Suspend command keyboard shortcut [Solved]

[PaulR]

Just marked this unsolved as after four days of faultless operation it now seems that every time I try to suspend using:

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xfce4-session-logout --suspend

bound to the [Pause] key, the system hangs.

According to /var/log/apt/history.log, these are the updates since it was working properly - are any of these likely to be the culprit for the sudden change?

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Start-Date: 2023-09-06  07:20:40
Commandline: apt --verbose-versions --assume-yes full-upgrade
Requested-By: paul (1000)
Upgrade: libmagic-mgc:amd64 (1:5.39-3, 1:5.39-3+deb11u1), libaom0:amd64 (1.0.0.errata1-3, 1.0.0.errata1-3+deb11u1), libaom0:i386 (1.0.0.errata1-3, 1.0.0.errata1-3+deb11u1), libmagic1:amd64 (1:5.39-3, 1:5.39-3+deb11u1), file:amd64 (1:5.39-3, 1:5.39-3+deb11u1), mx-goodies:amd64 (23.07.02, 23.08.01), quick-system-info-gui:amd64 (23.08.01, 23.09.01), linux-libc-dev:amd64 (6.4.11-1~mx21ahs, 6.4.13-1~mx21ahs)
End-Date: 2023-09-06  07:20:45

Start-Date: 2023-09-08  08:56:45
Commandline: apt --verbose-versions --assume-yes full-upgrade
Requested-By: paul (1000)
Install: mx-service-manager:amd64 (23.9, automatic)
Upgrade: lo-main-helper:amd64 (23.07.05mx21, 23.07.06mx21), mx-packageinstaller-pkglist:amd64 (23.07.05mx21, 23.07.06mx21), mx-apps:amd64 (23.01.03mx21, 23.01.04mx21)
End-Date: 2023-09-08  08:56:49

Start-Date: 2023-09-09  08:04:32
Commandline: apt --verbose-versions --assume-yes full-upgrade
Requested-By: paul (1000)
Upgrade: mx-service-manager:amd64 (23.9, 23.9.02)
End-Date: 2023-09-09  08:04:34

Start-Date: 2023-09-10  06:50:38
Commandline: apt --verbose-versions --assume-yes full-upgrade
Requested-By: paul (1000)
Upgrade: mx-comfort-themes:amd64 (21.10.02, 23.09.02)
End-Date: 2023-09-10  06:50:40

TIA

Paul

[Charlie Brown]

... are any of these likely to be the culprit for the sudden change?..

Just "maybe":

Start-Date: 2023-09-08 08:56:45
Install: mx-service-manager:amd64 (23.9, automatic)

Start-Date: 2023-09-09 08:04:32
Upgrade: mx-service-manager:amd64 (23.9, 23.9.02)


And this was also on Sep 08

... Well I've no no issues in the last three days, during which the PC has probably been suspended 20 to 30 times so I'm marking the following command as the solution...

[PaulR]

... are any of these likely to be the culprit for the sudden change?..

Just "maybe":

Thanks. Can anything be done to test it, maybe rolling back to a previous version of that package (I have to admit I don't know how to do that!).

[Charlie Brown]

It's easy to install the previous version, but in changelog there seems to be nothing related that could cause an issue:

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mx-service-manager (23.9.02) mx; urgency=medium

  * Add alias for smbd/samba to make it easier to search
  * List systemd services with 'systemctl list-units' command instead of 'services'

 -- Adrian <adrian@mxlinux.org>  Fri, 08 Sep 2023 12:03:50 -0400

mx-service-manager (23.9.01) mx; urgency=medium

  * Add it to mx-tools
  * Improve sysvinit detection

 -- Adrian <adrian@mxlinux.org>  Fri, 08 Sep 2023 08:23:42 -0400

mx-service-manager (23.9) mx; urgency=medium

  * First official release with latest translations

 -- Adrian <adrian@mxlinux.org>  Tue, 05 Sep 2023 09:07:58 -0400

mx-service-manager (0.23.8) mx; urgency=medium

  * Initial release

 -- Adrian <adrian@mxlinux.org>  Sat, 26 Aug 2023 20:55:12 -0400

In the meantime, this is a new ( and a cool ) tool/package that was not existing ootb. We could try just removing but this time it'll cause mx-apps to be removed, too = disaster :)

[siamhie]

MX Service Manager is to manage services that run at boot time.


Try this for a keyboard shortcut.

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sudo 'pm-suspend'

[Charlie Brown]

Have you read the thread ? :)

[siamhie]

Have you read the thread ? :)

I did and you posted issues with sudo pm-suspend. I'm asking you to try it with single quotes.

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sudo 'pm-suspend'

[Charlie Brown]

You can try this first in a terminal, in case of success change your hotkey etc..

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sudo sh -c 'echo mem > /sys/power/state'

(We can also combine it with screen locker, later if you like)

[PaulR]

You can try this first in a terminal, in case of success change your hotkey etc..

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sudo sh -c 'echo mem > /sys/power/state'

That suspends the system instantly but I can only wake it up using the power button, the keyboard is 'dead'. I wouldn't mind that though provided it works consistently. I'll hook it up to the hotkey and see how it goes.

Thanks again Charlie Brown!

[PaulR]

MX Service Manager is to manage services that run at boot time.


Try this for a keyboard shortcut.

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sudo 'pm-suspend'

Thank you, I'll make a note of that in case the other suggestion above doesn't work.