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I installed ubuntu 11.10 on my old desktop Dell Dimension 3000. The installation went well except that I noticed that it installed the OS on the 1T external USB disk. The problem I am seeing is that after some no-activity time, it goes into the sleep mode and any key or the power button can wake it up. This does not happen every time. Other times, it will show the lockout menu and request the password.

Does anyone have had similar problem and solved it? Any help will be greatly appreciated. I followed some similar posts and disabled my "hibernate" and "suspend" option on the menu.

The only way I can come out of it is to power cycle the computer.

Jorge Castro
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Raj
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Edit/Create xorg.conf file

sudo -H gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

And paste these lines:

Section "ServerFlags"
Option "BlankTime" "0"
Option "StandbyTime" "0"
Option "SuspendTime" "0"
Option "OffTime" "0"
Option "DontZap" "false"
EndSection

Reboot. Done.

Zanna
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dentaku65
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  • Thanks man. This also worked on Ubuntu 11.10 running on Dell XPS 16. – Maher4Ever Dec 20 '11 at 11:27
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    Thanks for your help but could you please explain what it does ? Does is totally suppress sleeping ? It is nice to give solution but if one explains just a little what these line do we can learn from it, not just blindly solve a problem. This is a very big problem everywhere on the web. We need to count on people to give us ready-to-use answers but we never learn anything. I don't understand how someone can be satisfied by an answer he does not understand. –  Jan 31 '12 at 22:52
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I would try to install the "Other Devices/Hardware" control panel , run it , and then switch the video driver (if possible). Also, try using your Linux live cd to run a memtest on the ram.

djangofan
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  • You don't need to boot from the live CD to check the RAM, unless a serious hard disk problem is also suspected. You can run memtest86+ (the RAM checking utility) from the hard disk by selecting it from the GRUB2 menu at boot-time. (Hold down Shift while booting to ensure you see this menu.) – Eliah Kagan Dec 02 '11 at 00:15
  • Thanks for the quick reply. What is "Other Devices/Hardware" control panel? Where do I install this from? – Raj Dec 02 '11 at 00:15
  • RAM checking facility runs clean. Yet I am having the same problem. Any more suggestions? – Raj Dec 02 '11 at 20:34
  • For those who are looking for a solution ( I tried and it works) is at http://askubuntu.com/questions/73117/unable-to-resume-after-screen-has-locked/84980#84980 – Raj Dec 04 '11 at 12:17