I have tried the following blacklist entries: blacklist btusb blacklist thinkpad_acpi Unfortunately, this has not been successful. The suspend problem still exists as before. These are my loaded modules: $ lsmod Module Size Used by btrfs 506518 0 zlib_deflate 21866 1 btrfs crc32c 3007 1 libcrc32c 1268 1 btrfs ufs 74447 0 qnx4 8101 0 hfsplus 78159 0 hfs 47396 0 minix 29289 0 ntfs 97516 0 vfat 10954 0 msdos 7960 0 fat 56244 2 vfat,msdos jfs 183125 0 xfs 766115 0 exportfs 4226 1 xfs autofs4 28170 3 binfmt_misc 7984 1 arc4 1497 2 snd_hda_codec_conexant 37356 1 snd_hda_intel 26019 2 snd_hda_codec 100919 2 snd_hda_codec_conexant,snd_hda_intel snd_hwdep 6660 1 snd_hda_codec snd_pcm 89104 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec iwlagn 202721 0 snd_seq_midi 5932 0 iwlcore 146875 1 iwlagn snd_rawmidi 22207 1 snd_seq_midi joydev 11363 0 pcmcia 40944 0 snd_seq_midi_event 7291 1 snd_seq_midi mac80211 266657 2 iwlagn,iwlcore snd_seq 57512 2 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event i915 330249 3 cfg80211 170293 3 iwlagn,iwlcore,mac80211 r852 11348 0 sm_common 4441 1 r852 nand 38430 2 r852,sm_common nand_ids 4443 1 nand snd_timer 23850 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq snd_seq_device 6912 3 snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq drm_kms_helper 32836 1 i915 lp 10201 0 drm 206161 4 i915,drm_kms_helper yenta_socket 24279 0 psmouse 62080 0 nand_ecc 4406 1 nand pcmcia_rsrc 10357 1 yenta_socket mtd 21479 2 sm_common,nand snd 64117 13 snd_hda_codec_conexant,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device pcmcia_core 17677 3 pcmcia,yenta_socket,pcmcia_rsrc soundcore 1240 1 snd ppdev 6804 0 snd_page_alloc 8588 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm i2c_algo_bit 6208 1 i915 intel_agp 32080 2 i915 video 22176 1 i915 uvcvideo 62379 0 videodev 49359 1 uvcvideo v4l1_compat 15519 2 uvcvideo,videodev v4l2_compat_ioctl32 12646 1 videodev serio_raw 4910 0 parport_pc 30086 1 parport 37032 3 lp,ppdev,parport_pc output 2527 1 video tpm_tis 9894 0 tpm 16013 1 tpm_tis tpm_bios 6426 1 tpm usbhid 42062 0 hid 84678 1 usbhid reiserfs 244936 2 firewire_ohci 24679 0 firewire_core 54327 1 firewire_ohci crc_itu_t 1739 1 firewire_core e1000e 151787 0 sdhci_pci 7765 0 sdhci 18400 1 sdhci_pci led_class 3393 1 sdhci ahci 21857 0 libahci 26167 6 ahci dreibh@lupo:~/src/linux-2.6$ lsmod Module Size Used by btrfs 506518 0 zlib_deflate 21866 1 btrfs crc32c 3007 1 libcrc32c 1268 1 btrfs ufs 74447 0 qnx4 8101 0 hfsplus 78159 0 hfs 47396 0 minix 29289 0 ntfs 97516 0 vfat 10954 0 msdos 7960 0 fat 56244 2 vfat,msdos jfs 183125 0 xfs 766115 0 exportfs 4226 1 xfs autofs4 28170 3 binfmt_misc 7984 1 arc4 1497 2 snd_hda_codec_conexant 37356 1 snd_hda_intel 26019 2 snd_hda_codec 100919 2 snd_hda_codec_conexant,snd_hda_intel snd_hwdep 6660 1 snd_hda_codec snd_pcm 89104 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec iwlagn 202721 0 snd_seq_midi 5932 0 iwlcore 146875 1 iwlagn snd_rawmidi 22207 1 snd_seq_midi joydev 11363 0 pcmcia 40944 0 snd_seq_midi_event 7291 1 snd_seq_midi mac80211 266657 2 iwlagn,iwlcore snd_seq 57512 2 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event i915 330249 3 cfg80211 170293 3 iwlagn,iwlcore,mac80211 r852 11348 0 sm_common 4441 1 r852 nand 38430 2 r852,sm_common nand_ids 4443 1 nand snd_timer 23850 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq snd_seq_device 6912 3 snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq drm_kms_helper 32836 1 i915 lp 10201 0 drm 206161 4 i915,drm_kms_helper yenta_socket 24279 0 psmouse 62080 0 nand_ecc 4406 1 nand pcmcia_rsrc 10357 1 yenta_socket mtd 21479 2 sm_common,nand snd 64117 13 snd_hda_codec_conexant,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device pcmcia_core 17677 3 pcmcia,yenta_socket,pcmcia_rsrc soundcore 1240 1 snd ppdev 6804 0 snd_page_alloc 8588 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm i2c_algo_bit 6208 1 i915 intel_agp 32080 2 i915 video 22176 1 i915 uvcvideo 62379 0 videodev 49359 1 uvcvideo v4l1_compat 15519 2 uvcvideo,videodev v4l2_compat_ioctl32 12646 1 videodev serio_raw 4910 0 parport_pc 30086 1 parport 37032 3 lp,ppdev,parport_pc output 2527 1 video tpm_tis 9894 0 tpm 16013 1 tpm_tis tpm_bios 6426 1 tpm usbhid 42062 0 hid 84678 1 usbhid reiserfs 244936 2 firewire_ohci 24679 0 firewire_core 54327 1 firewire_ohci crc_itu_t 1739 1 firewire_core e1000e 151787 0 sdhci_pci 7765 0 sdhci 18400 1 sdhci_pci led_class 3393 1 sdhci ahci 21857 0 libahci 26167 6 ahci