enable-hibernate-ubuntu-21-10/) but hibernate stopped working on the upgrade to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.

At first, I received
systemctl hibernate error: "Call to Hibernate failed: Invalid argument"
which is the subject of this bug.

I implemented the maj:min fix recommended in #10 (@dmitry-a-durnev) and that resolved this error.

But hibernate still fails. I have the experienced described in #5 (@xstack) and #14 (@jorisjansen). Here is the relevant item from dmesg:

[ 3676.283879] PM: hibernation: Wakeup event detected during hibernation, rolling back.

I do not understand the advice in #5:

If anyone met the "Wakeup event detected during hibernation, rolling back" problem, change the /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf and add blacklist kernel module, for example:
blacklist intel_hid

FYI.
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=294111
Bug 218634 - Hibernate fails with "Wakeup event detected during hibernation, rolling back"
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=218634

Would it please be possible to explain this fix in more detail? Thank you,

[mash (mash-econs)]

I added the line "blacklist intel_hid" to /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf and then ran

sudo update-grub
sudo update-initramfs -c -k all

and now hibernate works again (mostly -- hibernate works with "systemctl hibernate" and with closing the lid, but hibernate does not work with selecting hibernate from the gnome Power Off menu).

I would be grateful for an explanation but I seem to be back in business in terms of hibernation. Thank you @xstack

[Sebastián Salgado (cebas)]

I have the same problem and found a workaround:

$ sudo pm-hibernate

It's in the package pm-utils
Cheers!

[Dna222 (dna222)]

Hi, manually populating /sys/power/resume works also for me.
Thanks to Joe Zendle (joe-zendle) in #12 for the instructions.

systemctl hibernate error is now ok.

Still i can't use hibernate from power button.
Some news?

Thanks to everyone!

Claudio

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[misko (michael-wagner-gmx)]

I am affected as well (using a swap-file on a LUKS-encrypted partition).
The workaround with populating /sys/power/resume works!

Regarding:
> Still i can't use hibernate from power button.
> Some news?

After performing step 4 of https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2021/08/enable-hibernate-ubuntu-21-10/ (polkit) I can assign hibernate also to button/lid-events - however, I am using KDE.

[Dna222 (dna222)]

Thanks!
With #22 i resolved everyhing!

Thank you very much for your work!

Claudio