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Dasharo Compatibility: Suspend mechanism switching (S0ix/S3)

Test cases common documentation

Test setup

  1. Proceed with the Generic test setup: firmware.
  2. Proceed with the Generic test setup: OS installer.
  3. Proceed with the Generic test setup: OS installation.

SMS001.001 Suspend to Idle (S0ix) check (Ubuntu)

Test description

This test aims to verify whether the Suspend to Idle (S0ix) option selected in the BIOS firmware is correctly recognised in the OS.

Test configuration data

  1. FIRMWARE = Dasharo
  2. OPERATING_SYSTEM = Ubuntu

Test setup

  1. Proceed with the Test cases common documentation section.

Test steps

  1. Power on the DUT.
  2. Enter the BIOS setup using BIOS_SETUP_KEY.
  3. Inside the BIOS setup, navigate to Dasharo System Features -> Power Management Options -> Platform Sleep Type and choose the option Suspend to Idle (S0ix).
  4. Press F10 and confirm with y key to save selected settings.
  5. Select reset option to reboot the system.
  6. After the system reboots, log into the system by using the proper login and password.

  7. Open a terminal window and execute the following command to confirm that Suspend to Idle (S0ix) mode is enabled and properly recognised in the OS:

    sudo cat /sys/power/mem_sleep

  8. Note the results.

Expected result

The output from the command above should contain the phrase s2idle enclosed in square brackets, indicating that the Suspend to Idle (S0ix) mode is enabled.

Example output:

[s2idle] shallow

SMS001.002 Suspend to RAM (S3) check (Ubuntu)

Test description

This test aims to verify whether the Suspend to RAM (S3) option selected in the BIOS firmware is correctly recognised in the OS.

Test configuration data

  1. FIRMWARE = Dasharo
  2. OPERATING_SYSTEM = Ubuntu

Test setup

  1. Proceed with the Test cases common documentation section.

Test steps

  1. Power on the DUT.
  2. Enter the BIOS setup using BIOS_SETUP_KEY.
  3. Inside the BIOS setup, navigate to Dasharo System Features -> Power Management Options -> Platform Sleep Type and choose the option Suspend to RAM (S3).
  4. Press F10 and confirm with y key to save selected settings.
  5. Select reset option to reboot the system.
  6. After the system reboots, log into the system by using the proper login and password.

  7. Open a terminal window and execute the following command to confirm that Suspend to RAM (S3) mode is enabled and properly recognised in the OS:

    sudo cat /sys/power/mem_sleep

  8. Note the results.

Expected result

The output from the command above should contain the phrase deep enclosed in square brackets, indicating that the Suspend to RAM (S3) mode is enabled.

Example output:

s2idle [deep]