Re: GA-EP45-DS3R unstable after sending to S3(STR) sleep state
Yes, it is full S3 (suspend to RAM, in Linux). I haven't measured current draw or anything, but the system is off and quiet. Upon keypress, it wakes up immediately and operates without error. I can suspend to RAM and return multiple times, no problem. This hardware was not whitelisted for suspend to RAM under Linux, so I had to force it (s2ram -f), then fix the buttons in KDE to make it "automatic", but it does work. So as I've said several times, I believe this is an overlap of P45/43, Vista, and multiple sticks of RAM. And, it should be stated that the whole S3 thing seems like black magic to everyone in the business, so it's no surprise to find problems there.
HOWEVER, these memory incompatibility/instability issues with these Gigabyte boards are not confined to resume from S3. There is clearly something wrong, or at the very least, they are way too persnickety (sorry...sensitive). Even that I wouldn't mind, I mean, this stuff is complicated. But I really resent Gigabyte's total denial of the issue. After so many people have complained, they should at least acknowledge the problem and say they are working on a fix. Independent of technical issues, their customer/PR skills are zilch, in my opinion. I will NOT be a repeat customer for that reason alone.
Yes, it is full S3 (suspend to RAM, in Linux). I haven't measured current draw or anything, but the system is off and quiet. Upon keypress, it wakes up immediately and operates without error. I can suspend to RAM and return multiple times, no problem. This hardware was not whitelisted for suspend to RAM under Linux, so I had to force it (s2ram -f), then fix the buttons in KDE to make it "automatic", but it does work. So as I've said several times, I believe this is an overlap of P45/43, Vista, and multiple sticks of RAM. And, it should be stated that the whole S3 thing seems like black magic to everyone in the business, so it's no surprise to find problems there.
HOWEVER, these memory incompatibility/instability issues with these Gigabyte boards are not confined to resume from S3. There is clearly something wrong, or at the very least, they are way too persnickety (sorry...sensitive). Even that I wouldn't mind, I mean, this stuff is complicated. But I really resent Gigabyte's total denial of the issue. After so many people have complained, they should at least acknowledge the problem and say they are working on a fix. Independent of technical issues, their customer/PR skills are zilch, in my opinion. I will NOT be a repeat customer for that reason alone.
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