Bug#646057: xserver-xorg-core: Suspend with attached external monitor: failure.

[Sven Joachim <svenjoac@gmx.de>]

On 2011-10-20 23:22 +0200, Marco Vittorini Orgeas wrote:

> I've a second monitor (VGA) attached to the laptop.
> I work on the VGA so I regularly have the external monitor attached.
>
> If I issue a suspend, the system starts to suspend,the monitor goes
> blank with the mouse pointer frozen, the laptop led start blinking and
> unfortunately keeps blinking with the fan running.
> The system is frozen and the only meaning to reboot is by shut down with the
> power button.
> If I suspend *without* attaching the external monitor, the laptop
> regularly suspend and I can also resume.

I think this is the same problem as
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=40005, which is supposed to
be fixed in Linux 3.1.  Could you please upgrade your kernel and verify
that?

TIA,
    Sven