powersave-policy-sata-link-power false:Returned exit code 1.

[Majestyx]

Binary package hint: pm-utils

michael@tuxtop:~$ apt-cache policy pm-utils
pm-utils:
  Installiert: 1.3.0~rc1-0ubuntu1
  Kandidat: 1.3.0~rc1-0ubuntu1
  Versions-Tabelle:
 *** 1.3.0~rc1-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
michael@tuxtop:~$

pm-powersave.log:

/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/powersave-policy-sata-link-power false:Returned exit code 1.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/95hdparm-apm false:
/dev/sda:
 setting Advanced Power Management level to 0xfe (254)
 APM_level = off
success.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/anacron false:success.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/powersave-policy-dirty-writeback false:success.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/powersave-policy-sata-link-power false:Returned exit code 1.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/95hdparm-apm false:success.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/anacron false:success.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/powersave-policy-dirty-writeback false:success.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/powersave-policy-sata-link-power false:Returned exit code 1.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/95hdparm-apm false:
/dev/sda:
 setting Advanced Power Management level to 0xfe (254)
 APM_level = off
success.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/anacron false:success.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/powersave-policy-dirty-writeback false:success.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/powersave-policy-sata-link-power false:Returned exit code 1.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/95hdparm-apm true:
/dev/sda:
 setting Advanced Power Management level to 0x80 (128)
 APM_level = 128
success.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/anacron true:stop: Unknown instance:
success.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/powersave-policy-dirty-writeback true:success.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/powersave-policy-sata-link-power true:Returned exit code 1.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/95hdparm-apm false:
/dev/sda:
 setting Advanced Power Management level to 0xfe (254)
 APM_level = off
success.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/anacron false:success.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/powersave-policy-dirty-writeback false:success.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/powersave-policy-sata-link-power false:Returned exit code 1.

i can not suspend my laptop. if the laptop go to suspend - i must do a reboot. and after reboot the network (manager) is disabled ?!

pls, look also to : https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/452818

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Jan 30 21:52:00 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
Package: pm-utils 1.3.0~rc1-0ubuntu1
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=de_DE.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-12.16-generic
SourcePackage: pm-utils
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-12-generic i686

[waariat (szpec16)]

I have this same problem in 10.4 and 9.10 :\

[linrunner (linrunner)]

powersave-policy-sata-link-power breaks pm-powersave:
I stumbled upon the same problem when looking why my own powersave script /usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/zztlp is not executed.

How to reproduce:
The problem occurs when an sata controller is run in compatible mode. pm-powersave.log then shows

/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/95hdparm-apm false:
/dev/sda:
 setting Advanced Power Management level to 0xfe (254)
 APM_level = 254
success.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/anacron false:success.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/powersave-policy-dirty-writeback false:success.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/powersave-policy-hda-powerdown false:success.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/powersave-policy-sata-link-power false:Returned exit code 1.
<<< remaining scripts are not executed >>>

When I switch the controller to AHCI-Mode everything is fine:

/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/95hdparm-apm false:
/dev/sda:
 setting Advanced Power Management level to 0xfe (254)
 APM_level = 254
success.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/anacron false:start: Job is already running: anacron
success.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/powersave-policy-dirty-writeback false:success.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/powersave-policy-hda-powerdown false:success.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/powersave-policy-sata-link-power false:success.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/sched-powersave false:**sched policy powersave OFF
success.
/etc/pm/power.d/tlp-userdaemons false:success.
/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/zztlp false:success.

Hardware tested: ThinkPad T43, T60, X200

I suspect the problem is the same with pata controllers, but i lack the hardware to test.

[linrunner (linrunner)]

I suggest the appended patch for the Source-Package pm-utils-powersave-policy

[dst (dast)]

I had the same output in my pm-powersave logfile and the patch seems to have cured it. Unfortunately, suspend to ram still does not work for me.
@Linrunner, can you tell me more about sata compatible mode? I don't know which mode my sata controller is in and I did not put in in compatible mode on purpose, still I had the same issue.

[linrunner (linrunner)]

@dst: you can change the mode in BIOS setup: "Compatible" -> "AHCI"

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

Looks like the pm-utils-powersave-policy package was dropped after Lucid, so this is not an issue in natty, oneiric, and newer Ubuntu.

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

For lucid, it appears the sata link power script was removed in the fix for bug #539467, although there are still some tasks open so perhaps some work remains.

In any case, because it was removed, the issue described by this bug report is no longer relevant, and the patch is no longer applicable.