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Questions tagged [wakeup]

Questions referring to problems taking a computer out of standby, or the 'Wakeup' program, an application that provides things such as weather, wind speed and temprarture on startup.

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Run Script on Wakeup?

Is there a way to run a script when a computer "wakes up" (from sleeping)? I know it can be done on startup, obviously, but the issue in this case is that the backlight of my laptop seems to reset every time it wakes up from sleep, and I'd ideally…
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Wake up from suspend using USB device

I was looking for hours, maybe more, for a solution and i just found it. I want to share it with everyone. This way it will be easier googling this problem to find the solution faster. So, just like the title says, below is the solution. Related…
Pavlos Theodorou
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How do I prevent immediate wake up from suspend and/or hibernation from PCI devices?

For a few days, my Ubuntu 12.04 desktop computer has mysteriously been waking up immediately after going to suspend mode. Since installation, my Ubuntu 12.10 laptop computer has also been resuming immediately after suspend and hibernation. How to…
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Ubuntu 20.04 doesn't wake up after suspend

Ubuntu 20.04 won't wake up from sleep Issue: Whenever the laptop suspends (either due to a closed lid or due to a black screen for a certain time), I cannot wake it up. The laptop does not respond to keystrokes and power button clicks. As a result,…
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not waking up from suspend ubuntu 22.04

I just upgrade my Lenovo X1 Carbon from Ubuntu 20.04.4 to 22.04. Before, I could wake up from suspend by either opening the lid or by pressing the power bottom. Now, after upgrading, I cannot wake up from suspend at all! I need to force shutdown…
user1571823
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Suspend and wake PC at certain time

I want my PC to sleep at 04:58 and wake at 05:15, every day. How do I do that?
One Zero
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How do I make changes to /proc/acpi/wakeup permanent?

I had a problem with my Ubuntu 12.04 waking up immediately after going into suspend. I solved the problem by changing the settings in /proc/acpi/wakeup, as suggested in this question: How do I prevent immediate wake up from suspend and/or…
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laptop fails to suspend or hibernate (wakes up after 2-5 seconds without user interaction)

This all started happening after upgrading to 13.10, now I am running 14.04 and still have the same issue. When I close the lid or I do sudo pm-suspend the laptop goes into suspend for 2-5 seconds and awakes by itself. Same happens if I try to do…
feniix
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PC Wakes Up Immediately After Suspend

I replaced the button battery on the motherboard and now my PC wakes up immediately after suspend. I'm running Ubuntu 20.04.3LTS. A user at another site stated that this might be due to an inhibitor so I entered the suggested command and got the…
Henry
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS does not wake up or repond after being idle for some time

I am using a Dell Inspiron Laptop 15R 5537 with 2TB Samsung SSD, 16 GB ram and Secure boot enabled. It was running smoothly on windows 10. Few days back I had clean installed Ubuntu 24.04 LTS on the laptop. I had disabled auto suspend while plugged…
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How do I schedule waking up from hibernation?

Is it possible to wake up Ubuntu from hibernation at a predefined time? It should not be WOL, but rather Ubuntu waking itself up. For example, it should do what the app WakeupOnStandBy does on MS Windows.
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Is there a way to play a sound file when the system wakes up after suspend?

I would like to be able to enable some sound file to play whenever I wake up or suspend my laptop.Is there any way i could do this?
user117263
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Ubuntu wakes up immediately after suspend when USB mouse is connected

I have the problem that my Ubuntu wakes up immediately after suspend, not every time, but when I connect my USB 3.0 mouse. When I start Ubuntu, it doesn't detect my mouse, so I must plug/unplug it few times, maybe suspend Ubuntu and wake it up. But…
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Where to troubleshoot wake-up from 'suspend'?

CONFIGURATION: HP Elitebook 8440p: NVIDIA Corporation GT218M [NVS 3100M] (rev a2) Ubuntu 16.04 SYMPTOMS of failed wake-up from suspend: "TV Static" black screen: suspend invoked by lid-close white screen: suspend invoked by power button What…
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Ubuntu 14.04 freezes after wake up

After wake up the login screen appears, but I cannot type the password to log in. Furthermore, the buttons on the system panel (e. g. to shut down) are disabled, so clicking does not take effect. I'm using Samsung RV509, 64 bit.
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