2 near identical laptops: one suspends happily, the other hangs

[Anders]

Binary package hint: gnome-power-manager

I've got two HP Compaq nx6110 laptops, both installed from 9.10 release candidate and now running the final Karmic. On a fresh install, both laptops suspended, hibernated and resumed happily. I've since installed wicd and acpitool on one of the laptops and it no longer suspends or hibernates - it just hangs on a blank (but backlit) screen, power light not switching off - i.e. not entering sleep state.

With the exception of wicd replacing NetworkManager on one of the laptops they're pretty much identical.

How can I debug whether wicd is the culprit and/or whatever else I might have done to this system to break suspend? My only other alternative is to re-install from scratch again...

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Oct 30 18:28:53 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release Candidate i386 (20091020.3)
Package: gnome-power-manager 2.28.1-0ubuntu1
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
SourcePackage: gnome-power-manager
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686
XsessionErrors:
 (gnome-settings-daemon:2152): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
 (gnome-settings-daemon:2152): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
 (nautilus:2250): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed
 (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:2274): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
 (gnome-panel:2249): Gdk-WARNING **: /build/buildd/gtk+2.0-2.18.3/gdk/x11/gdkdrawable-x11.c:952 drawable is not a pixmap or window

[Anders (andersja+launchpad-net)]

Attached /var/log/messages (on PC where suspend no longer works) - includes a number of suspend attempts with subsequent hard powerdown (holding down power button for a while). See log entries for evening Oct 28 and Oct 30 for resume attempts + reboots

[Anders (andersja+launchpad-net)]

Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: andersja 2135 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'ICH6'/'Intel ICH6 with AD1981B at irq 21'
   Mixer name : 'Analog Devices AD1981B'
   Components : 'AC97a:41445374'
   Controls : 25
   Simple ctrls : 18
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=7fb5d346-73d3-4dbf-b925-4cd5d42b8db3
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release Candidate i386 (20091020.3)
Lsusb:
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Compaq nx6110 (EK202ET#ABU)
Package: linux (not installed)
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=UUID=c3f67682-9ad0-456a-86e7-5741009d649f ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-backports-modules-2.6.31-14-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.24
RfKill:
 0: phy0: Wireless LAN
  Soft blocked: no
  Hard blocked: no
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin netdev plugdev sambashare
WifiSyslog:
 Oct 30 19:20:21 le-laptop kernel: [ 3348.776919] [drm] TV-14: set mode NTSC 480i 0
 Oct 30 19:20:21 le-laptop kernel: [ 3348.929319] [drm] DAC-6: set mode 640x480 0
XsessionErrors:
 (gnome-settings-daemon:2152): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
 (gnome-settings-daemon:2152): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
 (nautilus:2250): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed
 (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:2274): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
 (gnome-panel:2249): Gdk-WARNING **: /build/buildd/gtk+2.0-2.18.3/gdk/x11/gdkdrawable-x11.c:952 drawable is not a pixmap or window
dmi.bios.date: 11/21/2005
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: 68DTD Ver. F.0C
dmi.board.name: 3088
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: KBC Version 39.1E
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: CNU613218R
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr68DTDVer.F.0C:bd11/21/2005:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPCompaqnx6110(EK202ET#ABU):pvrF.0C:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn3088:rvrKBCVersion39.1E:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvr:
dmi.product.name: HP Compaq nx6110 (EK202ET#ABU)
dmi.product.version: F.0C
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard

[Anders (andersja+launchpad-net)]

above apport collect is from the PC where suspend stopped working; below I will now submit a similar apport collect from the laptop where suspend *works*

[Anders (andersja+launchpad-net)]

Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: sofauser 1705 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: sofauser 1705 F...m pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'ICH6'/'Intel ICH6 with AD1981B at irq 21'
   Mixer name : 'Analog Devices AD1981B'
   Components : 'AC97a:41445374'
   Controls : 25
   Simple ctrls : 18
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release Candidate i386 (20091020.3)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Compaq nx6110 (PT600ET#ABU)
Package: linux (not installed)
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   3.3V 32-bit PC Card
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=UUID=5dbba862-86ed-4331-bf43-514eadcdcd90 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-backports-modules-2.6.31-14-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.24
RfKill:
 0: phy0: Wireless LAN
  Soft blocked: no
  Hard blocked: no
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686
UserGroups: adm admin audio cdrom dialout dip fax fuse lpadmin netdev plugdev tape video
dmi.bios.date: 02/25/2005
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: 68DTD Ver. F.03
dmi.board.name: 3088
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: KBC Version 39.18
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: CNU5180QPV
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr68DTDVer.F.03:bd02/25/2005:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPCompaqnx6110(PT600ET#ABU):pvrF.03:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn3088:rvrKBCVersion39.18:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvr:
dmi.product.name: HP Compaq nx6110 (PT600ET#ABU)
dmi.product.version: F.03
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard

[Anders (andersja+launchpad-net)]

Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release Candidate i386 (20091020.3)
Package: gnome-power-manager 2.28.1-0ubuntu1
PackageArchitecture: i386
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686
UserGroups: adm admin audio cdrom dialout dip fax fuse lpadmin netdev plugdev tape video

[Anders (andersja+launchpad-net)]

Possibly related? https://bugs.launchpad.net/wicd/+bug/306210

[Anders (andersja+launchpad-net)]

"Randomly" suspend worked again on the affected laptop when connected via a usb wifi stick instead of the built-in broadcom card.

As I am also affected (probably) by https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/435352 I will continue my investigations and report back once Bug #435352 is solved.