Comment 8 for bug 159286

I tried kernel 2.6.24-1 in my _Feisty_ installation. I couldn't get X up since the drivers for my NVidia card didn't fit that kernel, but I figured that shouldn't matter. So I did a 'echo mem > /sys/power/state' from the console. However, that didn't quite work - the machine still didn't go into standby, most notably even the monitor was still displaying an image (though harddrives did power down).
I will try the Alpha2 CD once it comes out and report back, but I wouldn't expect any fundamental changes :(