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Every so often on my Debian squeeze, when I hold down the shutdown button I don't get the options to suspend, etc.

Would anyone have a clue as to why this occurs? Seems like a kernel bug.

meder@dunross:~$ cat /etc/debian_version 
squeeze/sid
meder@dunross:~$ uname -r
2.6.32-5-686

My laptop is a Thinkpad T-61, by the way.

If I start my computer up 10 times, 5 of those times I'll be able to suspend it

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This may be useful: thinkwiki.org/wiki/… – paradroid Apr 12 '11 at 23:50
Did this ever work on Debian on that laptop? – Tshepang Apr 13 '11 at 23:44
@Tshepang - yes, it usually works. It inconsistently works. – meder Apr 14 '11 at 0:14
Your question title makes it look like you can't put laptop to suspend at all. You wanna change it? – Tshepang Apr 14 '11 at 9:49
@Tshepang - If I start my computer up 10 times, 5 of those times I'll be able to suspend it. – meder Apr 14 '11 at 11:26
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There are a host of different packages and methods to manage power on Linux systems. The Debian Wiki has an extensive writeup on this subject.

If you have all the required bits already installed, I suggest you try running s2ram/s2disk manually from a root shell to see if that works consistently.

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