How much RAM do I need for suspend/hibernate to RAM ?

LegionOfHell · Last edited by LegionOfHell on Sat Apr 20, 2019 12:48 am; edited 1 time in total

here is what happens when i try the commands :

https://ibb.co/9h1F1qD

Can you confirm I am installing things properly ?

first I install "emerge --ask sys-power/suspend" for suspend to RAM.

then I install "emerge --ask sys-power/hibernate-script" for hibernate to RAM.

"pm-suspend" or "s2ram" suspends to RAM.

"hibernate-ram" hibernates to RAM.

is 4GB enough for suspending/hibernating to RAM ?

Hu · Administrator Joined: 06 Mar 2007 Posts: 21708

You can use suspend-to-RAM with any amount of RAM that runs the system. RAM remains powered and retains its contents.

LegionOfHell · Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2019 12:53 am Post subject:

did i install everything properly ?

since the above mentioned commands did not work I used:

cat /sys/power/state ... which returned:

freeze mem disk

then i tried:

echo mem > /sys/power/state which suspended the system

I suppose that the following command hibernates the system:

echo disk > /sys/power/state

where will the data go when hibernating ? will it go into the swap partition ? when I suspend to disk, will the computer stay on or it gets turned off ?