Hey everyone! I've been having trouble with my Asus TUF Gaming A15 laptop, which has a Ryzen 7 7345H and a GeForce RTX 3050. I'm running EndeavorOS with KDE, and I'm facing a frustrating issue where the laptop won't wake up from sleep or hibernation. Whenever I close the lid, it goes to sleep, but I can't wake it up afterwards, and hibernation leads to the same problem—it just stays off. I've already tried a few different distributions like CachyOS, Fedora, and PopOS, along with reinstalling X11, but nothing seems to be working.
Currently, I've resorted to turning off the screen instead of letting it sleep, which leads to terrible battery drain—within an hour, I get low battery warnings, and the battery health has dropped about 5% in under six months.
I'm hoping to find an OS that can deal with Nvidia hardware and allow my laptop to sleep or hibernate properly. I don't want to switch to Windows due to my strong dislike for Microsoft, so I'd appreciate suggestions on OS options, drivers, or programs that could help. Thanks for your help!
4 Answers
I know it seems odd, but sometimes it's not just about the drivers. If your laptop won't sleep, it could be an issue with how all the hardware modules communicate in the kernel. If all the distros you tried are running on similar kernel versions, trying a different kernel altogether could be worth it. You might find it opens up new possibilities for sleep functionality.
Honestly, I think you're fighting a tough battle with Nvidia cards. I've read a lot about users having trouble with sleep across multiple OSes. Have you checked that all your drivers are actually up-to-date? That can make a difference too! But outside of that, I suspect hybrid sleep might be your best bet for now until you find another distro that works well.
Have you considered trying hybrid sleep? It seems to work well for some users with similar Nvidia issues. Just go into your power settings and enable it. It might be the solution you've been looking for!
It sounds like the issue is deeply tied to how Nvidia interacts with your system. Sometimes using an older kernel could help since sleep functionality is linked to kernel and hardware compatibility. Have you tried using an LTS version of a distro like Ubuntu? It might resolve the conflicts while supporting your Nvidia GPU. Good luck!
I gave that a shot, but it didn’t work for me either. Just went back to the usual problem.