I've recently switched to a new Lenovo LOQ 15APR9 laptop equipped with an AMD Ryzen 5 processor and a GTX 3050 graphics card. I decided to install PopOS, but I'm facing an issue where the laptop won't wake up when I close it and then open it again without shutting it down first. I read that this might be related to fast boot settings that I can't seem to turn off. It honestly feels like Linux hasn't improved in handling sleep modes over the last decade. Is the problem with the distribution I'm using, or is there another underlying issue? How can I solve this?
3 Answers
This sounds like an NVIDIA drivers hiccup, which are notorious with suspend/resume on Linux. To start, consider adding "nvidia-drm.modeset=1" to your GRUB configuration. You can edit it with a text editor like nano. This has helped others with similar issues. Just be cautious while tinkering with system files!
Fast boot is a Windows feature, not something Linux handles. You might want to check the BIOS for any settings related to fast startup or power management. If your BIOS doesn’t have an option for that, it could complicate things. But honestly, it might be more about the NVIDIA drivers not playing well with Linux's sleep function. Have you tried looking into those drivers specifically?
It seems like the issue you’re having is common with newer hardware and Linux. Since your laptop isn’t officially supported by System76 or similar brands, getting PopOS to work perfectly may require a bit of tweaking. Sometimes a different distro might be better suited for your hardware. You could explore options like Fedora or Linux Mint, which are known to handle NVIDIA drivers well. Remember, installing wireless or GPU drivers through the app store could make things easier too!
I can't change the fast boot settings in my BIOS either. Should I switch to another distro?
Yes, but I wasn't able to find a solution. What should I do?