I can suspend my laptop, but cannot get it to restart, which defeats the whole purpose.
For example, if type:
The laptop will indeed go blank. However pushing the power button, or any function key does not wake it up. It has been this way since I got the laptop 2 years ago. Never changed as I upgraded the kernel version over that time. I suspect there is some BIOS setting that could help, or maybe a particular keyboard sequence.
My goal is to be able to shut the cover, causing it to suspend or hibernate, then recover when I open the cover. First I need to know how to recover. Probably hardware specific, I have a Dell Inspiron 15 5000. What do I do?
Here is a link to the results of running
https://pastebin.com/rxFSM1VF