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sourabh21, do you know which kernel you are using?
I'm wondering if a newer release has caused improvements
(open terminal and type uname -r to find out which release you are using)

10.04 Lucid...

Another link to assist in debugging hibernate suspend issues.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingKernelSuspendHibernateResume
(did not help me, but maybe someone else out there can benefit!)

For...

Some good news and some bad news...

First the Good News:
I have isolated the causes of my suspend hibernate issues, and by reverting to an earlier kernel eliminated the problem.

I removed all...

This issue was caused on my machine by a script that someone developed (It was from some online forum, but exactly where I am unsure)

This script was supposed to improve the video graphics...

Title changed!

Hmmm
When you boot does GRUB initialize as expected?
If yes, you potentially have a package and/or file conflict.

These commands will completely uninstall and reinstall GRUB2.
Do this while...

If you have this same problem, I suggest going into launchpad and indicating this bug 594787 also affects you.

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-screensaver/+bug/594787

"where is 2.6.32-23? i looked for it via terminal and didn't find anything."
Currently 2.6.32-23 is a pre-release, and you can only get by adding "Pre-release updates (Lucid Proposed)" in...

Thanks! - looks like many changes in 2.6.32-22 could have caused this.

I have submitted a bug report for now against kernel 2.6.32-22

you can try 2.6.32-23 and see if it makes any difference (it's available.. but didn't help me)
I think we need to dig into changes made into 2.6.32-22 to determine what the developer(s) did to...

I highly suggest trying out earlier linu/kernel versions to see if it helps your system

Everything worked on my hp nc6400 in 10.04 Lucid kernel 2.6.31.20 or earlier. (I also went back to Karmic...

Changes to etc/default/ACPI-support did not help.

I have found if I boot into an earlier Kernel, this problem goes away. I can select 2.6.31-20-generic from GRUB menu (instead of 2.6.32) and have...

The most difficult issue with this problem is SOOOOOO many of us have similar issues that thousands of posts can be found in hundreds of forums, unfortunately none with any feasible solutions.

My...

I have the same issue - HP Laptop.

It was caused by changes made in Kernel 2.6.32-22-generic
this load has completely screwed up my Suspend and Hybernate funtions

If I select an earlier...

I have the exact same problem on an HP laptop

Hibernate/suspend will work fine if selected from the shutdown menu
but when the lid is closed, nothing happens...

However, when the lid is...

I tried changing "nomodeset" but it made no difference.

(I have Intel 945 Video - also not well supported by Intel on Linux/Ubuntu)

I have the same problem on Compaq/HP notebook worked fine on Ubuntu 9.10, but closing lid no longer makes system suspend or hibernates on 10.04.

I have attempted to make changes to...

Arrgh! maybe I wont post the results. Sorry folks but of course they are gone after rebooting

I can summarize by saying that:


sudo mv /boot/grub /boot/grub_OLDreturned me to the "$ prompt"
...

Kudos to Kansasnoob and everyone else who helped me achieve success!

This solved everything - I followed remove/purge instructions and reinstalled as follows:



I have no issues, can boot...

Try:

sudo apt-get cleanThen repeat.

result:


$ sudo apt-get clean
$ sudo apt-get clean
$ sudo update-grub

thanks kansasnoob, I'm a firm believer in cut and paste (and horrible at typing) so...

results:

"sudo update-grub"
/etc/default/grub: 1: GRUB: not found

"sudo apt-get -f install"
Reading...

when I run uname -a tells me:

Linux martin-laptop 2.6.32-22-generic #36-Ubuntu SMP Thu Jun 3 22:02:19 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux

Based on the reference/guide Ronparent provided, I earlier attempted to reinstall/repair by running:
"sudo grub-install /dev/sda"

the system responds (almost immediately) with:
"Installation...

1 - $ aptitude show grub|head -2 && aptitude show grub-pc|head -2 && aptitude show grub-common|head -2 && aptitude show os-prober|head -2
results:


Package: grub
State: not installed...

To answer your questions:

A- I followed the standard Ubuntu install 9.10, then recently upgraded to 10.04,
although may have inadvertently changed this in recent attempts to repair this issue....